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Alaskapopo
04-10-09, 04:08
We have a citizens police academy in my town and I taught the firearms portion. The class is designed to create community good will and introduce citizens to what its like to be a police officer. For the firearms class I took them all to the range after a hour of gun safety in the class room. Each student was heavily supervised. I let them shoot the following guns.
A Glock 22 in 40 sw.

my Colt patrol rifle
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g299/355sigfan/Semi%20auto%20rifles/Colt6920-1.jpg
My 870 patrol shotgun.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g299/355sigfan/shotguns/IM000927.jpg


The students loved the AR. All of them shot relatively well with it for their first time. I blotted their faces out of the photos to protect their identity.

All of them wanted to pose with the AR.
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g299/355sigfan/Citizens%20police%20academy/student1.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g299/355sigfan/Citizens%20police%20academy/student2.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g299/355sigfan/Citizens%20police%20academy/student3.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g299/355sigfan/Citizens%20police%20academy/student4.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g299/355sigfan/Citizens%20police%20academy/tappingtargets.jpg

All of them had a good time and a lot of gun myths were dispelled and they learned that black rifles are not evil.
Pat
Shotdown
04-10-09, 04:10
Awesome.
ZDL
04-10-09, 04:12
What is all that white stuff?

Good job on the citizens academy. Now put them in the car with you. That seems to wake a lot of people up.
Alaskapopo
04-10-09, 04:14
What is all that white stuff?

Good job on the citizens academy. Now put them in the car with you. That seems to wake a lot of people up.

We took them all on ride alongs too. But its pretty dead here in the winter. Not much to see other than a few dui's and dv's. Not like where your at.

As for the white stuff. This winter sucks. Its April and we had a snow storm today. You would have thought it was October.

Pat
ZDL
04-10-09, 04:24
We took them all on ride alongs too. But its pretty dead here in the winter. Not much to see other than a few dui's and dv's. Not like where your at.

As for the white stuff. This winter sucks. Its April and we had a snow storm today. You would have thought it was October.

Pat

The economy is keeping us employed currently. Good in some ways, horrible in others.

It was 38 2 nights ago here (Fla). The day before that night......83. Mother nature and her mood swings. :cool:
Alaskapopo
04-10-09, 04:29
The economy is keeping us employed currently. Good in some ways, horrible in others.

It was 38 2 nights ago here (Fla). The day before that night......83. Mother nature and her mood swings. :cool:

Damn that is a big swing.
Pat
Shotdown
04-10-09, 04:44
What part of AK are you in? I spent 4 yrs in Anchorage ('02-06)
Alaskapopo
04-10-09, 04:50
What part of AK are you in? I spent 4 yrs in Anchorage ('02-06)

pm inbound.
Pat
CaptainDooley
04-10-09, 08:23
Like October? Ugh, I don't miss 6 months of winter (used to live in Chicago)... I like the 1 day a year we have a "there might be snow/freezing rain" warning...

Looks like a pretty successful venture and a fun day to boot.