If they didnt have to carry I think half the cops wouldn't carry guns. You should hear then cry when they have to qualify with a shotgun and slugs. Ooooh it kicks so bad. oooooh. I actually enjoyed it and always looked forward to blowing some ammo. I dont know why people dodge practice. I can't afford to shoot as much as I like. I blew through 75 rounds of 10mm bear defence loads two days before I had tunnel carpel surgery. I knew it would be a while before I got to shoot again.I watched a police shootout on the news and two cops were holding their handguns sideways like gangsters and spraying lead . Is that the way they were trained or what the heck were they doing ?