I had a hard time believing it when I first heard it, but then when I took a step back and looked at it from a logical perspective, it was pretty easy. The folks in LE are a representation of the general public.
20% are active shooters
50% do it time and again
30% are not into shooting at all
Out of the 20%, many would not take advanced training because of budget issues with their departments, etc. However, the key difference is that civilians take the classes because they want to, whereas for LE, they have to.
The thing that amazed me is that very little (if any) time is spent by LE doing night operations, let alone force-on-force in low/no light situations. Out of the 658 folks in LEO KIA (which is ~67% of total number) in the 90s, 51% of the cases were at a distance of 5ft. or less, 71% of the cases were at a distance of 10ft. or less and 83% of the cases were at a distance of 20ft. or less. You would think that there is more emphasis on night scenarios.
Yes, I have been toying with the idea for getting into LE for quite a while. However, I train for a “just in case I need it” situation. It all started when I moved to CA from TX. Ironic, right; I got involved with firearms after moving to CA. It started with a curiosity about firearms, which led me to take one class after another, and train continuously. I have been lucky to have great teachers along the way.
Last year, I started training in Systema, having had no experience in any form of martial arts. That was an eye-opener. Hopefully, in the next few years, I will get a chance to come to Moscow to train with Mikhail Ryabko. You should do a documentary on Systema while you are in Moscow. Pretty interesting stuff.
Heavens opened 
Went across the road to Drunken Monkey for a few drinks before heading to The End. Tried to get a taxi in the pouring rain, no luck 
Good sets from Seb and John Askew (what a legend, he decided to join us at an afterparty at Meet again, which was full of tranies funnily enough) Clive Henry managed to clear the dancefloor in T2 (again that sort of minimal doesnt work at peak times IMO), thankfully Sarah Main got it rocking again.
. I could have gone dancing on and on for hours. Why the heck did he have to play on a Sunday when the entire town is going to work on a Monday.:x
