The real life of an American police officer: Winning over others with virtue

Chapter 33 Newcomer Assessment
This was said quietly, but Annie heard it. She looked at Eric's back and gritted her teeth slightly.

Everyone in her family said that she was competitive and never willing to admit defeat, so when she was doing practical training at the police academy, except for her physical strength, she was better than the men of the same period in all other aspects.

She even surpassed the record set by her father in shooting, and therefore gained the consent of her family to let her realize her dream.

However, she learned from the instructor of the police academy that there was an unknown legendary record in the records left by her father.

This made her curious about the man who left behind this legendary record after she tried her best to break it but failed.

That's why he chose the West Canyon Police Department, and with the help of his father, he made him his training instructor.

After walking for a day, she became even more curious. This man was indeed more attractive than some of the policemen she had met or heard about.

Now suddenly hearing about the other party, Anidi looked at Eric a few more times.

But what she didn't know was that Eric had already seen her staring at him through the projection in the window in front of him. Her eyes were fixed on him, and he couldn't help but mutter in his heart:
"What's wrong with this chick? I'm handsome, but she shouldn't be like this, right? Wait, is it because I increased her strength? She won't go complain to Assistant Chief Inspector Ai Siwen after get off work tonight, right?

No! That shouldn’t be the case. After all, I’m doing this for her own good.”

Before Eric could take a break and empty his mind of random thoughts, Ivor's voice interrupted his thoughts.

"Okay! Go do it yourself! It's best not to disturb me from getting off work!"

As Ivor spoke, he placed his swiped police card on the table and pushed it over. Then he lay down on the recliner, closed his eyes, and acted as if he didn't care.

"Just half an hour."

Eric said something, picked up his police card, gestured to Annie, and led her deeper inside.

"Come on, rookie. Let me see with my own eyes what your shooting skills, which are the most outstanding among the top-ranked ones, are like. That way I can have a better idea of ​​what you're capable of."

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One of the compartments separated from the underground shooting range.

Annie looked at the dazzling array of pistols spread out on the table, her eyes a little bewildered.

She had thought that the family package required a fixed number of shots and a fixed duration, and she had never expected it to be like this.

只见埃里克将一把又一把不同的手枪，格洛克系列17、19等，S&W系列M&P40、SIG Sauer P229等手枪，包括伯莱塔系列等92F、92FS等手枪全部摆在桌面上。

These are all mainstream firearms currently deployed by the Los Angeles Police Department.

Seeing Annie's look that hadn't reacted yet, Eric said.

"Your primary pistol in the police academy was a Glock 17?"

Aini came back to her senses and said, "Yes."

Hearing this, Eric picked up the Glock 17 on the table, took the full magazine next to it, loaded it into the magazine slot and said:

"Do you know the situation of this gun, as well as its advantages and disadvantages?"

Annie pursed her lips. She didn't know what Eric wanted to hear, but she could explain it.

"Ammunition capacity: 17 rounds, empty gun weighs only 0.62 kg, total length: 202 mm"

"No, no, no! I don't want to hear the data." Eric checked the Glock 17 in his hand and said, looking at Annie's confused expression.

"The Glock 17 has a polymer frame and a triple safety system. It has no external safety and relies entirely on the trigger safety, which is easy to trigger accidentally, but it's easy to operate and you can just draw the gun and shoot.

Shooters with smaller hands find it difficult to hold the gun steadily, and need to add grip patches for adjustment. The recoil is moderate, but the muzzle jumps significantly during continuous shooting, and some force is needed to control the amplitude of the gun pressure.

The trigger travel is too long, which affects the accuracy of rapid shooting, but the firing rate is fast, which is suitable for rapid suppression.
The short barrel design has weak long-range stability and insufficient long-range accuracy, making it suitable for urban patrols and rapid response missions.
In addition to having ultimate control over the main combat pistol, a good shooter also needs to know the advantages and disadvantages of each gun and know what scenarios each gun is suitable for.

You should pay attention to this in the future." Eric handed it to the pensive Annie and continued:
"Come on! Try it."

"Okay!" Annie nodded, looked at Eric, and took the Glock 17 from his hand. At this moment, she suddenly understood why this man could leave his own legendary record in the police academy.

Just by looking at his knowledge of firearms, you can tell that this man has a deep understanding of firearms.

Seeing that Annie was ready, Eric stepped forward and stood in the center facing the shooting range. He put on noise-canceling earmuffs and reached out to operate the operating panel next to him.

"Let's try it from a distance of ten meters first, and shoot quickly."

As he finished speaking, a target paper was erected ten meters away from the shooting range.

Annie took a deep breath and pulled the trigger.

Bang, bang, bang! The muzzle of the Glock 17 kept jumping up, but she held it down.

Ten shots were fired in quick succession, with dense gunfire.

Eric raised his eyebrows. This girl's gun-holding posture was indeed standard and quite stable, and the result was naturally very good.

In the case of rapid shooting, the bullet holes on the target paper are basically concentrated in the center of the bull's eye, and the most deviated bullet holes do not deviate from the seventh ring.

This is a pretty good level. There is a law enforcement principle in the LAPD.

Police officers must follow the principle of "minimum necessary force + immediate threat assessment" when enforcing the law.

That is, when a suspect attacks with a deadly weapon within 7 meters and the police officer determines that his behavior may cause death or serious injury, if warnings are ineffective or the situation is urgent, he or she may shoot according to law.

At a distance of ten meters, this density of bullet holes can ensure that if a battle occurs, the survival rate of this rookie is much higher than that of the average suspect.

In his assessment, Annie's shooting skills probably belong to the LV3 (skilled) level.

"call"

Because the result was good, Annie showed a satisfied look in her eyes. She was in good condition today.

"But." She subconsciously looked at Eric, only to find his face calm. She pursed her lips.

"good!"

Hearing Eric's comments, she felt an inexplicable sense of pleasure in her heart.

"According to your information, you haven't shot at a distance of 25?" Before Annie finished feeling it, Eric handed over another full magazine and said.

"Try shooting at 25 meters. Once you become familiar with accurate shooting at 25 meters, your ability to shoot at 10 meters will improve."

"Okay." Annie quickly collected her thoughts, took the magazine, and began to unload and reload bullets.

Seeing this, Eric operated the operating table of the shooting range and set up target paper at a distance of 25 meters.

"Here it comes!" Annie held her breath while holding the Glock 17. She then looked at the target paper 25 meters away, which was as small as a thumbnail. Her eyes became serious. Although she had never shot at a target so far away, she had already prepared herself mentally.

Bang bang bang!

As the results came out, Annie's face turned a little ugly.

The results were not satisfactory. The best shot out of 17 shots was an eight-ring, and the rest were either seven or five rings, and even three shots missed the target.

This is precise shooting!
But she heard Eric's voice: "It's a good result!"

She was stunned: "Is this good?"

(End of this chapter)