Does the 40 hours of the Academy Training include just handguns

[wtr100]

If it includes rifle, pistol and shotgun and was evenly split would that not mean the Kings men only need 13 hours of training while the peasants need 16?

[klippr]

I had no rifle time, very little shotgun so most of our time was with the sidearm.

[wtr100]

I had no rifle time, very little shotgun so most of our time was with the sidearm.

 

makes me feel a little better - so do departments do their own carbine training?

[Bud]

Most specialized training, i.e. carbine, etc is planned, scheduled and run by the Mobile Training Units of the IL Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

[pdpsc]

I had no rifle time, very little shotgun so most of our time was with the sidearm.

 

makes me feel a little better - so do departments do their own carbine training?

 

Rifle training is done at the department level, not the academy level, because not every department has them. I would say they spend around 35 hours on pistol and maybe 5 hours on shotgun. It can vary a bit from academy to academy and it has changed a bit over time. Years ago, they spent more time on shotgun, closer to 16 hours.

[Tango7]

As klippr said, most of the time is spent on sidearms.

 

We spent a half a day or so and shot the required 15 rounds or so in the old 870. Being in a lucky class, just to say we did our instructor brought out his AR and let us pop three rounds apiece after a basic handling orientation, but like the shotty that was considered a "familiarization" more than an official certification or qualification.