Enfield enforcer questions

[Peter Laidler]

The police were very difficult people to teach firearms according to those who did. Generally, they simply 'taught the teachers' in such things as I recall, the baton gun and the like. Their doctrine was totally different and as such, the aggression that was needed when live fire was required was said to be, er....., found wanting. Nothing wrong with that in the normal course of events but when the going gets tough .......... The same applied to ex soldiers that were now cops I hasted to add simple because they'd returned to a non aggressive environment - and as a result were a bit older too. Not just older, but wiser too. And maybe it shouldn't be said but in the Army you were always surrounded by your close pals when things got tough