Originally Posted by ChattanoogaPhil

Sounds like a man who knows his limitations. Maybe doesn't carry a speed strip or loader anyway...

Yes, there's a ton more to it that just hitting a stationary piece of paper. It was mentioned earlier that a lot of cops get little practice shooting. I'm sure that's true. But what they typically have is a lot of experience dealing with people in real world high stress situations. That's something average Joe can't practice/experience, only pretend. Being the betting man that I am, in a real world self defense situation my money is on the experienced cop with limited shooting skills compared to average Joe with more trigger time.