they are not allowed to practise in their own time and they turn the gun in at the end of the shift, because they're not trusted with it off duty. Nor do they shoot the gun that they carry - 'wears it out, we'll get a couple of pool guns and they can shoot those to pieces when they qualify each year [or whatever it is]'.
The sort of people who get selected for these posts are not gun enthusiasts, who usually get rejected as psychologically unsuitable. An ability to get on with your principal, and be discrete, are more important.
The sort of people who get selected for these posts are not gun enthusiasts, who usually get rejected as psychologically unsuitable. An ability to get on with your principal, and be discrete, are more important.