03-07-2017 02:26 via edmontonjournal.com

Edmonton Police Service ask for $1-million upgrade to gun range training facilities

Police can’t keep up with new firearms training requirements if they are stuck with old facilities.
That’s the plea to be made before the Edmonton community and public services committee on July 6, following updated federal and provincial standards.
The Alberta Association of Chiefs of Police will require all police members to receive annual firearms training.
For city police, that means the number of patrol members trained annually will grow to 1,800 from 600.
But police say there&r
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