Ha ha. Same in SA. The cops that shoot well are those interested in firearms and shooting, dhoot as a sport and/of practice. Most are probably frightened of guns.

The local cops used to practice in a quarry on a farm block of mine. That stopped decades ago, when the quarry operator destroyed all their target frames with his grader. So long ago they used the .380 ACP semi autos, some .357 revolvers. I always wanted to visit when they were popping away but never did. Might have seen if they can't hit anything,or could?

I can't see how people can't hit a target at 5,7, 10, 15 metres etc, even missing the whole paper target. I can throw a stone or a spear better than that. Speed drawing, yes, more difficult, but at close range recently I wasn't even consciously aiming, at the man shadow target speed shooting, as it's so easy shooting centre of body mass.