EMS teams compete against each other in national shooting contests

and people claimed, I had no clue what I was talking about.

I wish they were right, but as you"ll see things are only getting worse. For two years now, paramedics nationwide have been competing in marksmanship contests!

EMS teams are also using mass shootings as an excuse to train with SWAT teams.

in the Greeley Tribune reveals, how the mass media wants the public to believe that paramedics training with SWAT teams is about public safety.

In Colorado, a tactical emergency medical team clad in Kevlar vests closely followed a police SWAT team during training exercises in an urban setting.

 Ambulance company trains EMS to become good marksman

Riggs Ambulance Company a family owned business of 60+ years has begun training tactical medics to work with SWAT teams, police departments and Sheriff departments. According to Riggs, their Medics meet all marksmanship requirements. (Click here, here, here & here to see more examples of EMS training with SWAT teams.)

EMS teams across the country are taking tactical combat casualty courses like, NAEMT TCCC Certification, NAEMT TECC Certification and CCEMS Basic Tactical Operational Medical Support.

A Google search of "EMS trains with SWAT" returned close to 1.2 million hits. What"s becoming apparent with each passing year, is how EMT"s are being armed and trained to act like cops.

What"s wrong with this picture?

America is not in a civil war, the public isn"t the enemy and it"s not about public safety. So why are we turning paramedics into cops?

Paramedics carry weapons and wear the same clothing as SWAT teams

Each event will have four (4) competitors, all capable of engaging in handgun and shoulder fired weapons courses of fire. All team members will shoot specific, documented courses of fire.

Each events competition team requires a minimum of one (1) personnel possessing an active (non-expired) state or National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) certification "or higher" and certified in one (1) or more of the following:

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