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Police With Military Experience More Likely to Shoot

Dallas police officers who were veterans fired their weapons more than those who never served in the armed forces.

Dallas Police Department officers with military experience were up to three times more likely to have discharged their firearm while on duty than cops with no military service, a study reported this month.

Researchers at the University of Texas School of Public Health in Dallas were more prone to shooting incidents.

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