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Commission hears split views on FDLE-funded firearm simulator; resident warns of prototype risks
Summary
The commission discussed an FDLE grant to buy a firearm safety training simulator. The police chief defended the system’s statewide use; a resident software developer criticized the vendor materials as prototype-quality and urged caution about future maintenance or upgrade costs.
Commissioners heard competing views on a firearm safety training simulator paid for with an FDLE grant.
Cameron Welsh, a local software developer and first-time speaker, told the commission he examined the vendor brochure and publicly available materials and judged the product to be "kitbashing" — assembled prototype components — rather than a finished training product. "From…
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