Rangemaster

The Less Lethal Instructor

In our perennial quest for a silver bullet—that is, a less lethal weapon that will give officers immediate control, with minimum force deployed—new products, new information & more deranged subjects on the streets will keep less lethal instructors’ hands full in their critical role.

Posted Wednesday, December 9, 2009

NYC Teen Shot, Killed After Pointing Handgun at Officers

He then turned and pointed a 9mm semiautomatic pistol at them, Browne said.

Posted Sunday, November 22, 2009

Officer Charged in Fatal 94 MPH Crash

Police said 19-year-old David Servin and 19-year-old Ashlie Krakowski were killed in the June 13 crash.

Posted Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Third Degree: The SIG556 SWAT

Reliable and accurate carbine - Sig Sauer's 556

Posted Sunday, November 15, 2009

Stocks, Mags, Grips & More

Magpul Industries must-have gear for those in harm's way.

Posted Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Sgt. Munley Went Through ALERRT Program

That quick response is just part of the training she received from Texas State University's ALERRT program.

Posted Tuesday, November 10, 2009

The Wish List, Part 2

These are the tools every firearms instructor should have at the ready when they re working on the range.

Posted Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Active Shooters & Getting the Word Out

Law Officer Senior Editor Crawford Coates considers the Ft. Hood tragedy, the role of police in active shooter incidents and the tension between getting the facts out and getting them right.

Posted Thursday, November 5, 2009

New York State Trooper Killed in Crash

He served in Iraq and Afghanistan with the Army's C Company, 307th Engineer Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division.

Posted Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Boston PD: Psych Patient Stabs Doctor; Shot Dead

During the course of the stabbing incident an off-duty security officer who was armed interceded. He produced a weapon and ordered the suspect to drop the knife.

Posted Tuesday, October 27, 2009