Tactics And Weapons

Safety Bullet and Firearms Theft

The Safety Bullet is a device to permit one to have accessible a firearm for almost immediate use, while keeping it safer from untrained hands. Ignorance of firearms and lack of respect for others' property have brought us to where firearms need to be secured or made inoperable even when needed as a tool.

Posted Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Life on the Inside

Assaults on COs are a risk that few police trainers know about, much less address.

Posted Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Understanding the Objectively Reasonable Standard 'Overcome Resistance' (Part One)

More often than not, law enforcement officers rely on a variety of force options simply calculated to overcome resistance.

Posted Saturday, June 13, 2009

Pocket Sized Power The Kel-Tec PF-9

The PF-9 is not Kel-Tec's first 9mm Luger pistol. Their original 9mm, the P-11, was itself a small handgun. At one inch thick, it was not fat. However, the folks at Kel-Tec recognized that, while it served an important role, especially for carriers of S&W pistols, they could make a more concealable pistol.

Posted Saturday, June 6, 2009

The Street Gauge

Whether the shotgun was a double barrel blaster carried by the stagecoach man "riding shotgun," or a modern pump 12 gauge, many bad guys have been arrested with shotguns. Many have met their maker via buckshot, but many more have given it up while looking down the tubes of police scatterguns.

Posted Monday, May 25, 2009

What You Really Need

Another publication claimed that, if you were to be a "real operator", you had to carry their featured custom pistol. The fact that it cost over $3,000 should be no obstacle, because "real operators" need this gun! Do you need a $300 pocket knife? A $500 watch? $250 boots? Or that $3,000 handgun? No! Want, perhaps, but need?

Posted Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Carrying Off Duty

Should you always carry a sidearm while off duty?

Posted Friday, May 15, 2009

UCT Revisited

The AR-15 drop in bolt kit consists of several components. Most simply, it includes a complete bolt assembly, minus firing pin, and a hammer, all plated with the EXO nickel boron treatment. It also had a slick feel, like a new, polished stainless steel firearm.

Posted Saturday, May 2, 2009

Carry On

Times are changing. Carry of firearms is evolving. More states provide for concealed carry, and more provide for open carry. Carry options for active and retired officers have been expanded. Knowledge is power, and this applies to firearms carry.

Posted Sunday, April 5, 2009

Mindset Matters

It's impossible to cover every potential life-threatening event, especially because many situations are outside our control. The fact is the individual street cop will have to take their fundamental knowledge and adapt it to the situation they face.

Posted Thursday, April 2, 2009

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