Tactics And Weapons

Handcuffing Survival

Even King Kong's illegitimate son can be cuffed behind his back with two sets of cuffs. Bottom line: There's always a way to handcuff big or muscular people.

Posted Saturday, September 30, 2006

Against All Odds, Part 2

I didn't want my fellow troopers screaming on the radio for help and thinking, Oh, no, Matt is coming. I want, Thank God, Matt is coming!

Posted Saturday, September 30, 2006

Ready & Reliable

Failure on the range is an inconvenience. Failure on the street can mean the difference between life and death.

Posted Saturday, September 30, 2006

Against All Odds, Part 1

We take on our disabilities like we take on evil on the job.

Posted Thursday, August 31, 2006

Third Degree: The Charge Ti

Leatherman has taken the standard hexagonal screwdriver bit and redesigned it as a flat-formed bit with a double end.

Posted Monday, July 31, 2006

One-Handed Shooting

The likelihood of law enforcement officers needing to shoot with one hand remains quite high.

Posted Monday, July 31, 2006

Backup Guns: The Last Option

Using a subcompact model of your duty gun as a backup gun requires no alternate training and instruction.

Posted Monday, July 31, 2006

Seeing Green

Looking through an NVD is similar to looking down a tunnel. In effect, there is no peripheral vision.

Posted Sunday, July 30, 2006

Risky Business

"Few patrol events seem more 'routine' than vehicle pull-overs, yet in an average year 12 percent of officers killed are shot while detaining motorists."

Posted Friday, June 30, 2006

Tactical Tools

A team needs a number of different technologies readily available on scene and alternative plans ready for when plan A does not work.

Posted Wednesday, May 31, 2006

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