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January 2010 ISSUE - LAW OFFICER MAGAZINE

Stocks, Slings & Lights

There are many options available to officers these days for improving long guns. Each option has its benefits, as well as costs, so they must be chosen carefully.

Chris Boyd

SHOT Show: Keep Your Edge

Craig Dickerson on active shooters; Gordon Graham on risk management; Dave Young on draw speed; Bob Hindi on duty belts

Craig Dickerson Dave Young Gordon Graham Robert Hindi

Officer Down: Unexpected Developments

Officer Leblanc expected a typical barricade call, but a hostage who was more than what he first seemed & a gunmen hellbent on killing cops made this run a fight for his life.

Brian McKenna

It would be a serious misstep to abandon the ECD as an effective tool for street and correctional officers. It would also be a mistake for agencies to improperly respond to the Training Bulletin by banning upper chest shots.

Ken Wallentine

Editor’s Note

The Tragedy & the Teachings

When I first stepped inside the coffee shop where four Lakewood, Wash. police officers lived their final moments, I was struck by the contrast of the cold chill of death and the warmth of support and caring.

Dale Stockton

Legal Eagle

Use of Deadly Force

The Virginia Supreme Court finds that tips from anonymous callers are unreliable and therefore don't alone provide sufficient cause for pulling over a reported drunk driver.

Laura L. Scarry

Cruiser Corner

Heavy-Duty Hardware

The Oshkosh TPV has a Ford 6.4-L twin-turbo diesel engine that churns out 325 hp and a whopping 650 lbs./foot of torque. Fuel capacity is 31.7 gallons.

JP Molnar

Staging Area

Narrowbanding

Lately, I feel a little like Paul Revere. I've been traveling around trying to warn people, "The FCC is coming! The FCC is coming!"

Charles Taylor

Tactics

Disarmings

You must resolve doubts about your ability to maintain control of your duty weapon during an attempted disarming.

Dave Grossi

Technology

Data Afield

Cincinnati Police Department broadens scope of LPR technology.

Tactical Ops

Verbal Warning

Keep a cool head & clear tongue before using deadly force. These are the rules.

Jeff Chudwin

Firearms

The Trendy Trap

Don't fall victim to the trendy trap. Proven techniques & tactics will prevail over the new & noteworthy every time.

Dave Spaulding

Staging Area

Reed Elsevier Donates to C.O.P.S. Scholarships

Since 1993, because of the generosity of Reed Elsevier and other funders, C.O.P.S. has given $981,241 in scholarships to 291 survivors of fallen officers.

Brooke McKay

Bullethead

Axe Active Shooters

Two-fold plan: Attack the scumbags and educate the public

Bullethead

Department Depot

Third Degree: Stag Arms’ Model 8

Short stroke piston action vents gasses away from the shooter & the rifle.

Dave Spaulding

On Point

Developing Character

Historically, evaluations have been a source of employee disgruntlement. When structured correctly, they have the opposite effect & develop character.

Bob Vernon

Train the Trainer

Incorporate post-force tactics into the firing line. Photo Courtesy R.K. Miller

Tactical Comms

How to shoot—& talk—on the range.

R.K. Miller

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