Walk In Their Shoes
I took my first firearms instructor course in 1980. I'll never forget what the lead instructor said on the first day: "Never shoot in front of your students. If they ...
I took my first firearms instructor course in 1980. I'll never forget what the lead instructor said on the first day: "Never shoot in front of your students. If they ...
Police firearms instructors commonly accept any hit on a target/opponent as a good hit; I could not disagree more. In personal defense situations, whether for law enforcement, military or the ...
It's simple: Only a fool will knowingly take a handgun to a gunfight. In the event you haven't figured it out, we in law enforcement carry handguns not because they're ...
Communications with police officers worldwide confirm we all face the same issues of lawlessness and violence regardless of the nation, state or community we serve.
Smith & Wesson (S&W) has decided to try to retake the American law enforcement market it dominated during the revolver days by introducing its new Military & Police (M&P) semi-automatic ...
The most basic pistolcraft fundamentals body position, trigger control and use of the sights don't mean diddly-squat if you don't properly hold your gun. Like all things related to combative ...
An officer's life depends on serviceable equipment.
Law enforcement officers spend a significant amount of their time in low-light environments. Whether you work midnights or afternoons (or the dreaded swing shift), at least half your shift is ...
No one handgun fits every police officer or shooter. Like height and waist size, hand size and individual finger length vary greatly. Hand strength is also inconsistent, so any agency ...
Last issue, I discussed why police patrol rifles should be standard patrol equipment ("The Long Guns, Part 1," p. 58). This issue I'll address implementation considerations: deployment, training, ammunition selection, ...