Tag: Rangemaster

An officer's life depends on serviceable equipment.

Many of my formative years took place during the 1960s. It was a simpler time. If I acted up in public, I suffered a consequence meted out swiftly in the ...

In May 1981, I was an energetic young patrol officer with almost 2 1/2 years of street-policing experience under my belt. I was a member of a progressive agency policing ...

It would be optimum if every American law enforcement agency owned a state-of-the-art firearms training facility, but for many reasons, that will never happen. Regardless of how much any given ...

Early in my career, four state police officers were shot and killed in a gun battle with two heavily armed suspects in an event widely known as the Newhall Incident. ...

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, ...

With modern video-based simulation systems, the possibilities are nearly endless, and when used within their limitations, these systems are excellent. But like so many training technologies, they are a dual-edged ...

We must teach officers how to operate in low-light conditions, and how to use light and darkness, shadow, silhouette and even "shock and awe" to gain the tactical advantage.

This article originally appeared in Force Science News #13 published by the Force Science Research Center.