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Weapons
Pros and Cons of Handgun and Flashlight Techniques
There are numerous techniques for using a handgun and a standalone flashlight in a low-light tactical situation. Here's a look at six of the most popular techniques how to do them and their pros and cons.--Text Ed Santos and David Griffith. Photos: Ed Santos
August 1, 2014
Patrol
Practical Flashlight Techniques and Tactics
Any article on law enforcement operations and the use of flashlights can be controversial and much will have been covered in the past. But let's see if I can offer some fresh thoughts on the subject.
April 6, 2015
Weapons
The High-Compressed Ready Position in Low-Light Combat
Traditional handgun and flashlight combination techniques, place the off-hand in contact with the firing hand and result in the firearm being pushed out in front of the body much more significantly than the high-compressed ready, thereby reducing your retention ability, increasing your exposure around corners, and also causing your muscles to fatigue faster.
July 17, 2007
Patrol
Gaining the Advantage in Low-Light Environments
Many firearms instructors spend the time allotted to low-light training teaching popular flashlight techniques that have been around for years. That’s OK to a point. However, there is more to operating in the dark than knowing how to hold a flashlight.
June 30, 2008
Training
Officers and Trainers Hone Skills, Learn New Techniques at ILEETA
Choosing what class to attend at ILEETA is like walking down the hallway of the theater ready to see a movie yet along the way you pass three others you really want to see as well but all are showing at the same time.
March 16, 2022
Patrol
Emissive Energy Inova T4 Flashlight
Inova’s first rechargeable patrol light is tough and powerful.
February 28, 2006
Patrol
Flashlights and Weapon Lights
Other than badges and guns, the one tool that almost every officer carries on duty is a personal light. We asked officers how they buy, use, and train with their lights.
February 7, 2018
Training
Straightforward Flashlight Technique
Let me give you a flashlight technique that will work under stress, in any conditions, on any terrain, and inside any building. It's as simple as this: Turn the damn light on and point it at what you're trying to shoot.
January 24, 2012
Patrol
POLICE Survey: Flashlights and Weapon Lights
POLICE Magazine wanted to know more about your preferences for personal lighting on the job, so last month we conducted an extensive e-mail survey on the topic. Here are the results.
February 7, 2018
Weapons
Holster Drawing Techniques
Officer Dan Green shows you how to efficiently draw from 3 carrying positions.
April 26, 2014
Training
Take It Away: Illustrated Disarming Techniques
Step-by-step instructions and photos show you how to disarm a suspect carrying a gun or a knife.
July 31, 2004
Vehicle Ops
FLETC Teaches One-Hand Survival Techniques
Using the non-dominant hand is difficult in common situations such as a lefty using a “righty’s” baseball mitt or a person in an arm cast trying to write with the other arm. But with law enforcement the inability to use the non-dominant hand in an active gunfight can have lethal consequences.
December 6, 2006
Patrol
How to Use a Strobing Flashlight
The one thing I can tell you is that many of the students who arrive for my classes with their strobing lights ready to go are often not aware of the pros and cons of strobe light deployment.
June 29, 2010
Training
Gun Grabs: 3 Techniques
When asked to demonstrate weapon retention, most officers place both hands on their holstered handgun and move their hips violently from side to side. This is a good technique. Here are three additional techniques that can help you keep your duty weapon out of the hands of the bad guy. For the full story, read "Stopping Gun Grabs."
February 1, 2011
Patrol
View Officer Survival Techniques in Streaming Video
Click here to view the knife techniques featured in this month's officer survival article in streaming video.
June 6, 2004
Patrol
Training Association Conference Teaches Universal Training Techniques
GENEVA, Ill. - Controlled F.O.R.C.E., providers of defense tactics training, will hold the Second Annual United States National Standards of Training Association Conference Nov. 26 through Dec. 1, 2001 in Las Vegas.
November 19, 2001
Patrol
Get a Handle on Car-Cuffing Techniques
As you are interviewing the operator you notice a handgun on the floor of the passenger side of the car. Of course, any backup is light years away.
January 31, 2000
Weapons
Tactical Search Techniques
The officer learns that this person observed two males dressed in dark clothing in his neighbor's backyard and then heard the sound of breaking glass. The neighbors are out of town on vacation. The officer's pulse quickens as he calls for an additional officer to search the location.
July 31, 2007
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