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Training
Low-Light Operations: A Critical Training Need
Some reports say as much as 75% of law enforcement shootings occur in poorly lit or dark areas, but many agencies fail to offer low-light firearms training.
July 5, 2022
Patrol
Identifying and Overcoming Challenges in Training for Low-Light Operations
In the quest to improve officer safety—and performance—during low-light deadly-force encounters, many agencies have added emerging new technologies such as red-dot optics, tritium sights, and weapon-mounted flashlights. Over-reliance on these technologies can be problematic. Training is key.
July 11, 2022
Blogs
Training
February 3, 2011
Weapons
Elzetta Offers Low-Light Zombie Shoot
Elzetta Design will offer the Low Light Tactical Training and Zombie Shoot—an affordable and fun opportunity to gain valuable tactical firearms training for low light conditions.
July 10, 2012
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
Special Units
Seeing the Light
When John Matthews developed the first SureFire flashlight, he realized that for officers to get the most benefit out of the light, they would need special training. So Matthews, now president and CEO of SureFire, created the SureFire Institute, one of the nation's premier low-light combat training academies.
July 31, 2007
Weapons
Shooting Straight in the Dark
Very few officers are receiving adequate low-light training. That's dangerous for the health of the officers, and it leaves the agencies they work for open to potentially devastating lawsuits if an officer should shoot an innocent bystander in a low-light incident.
June 1, 2009
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
Training
Working in Low Light
Criminals like the dark, and we have to know how to counter their use of poorly lit locations and nighttime hiding places.
July 13, 2018
Vehicle Ops
Lower Profile Lighting
Traffic collisions continue to claim the lives of more law enforcement officers than any other type of incident each year. HG2 Emergency Lighting aims to lower that statistic with its Runner lighting solution, debuting at the International Association of Chiefs of Police show in Orlando this month.
October 13, 2010
Technology
First Look: Low-Light ALPR Cameras
MAV Systems’ new IQX ALPR cameras provide high performance for true 24-hour coverage regardless of conditions.
March 7, 2022
Vehicle Ops
Low-Profile Lighting System
911EP
From 911EP, part of BAE Systems, the Commander Lighting System (CLS) offers very low-profile interior lighting. Although it sits at the top of the windshield, the light bar’s design helps minimize visual obstructions to improve driver safety, while an integrated glare shield minimizes flash backs.
May 31, 2008
Weapons
Ultra-Light and Low-Profile TLR-7
Streamlight
Streamlight's new TLR-7 is an extremely lightweight rail-mounted tactical light, delivering 500 lumens and running on a single CR123A lithium battery.
November 29, 2018
Patrol
Streamlight's Waypoint Spotlight Ideal for Low-Light Situations
The Waypoint uses a C4 power LED to provide a light output of 210 lumens and 115,000 candela peak beam intensity on the high setting, over a range of 678 meters.
April 13, 2010
Training
Low-Cost Training Options for Smaller Agencies
A small town with a limited public safety budget can't be expected to operate at the same level as a major metropolitan department with a budget in the millions, right? This assumption may no longer be true.
September 9, 2013
Training
The Training Lab
Ti Training
The Training Lab from Ti Training is an interactive use of force and firearms simulation system that allows for total training customization.
April 29, 2015
Training
Low-Cost Law Enforcement Training Offered in Las Vegas Next Week
The Law Enforcement Education Program (LEEP) at SHOT 2018 lets officers attend high-quality training sessions for $25. That fee allows any sworn officer in attendance at the SHOT Show (scheduled for Jan. 23–26 in Las Vegas) to take in as much LEEP training as they wish.
January 17, 2018
Training
POLICE Magazine and NSSF Sponsor Low-Cost Law Enforcement Training at SHOT Show 2018
The Law Enforcement Education Program (LEEP) at SHOT 2018 lets officers attend high-quality training sessions for $25. That fee allows any sworn officer in attendance at the SHOT Show to take in as much LEEP training as they wish.
November 29, 2017
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