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Weapons
February 3, 2011
Blogs
Training
February 3, 2011
Patrol
Weapon Retention on the Ground
If you unexpectedly end up on the ground, you will be forced to make aggressive efforts to retain your firearm. Unfortunately, many law enforcement trainers focus on standing weapon retention techniques, which creates a training gap that leaves officers vulnerable when they find themselves in a ground fight.
May 31, 2009
Weapons
Real World Weapon Retention
Often, the techniques we teach fail to address fully the reality of a violent, unpredictable attack aimed at taking away an officer's gun. Attacks are varied and unpredictable; our responses must be the same. The key is to balance structured techniques with options and variation.
March 31, 2009
Technology
Stainless-Steel Weapon Retention
The call comes in at 22:45 on a sleepy night. There’s a domestic dispute at a home in a middle-class neighborhood. You acknowledge the call and drive toward the address.
October 31, 2005
Training
NYPD Training Tactic to Secure Police Gun Rarely Works on the Streets, Expert Says
In the heat of battle, training intended to help officers secure their weapons often goes out the window, a police tactics expert and retired NYPD lieutenant says.
August 11, 2016
Patrol
Improvised Backup Weapons
When you're involved in a life-and-death battle where someone is grabbing your gun, anything in your hand can be used as an equalizer to help you gain control of your gun and gain control of the suspect by striking him in the face or head.
December 28, 2009
Weapons
Retention Holster Showdown
These days, weapon retention is a serious subject. And with good reason. About 20 percent of all officers feloniously killed with handguns are slain with their own weapons. This disturbing statistic is trending up despite the increasing availability of holsters designed to aid officers in weapon retention.
August 31, 2007
Patrol
Can Training Boost Your Agency's Recruitment and Retention?
All three chiefs on the panel agreed that training and the opportunities for promotion and special assignments that it affords can be a decisive factor in officer retention.
November 24, 2021
Special Units
War Affects LE Ammo Reserves, Weapons Training
Police agencies are decreasing firearms training because they lack quick access to new ammunition, much of which is going to the military overseas.
August 29, 2007
Training
How to Mark Your Training Weapons
In the last decade, there has been a significant rise in the number of officers killed in training by live weapons. This is documented in Ken Murray’s book “Training at the Speed of Life.”
May 8, 2007
Patrol
Boston PD to Increase Weapons Training
In anticipation of recommendations from an independent panel, Boston Police Commissioner Kathleen M. O’Toole has announced plans for more training and a database to track Boston PD officers’ weapons training.
May 5, 2005
Special Units
LAPD SWAT Weapons Stolen from Training Facility
A cache of Los Angeles Police Department submachine guns and handguns was stolen last week from a secured building used by the department's SWAT unit, raising fears that the weapons, which police had altered to fire only blanks, could be converted back to lethal use.
October 16, 2011
Training
Realistic Gunfight Training
Even though we are told to keep our distance from subjects to give us time to react to a threat, that's not always realistic. We have to move in and close the distance to deal with people on a daily basis, and our training should reflect that.
December 31, 2014
Training
Meggitt Training Systems Awarded Six Patents for BlueFire Weapons
Meggitt Training Systems has acquired six patents for its BlueFire wireless weapons, giving the company exclusive rights to its state-of-the-art technology.
January 1, 2008
Patrol
NRA Report Argues for Weapons Training for School Personnel
The School Shield Initiative task force recommended improved training for school resource officers and a training program for designated school personnel that wish to be armed. The model for both, as outlined in the report, involves 40 to 60 hours of comprehensive instruction.
April 1, 2013
Special Units
TREXPO East 2005: A Training Buffet
Conference attendance was up significantly at this year’s TREXPO East, held Aug. 29 through Aug. 31 in Chantilly, Va. And with good reason. The conference program offered an excellent balance of hands-on defensive tactics training, anti-terrorism classes, and patrol and SWAT tactics courses.
September 30, 2005
Patrol
FL Deputy Fired for Waving Weapons and Quoting "Training Day"
A Lake County, FL, deputy sheriff has been fired for playfully waving his firearm and Taser while quoting lines from Denzel Washington’s character in “Training Day,” an action movie about a corrupt cop, the Sheriff’s Office said Thursday.
May 5, 2017
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