Tag: Patrol Rifles

Patrol

Video: Indiana Officer Under Fire During Pursuit Shoots Back Through Own Windshield

The suspect eventually stopped his vehicle, and the gunfight continued. Another Lawrence officer and Indianapolis officers also joined the fight.

March 26, 2025

Training

Police Need to Train for Longer Rifle Shots

According to an investigative report, a police officer paused to ask for permission to shoot instead of taking the shot because it was further away than the 100 yards the officer normally trained to shoot at.

January 18, 2024

Top Story

Louisville Bank Shooter Lay in Wait for Responding Officers

Video shows that the shooter had the tactical advantage of being above the officers in the lobby of the bank. Because of the type of glass on the bank lobby windows, the shooter also had the advantage of being able to see the officers while not being seen

April 11, 2023

Weapons

Rock River Arms Announces New Operator DMR Series Rifles

When greater mobility and hard-hitting performance are needed, the 16-inch Operator DMRs answer the call. Chambered in .308/7.62x51, these rifles are built on RRA's LAR-BT3 billet upper and lower receivers and come with chrome-lined, 1:10 twist barrels.

March 9, 2023

Weapons

Editorial: Killing America’s Gun Industry

The plaintiffs’ attorneys found a new angle of attack. They went after the company over how it marketed the Bushmaster AR that was used by the killer. They claimed the marketing was crafted to appeal to young men and glorified its capability for violence. The Connecticut Supreme Court bought that argument and ruled 4-3 in 2019 that the plaintiffs could sue

January 27, 2023

Special Units

Giving SROs More Firepower and Tools for School Shooter Response

Chiefs and sheriffs are now providing their school resource officers with long guns, hard armor ballistic protection, and even gun detecting dogs to prevent or minimize the carnage from active shooter attacks.

October 11, 2022

Command

NC Sheriff Equips SROs with Rifles

"The reason we put the breaching tools in the safes is that in the event we have someone barricaded in a door, we won't have to wait on the fire department to get there," Sheriff Harwood said.

August 9, 2022

Patrol

MO Officers Will Own New Rifles Through Purchase Plan

“This allows the officers to spruce it up as they'd like and make it their weapon and they'll take good care of it and we expect their range scores to go up and the guns to function properly,” Schmitt explains.

July 28, 2022

Weapons

First Look: Rethinking the Rifle Stock

Valiant Dynamics’ EvolvR combat stock is designed to help officers achieve a better shooting position when wearing body armor and using a patrol rifle.

May 18, 2022

Weapons

Patrol Rifles

Aero Precision

Aero always delivers extremely high-quality, American-manufactured rifles that your department can count on.

June 16, 2021

Patrol

Oklahoma City Police Release Video of Officer Shooting Through Windshield at Attacker

Officer Samuel Flowers was on his way to a disturbance call, when a car ran into his cruiser. Video released by police on Tuesday shows the drive of that car appears to have intentionally rammed the police vehicle.

May 7, 2021

Command

Boston-Area Chief Reduces Agency's Long Guns by 20% at Urging of Activist

As a result of conversations with activist Loren Crowe who served in Afghanistan, Commissioner Branville Bard decided to eliminate camouflage uniforms and identified 20% of the department’s long guns like sniper rifles, M4s and shotguns that could be removed.

February 17, 2021