Cerino, who is principle of Chris Cerino Training Group, showed how a few tweaks to a shooter's trigger technique or stance could yield instant results. Several members of the audience took him up on the opportunity to fine-tune their pistol skills.
Back at the show site, attendees could choose from a wide variety of courses in tracks such as Executive Protection, Officer Safety and Patrol Tactics, Tactical Medicine, and Defensive Tactics.
PoliceMag.com gang expert
and retired Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department sergeant Richard Valdemar presented "Gangs & Domestic Terrorism." Valdemar explained how gangs and terrorists could usher in a wave of catastrophic attacks on the United States. Some of the major concerns, according to Valdemar, are the links between Muslim terrorist organizations, Mexican drug cartels, and transnational gangs such as MS-13. Valdemar said he also worries about the activities of gang members in the U.S. military and the conversion of prison inmates to radical Islam.
One of the better attended classes at this year's POLICE-TREXPO was the "Distraction Device Instructor Certification Class." Instructor Larry Beresnoy presented a half-day class on the safe and effective use of a wide variety of flash-bang devices. The class concluded with a number of live demonstrations in the parking lot outside of the expo center.
The most unusual class at this year's POLICE-TREXPO was also the most disturbing. Titled "Electronic Armageddon," this class examined the effects of either natural or manmade electro-magnetic pulses (EMP) upon the American electrical infrastructure. Multiple presenters detailed how an EMP would destroy much of the country's electrical grid and immobilize its vehicles. The class discussed how a massive EMP could occur as part of a solar event or as nuclear terrorism or war. The presenters painted a dire picture of what could happen and how public safety personnel would be affected.
