Michael T. RayburnMore from Michael T. RayburnPatrolThe Carjacking DrillThe carjacking drill is exactly as it sounds. You're sitting in your vehicle when you're forced to defend yourself from an attack. This attack could come from the driver's side or the passenger side, so we'll train for both.February 28, 2007PatrolShooting From the HipAn officer working traffic witnesses a motorist running a stop sign. He activates his emergency lights and pulls the vehicle over a short distance from where the stop sign was. As the officer approaches the stopped vehicle, the motorist suddenly explodes out of the driver’s side door and opens fire with a small-caliber handgun. The distance between the two combatants is minimal, and the officer’s reaction time needs to be even shorter.December 31, 2006PatrolThe Push/Pull DrillYou are trying to take a DUI suspect into custody when he turns suddenly and makes a grab for your gun. The fight is now on. Unfortunately for this bad guy, you have practiced your weapon-retention skills and you regain control of your sidearm.December 31, 2005WeaponsFinding Your Shooting StanceOver the years different stances, or shooting platforms, have come and gone with various names attached to them.July 31, 2005PatrolPersonal Threat LevelsIf you're in condition green, go about your life just as you would proceed through an intersection. If you're in condition yellow, use caution and be prepared because condition red may be just around the corner. If condition red does present itself, stop and be prepared to deal with the threat.January 31, 2004PatrolShooting on the MoveSince the majority of OISs are up close and personal, with no cover available, movement becomes an essential element in any gunfight.October 31, 2003PatrolCountering Canine AttacksYou have no choice. You draw your service weapon and fire three rounds into the dog. Two find their mark in its chest cavity, while the third rips through one of its front legs. It takes a few more paces, collapses, and dies.February 28, 2003PatrolThe Call OutFor those of us involved in law enforcement we know that there is no such thing as the "routine traffic stop." The names of well over 300 officers who have been killed while making a traffic stop are engraved on the gray granite walls of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C.November 30, 2002WeaponsImproving the OddsFor some reason, most officers have a vision of a gunfight as being one shooter against another. The reality of such incidents is much different and even deadlier. An alarming number of police gunfights involve more than one bad guy against a single cop.August 31, 2002Previous PagePage 3 of 3
