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David Griffith

Editor

David Griffith has been editor of POLICE Magazine since December 2001. He brings more than 40 years of experience on magazines and newspapers to POLICE. A Maggie award-winning journalist, his byline has appeared on hundreds of articles in POLICE and other national magazines.

Articlesby David GriffithMay 1, 2006

TREXPO West: School Days

It’s easy to think of TREXPO as primarily a trade show. After all, some of the most interesting news to come out of each TREXPO usually involves some intriguing weapon or training aid. But the training and instruction that officers receive during the conference program at TREXPO can pay real dividends in the field. TREXPO West 2006 at the Los Angeles Convention Center was no exception.

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Articlesby David GriffithApril 1, 2006

Of Man and Superman

You probably heard about this. It went through the law enforcement community like wildfire, especially in the Northeast. A N.Y. state senator recently started promoting a bill that if it had passed would have required cops to avoid killing suspects in shootouts.

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Articlesby David GriffithMarch 1, 2006

SHOT Show 2006: Report from the Show Floor

You probably think you have seen every possible rifle that can be derived from the basic AR platform. Think again.

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Articlesby David GriffithMarch 1, 2006

Video Violence

Back in college my favorite arcade game was Pole Position. And I can honestly say that this Grand Prix racing video game affected the way I drove in real life.

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Articlesby David GriffithFebruary 1, 2006

Law Enforcement Handguns 2006

A good law enforcement handgun does not have to be new and exciting to remain viable in the market. A good duty or off-duty sidearm is not a fashion statement; it's a tool.

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Articlesby David GriffithFebruary 1, 2006

Foreign Correspondence

Statistics from countries that have tried it reveal that gun control is no answer for violent crime.

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Articlesby David GriffithJanuary 1, 2006

Mission Statement

Anyone who has ever sat in the editor’s chair of a magazine will tell you that a magazine is a living organism.

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Articlesby David GriffithDecember 1, 2005

Gifts From Home

A Marine died in Anbar Province, Iraq, yesterday. It’s Nov. 8 when I write this. And a Marine died yesterday in Anbar Province. Far from his or her loved ones.

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Articlesby David GriffithNovember 1, 2005

Hell in High Water

About 24 hours before Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast Capt. John Bryson of the New Orleans Police Department was in a McDonald’s in the city’s Ninth Ward buying a cup of coffee. Next to him in line was a woman and her four children; the youngest was a one-year-old baby.

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Articlesby David GriffithNovember 1, 2005

Armored Cars

Official reports say that at about 11:30 p.m. on Thursday March 3, Officer Richard Kunz of the Schertz (Texas) Police Department pulled over a black Toyota Corolla on Interstate 35.

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