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Inside the Badge by Mark ClarkJanuary 17, 2014

SHOT Show 2014--Gear Roundup

We've compiled Police Magazine's take on of some of the products we found at the 2014 SHOT Show.

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Inside the Badge by Dean ScovilleJanuary 16, 2014

SHOT Show 2014: More Impressions from Vegas

Where else than an exhibition for hunting and law enforcement firearms are you going to see t-shirts asking, "Have You Hugged Your Colt Today?", exhorting you to "Buy A Gun—Annoy a Liberal,” or celebrating diversity in the form of a collage of Smith & Wessons, Glocks, and Kimbers? Hey, it gives me the warm fuzzies.

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Inside the Badge by Mark ClarkJanuary 16, 2014

Video: How Former St. Croix PD Chief Survived Harrowing Gunfight

His arm shattered by bullets and his vehicle incapacitated, Howell took a tourniquet out of a trauma kit and used it to stanch the bleeding. Without that tourniquet and the proper training on how to use it, he would have likely bled out.

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Inside the Badge by Dean ScovilleJanuary 15, 2014

SHOT Show 2014: Impressions from Vegas

I don't understand the prohibitive nature of no firearms at SHOT Show, particularly since its demographic is represented by quite a few cops and military personnel.

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Inside the Badge by Mark ClarkJanuary 14, 2014

Video: SHOT Show 2014—Glock's New .380

Made to fit nicely on your ankle or in your pocket. The G42 is small, but it retains all the classic Glock controls and the feel of the Austrian gunmaker’s larger pistols. When you grab it, you’ll feel the ergonomics are pure Glock.

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Inside the Badge by Mark ClarkJanuary 13, 2014

SHOT Show 2014—New Rifles and Handguns at Industry Day

Glock garnered most of the pre-show hype for the .380 ACP market with its introduction of the Model 42 pistol. This is the Austrian gunmaker's smallest pistol to date.

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Inside the Badge by Rick SmithJanuary 8, 2014

Disruption in Law Enforcement Technology

Disruption is fantastic for technology customers. It “disrupts” expensive, inefficient business models, and replaces them with less expensive faster moving better technology delivery models.

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Inside the Badge by Dean ScovilleJanuary 7, 2014

And So the Baca Era Ends

But whatever Baca’s priorities, I have reason to question that the welfare of his personnel and countrymen were high among them. His tax dollar-funded support of a department Muslim Community Affairs Unit was less concerning to my mind than his open advocacy of other questionable Muslim entities such as CAIR. Also his mea culpa parading of contrite Century deputies in the aftermath of a shooting proved more embarrassing than mollifying.

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Inside the Badge by William HarveyJanuary 7, 2014

A Few Shots Can't Hurt You

I do not accept the excuse that you are afraid of needles. Get over it and go get protection from some bad bugs.

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Inside the Badge by Mark ClarkDecember 30, 2013

Are You Ready for the Future of Policing?

There’s a chat-bot out there that knows what dialog to use to elicit the right information from the predator to get an identification and conviction. So maybe in the not too distant future, cyber detectives will not have to make their own undercover profiles and spend hours chatting with sexual predators.

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Inside the Badge by Richard ValdemarDecember 26, 2013

The Fallacy of Gun Buyback Programs

What you usually see in any gun buyback program is elderly people turning in old junk guns from some closet or garage where they have sat gathering dust for many years.

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Inside the Badge by William HarveyDecember 23, 2013

Fill Your Own Stocking

Maybe you need a last minute tax deduction on professional and safety equipment before the end of the year. I know that at this time of year I require some of what I call needful things for myself. Here are some shopping suggestions.

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