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Police Magazine
June 2003
In This Issue
Weapons
Re-Charged: Taser's X26
Taser International's new X26 is a much smaller Taser that’s even more effective than its larger predecessor, the M26.
May 31, 2003
Weapons
Priceless
If your department lets you carry a backup gun, and you don't have one, get one. If you have one and don't carry it because its uncomfortable or you just don't think you need it, then ask yourself, what will you do if some recently paroled pumped-up gorilla takes your sidearm away and tries to turn it on you?
May 31, 2003
Weapons
North American Arms Guardian Series
There's an old adage among special units of the military and police (indeed, among anyone who relies upon equipment for their very lives) that "one of something is none, and two is one."
May 31, 2003
Weapons
How to Improve Marksmanship
History has shown over and over again that merely shooting a set course of fire, or qualification course, will not truly prepare you for an armed confrontation. Yet, agencies continue to schedule officers for firearms qualification only three to four times a year. Is it any wonder why our hit ratio in gunfights hovers at 20 percent?
May 31, 2003
Weapons
Our Guide to Backup Guns
The possibility of being kidnapped was heavy on the minds of LAPD officers in the mid-1960s because of the kidnapping of their fellow Officers Bob Hettinger and Ian Campbell whose story inspired the book and movie, "The Onion Field."
May 31, 2003
Patrol
Death Takes A Holiday
The murder rate has been dropping nationwide, and nowhere is it dropping faster than on the streets of America's formerly most dangerous cities.
May 31, 2003
Weapons
There Are No Magic Bullets
That constant search, that timeless endeavor by rangemasters everywhere for the "perfect" bullet goes on. But a perfect bullet doesn't exist, and it probably won't, unless somebody invents a "Star Trek" phaser.
May 31, 2003
Patrol
Bullet Proof
Good guys are not the only ones wearing armor these days.
May 31, 2003
Weapons
Spyderco Rescue
All of Spyderco's knives are made to withstand the hard use that comes with duty, and the Rescue 93mm and Rescue Jr. are no different.
May 31, 2003
Patrol
Sweet Talk and Handcuffs
Wily cops don’t need much to outsmart some crooks.
May 31, 2003
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