Pittsburgh-based RemComm has developed an advanced radio emergency communications system that provides interoperability across all platforms to improve crisis response when there is no commercial power, cell phone use, or Internet access. The system allows first responders to communicate with each other and others better, coordinate efforts, and even to send and receive data by combining simple radios with laptop computers and interfacing equipment.
Read More →Based on the Accurint platform, Accurint LE Plus from LexisNexis is a powerful desktop application that includes all the analyst’s mission-critical tools from the Web-based Accurint LE product. The new application allows agencies to search databases and link information from various sources to create a comprehensive analysis of a case. Features include visual link analysis, real-time batching, and GIS mapping.
Read More →Over the years different stances, or shooting platforms, have come and gone with various names attached to them.
Read More →To be honest, I've never liked writing a hodge-podge of an editorial note. It's kind of a cheat. But I have a lot of things to talk about this month and, since this is my only platform to do it, I'm going to machine-gun some stuff at you.
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The folks at SIG have done it again. Not content to have one of the classic designs in police autopistols in their "P-series" double-action models, they have rocked the boat by introducing their own 1911 platform.
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The M1A SOCOM can supply well-directed heavy fire from an easy-to-use, cop-friendly platform.
Read More →VirTra Systems' interactive, high-definition, virtual reality platforms immerse officers in training scenarios. The IVR-360 HD training system series teaches high-fidelity, 360-degree situational awareness and use-of-force judgment.
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With the dramatic resurgence in interest in the 1911 platform, it's comforting to note the old war-horse is still a viable alternative to the black-plastic gun trend.
Read More →To quell the debate over whether the ATF and the FBI can work together, Director of the FBI Robert S. Mueller III announced that he supports a relocation of firearms operations into the Justice Department, alongside the FBI.
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Searching for a weapon that would fit the grips of both small-handed officers and big officers with huge meathooks, Jenkins' attention was drawn to the Model 1911 platform, a pistol design that has not been officially adopted by a U.S. metropolitan police department in 50 years.
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