Writing a Handgun Optics Policy
If your agency is allowing officers to use red dot sights on duty pistols, then it needs to have a policy that covers issues such as training, equipment, and qualification protocols.
March 9, 2020
If your agency is allowing officers to use red dot sights on duty pistols, then it needs to have a policy that covers issues such as training, equipment, and qualification protocols.
March 9, 2020
Alien Gear's Rapid Force holster is designed to speed your draw and provide the mechanical retention to defeat the most determined gun grab.
January 3, 2020
Axon CEO Rick Smith is known for thinking and speaking about the next generation of technology. Now he is predicting that less-lethal weapons can almost eliminate fatal officer-involved shootings by 2030.
October 17, 2019
Can less-lethal weapons advance to the point that police can use them instead of deadly force? Axon's Rick Smith believes they can.
October 7, 2019
Officers say they are using a wide variety of tools to improve situational awareness and firearm accuracy.
July 7, 2019
A team of Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies tests less-lethal weapons and restraints, even letting themselves become the targets so that they can determine effectiveness.
April 12, 2019
From precision rifles to pocket pistols, gun makers will be offering a wide variety of new police tools this year.
January 30, 2019
An overwhelming number of POLICE readers are carrying backup guns on duty, and they carry firearms and other police gear off duty.
January 9, 2019
Four of the world's largest gunmakers are competing to provide American law enforcement with the next great service weapon.
May 7, 2018
Law enforcement officers are strong supporters of the Second Amendment and do not support measures to prohibit sales of "assault weapons" and "high-capacity" magazines to the public.
April 13, 2018
The ShapeShift Modular Holster System from Alien Gear is just that, a system. The ShapeShift starter kit comes with all the parts necessary to make four holster configurations.
March 30, 2018
Here's a look at four programs that offer high-quality training for free (or extremely low cost) to sworn officers.
March 2, 2018
Makers of long guns and handguns for law enforcement operations will be marketing a broad range of new and ongoing product lines this year.
January 3, 2018
Featuring the ergonomics of a duty gun and significant felt recoil, the Blowback Laser Trainer was designed for law enforcement firearms instruction for both the novice and the expert shooter.
January 3, 2018
SureFire believes the new XC lights, which are available with and without laser sighting, will be excellent tools for off-duty and plainclothes law enforcement officers.
June 14, 2017