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From the scene to the stand, prepare to give effective testimony in court.
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As public safety professionals from throughout the U.S. converged on the nation’s capital for the fourth annual 9-1-1 Goes to Washington, the National Emergency Number Association (NENA) announced the release of Next Generation 9-1-1: Responding to an Urgent Need for Change.
Read More →N-Vision Optics’ GT-14 is a new ultra compact tactical multi-purpose night vision monocular. In addition to the main features of existing models , the 11-ounce unit comes with a choice of Gen 3 image intensifier tubes. GT-14 can be used while hand held, head mounted, helmet mounted as a single eye goggle, or weapon mounted as a night scope.
Read More →The Senate pushed the Patriot Act a step closer to renewal Thursday, overwhelmingly rejecting an effort to block it. Passage is expected next month for extending the law that was passed weeks after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks as a weapon to help the government track terror suspects.
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With the right tests you can determine whether a pistol makes the grade as your next duty or off-duty weapon.
Read More →Cisco’s new IP Interoperability and Collaboration Systems (IPICS) technology is a new communication system designed to easily integrate push-to-talk radio systems with other communication resources. These next-generation capabilities are designed to allow organizations to easily collaborate on daily operations, safety, security, and emergency management across different networks—both wired and wireless.
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Anyone who has ever watched “Star Trek: The Next Generation”—that’s the one with Picard, not Kirk—has probably noticed a special room on the Enterprise called the “Holo-Deck.” The Holo-Deck uses holograms, transporters, replicators, and other unlikely science-fiction technologies to create an immersive virtual reality that can be used by the Enterprise crew for both recreation and ultra-realistic training.
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Lewis Machine & Tool Co. has just introduced what may be the next evolutionary step in the ongoing development of the AR-15/M-16 family of rifles. Called the Monolithic Rail Platform (MRP), the rifle was designed to cure some ills common to this weapon system and provide some needed options. Featuring an innovative one-piece receiver/handguard system and quick barrel-change capability, the MRP is destined to find favor with SWAT officers.
Read More →A House-Senate Conference Committee has approved the Digital Television and Public Safety Act as part of the Budget Reconciliation conference report, which provides for $43.5 million to implement the Enhance 911 Act that was signed into law last year.
Read More →"Push hard, push fast" next time you give CPR to someone having cardiac arrest, say new, simpler guidelines in a radical departure from past advice. Putting the emphasis on chest compressions instead of mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, the American Heart Association now urges people to give 30 compressions instead of 15 for every two rescue breaths.
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