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For the second year in a row, Germany’s special forces unit, GSG-9, won the overall championship at the Original S.W.A.T. Footwear Co. World Challenge (OSWC) Coming in a close second were San Antonio (Texas) SWAT, followed by Lexington (Ky.) SWAT in third.
Read More →The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)/DuPont Kevlar Survivors' Club - an organization dedicated to reducing death and disability among police officers by encouraging the use of personal body armor - has inducted Atlanta Police Officer Corey B. Grogan as the group's 3,000th member.
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How much is a cop’s safety worth? Despite safety concerns, due to shrinking budgets it’s becoming increasingly common for police departments to require officers to purchase their own body armor. Even when agencies pony up some money for ballistic vests, it’s usually not enough to buy the best of the best—which is what most officers want protecting them from bodily harm.
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The great Bill Jordan once said: "There is no second-place winner in a gunfight." Even if you take nothing else away from this article, I ask that you train to win any gunfight that you become involved in, not survive it, but win it.
Read More →Statistics from countries that have tried it reveal that gun control is no answer for violent crime.
Read More →"The Leader must himself believe that willing obedience beats forced obedience, and that he can get this only by really knowing what should be done." - Xenophon, 360 BC
Read More →The Armor Flotation Vest from US Armor provides protection to officers and rescued persons in extreme waters without interfering with the rescuer’s range of motion. Once the concealed flotation portion of the vest has been inflated, it can be adjusted to place the wearer in four different body angles to prevent plunging in waves. It also features a dedicated rescue strap to provide secure airway and thermal protective positioning to the rescued person so the rescuer can move freely.
Read More →Toll collectors at San Francisco's landmark Golden Gate Bridge have been issued body armor to guard against armed bandits.
Read More →Glacier Tek’s Cool Vest is a product designed for the cop who has to work in the summer in body armor. Cool Vest encloses a set of reusable plastic pouches filled with a non-toxic substance. Glacier Tek says all you have to do is soak the pouches in ice water or place them in the freezer for 20 minutes, put them inside the Cool Vest carrier, then strap it between your vest and your skin, and it will keep your body at 59 degrees Fahrenheit for up to two-and-a-half hours in 100-degree heat.
Read More →Over the past few years of writing this column for Police I have had the chance to examine and use several knives and pocket tools from SOG Knives. All of these have been excellent tools for hard use. The SOG Trident Sea, Air, Land folder is no exception.
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