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Today's simulators are high-tech computer systems with digital projectors that play complex interactive scenarios. They are designed not only to teach officers when and how to shoot guns and less-lethal weapons but also how to talk to suspects to avoid escalation and confrontation.
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Recent "scientific" studies have shown that officer-involved shootings happen very quickly…DUH! One only needs to talk to any officer who has ever been involved in a shooting to figure that out.
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Winchester’s Ranger series of high-accuracy, low-recoil buckshot and rifled slugs meets law enforcement agencies’ demands of intensive shotgun weapons familiarization, instruction, and training. Each load is tailored to meet a specific need.
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Greenshield are truly frangible, lead-free, full-energy training ammunition, designed to reduce health and safety hazards by eliminating exposure to lead and other heavy metals. The bullets are composed of a patented, copper-tin-polymer compound and do not require a jacket, so splash back and ricochet dangers are virtually eliminated – the projectiles disintegrate into powder upon impact with a hard surface.
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If you are always on a range with yardage marked and you're standing in a perfect stance out in the open, stop it!
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San Francisco Police Chief Heather Fong has acknowledged that she has gone years without qualifying with her service pistol.
Read More →I wasn't the only one out there that day faking my way through firearms training.
Read More →For the young recruit who is not firearms savvy, just browsing at a gun show can be an education in itself.
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One thing that's clear from the statistics is that law enforcement is becoming a more dangerous occupation. Which begs the question: Is the training that the average law enforcement officer receives adequate enough to help him or her counter the threats presented by the job?
Read More →What we don't need are firearms instructors—or any other instructors—that aren't interested in staying current, or don't want to be cross-trained in other high-risk disciplines. What we need are Force and Control Instructors.
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