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Adaisha Miller, who would have turned 25 today, was embracing the officer when the shooting occurred near 12:30 a.m. Sunday. The officer was carrying his .40-caliber service pistol in an inside-the-waistband holster he covered with his shirt.
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The deputy reportedly chased down the suspect and got him to the ground. “The man struck him repeatedly and tried multiple times to remove the deputy’s gun from its holster,” the sheriff’s office said.
Read More →During the course of the 3-hour run of scenarios in their “town”, I found the appendix style to work very well. I consistently outdrew my competitors and teammates from the seated position and even seemed to be faster than usual in the standing scenarios.
Read More →Training in real-world conditions is the key. Get outside in the hot, cold, dark, and whatever weather you have to operate in. Realism begins in training and not in make believe.
Read More →A good quality folding knife can be an excellent backup weapon when nothing else is available. This is especially true when some dirtbag has grabbed your gun and you're having to use your strong hand to keep it in your holster and you need a piece of steel in your weak hand to discourage him.
Read More →Hip shooting can give you the edge you need to defeat an assailant that's close to you. At close distances all we're looking for is hits on a human-sized target.
Read More →At one point during the struggle, the suspect grabbed Officer Barral’s gun and began to remove it from his holster, police say.
Read More →Officers with the Hiawatha (IA) Police Department will soon have weapon-mounted cameras, thanks to funds from a local drug bust.
Read More →Today's law enforcement personnel have many choices beyond leather, and much more to carry than just a pistol.
Read More →approximately 150 officers recalled 293 use-of-force incidents, with open-hand pushing ranking as the most prominent technique employed (91 incidents), followed by batons (83 incidents) and drawing a firearm from its holster (37 incidents.)
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