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Having a firm grip on your semi-automatic handgun is key for several reasons, the most important of which is to avoid what's commonly called "limp wristing" the gun. When a shooter has a weak or loose grip on the gun, it usually results in the firearm not cycling properly, causing the gun to jam. A firm grip will also help you on assignments, where you need to fire from a marine platform. Read "Perfecting Your Handgun Grip" for more. Photos courtesy of Michael Rayburn.
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James Mee, who is still employed with the department, claims supervisors passed him over for promotions and that his job performance has been unfairly scrutinized, after he refused to redact Gibson's anti-Semitic remarks from his incident report.
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Increasingly, law enforcement agencies issue electronic communication and information equipment to employees for their use in performing official duties. Access to and use and monitoring of the information stored or transmitted by means of such devices may be subject to a variety of employer policies, state and federal statutes, constitutional provisions, and case law.
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Officer Alfonso Mendez, 30, was flagged down in Brooklyn on Friday by Carmen Ojeda, who was trying to rush daughter Briana to a nearby hospital. After asking the officer to perform mouth-to-mouth on her daughter, Mendez reportedly said he didn't know CPR.
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A North Carolina Court of Appeals has ruled that Davidson College's police department can't perform police duties because of its close ties to a religious institution, which could violate the constitutional separation between church and state.
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Toshiba's Portégé M780 Tablet PC is a full performance laptop including the latest technologies: Intel Core processors, faster DDR3 memory, Toshiba's eSATA/USB combo port with sleep and charge, and Windows 7 Professional with the option to downgrade to Windows XP Professional.
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Zephyr Technology's Performance Status Monitor (PSM) offers visibility into the physical status of personnel deployed in the most challenging environments. Deployed over existing digital radio equipment, the PSM Responder offers a low hassle, cost effective way to help improve the safety of your team.
Read More →Tests show the new V100 clocks in at up to 47 percent faster than its predecessor by combining Turbo Boost Technology for processor-intensive applications and a 4MB Intel Smart Cache, readily available to each of the processor cores, to ensure maximum performance whenever and wherever it's needed.
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Most of us will agree that properly gripping a firearm is an important element of fundamental shooting skills, but what is the "proper" way to grip a handgun?
Read More →Framingham (Mass.) PD's Officer Philip Hurton was featured in the initial episode of a new medical reality show, featuring doctors performing surgery to remove a bullet from his face.
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