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Laser Ammo has announced its new training laser, The Firefly. It's designed as a cost-effective custom-build laser trainer platform that will support Laser Ammo's military, law enforcement, and simulator customer needs in converting fully operational or mock-up blowback handheld firearms into laser-emitting training rifles or pistols custom tailored to interface with their existing training systems.
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Complimenting previous carbine-sized PepperBall systems, the SA-4 handheld launcher can be carried in a holster and is immediately available for officer use. This makes the system a less-lethal option in many use-of-force situations for law enforcement…
Read More →The GranTrap bullet trap stops incoming rounds with a granulated rubber material, minimizing airborne dust, ricochets, and noise levels.
Read More →Over the last two years of IACP shows, in-car video manufacturers have debuted a number of new products that have followed new trends in the mobile video market. Here’s a look at some of those products and trends.
Read More →Use these tips for handling "insider" recordings that may cause embarrassment when deploying on-body cameras.
Read More →Green lasers are the rage this year in weapon-mounted lights. Why? If you were to set a green laser and a red laser side by side in a dark room, you'd hardly notice the difference. The green systems really shine in daylight or moderately bright environments. Our eyes see images in a defined spectrum from near infrared to near ultraviolet. Red is at the far edge of the spectrum close to infrared. But green is right smack dab in the middle of that spectrum, which is the most efficient frequency for the human eye. Read "Lights and Lasers: It's Easy Being Green."
Read More →Look at the current police vehicle and consumer vehicle trends and you can make predictions about what you'll be driving on duty in the next decade.
Read More →While running after a suspect, I charged around the corner of an alley and the guy hit me over the head, knocking my lights out. I really could have used a tool that let me see around corners that day. And now, today’s cops can have them: easy-to-use tactical video systems.
Read More →The rules of the game may be changing. Forward-looking agencies embrace new technology at about the same time as the rest of society. That seems to be the case with on-body video systems.
Read More →Computers have revolutionized the art of crime mapping. Once just an exercise of sticking pins into a map glued to a bulletin board, crime mapping is now built on a foundation of “geographic information systems,” or GIS, a fancy term for creating, updating, and analyzing computerized maps.
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