Tag: Firearms Training: Page 13

Patrol

Former Officer, Criminal Justice Scholar Says Police Training Leads to "Avoidable" Suspect Deaths

Having served as an officer at a large municipal police department, and now as a scholar who researches policing, I am intimately familiar with police training. I’ve also had long conversations with trainers and use-of-force instructors at law enforcement agencies across the country, and they’ve all led to one conclusion: American police officers are among the best-trained in the world, but what they’re trained to do is part of the problem.

December 18, 2014

Training

SIG Sauer P227R Training Bluegun Available from Ring's Manufacturing

The new SIG Sauer P227R replica from Ring's Manufacturing is molded from solid blue polyurethane to differentiate it from a live weapon.

November 1, 2014

Training

Tampa to Build $5.4 Million Police Shooting Range

Despite one council member's objections, police officers in Tampa, Fla., will once again be able to conduct firearms training inside their city, thanks to a City Council vote to spend nearly $4.8 million on a new police shooting range and firearms training facility.

October 24, 2014

Weapons

Laser Ammo USA Introduces The Firefly Training Laser

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.

October 3, 2014

Training

Video: Pa. State Trooper Shot, Killed in Training Accident

Trooper David Kedra, 26, of the Troop K, Skippack station was participating in a training exercise at the Montgomery County Public Safety Training Complex in Conshohocken, Pa., around 4:45 p.m. when he was shot.

October 1, 2014

Training

Pa. State Trooper Shot, Killed in Training Accident

Trooper David Kedra, 26, of the Troop K, Skippack station was participating in a training exercise at the Montgomery County Public Safety Training Complex in Conshohocken, Pa., when he was shot. Read More. Read Update.

October 1, 2014

Weapons

Police Product Test: LaserLyte Training Tyme Kit

LaserLyte currently makes several different products to "up the game" for dry firing practice. At the core of this system are simple laser-enabled "dummy rounds" that can be inserted into the chamber and produce a brief red dot on the target when the shot falls.

August 31, 2014

Weapons

Ring's Debuts Smith & Wesson M&P Bodyguard 380 Bluegun

Ring's Manufacturing's Smith & Wesson M&P Bodyguard 380 Bluegun replica is a 1:1 exact replica of the original and is molded from solid blue polyurethane to differentiate it from a live weapon.

July 24, 2014

Weapons

Fun Targets

Savage Range Systems

Designed with either moving, rotating or alternating pop-up targets, Savage Range System's fun targets are built using 3/8-inch AR500 steel plate and can handle centerfire rifle rounds up to 3,000 fps.

June 25, 2014

Patrol

Suspect Wanted for Shooting Oregon Officer Found Dead

The suspect believed to have shot a Rainier, Ore., police officer in the chest and hand Monday afternoon along Highway 30 has been found dead, Oregon State Police said.

June 23, 2014

Training

Deadly Threats: The Longest 10 Seconds

The most stressful situation a police officer can face is an unexpected deadly threat—someone wanting to kill you or another person. You must react to it. And you don't have time to think.

June 16, 2014

Weapons

Acoustic Wall System

Troy Acoustics

The UL-rated Troy System is an acoustic wall system that is installed on baffles, safety ceilings, drop ceilings, and sidewalls in shooting ranges to ensure that you meet OSHA noise exposure limits and a 1.3-second reverb time.

March 30, 2014