Tag: Firearms Qualification

Patrol

Detroit Officer Wounded in Right Hand Learned to Shoot Lefty to Save Career

A man with mental illness, attempting suicide with a knife, turned the weapon on Sanchez.

May 5, 2022

Weapons

Understanding the LEOSA Qualification Process

The requirements for a retired officer to carry under the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act are simple, so agencies and officers shouldn't complicate them.

May 3, 2018

Weapons

Yale Police Protest New Firearms Qualification Policy

Rich Simons, the YPBA president and a YPD patrolman, said he found the new policy restrictive and the 30-day time frame most troubling. He said the University cannot expect officers to pass the test in such a short period without providing them with a reliable location to practice shooting.

November 8, 2016

Training

25 Ways to Make Police Training More Effective

Because police training is in the news we thought it was a good time to ask veteran officers and trainers how they would improve law enforcement training and make it more effective. The following is collected from the comments of more than a dozen sources.

April 29, 2015

Weapons

N.C. Chief Loses Badge After Failing Firearms Qualification

The Richlands (N.C.) Police Department chief has lost his badge and gun after failing the department's firearms qualification test.

April 10, 2012