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Weapons

Backup Gun Policies: Backup Guns Vs. Hideaway Guns

One of the biggest problems with the concept of backup guns is that police administrators have a tendency to confuse backup guns with smaller, often less reliable "hideaway guns."

May 31, 2004

Weapons

Backup Gun Policies: Agency-by-Agency

Last June POLICE magazine published an editorial that asked readers to let us know if their agencies had policies that prohibited officers from carrying backup guns. We promised to contact these agencies and ask the reasons for the policies. Calls were made and the following is our agency-by-agency report.

May 31, 2004

Weapons

Priceless

If your department lets you carry a backup gun, and you don't have one, get one. If you have one and don't carry it because its uncomfortable or you just don't think you need it, then ask yourself, what will you do if some recently paroled pumped-up gorilla takes your sidearm away and tries to turn it on you?

May 31, 2003

Weapons

Our Guide to Backup Guns

The possibility of being kidnapped was heavy on the minds of LAPD officers in the mid-1960s because of the kidnapping of their fellow Officers Bob Hettinger and Ian Campbell whose story inspired the book and movie, "The Onion Field."

May 31, 2003

Weapons

Taurus' PT111 Millennium

At 18.7 ounces, the PT111SS qualifies as a true pocket pistol.

August 31, 2002

Weapons

Para-Ordnance 7.45 LDA Autopistol

From custom sights to wildcat cartridges, the 1911 reigns supreme as the most versatile auto pistol in history.

April 30, 2002

Patrol

A Dose of Survival Reality

Keep officer survival smart and simple.

November 30, 2001

Weapons

North American Arms Guardian .380

The NAA Guardian is a double-action-only semi-automatic with a fixed barrel fitted inside an open-topped slide. The gun resembles the Seecamp design that single-handedly popularized the pocket pistol so many years ago.

October 31, 2001

Weapons

Freeway Shootout: Backup Gun to the Rescue

The decision of whether or not to carry a backup gun, while a personal one in most cases, is just as obviously important in this and many other situations.

October 31, 2001

Weapons

Concealed Carry: Thoughts for Plainclothes Officers

For many investigators their handgun is their primary weapon. Consequently, it must be the most effective tool they can have. Here are some thoughts on the selection process of both the handgun and the ever-important holster it's carried in.

April 30, 2001