Panteao Paul Howe - Intro to Exterior Movement DVD

Panteao Productions

Columbia, SC –-(Ammoland.com)- Panteao introduces the latest instructional video from Paul Howe called Intro to Exterior Movement.

Paul Howe is a high-risk training instructor that served 20 years in the US Army, ten of those in Special Operations.

He served as a Tactical Team Leader and Senior Instructor while assigned to Army Special Operations. During his tour in special operations he was involved in several combat actions.

One of the most notable was the battle of Mogadishu that was later portrayed in the motion picture Black Hawk Down.

For this video we take you to the CSAT (Combat Shooting and Tactics) training facility in Nacogdoches, TX where Paul introduces you to Exterior Movement. After a thorough review of equipment, Paul demonstrates single person, two person, and team movement. He reviews clearing corners, the tactical flare, room penetration, CQB medical, the surgical rifle drill and the SUL movement drill.

PLEASE NOTE: This DVD is restricted to Law Enforcement and Military Personnel only. You must either email or fax your credentials to Panteao in order for Panteao to ship this DVD to you.

The DVD is expected to start shipping on February 13th. DVD pre-orders are being accepted on the Panteao website now.

Visit the Panteao website at www.makeready.tv

About Panteao Productions
Panteao Productions is a video production company that produces instructional videos from the top firearms instructors in the world. For more information about Panteao, visit www.panteaoproductions.com. You can follow Panteao on Twitter and find us on Facebook.

A Police Officers Guide and Handbook to Tactical Casualty Care (Under Fire)

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. --(Ammoland.com)- “A Police Officers Guide and Handbook to Tactical Casualty Care (Under Fire): First Aid and Self First Aid for Law Enforcement” (ISBN 146370951X) by Rafael Navarro shows the need for adequate training in law enforcement, as it is being done in the military.

The lack of training concerning the use and deployment of a tourniquet prompted Navarro to provide a detailed guide to Tactical Casualty Care.

After proposing a lesson plan that included the purpose and use of the tourniquet, Navarro began to see changes in his division. He wants to provide law enforcement personnel with the concepts of tactical casualty care while creating an understanding on how it relates to police officers.

Navarro says his book will also establish guidelines as to when and where lifesaving skills and concepts should be applied. For example, he discusses the mindset required to survive traumatic events, such as immediate hemorrhage control. He believes the skills that are needed to become proficient in combat lifesaving can be taught to law enforcement officers in the same way it is taught to soldiers.

“There’s an enormous communication gap between our military and law enforcement agencies,” Navarro says. “I began a personal campaign to bring attention to the fact that our soldiers are considered trainable in combat lifesaving skills by our government, whereas most of the law enforcement agencies in our country consider this type of training too difficult or beyond the scope of a police officer.”

“A Police Officers Guide and Handbook to Tactical Casualty Care (Under Fire): First Aid and Self First Aid for Law Enforcement” is available for sale online at Amazon.com and other channels.

About the Author:
Rafael Navarro is a deputy trainer at the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. He served four years with the SWAT team and three years in the community policing unit. Navarro is a certified evaluator and instructor for defensive tactics, ASP, firearms, vehicle operations and more. He retired as an SFC/E-7 after serving 21 years in the United States Army, and now works as an adjunct instructor at St. Petersburg College.

RAP4

San Jose, CA --(Ammoland.com)- RAP4 Israel is proud to be the official training facility for force-on-force drills for Yamam – the Israel SWAT team!

With our extraordinary indoor facility, glassed-in viewing area, assortment of props, and strong ties with training officers in the Israel Defense Forces, RAP4 has created the perfect training environment for this frontline hostage rescue and law enforcement team.

RAP4 provides support in the form of a leading-edge, multi-story training facility, and the gear that reproduces the M4 carbines and sidearms the Yamam carry on duty. Our RAP4 Israel facility boasts multiple rooms, some accessible through theatrically destroyed walls that mimic the damage found after bombings, including a large central hall where bunkers and props can be moved freely! Vehicles are used to simulate traffic stops and searches, actors are moved in with crates and produce to create realistic market scenes, and the room plays host to other custom-created scenes that reproduce authentic environments…right down to live actors!

Members of the Israel Defense Forces are often tapped to play the opposing forces for Yamam drills, where their training puts the SWAT officers to the test! From hostage negotiation, to laying siege to occupied rooms and vehicles, RAP4 Israel is able to create realistic force-on-force training.

Much of that involves the use of RAP4 T68 paintball markers, RAP4 Pistols and Tactical Gear. With RAP4′s impressive attention to detail, these markers point, handle, and even operate identically to the gear the Yamam officers carry on real missions…

…and the array of RIS rails, including RIS handguards and flat top receivers, allows personnel to customize their T68 markers with the exact same optics and accessories they have on their duty arms. That means that their training is as real as it gets!

The opposing forces can also be armed with RAP4 AK and Tacamo AK – pattern markers, which outwardly replicate the AK family of arms. With the same look and feel, profile and aesthetics as the real deal, the Yamam officers must face down identical reproductions of the arms they often face on the job – a level of authenticity that takes training to a whole new level.

To check out an exciting video showing some real training at the RAP4 Israel facility, check out the video on the RAP4 Israel homepage here: www.rap4israel.com

Real Action Paintball – As Real as it Gets!

About:
RAP4 is recognized as a leader in compressed air-powered marking technology, with patented innovations for military and law enforcement tools and industry-leading paintball sport equipment. Headquartered in San Jose, California, RAP4 has distributors across America and around the world. Trained staff members are available by phone or in person for consultations, and to troubleshoot or train your personnel on use of their equipment. visit www.rap4lesslethal.com

Tactical Tips To Law Enforcement Training Instructors.

Action Target

Provo, Utah --(Ammoland.com)- Action Target hosted their 20th Law Enforcement Training Camp earlier this year.

While pondering some of the unfortunate recent tragedies that have struck the law enforcement community nationwide —including a higher percentage of lethal attacks against police officers as well as the accidental shooting death of a 24-year-old corrections officer— I thought I’d offer some tactical tips to law enforcement training instructors.

Now, although this piece mentions officers and may be geared towards law enforcement in general, all the points can most definitely apply to the tactical shooting community as a whole.

Here’s my advice:
Repetition is the law of learning. The more students accurately perform a variety of techniques, the more comfortable they will become. Tactical training drills allow officers to develop individual skill and assist in building muscle memory.

Muscle memory is a kinesthetic phenomenon whereby specific muscular patterns and movements become ingrained. When movements are repeated over and over, eventually these movements can be performed without conscious effort.

Under such extreme stress, cognitive ability is diminished and thought process is narrowed acutely. When facing the stress of lethal confrontation, officers should not have to think about basic weapons manipulation or marksmanship fundamentals; if they have to think about these basic fundamentals under stress, their chances for losing increase.

On the other hand, regular practice and difficult, realistic, and challenging drills will increase survivability. Repetitive training, therefore, is vitally important when considering survival and life-saving tactical techniques.

As with any type of improvement, officers can never increase their ability unless they fail on occasion. No person can develop unless they try something new and push themselves to the limits. Failure or imperfection on a specific technique or drill is likely to occur. The idea is to have officers meet successes. Small improvements provide satisfaction which, in turn, buoys individual esteem and maintains interest and encourages persistence.

As a training instructor, here are some of the key points to remember during every range training opportunity or any tactical firearms training period.

1) Individuals that are considered “experts” in their chosen field are extremely good at the fundamentals. Focusing on the basics is a positive thing. On occasion, give students something fun too. No one wants to be bored at the range.

2) When training, it is important to remember the end goal: preparing for lethal confrontations. In order to maximize training, (a) the individual shooter should envision that each and every shot during the tactical evolution is, in reality, a lethal force situation; and (b) trainers should mimic real world events. For instance, in my last custom tailored Patrol Rifle Course, I had police officers wear the same Active Shooter go-bag that they carry in their squad cars. I had them reload from that pouch. The feedback was positive, mostly because the training mimicked real circumstances. In short, train as you fight. Don’t say, “In reality we’d do this but we’re not going to train like that.” That’s cheating yourself and your team of valuable training! Cheating or foregoing reality will get someone hurt or killed in the long run.

3) Give students several tools to fill up their tactical toolbox, but focus on what will work best. Remember, it’s not a good tactic if it doesn’t work well (a) on the move, (b) in low-light, or (c) under stress.

4) Start out slowly. Speed will come in time. Or, perhaps once you’ve done some drills at full speed, slow down to quarter or half speed until techniques are perfected, then speed back up.

5) Weapons handling skills can increase dramatically without ever shooting a single round. Dry and/or dummy round training periods are extremely helpful and are all too often overlooked. The nice thing about that is the price is right. With the budget crunch, remember, weapons handling skills doesn’t mean you have to shoot a lot of rounds. In fact, dummy rounds work wonders.

6) Firearms are inherently dangerous. Safety briefings and safety are occasionally thought of as the same thing; we’ve said it and we’ve heard it said a thousand times. Unfortunately, it’s under that premise when accidents happen. Don’t think it will never happen here. Creating an atmosphere where everyone’s comfortable enough to say, “Watch your muzzle” or “Get your finger off the trigger,” is essential. No egos among the instructors or the students. Remember, always keep safety first.

Use these tips for a safer, and more effective, training environment and continue to hone your skills and keep adding to your tactical toolbox.

About Jeffrey Denning
Jeffrey Denning is a former SWAT team leader, security contractor, undercover Federal Air Marshal, and Iraqi War Vet. He is the founder of Warrior SOS and writes tactical articles for Guns.com.

Editor’s Note: The views in this article are the author’s own and don’t necessarily represent those of Action Target, Inc.

About Action Targets:
Action Target is a privately owned business headquartered about 40 miles south of Salt Lake City in Provo, Utah. For the last 20 plus years, Action Target has been the dominant force in shooting range equipment design and manufacturing for law enforcement, military, and commercial ranges around the world. We are proud of our commitment to deliver advanced firearms training products that help prepare our men and women in uniform for the heroic job of defending our safety and our freedom. Visit: www.actiontarget.com

Wisconsin Carry

Wisconsin --(Ammoland.com)- With Wisconsin’s new concealed carry law going into effect there has been a proliferation of speculation about the consequences of having law-abiding citizens carrying concealed weapons.

Ironically, one day after Act 35 went into effect, a Milwaukee police officer negligently discharges his weapon in Southridge mall on Wednesday.

http://www.fox6now.com/news/witi-20111103-cop-fires-gun-southridge,0,5018946.story

As an organization that promotes safe carry in the manner of a law-abiding citizens choosing, we find it concerning that both the GreenDALE Police Chief, and Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn refer to the incident as a “freak accident” and an “complete accident” respectively.

Carry of a gun tucked in the waistband *without* a holster aka “Plaxico Burress” style is no accident, and is not a safe way to carry a handgun. Its unfortunate that with all the purported training that we often hear that police officers obtain with regard to firearms that both Police Chiefs do not take the opportunity to use this as a teachable moment.

Handguns should be carried in holsters. Carry in a holster prevents negligent discharge. The gun-accessory marketplace has thousands of options for holsters for open carry, concealed carry, inside the waistband, outside the waistband, and dozens of other carry options. When a firearm is carried in the waistband, and subsequently discharged unintentionally that is not an accident, but rather negligence.

Negligent discharge of a firearms is a violation of the law. It is unfortunate that in this case, a police officer that should be held to a HIGHER standard is unfortunately given a “free pass” when he could have very easily injured or killed someone with his negligent (not accidental) behavior. Thousands of our members have researched and obtained holsters that serve their style of carry over the last several years. We are confident that as large numbers of Wisconsin residents apply for and begin to exercise their human and constitutional right to self-defense under Wisconsin’s new concealed carry law they will not follow the example set by this Milwaukee Police Officer and instead visit their local gun store to research the variety of holsters available for conceal or open carry which will prevent negligent discharges like this Milwaukee Police officer’s from happening.

We also hope that law enforcement would not give a “free pass” to a violation of law and cite this officer for negligent discharge of a firearm as an example to all that failure to take personal responsibility and carry in a safe manner will have legal consequences.

Carry On,

About:
Wisconsin Carry, Inc. is a non-profit corporation dedicated to the preservation and reclamation of the rights of law-abiding Wisconsin residents to carry in the manner of their choosing. We believe that “open carry” and “concealed carry” are choices to be made by law-abiding citizens based on their situation and preference. Wisconsin Carry, like many gun-rights organizations in Wisconsin, is investing a great deal of resources to get Wisconsin law changed to allow concealed carry this next legislative session by proposing Constitutional Carry. Wisconsin Carry, Inc. will continue to use legal recourse to deter unlawful treatment of law-abiding Wisconsin residents who currently exercise their right to open carry, and soon will exercise their right to concealed carry in Wisconsin. Visit: www.wisconsincarry.org

BlueCrew

Spring Hill, FL --(Ammoland.com)- BlueCrew.us, a new police training site, was launched today by BlueSheepdog.com.

BlueCrew.us is a new concept in police training and officer safety on the web. Driven by member support, the Blue Crew site strives to provide excellent resources for its members and negotiates significant discounts with law enforcement trainers and gear providers.

BlueCrew.us is a companion site to BlueSheepdog.com, offering additional benefits and unique content not available elsewhere. In-depth training videos on firearms, defensive tactics, investigations and career advancement are in production now.

BlueCrew benefits include a video archive, a collection of e-books and training articles, a podcast archive, a training bulletin board and more. One of the benefits is a collection of discounts with law enforcement trainers and gear suppliers.

Companies offering discounts include Lifeline Training, Tuff Products, Dave Smith & Associates, TCB Firearms, DALTECH Force, Safety Solutions Academy, Helix Arms, and more.

BlueSheepdog.com will remain as it always has: a free resource of police training, equipment reviews and law enforcement news. BlueSheepdog.com will still publish regular articles, send out newsletter and produce podcasts.

Contact:

Richard L. Johnson, owner of BlueSheepdog.com and BlueCrew.us

Richard@BlueSheepdog.com
www.bluecrew.us/
www.bluesheepdog.com/

Wisconsin Carry

Wisconsin --(Ammoland.com)- The following letter was submitted to the state legislature this morning regarding Assembly Bill 237 which would grant police new statutory authority to arrest citizens for civil forfeiture violations (dog at large, fireworks violations, sending unsolicited fax) and hundreds of other minor infractions which currently police many not arrest for, only issue a citation.

Please share this letter with your state representatives and senators.

Last night Representative Farrow REMOVED himself as a co-author of the bill thanks to the efforts of our members who contacted him.  Please contact your reps and senators, share this letter, and ask them to REJECT Assembly bill 237.

You may locate your state legislators here:

http://legis.wisconsin.gov/w3asp/waml/waml.aspx

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Dear Rep. Bies, Assembly rules committee, Assembly Criminal Justice Committee, et al,

On October 5th of this year a letter was submitted by Asst. Police Chief Dean J. Collins who is championing a request for the legislature to change state law with regard to forfeiture violations.

Currently there are violations which the state legislature felt were not serious enough offenses to warrant potential incarceration. Those violations are punishable only by civil forfeiture (fine).

Wisconsin Carry is mindful that the legislature is faced with a diverse assortment of requests for potential new legislation.  We are also aware that, unfortunately, it is nearly impossible for you to become an expert in each piece of legislation that you will evaluate and vote for in your capacity as a legislator.  For that reason you rely on what you hope to be the honest and truthful input from your constituencies.

The purpose of this letter is to bring to your attention some glaring and significant misrepresentation of fact that we have become aware of which occurred in both the letter submitted to the Criminal Justice Committee on October 5th, as well as the testimony given by Brookfield Asst. Police Chief Dean J. Collins on October 24th.

A copy of the letter is available here:

http://legis.wisconsin.gov/lc/comtmats/files/ab0237_20111019134400.pdf

A link to the video testimony is available here: (note Chief Collins testimony begins at approximately the 54 minute mark)

http://www.wiseye.org/videoplayer/vp.html?sid=7103

In the letter and video testimony, Asst. Chief Collins suggests that this legislation is necessary to protect municipalities from lawsuit for unlawful arrest.  Mr. Collins uses a lawsuit that Wisconsin Carry filed against the City of Brookfield and some of its police officers as evidence that this legislation is necessary.  It is important for the committee and legislature to be aware that the primary reason Brookfield was sued was because their officers initiated a felony stop with guns drawn against, made an unlawful arrest of, unlawfully searched a vehicle of, and unlawfully seized property of, one of our members *without probable cause* nor *reasonable suspicion* that she had committed any crime OR violation of any statute.

Let me be perfectly clear. Brookfield was not primarily sued because they lacked the statutory authority to arrest for unlawful transport.  Brookfield was sued because they had no probable cause or reasonable suspicion to detain or arrest our member for any reason at the time they initiated the felony stop against her.  Brookfield officers violated our members 14th amendment due process rights which incorporate the 4th amendment rights to be free from unlawful search and seizure.  If you pass this law, Brookfield would still have faced a nearly identical lawsuit and the outcome would have been identical.

Changing this law vastly expands police authority, but it *will not* protect Brookfield or any other municipality from the very same litigation that they faced and that other departments who violate the civil rights of our members will face in the future. It is our hope that we never have to file another lawsuit.  This will be possible if police departments around the state train their officers to understand the basic concepts of reasonable suspicion and probable cause before detaining or arresting people.  AB 237 will have the opposite affect.  It will perpetuate a false belief that police can arrest anyone, at any time.  Ironically, Wisconsin Carry believes that despite the months that have passed for Brookfield to conduct a full review of their procedures, Asst. Chief Collins testimony and his misconceptions about why his department was sued make a convincing argument that the people of Wisconsin need MORE legislative protections from law enforcement personnel who fail to grasp the basic US Constitutional rights that his officers violated in this situation, not less protections.  When civil rights are violated, the solution ought not to be to request new legislation to expand police power and erode citizen’s rights so they cannot be violated, but rather to end the practice of violation of people’s civil rights.

Furthermore, in the video testimony from Asst. Chief Collins he makes the statement that if the legislature does not pass this bill there will be “nothing the police can do” to enforce civil forfeitures.  This is also categorically false.  Police will continue to be able to issue citations for fines in these situations.  If those fines go unpaid,courts can and will continue to issue bench warrants for the arrest of the persons who do not pay their civil forfeiture.  This procedure has worked very well throughout the history of our state.

It is intellectually dishonest for Asst. Chief Collins to misrepresent this truth to the Criminal Justice Committee in his testimony.

State civil forfeiture violations are things the legislature felt were not serious enough violations to be punishable by jail, rather only monetary penalty.  Therefore the authority to arrest a person for those very same violations was not appropriate.  If the legislature now believes that there are some violations that are currently only civil forfeitures that the legislature believes *should* be punishable by greater penalties than we would encourage the legislature to address those individually and make those specific violations crimes so that law enforcement can exercise the statutory authority to arrest that already exists under state law, and NOT create new legislation that gives the police blanket authority to arrest citizens for violations so simple as “dog at large” “sending an unsolicited fax” or “fireworks violations” just to name a few.

We recognize the police would surely like to have the power to arrest anyone at any time for any violation no matter how minor, but we believe that a *critical* role of government has always been to limit the authority of law enforcement to a specifically defined set of parameters and thus protect the civil rights of citizens and provide protection from an over-reach of authority and prevent a move toward a police state.

Thank-you for your thoughtful consideration.  On behalf of the Wisconsin Carry, Inc. Board of Directors and our membership in the State of Wisconsin, we urge you to reject Assembly Bill 237.

Carry On,

About:
Wisconsin Carry, Inc. is a non-profit corporation dedicated to the preservation and reclamation of the rights of law-abiding Wisconsin residents to carry in the manner of their choosing. We believe that “open carry” and “concealed carry” are choices to be made by law-abiding citizens based on their situation and preference. Wisconsin Carry, like many gun-rights organizations in Wisconsin, is investing a great deal of resources to get Wisconsin law changed to allow concealed carry this next legislative session by proposing Constitutional Carry. Wisconsin Carry, Inc. will continue to use legal recourse to deter unlawful treatment of law-abiding Wisconsin residents who currently exercise their right to open carry, and soon will exercise their right to concealed carry in Wisconsin. Visit: www.wisconsincarry.org

International Training Inc

HRODILLEY, TX --(Ammoland.com)- International Training, Inc. (ITI), a subsidiary of Wackenhut Services Inc., and providers of benchmark security training programs to the U.S. Government, U.S. Military and corporate America, is teaming up with Special Operations Systems LLC to host a four day 40 hour High Risk Operations Course in Fort Worth, TX from June 6th-9th, 2011.

This course was developed for officers tasked with conducting high-risk enforcement operations such as: Narcotics, SWAT, Fugitive Apprehension, Vice, Gang Enforcement, Zero Tolerance and more.

This course will provide the student with the technical and tactical background to effectively conduct a High Risk Enforcement Operation. This program covers both planning and operational phases with an emphasis on teamwork. The instruction is in depth and the students are presented a wide variety of live fire drills and reality based scenarios.

High Risk Operations Training

Course Content Includes:

• Tactical Marksmanship
• Target Reconnaissance
• Planning and Briefing
• High Risk Warrant Entry Techniques (CQB)
• Breaching
• Covert Operations Planning
• Officer / Informant Rescue / Immediate Action – Rapid Deployment
• Vehicle Assault Tactics

Pre Requisites and Equipment requirements: Commissioned Peace Officers in Good Physical Condition. Body Armor, Rifle, 3 magazines, sling, and magazine pouches, Pistol, holster, 3 magazines (minimum), belt to secure holster, handheld light, weapons mounted lights, eye / ear protection, weapons cleaning kit, suitable clothing/rain gear for environment, hydration system or water bottle, and sunscreen if necessary. Sim conversion kit. PPE, and 150 Sim rounds if available. 250 handgun rounds / 250 rifle rounds of ammunition.

To register for the High Risk Operations course, please contact Special Operations Systems LLC, PO Box 163314, Fort Worth, TX 76161-3314 by phone (O) 888-281-7811 or email admin@specopsystems.com. For more information, visit www.specopsystems.comor www.itiwsi.com. Cost per student is $450.

About the Instructors
The instructor cadre is a globally experienced and diverse group. This provides a unique and balanced perspective in creating our training programs. The instructors are drawn from all branches of the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Military and Law Enforcement Special Operations, Federal, State and Local Law Enforcement, along with members from the Intelligence and Investigative communities. This blend of instructors provides an outstanding depth and strength to our training.

About International Training, Inc.
International Training Incorporated (ITI) is a subsidiary of Wackenhut Services Inc. Founded in 1989; ITI is committed to providing benchmark security training programs emphasizing professionalism, quality, customer service, and a fair price. ITI conducts both mobile and fixed site training in security assistance and security service programs for the U.S. Government, U.S. military, corporate America, and now private citizens. For more information on ITI or any of their courses, log on to www.itiwsi.com.

About Special Operations Systems LLC
Special Operations Systems is a provider of world class training and consulting solutions for law enforcement, military, and private security organizations. Our goal is to hone the edge needed for your personnel to effectively encounter and overcome the worst case scenario. Our staff is comprised of current and former Law Enforcement and Military operators with a broad spectrum of recent and relevant experience obtained in both domestic and international venues. Our Mobile Training Teams specialize in advanced SWAT team training, Close Quarters Battle (CQB) training, unit leadership, and instructor development. www.specopsystems.com

SureFire

As reported, each officer said he was trying to operate his pistol-mounted light when the weapon discharged.

We at SureFire are deeply saddened by these tragic events. Ensuring the safety, success, and survival of our warfighters and peacekeepers has always been the key element in SureFire’s corporate mission.

The Texas and New York shootings reportedly involved pistol-mounted lights manufactured by SureFire. Although both shootings remain under investigation, we are confident these investigations will conclude that SureFire lights are safe and effective. According to news reports, a police spokesman for the Texas department said the department does not believe there is a problem with the flashlight in question or the way it is activated.

We take this opportunity to review the crucial benefits that weapon-mounted lights provide to police officers and the citizens they protect, and to emphasize the need for proper officer training in both the use of these lifesaving tools and in low-light tactics in general.

In 1986 SureFire introduced the first light designed specifically for mounting on handguns. This light was quickly adopted by SWAT teams, including LAPD’s D-Platoon. In 2004 SureFire introduced the current X-Series WeaponLights, intended primarily for attachment to handguns. There are well over 100,000 SureFire X-Series lights and tens of thousands of optional grip-activated “DG” and “SL” switches in use today, and our competitors have sold hundreds of thousands of other pistol-mountable lights themselves. During this 24-year period the only reported safety-related incidents involving such lights are the two incidents mentioned above. These figures alone prove that SureFire WeaponLights, and weapon-mounted lights in general, are safe.

We strongly believe that any department that does not permit its officers to use a weapon-mounted light increases the risk of wrongful shootings due to suspect or weapon misidentification, and the risk to its officers of serious injury or death due to the lack of illumination control in critical situations.

According to the NYPD (1996 SOP-9), as many as 77% of police shootings occur under some degree of diminished light. Yet most departments continue to dedicate a small percentage of firearms and tactics training to realistic low-light conditions. In an analysis conducted by Tom Aveni of the Police Policy Studies Council (www.theppsc.org), over a 13-year span the Baltimore County PD (which Mr. Aveni regards as one of the best trained in the country) achieved an average hit ratio of 64% in daylight shootings. In shootings that occurred in low-light conditions the average hit ratio dropped to 45%—a decline of 30%. Mr. Aveni determined that as much as 18% to 33% of law enforcement shootings are of the “mistake-in-fact” variety, i.e., when a suspect displays an item that is mistakenly believed to be a deadly weapon or engages in furtive behavior that is mistakenly perceived to be threatening. As many as 75% of the “mistake-of-fact” shootings examined by Mr. Aveni occurred at a time of day “we’d generally associate with reduced light conditions.”

In a New York Post article about the NYPD shooting mentioned above, a person identified as a firearms expert was quoted as stating, “When you put a flashlight on a weapon system, there are numerous things that you have to manipulate, and under stress, things are more difficult…”

While we agree that under stress things are more difficult, by eliminating the need to hold, point, and activate a handheld light, a weapon-mounted light actually reduces the complexity of illuminating a threat as soon as lethal force is deemed potentially necessary. It’s worth noting that the same purported firearms expert testified as an expert witness in connection with the 1999 Amadou Diallo shooting. In that case, four NYPD officers shot and killed an unarmed suspect in low-light conditions. As reported, the officers were operating under the belief that Diallo, who appeared to match the description of a serial rapist and initially ran away from the officers, was brandishing a weapon, which later proved to be his wallet. It is very likely that this tragedy, and the resulting $3,000,000 settlement, could have been avoided if the officers had been equipped with weapon-mounted lights and adequate low-light training.

Every experienced law enforcement officer we know would agree that, in use-of-force situations that occur in diminished-light conditions, supplemental lighting is necessary for sound decision-making and effective action. Adequate illumination is required both before the decision to pull the trigger is made, and as the officer is firing. These officers also would agree that a proper two-handed grip is required for optimal accuracy. While flashlight/handgun-shooting techniques can be effective, they do not allow the full two-handed grip and the degree of stability afforded by a pistol-mounted light.

Consider the rapidly evolving nature of threat situations: Time does not always permit the use of a handheld light; an officer may need to draw his or her weapon immediately. In such time-critical situations, an officer equipped with a pistol-mounted light has an instant source of illumination in hand, which can be crucial to proper decision-making and, indeed, to survival. Both handheld and weapon-mounted lights are important safety tools. Handheld lights may be preferable in circumstances when the threat of a lethal-force encounter is low, but they are not optimal in lethal-force situations. Should an officer equipped only with a handheld flashlight have cause to present and/or discharge his or her weapon, they must either use a one-handed grip with a consequent decrease in accuracy, or hold the flashlight and weapon together in a less than optimal grip. Activating a pistol-mounted light is much more mechanically efficient and, consequently, is much quicker and easier to use than a handheld flashlight and has the added benefit of improved accuracy under stress.

Every piece of equipment issued to an officer requires training to be used effectively. Flashlights and weapon-mounted lights are no exception. The Four Basic Rules of Firearms Safety are taught to every academy cadet and posted within virtually all police and civilian shooting ranges. While each of these rules are equally important, two of them are particularly pertinent to the use of weapon-mounted lights:

Rule #2: Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on target and you are ready to fire.

Rule #3: Never point your weapon at anything you are not willing to injure or destroy.

These rules must be fully ingrained in law enforcement officers by means of proper training of sufficient quality and frequency.

Proper training is required not only to enhance officer safety and to avoid accidental shootings, but also to protect departments and municipalities against financial liability. The courts can and will hold a municipality liable for failure to adequately train its police force. See, e.g., City of Canton v. Harris, 489 U.S. 378 (1989); Zuchel v. Denver, 997 F.2d 730 (10th Cir. 1993). And law enforcement agencies must conduct firearms training that is realistic, and that reflects the environment the officers are likely to encounter. See, e.g., Popow v. City of Margate, 476 F.Supp. 1237 (Dist. N.J. 1979). Unfortunately, many police agencies still have not developed such training. The failure to have appropriate and realistic “decisional” training with respect to the use of deadly force is a risk that agencies cannot afford to take.

We believe that weapon-mounted lights are crucial safety-enhancing tools for law enforcement officers, and that departments and municipalities must provide training adequate to the task. Too often officers are placed under extreme duress in complex, rapidly evolving, life-or-death situations without the necessary equipment and/or training. To that end, SureFire is developing and will release free of charge to any U.S. law enforcement agency a comprehensive multi-media training course curriculum entitled Low-Light Safety & Survival: Tools, Tactics, and Techniques. These materials will provide departments with a training format based on 15 years of testing and teaching low-light tactics and Officer Survival at the SureFire Institute.

In closing, we offer these reminders for the safe use of weapons used in conjunction with weapon-mounted lights or any other piece of equipment:

• Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on target and you are ready to fire.
• Never point your weapon at anything you are not willing to injure or destroy.

About SureFire
Located in Fountain Valley, California, SureFire is a leading manufacturer of high-performance flashlights, weapon-mounted lights, and other tactical equipment for those who go in harm’s way, or anyone who demands the ultimate in quality, innovation, and performance. SureFire illumination tools are used by more SWAT teams and elite special operations groups than any other brand. SureFire is an ISO 9001:2000-certified company. Visit: www.surefire.com

COR-BON Law Enforcement Training Center (CLETC)

Corbon Ammo

Load Sturgis, SD --(Ammoland.com)- The same American family that brings you COR®BON Ammunition, is proud to announce their new endeavor; the COR®BON Law Enforcement Training Center.

CLETC is a new, modern firearms training center, located in Sturgis, South Dakota. It offers first class training for Law Enforcement agencies, individual officers, and civilians.

Although, geared primarily for the advanced standards of law enforcement training, the site will also be open to civilians seeking quality training. The facility offers handgun, rifle and shotgun, at various tactical ranges. The classroom is state of the art, with all the current technical equipment. Students will be taught in a positive environment using proven instructional programs.

A wide range of instruction, including NRA certified courses, will be offered for Law Enforcement personnel, beginners and advanced shooters. Nationally known and local instructors will help students develop their safety and shooting skills with all types of firearms. The objective of our certified staff is to ensure students become competent owners and users of firearms.

The location is secure, yet very convenient, nestled on private property within the Sturgis Community, just minutes away from Interstate 90, lodging and restaurants. The nearby Black Hills tourist destinations also offer leisure and vacation opportunities. Students will be able to enjoy an abundance of nature and relax in the comfortable atmosphere at the center and surrounding area.

Equipment, gear and ammunition will be available for purchase at the onsite Pro Shop.

Further training opportunities will be announced as CLETC matures. For more information and class schedule, visit our website or call our Director, Matt Veal. www.corbon.com 605-347-4544

About CORBON
Dakota Ammunition, manufacturer of CORBON/Glaser products, is an American Family owned and operated corporation for over 27 years. Our company uses only the highest quality components and we put our products through rigorous daily testing to insure that we bring you the safest products available. Our facility has the most modern manufacturing and pressure testing equipment in the industry. We are proud to put “Made in America” on all of our boxes. We stand behind our products 100%

Action Target Bobber X-Treme Target

Action Target

Provo, Utah --(Ammoland.com)- Reactive shooting is the skill a police officer must rely on when confronted with a suddenly hazardous situation.

It is a critical skill that can save officer’s lives, and it is the result of conditioned hand-eye coordination developed by training on Action Target air-powered reactive steel systems

As we learn more and more about the human dynamics involved in armed confrontations, we understand that physical skills that require conscious thought or intellectual processing tend to break down rapidly under high levels of stress. If defensive skills and responses are not programmed in at a subconscious level, the sudden stress may cause us to fumble, freeze or panic. It is in this environment that reactive shooting skills are needed. Such reflexive shooting skills can be taught through the use of extremely short time limits, thus pushing the shooter to function at the limits of reaction and response time. This can be compared to learning how to hit a fast moving ball with a bat or racket, or developing the reflexes to block a punch or kick at full speed. Reactive steel targets provide the instant feedback required to program an officer’s reflexive shooting skills effectively and efficiently.

Over the next several months, we will be showcasing our entire Reactive Steel line of targets. First one to be discussed is our Bobber-Xtreme

• Reactive steel with automated reset – Independent target control
• Multiple AR500 steel target plates – Variable exposure times
• Choose knock-down or “flop” heads – Computerized scenarios

The basic function of the Bobber-Xtreme will probably sound familiar. A steel plate is presented to the shooter from behind cover. This plate can be hit at any time while it is exposed, and a computer interface is used to control the frequency and duration of the target exposures.

Speed - The exposure times with the Bobber-Xtreme can be as short as a ½ second, so speed is of the essence. The whole idea behind reactive shooting is to train the body to automatically carry out the complex action of firing a gun without having to process the whole sequence with your conscious mind.

Accuracy - Not only is missing the intended target inefficient and ineffective, it is a staggering liability during an actual armed conflict. Because the 8-inch target plates on the Bobber-Xtreme jump up from and retreat behind total cover, only accurately placed shots will have any effect. Painting the chest plate and assuming it to be an innocent bystander or hostage increases the pressure for accuracy even more.

Judgment - Split-second judgment and threat analysis may be the most important elements of the training triangle. The revolutionary Bobber-Xtreme addresses this issue by presenting the shooter with two separate target plates, one directly behind the other. One plate is an 8-inch circle, and the other is an 8-inch octagon. Depending on your training scenario, you can classify all the circle plates as hostile, and all the octagon plates as friendly. When one of the plates jumps up from behind cover, the shooter must quickly determine whether the plate is hostile or friendly and then take the appropriate action. The circles and octagons look enough alike to force the shooter to be sure.

If you would like some more information about the Bobber-Xtreme or other Reactive Steel products, please contact the Territory Manager for your region.

About Action Targets:
Action Target is a privately owned business headquartered about 40 miles south of Salt Lake City in Provo, Utah. For the last 20 plus years, Action Target has been the dominant force in shooting range equipment design and manufacturing for law enforcement, military, and commercial ranges around the world. We are proud of our commitment to deliver advanced firearms training products that help prepare our men and women in uniform for the heroic job of defending our safety and our freedom. Visit: www.actiontarget.com

Safariland.com

JACKSONVILLE, Florida --(Ammoland.com)- Safariland Training Group, is pleased to announce its 2010 National Conference, November 1 – 4, 2010, near New Orleans.

Formerly known as the Less Lethal conference and the Monadnock training conference, the program has been expanded to include a new line of lecture-based classes geared toward supervisors and investigators, as well as more specialized courses based on the demand for new training in the law enforcement industry.

Safariland will combine its traditional and most popular courses with a new line of options including:

• Patrol Rifle and Patrol Shield
• Crime Scene Investigation
• Crowd Management
• Startle Response to an Ambush

New lecture-based classes were created by request from officers across the country.

• Leadership and Command for Patrol Supervisors
• High-risk Warrant Planning for Team Leaders and Supervisors
• Critical Incident Command
• Homicide Investigations

Small group instruction and daily interaction are the hallmarks of each class. Safariland Training Group Instructors guide attendees through the programs with personalized attention and support. The courses have been developed with the experience of the Training Group’s Instructors and the expertise behind Safariland’s product brands, such as Monadnock,

Defense Technology, Protech and Forensics Source.

“We’ve geared the conference towards the ever–changing needs of the police community,” said Sandy Wall, Safariland’s Director of Training. “Our focus is to offer courses that are unique and challenging with personalized attention and hands-on instruction.”

Being held at the Crowne Point Plaza Hotel in Kenner, Louisiana, only 20 minutes from downtown New Orleans, there is a special discount rate for rooms of $79 per night. Safariland has significantly discounted many of this year’s conference rates to accommodate agencies that have experienced budget cuts.

• For convenience, Safariland offers an on line registration for the conference this year. Go to www.regonline.com/safarilandconference to sign up your agency or as an individual.
• Visit www.safariland.com/training for a preview of the conference schedule and to download a brochure.

About Safariland
Safariland, LLC is a premier provider of law enforcement and security products and services, delivering a full-range of customer-specific solutions. Offering many of the world’s most recognizable branded products in the public safety market, Safariland is committed to saving lives. For more information about Safariland and its body armor products, as well as information on the new NIJ-06 standard, please visit www.safariland.com.

About BAE Systems
BAE Systems is a global defense, security and aerospace company with approximately 107,000 employees worldwide. The Company delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. In 2009 BAE Systems reported sales of £22.4 billion (US$ 36.2 billion).

Action Target

Provo, Utah --(Ammoland.com)- Action Target has been an active and integral part of training law enforcement personnel and first responders for years.

We have assembled some of the best instructors in the world to provide you with pertinent courses that meet your needs.

The Law Enforcement Training Camp is right around the corner. Time and space is limited, so please enroll as soon as possible.

If you are unable to attend LETC this year, let us bring the training to you. We have made arrangements with Bank Miller, a well known and respected law enforcement firearms instructor for 30 years, to train your department’s personnel with no instructor fees. The details can be found by clicking here.

Action Target is providing the following training courses in your area:

Training Seminars 2010

• September 13-17 LETC Provo, UT
• September 22-24 Lexington, KY
• September 20-24 IALEFI /RTC Bend, OR
• October 5-6 Chicago, IL
• October 5-6 Orlando, FL
• October 6-7 Steamboat Springs, CO
• October 17 Chesterfield, MI
• October 19-20 Kansas City, MO
• October 19-20 Havana/Tallahassee, FL
• October 26-28 Middleburg, PA
• November 4-5 Miami, FL
• November 16-17 Cops West Ontario, CA
• November 18-19 Bloomington, IN

Thanks for taking a few minutes of your time. Action Target is committed to the safety and lives of officers through out the Law Enforcement community. At Action Target we believe one of the greatest benefits to the lives of officers is training and has committed huge resources to this belief and in making it available to all departments at a drastically reduced fee and or no charge because we feel it is that important. Please attend one of our upcoming training events in your area or Host your own training.

Action Target Law Enforcement Training Camp Info

For more information contact the Action Target Training/Education Division 801-377-8033 or Email training@actiontarget.com

Two Glock 19s one real one airsoft, side by side and you have a hard time telling them apart...

AirSplat - Airsoft Gun Warehouse

Arcadia, Ca --(Ammoland.com)- Two Glock 19s. Put them side by side and you’d have a hard time telling them apart.

They feel the same, have the same weight balance, sights, materials. The only distinguishable characteristic is an orange tip and when you drop the mags one’s holding 15 9mm rounds, and the other is holding 15….plastic airsoft BB pellets.

It’s an airsoft gun, often considered to be a toy and recreational item. But they can be so much more. Many law enforcement agencies are utilizing them already with great success. And you can get in on it too. Airsoft fields and events can be an invaluable and inexpensive tool to reinforce gun safety, combat preparedness, and proper use of a firearm for defense.

Airsoft is different from air rifles and pellet guns in that they use standardized airsoft 6mm plastic bb’s that weigh far less than metal pellets or sabots, and are perfectly safe in a controlled play environment.

There are an increasing number of airsoft clubs and airsoft organizations establishing multiple day events that can be attended for a set fee. They’re run on weekends, centered around military scenarios, and the core skills practiced are valuable to real world preparedness. There are varying degrees of immersion, ranging from “play and go back to the car for a snack” to full airsoft milsim, where one acts, functions, and performs like a real military force for the entire duration. These latter are great for testing weapons skills.

Most events are in outdoor wooded areas, while some are more modeled after urban environments. Each type has its own advantages to real firearms training. Wooded areas teach players to scan large areas quickly to look for potential threats. They also put hunting camo to the test by seeing how effective it is against the ultimate target –watchful human eyes. Urban areas teach how to use cover effectively and about lines of fire and engagement.

For those that don’t have the time to dedicate a weekend or full day to these events, there are even small walk-in arenas where one can pay a flat fee for the entire day. They operate on round based team-on-team matches. The downside is that anyone can join in, so you’ll have lots of younger teenage boys playing war gung-ho, which can detract a bit from the experience. Find a group of like-minded friends, and it can make for both a fun and educational experience.

Proper Weapon Usage
Airsoft teaches proper weapon usage, maintenance, and safety precautions. Most airsoft guns in the mid-range price look, feel, and function as close to the real steel guns as possible. Most pistols are 1:1 true to scale, so if you own a real pistol, you can find its airsoft version and even use your carry holster to train smooth drawing. A few popular models made by airsoft manufacturers are 1911′s (both single and double stack), m92s, USPs, and Sig P226 series pistols. Some gas airsoft pistols even disassemble the same way as the real thing! Real firearms training is great for becoming accustomed to the physical feel of shooting a gun, but airsoft simulation events teach valuable self-defense tactics in actual firefights scenarios against other people.

Physical Fitness
Another often overlooked benefit is physical fitness. Running around all day from cover point to cover point with adrenaline rushing is fantastic exercise. Just make sure to stay hydrated! You’ll be sweating a lot more than you think. It also trains your body to react well under stress and flight/fight situations. The more you’re exposed to these moments, the faster your brain is able to process the correct actions and pathways, your muscle memory knows exactly how to draw your weapon , cock it, and fire it, and reload it. When you can do these actions unconsciously, you have more presence in the moment to make combat decisions.

Warrior Mindset
The most important skill learned at these events is mindset. You can put all your tactical gear and holsters through real world paces and determine what works, and lose what doesn’t. You learn to distinguish between friend and foe. You’ll hone your aiming and marksmanship skills on real targets who will react and move. You’ll learn how to use your weapon defensively, so you’ll train yourself how to respond – rather than react – to surprises and potential threats. And if you’re “killed” you can learn from your mistakes, so you survive next time!

Airsoft Players Before the Match

Airsoft Players In Action

Airsplat also has a site with a comprehensive listing of fields across the US. If you are ready to get out there and try it Airsplat has a comprehensive listing of US airsoft fields

John Durfee is a Gulf War veteran and the marketing manager for Airsplat, the nation’s largest retailer of Airsoft Guns and Apparel.

Virginia Citizens Defense League

Covington VA - -(Ammoland.com)- This is the account of the first time I was pulled over by a LEO while carrying concealed.

I had just finished making a night-drop deposit at the bank of about $3,000 when I proceeded home around 11:45 pm. I lived in Pulaski County, VA at the time. I noticed the LEO’s lights in the mirror and silently rebuffed myself for not having replaced my burned-out headlight. One very important aspect of an encounter with a LEO, especially at night, is to start things off properly, so I pulled into a well-lit public parking area, rolled down my window, turned on my dome light, turned off my engine and remaining headlight, and kept my hands on the top of the steering wheel in plain view.

He approached my car and asked me if I knew why he had pulled me over. I responded that it probably was the headlight I had not replaced as I had worked overtime that weekend. He said I was correct and asked to see my license and registration. At that point I politely responded “Officer, before I do that I want to inform you that I am a CHP holder and am currently armed with a 9mm on my person.”

I was carrying IWB. He politely asked me if I would open the door from the outside and step out of the car. Note: never reach back inside the car if a LEO suspects or knows you are armed. Why add tension to the situation? I reached through my own window and opened the door from the outside and stepped out of the car keeping my hands on the very top of the door in plain view. He asked me where my firearm and wallet were, and I told him I was carrying IWB in front on the left side and my wallet was in my left rear pocket.

He asked me to show my firearm so I slowly moved my left hand and lifted that side of my shirt by grabbing my shirt near the top. Do not lift it from the bottom as that puts your hand very close to your firearm. The LEO removed my firearm and placed it on the rear of the car, he also removed my wallet and handed it to me. I removed my license and CHP and handed them to him. He took my firearm with him to run my license. He returned and handed me back my license and CHP which I put back in my wallet and laid it on top of the car (again, no hands on the body).

The LEO removed the magazine from my firearm and handed it to me. He ejected the round that was in the chamber (I carry with one in the pipe). The round ejected and fell at his feet. I politely asked him if he would like for me to pick the round up for him and he said he would. I did so and held it in my hand. He complimented my firearm, as it is one of the smallest 9mm’s available today, and we continued to chat for several minutes about its performance, cost, etc.

He was very friendly, and didn’t give me a ticket either. The main thing that made this a polite encounter rather than a disaster is the fact that I took most of the stress out of his experience. My step-dad is a retired Virginia State Police officer, and I have other friends and family that are or were LEO’s. When a LEO stops a vehicle he or she is literally placing themselves in the position of being a potential target.

Encounters with LEO’s are not the time to hold a 2-A protest. Most of them are just doing their jobs and want to go home to their families alive at the end of the day like the rest of us. In addition, every LEO that I have asked said that he or she wished law-abiding people carried concealed. If we understand encounters with LEO’s to be what they are (i.e. somebody just doing their job) and not what they aren’t (i.e. personal insults or attacks against us as individuals) we can all go home to our families alive at the end of the day.

Tony

About:
Virginia Citizens Defense League, Inc. (VCDL). VCDL is an all-volunteer, non-partisan grassroots organization dedicated to defending the human rights of all Virginians. The Right to Keep and Bear Arms is a fundamental human right. Visit: www.vcdl.org

Wilson Scattergun Technologies Standard Model Shotgun

Action Target

Provo, Utah --(Ammoland.com)- Action Target is dedicated to offering you the best possible training equipment and courses available.

We are diligent in our efforts to constantly update the classes we offer to meet the dynamic needs of law enforcement.

Our training materials and practical application instruction changes when new laws are enacted and when case law reveals a need. We have a variety of courses available, which incorporate the tools officers use daily, such as our Tactical Shotgun.

The shotgun is the most effective close quarter self-defense tool available to armed professionals. Whether pump action or semi auto, no other firearm has the versatility and potential power of the shotgun. Learn how to fire it without pain and suffering, and how to extend its capability from contact distance to its maximum effective range, including less than lethal options.

Topics Covered:

• * Multiple uses of the shotgun
• * Semiautomatic vs. pump action
• * Assembly and disassembly of the police shotgun, both semiautomatic and pump
• * Nomenclature and maintenance
• * Proper fitting
• * Function check and cycle of operation
• * Choke options, advantages / disadvantages
• * Additional accessories and optional equipment
• * Ammunition
• * Less than lethal options
• * Sling techniques
• * Administrative loading and unloading
• * Tactical reloading
• * Stoppage clearing
• * Transition techniques
• * Unique shooting techniques
• * Multiple threat, multiple shot applications
• * Shooting while moving
• * Engaging moving threats
• * Ground fighting
• * Quarter shooting
• * Final evaluation

Student Requirements and/or Prerequisites:

• * Proof of current law enforcement, military or private security status
• * Proof of agency instructor status
• * Hard shell ear protection that meets OSHA Noise Reduction Rating 29 (double hearing protection, plugs and muffs, recommended)
• * Eye protection that is shatter resistant and wrap around
• * All equipment required for course

HOST AN ACADEMY COURSE AND GET FREE TRAINING!
Action Target Academy courses can be filled by your agency’s officers exclusively, or you can serve as a host agency where additional officers from surrounding areas come and attend the course at your facility. As the host agency, you will get free slots in whichever course you decide to sponsor.

For more information contact the Action Target Training/Education Division 801-377-8033 or Email training@actiontarget.com

Visit: www.actiontarget.com

Mako Defense

FARMINGDALE, NY --(AmmoLand.com)- Mako Defense, the training division of The Mako Group (“Mako”), headquartered in Farmingdale, NY, has scheduled the dates for their next set of Israeli Special Forces Tactical and Self-Defense Shooting Courses, which use the Israeli Method of fighting.

Training will take place in Alaska beginning on September 2, 2010 in the Mat-Su Valley area and on September 11, 2010 in the Fairbanks area. The same courses will also be offered in Nixa, Missouri beginning September 20, 2010.

Mako Defense teaches the Israeli Method of fighting exactly as it is taught to the Israeli Special Forces, not the modified version that some companies may offer in the United States. Mako Defense instructors have extensive experience as operators and instructors in the most elite Israeli Special Forces units, including:

• · Yamam – or Special Police Unit is the elite police counter-terrorism unit in Israel. Yamam specializes in hostage-rescue operations and offensive take-over raids against targets in civilian areas. It also performs SWAT duties and undercover police work.
• · Duvdevan – an elite unit of the Israeli Special Forces. Duvdevan is particularly noted for conducting undercover operations against militants in urban areas.
• · Sayeret Mat’kal – a top Special Forces unit. Its main roles are counter-terrorism, deep reconnaissance, and obtaining strategic intelligence behind enemy lines. Sayeret Mat’kal is also in charge of hostage rescue missions outside Israeli borders, such as the Operation Entebbe in 1976.
• · Classified units of the Israeli Secret Service.

Mako Defense instructors teach and use these fighting techniques in Israel on a daily basis.

“Far more than just the typical carbine and pistol shooting courses, the Israeli Method is a comprehensive martial art that prepares students to effectively defend against, and immediately neutralize, any violent threat. Students enrolled in Mako Defense courses quickly gain a high level of competence in all aspects of the use of their firearms, leaving the courses more highly trained than many firearm instructors”, says Addy Sandler, The Mako Group’s CEO.

“Students are also taught simple, effective Krav Maga techniques for unarmed defense against armed or physically superior attackers. Krav Maga, known for its extremely efficient and brutal counter-attacks, is taught to many elite special forces around the world.”

The Israeli Method, forged in a society that is under the constant threat of violent terror attacks, is designed to be as practical for off-duty police or civilians shopping in a mall as it is for Special Forces soldiers operating behind enemy lines. It can be effectively used by an individual operating alone, a team of two, a SWAT team, or an infantry platoon. Because of this flexibility, the techniques taught in these courses are applicable to personal self-defense as well as to law enforcement work and military operations.

While Mako Defense courses are the ultimate in self-defense training, they are specifically designed to increase the proficiency of law enforcement, military, and security personnel.

The following Israeli Special Forces Tactical and Self-Defense Shooting Courses are scheduled in the United States for September and October 2010. Each class is limited to 15 participants:

Anchorage/Mat-Su Valley, Alaska

• Carbine I: September 2-3, 2010
• Carbine II: September 4, 2010
• Pistol I: September 5-6, 2010
• Pistol II: September 7, 2010

Fairbanks, Alaska

• Carbine I: September 11-12, 2010
• Carbine II: September 13, 2010
• Pistol I: September 14-15, 2010
• Pistol II: September 16, 2010

Nixa, Missouri

• Pistol I: September 20-21, 2010
• Pistol II: September 22, 2010
• Carbine I: September 23-24, 2010
• Carbine II: September 25, 2010
• Pistol I: September 27-28, 2010
• Pistol II: September 29, 2010
• Carbine I: September 30-October 1, 2010
• Carbine II: October 2, 2010

As with any effective martial art, Mako Defense courses are designed so that those who complete a course have the opportunity to enroll in a more advanced course, progressing easily and quickly to the next level of proficiency.

Pricing is US$300 per day per course, plus 200 rounds of ammunition per day.

For information about the Alaska courses call (907) 764-7205 or send an email to training@makodefense.com. For information about the Missouri courses, call (417) 849-3233 or send an email to ed.porat@themakogroup.com.

Note: Courses in the Atlanta, Georgia area are currently being planned for fall 2010 or winter 2011. For more information or to be put on a list to be advised of the course dates, call (404) 843-9460 or send an email to ronnie.genser@themakogroup.com.

About Mako Defense
Mako Defense is the training division of The Mako Group (“Mako”), headquartered in Farmingdale, NY. Mako Defense is dedicated to providing the best available Israel Special Forces Tactical and Self-Defense Shooting courses to military personnel, law enforcement officers, government and private security organizations, and individuals. Mako Defense training consists of the latest techniques used by Israeli military, law enforcement, and their Special Forces units. Instructors are highly qualified with years of real-world combat experience in the most elite of the Israeli Special Forces units. In addition to public courses, Mako Defense offers instruction and lectures (limited to law enforcement, military, and security organizations) in advanced techniques, such as methods for active shooter and hostage situations; airport, bus, and public transport situations; EOD and bomb disposal; and transportation and port security. Additional information about Mako Defense is available at www.MakoDefense.com, or call (631) 880-3396 or send an e-mail to info@MakoDefense.com

About The Mako Group
The Mako Group manufactures, markets, and distributes innovative security products for law enforcement, the military, and the outdoors market. The company is headquartered in Farmingdale, New York and has offices in Atlanta, Georgia; Nixa, Missouri; and Anchorage, Alaska. The Mako Group is the sole source North American marketer for three Israeli security products companies – FAB Defense weapon accessories, Front Line holsters, and Sansolo EOD & Breaching devices. The Mako Group also manufactures and distributes Mako Defense weapons accessories and exclusively markets Global Military Gear weapons accessories and tactical gear. Additional Mako Group company and product information is available at www.themakogroup.com, or call (631) 880-3396 or send e-mail to info@themakogroup.com

Action Target

Provo, Utah --(Ammoland.com)- As the nation’s largest manufacturer of shooting range equipment for the last 25 years, we have been the dominant force in designing and installing ranges for law enforcement, military and commercial purposes around the world.

For 18 years Action Target has been providing the Law Enforcement Training Camp (LETC), one of, if not the best, firearm-related instruction for sworn personnel in the world.

So if you were not able to attend LETC this year, let us bring it to you. We feel training is that important! We will pay an instructor to come train your officers, Rangemasters, SWAT Team or any other sworn staff. You only have to pay for the instructor’s travel-related expenses, and that is all.

Action Target will have Bank Miller travel to your range and train from 1-20 officers a day. Bank has over 30 years of combined military, local and federal law enforcement experience. He was the Chief Firearms Instructor for the DEA, FBI Academy and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) and the National Narcotics Training Institute for 12 years. Bank has also served as the Director of Training for the Sigarms Academy and is currently the Senior Firearms Instructor for the Action Target Academy.

ACTION TARGET is proud to have Bank provide any or a combination of the following courses:

• Handgun Safety & Handling
• Sighted vs. Unsighted Shooting
• Alternate Shooting Positions and Ground Fighting
• Multiple Threats / Multiple Shots
• Shooting While Moving
• Engaging Moving Threats
• Dominant & Support Hand Drawing, Firing, Reloading, and Stoppage Clearing
• Advanced Practical Handgun

Details of this offer:
ACTION TARGET will pay Bank’s instructor fee to train from 1-20 officers each day. The cost to your agency is for his travel-related expenses, which include airfare, car and food. For the first day of Bank’s instruction, the cost to your agency is $750. Each day after that, the cost drops to $350 a day for 2-5 days. Where else can you have someone with Bank’s extensive background train up to 20 officers for $750…nowhere! To schedule a training session or for more information, please call Richard Matthews, Director of Training. His contact information can be found above.

Visit: www.actiontarget.com

Safariland.com

JACKSONVILLE, Florida –-(AmmoLand.com)- Safariland, a BAE Systems line of business, announces the debut of the latest offering from the Safariland Training Group, the Female Officer Survival Training Tactics course, which is available immediately.

This four-day course, developed by female law enforcement officers, provides female officers the skills to confidently engage and thwart lethal threatening situations. Highlights of the course include improved firearms accuracy, advanced gun fighting skills, defensive tactics specific to the female officer, and improving tactical decision-making skills through scenario-based training.

This program provides an opportunity for female officers to train in a comfortable learning environment at the range, in the gym and in the classroom. The course will provide each student with a personalized assessment of her particular skill sets and identify any areas to focus for development.

“Female officers put their lives on the line every day, just like male police officers, yet they have to overcome some inherent challenges,” said Sandy Wall, Safariland’s Director of Training. “Our talented Safariland Training Group female instructors have experienced these challenges first hand in their careers and have built this course to offer their fellow officers options and tactics to help survive the street.”

Safariland Training Group’s chief instructor for the course is Dorcia Meador, a 31-year veteran of the Fort Worth Police Department, who is considered by many as one of the best female shooters in the country. She is a four-time women’s NRA champion and holds numerous national records in police pistol combat competitions, 1500 PPC revolver, and Police Pistol Combat semi-auto. Joining Meador is Lt. Amy Forster of the Vancouver Police Department, who is a recognized expert in ground and hand-to-hand fighting, and Belinda Selvey of the Fort Worth PD, who is an accomplished tactical instructor.

For information on registration, as well as a complete listing of classes and schedules, visit www.safariland.com/training.

Formerly known as the Armor Holdings Training Academy, the Safariland Training Group name reflects the dynamic restructuring of the company that builds on our longstanding legacy brand products, such as Defense Technology®, Monadnock®, PROTECH® and many others.

About Safariland
Safariland, LLC is a premier provider of law enforcement and security products and services, delivering a full-range of customer-specific solutions. Offering many of the world’s most recognizable branded products in the public safety market, Safariland is committed to saving lives. For more information about Safariland and its body armor products, as well as information on the new NIJ-06 standard, please visit www.safariland.com.

About BAE Systems
BAE Systems is a global defense, security and aerospace company with approximately 107,000 employees worldwide. The Company delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. In 2009 BAE Systems reported sales of £22.4 billion (US$ 36.2 billion).

When police administrators think analogously of canine teeth, they may imagine the wolf in the picture above.

Montana Shooting Sports Association

Montana - -(AmmoLand.com)- It is a matter of record that too many members of professional law enforcement, especially administrators, simply do not trust citizens to be armed and enabled to defend themselves from criminal attack.

Notwithstanding this too-common attitude among some law enforcement administrators, many street cops understand that they can rarely be present to stop a criminal attack – to interpose themselves between a criminal and his intended victim — no matter how they sincerely wish to protect people.

Why do some police administrators distrust armed citizens?

Do they seek a monopoly of force to build their bureaucracies by creating a “protection racket”? Dr. Sarah Thompson reminds us of the phenomenon of “projection” that we all learned about in Psych 101, and believes many who oppose firearm ownership do so because they project their own psychological instabilities onto the rest of us. Could projection be the primary motivator for law enforcement administrators’ opposition to citizen empowerment to reject victimization by being armed? Or, do they fear that the sheer volume and intrusiveness of the laws they are tasked to enforce will become insufferable to armed people?

Certainly there is a different perception of the armed citizen by firearm opponents than by the armed citizens themselves.

Consider only the language used by each. Those who object to firearms in civilian hands call self-loading rifles “assault weapons,” while the owners of these firearms call them “sport utility rifles” or “homeland defense rifles.”

There is no doubt that police administrators view citizen self defense from a unique perspective. Everyone sees the world from a unique perspective. Police administrators perceive the world from their unique point of view as full-time participants in the criminal justice system.

This unique perspective is influenced primarily by three factors:

1. The clientele they deal with are not a cross section of the population. The people subject to their work are primarily ne’er-do-wells of one sort or another, conditioning some in law enforcement to grow to believe that anyone not a police officer and not in jail just hasn’t been caught yet committing his or her special crime.
2. Their peer associations tend to be limited to their narrow circle of co-workers, so they don’t have the level of everyday exposure to usual citizens that those not in law enforcement have.
3. Their mission has changed. The primary mission of the people hired to wear badges and guns used to be to keep the peace in the community, and to prevent the strong and mis-intended from preying on the weak. They were called “peace officers.” Their title has gradually changed and they have come to be called “law enforcement personnel.” Along with that change in descriptor has come a change in mission. Their primary mission has come to be enforcement of government edicts of one sort or another.

These and other factors causes those overseeing the “thin blue line” to perceive very differently those people who do not wear uniforms but do have firearms, perceived from a very unique perspective.

Police administrators appear to be thinking only about how guns in citizens’ hands will affect their relatively small sphere of law enforcement activity, but not about how they will affect everything outside that sphere. In Montana, only about 7/10ths of 1% of the population are actively involved in law enforcement (including game wardens and detention personnel; 2/10ths of 1% with only sworn MHP, sheriffs and police – [mpera.mt.gov] ). Police administrators are a tiny part of that, a minuscule subset of Montana.

Analogies about how this tiny subset sees armed citizens differently than armed citizens see themselves are easy to offer.

Suppose two people look at an empty tube from a roll of paper towels. However, one looks at it end-on, and another looks at it from the side. Each will see, perceive and describe a much different reality.

This may be a better analogy. Some people describe firearms as our “liberty teeth.” Teeth and firearms are surprisingly analogous. They may each be used benignly, defensively or offensively. Teeth may be tools only (for eating), weapons for defending, or weapons for aggression.

My Golden Retriever: When I think of canine teeth, I think of this picture.

I often compliment my Golden Retriever, Lea, on what pretty, large, sharp, white teeth she has. While she can destroy a nearly bulletproof golf ball with these teeth in about 30 seconds, I am NEVER concerned that she will use her formidable teeth to rip out my throat in the night while I sleep. Never! When I think of canine teeth, I think of this picture.

When police administrators think analogously of canine teeth, they may imagine the wolf in the picture at the beginning of the article.”

This illustrates the difference between how most citizen gun owners see themselves and each other, and how Montana’s tiny subset of police administrators may see citizen gun owners. And, this matter of perception difference and perspective may explain some police administrators’ apparent fear of armed citizens.

About Montana Shooting Sports Association:
MSSA is the primary political advocate for Montana gun owners. SAF is a national organization headquartered in Bellevue, WA that works nationally to advance the interests of gun owners. Visit: www.mtssa.org

Buckeye Firearms Foundation

Ohio - -(AmmoLand.com)- I don’t know exactly how long Colleen Long has been employed by the Associated Press, but if the journalist publishes many more facts that expose the lies of the gun control movement, I expect she’ll be visiting the unemployment lines very soon.

In an article noting an increase in the number of officers killed in the line of duty by gunfire in 2009, Long departed from the anti-gun media template by providing a great deal of perspective on the increase.

From the story:

The number of officers killed in the line of duty by gunfire increased 24 percent from 2008, according to preliminary statistics compiled by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, a national nonprofit organization that tracks officer-related deaths.

As of Saturday, 47 police officers have died nationwide this year after being shot while on duty, up from 38 for the same time in 2008, which was the lowest number of gunfire deaths since 1956, according to the data.

Just publishing the actual numbers themselves (38 last year, 47 this year) provides a great deal of perspective. And keeping in mind that there are close to 1 million officers on the street (a number Long also provides later in the story), the situation becomes even clearer.

But Long didn’t stop there.

The availability of guns compounds the problem, criminologists say. But Pennsylvania, the state with the most gun-related officer deaths so far this year, has among the strictest gun laws in the country, according to a ranking by the pro-gun-control Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. Other states, like Louisiana, Oklahoma and Kentucky, have very little oversight and had few, if any, officer gun deaths this year.

Amazing! This is the type of analysis that is completely absent from the vast majority of gun-related reports in mainstream media. Pro-gun advocates often point out that the Brady Campaign gives better grades for having tough gun control laws to states that also have the highest gun violence, but the point is rarely repeated by media who dutifully publish the Brady bunch’s grade card press release each year.

The story goes on to note that Kevin Morison, a spokesman for the Officers Memorial Fund, which keeps the statistics, said he sees people on both sides of the gun debate using the numbers to prove points.

“But folks who are willing to intentionally target police officers seem to be able to find a way to accrue guns regardless of what the laws in those state would be,” Long quotes Morison as saying, again raising a point those who oppose gun control laws often make, only to have their observations spiked by a biased media.

As if she is unaware she is writing for the anti-gun Associated Press, Long includes still more perspective at the conclusion of her story.

Overall gunfire deaths have more or less been on a steady decline for decades as more tools become available to keep officers safe. More officers are required to wear bullet-resistant vests. There’s also better and faster medical care to save an officer’s life.

In 1973, during a heyday of corruption and crime, there were around 600,000 officers and about 156 gunfire deaths. Currently, there are about 900,000 law enforcement officers nationwide and only 47 gunfire deaths this year — a per-capita decrease of nearly 21 percent.

I’m not sure how Colleen Long’s story made it past the biased editors at the Associated Press, but I’m glad it did. Poll after poll shows a majority of Americans support the right to bear arms for self-defense, and oppose new gun control laws. No one is asking for the bias to simply switch to the pro-gun side, but it is high-time the American media start telling the whole story in its coverage of gun-related issues, and Colleen Long has written an excellent example of how such articles can be written.

Chad D. Baus is the Buckeye Firearms Association Vice Chairman.

About:
Buckeye Firearms Association is a grassroots political action committee dedicated to defending and advancing the right of Ohio citizens to own and use firearms for all legal activities. Visit: www.BuckeyeFirearms.org

RAP4 Attends SWAT HSI Tactical Seminar

Real Action Paintball

Elmer, New Jersey --(AmmoLand.com)- Real Action Paintball is proud to be part of the HSI Tactical Seminar 2009 in New Jersey. The event took place at Harbor Site International, the premier tactical training venue in Elmer, New Jersey.

HSI presented one of the world’s most experienced security, training, and risk mitigation teams as part of the HSI Seminar. They invited security and police professionals from fifty two departments and tactical teams to join in a weekend-long summit discussing new technology in threat mitigation and less lethal response.

These professionals work the streets and ports of the United States and the capitals of Europe, in Afghanistan and Iraq, and throughout Latin America, the Middle East, the former Soviet Union, Southeast Asia, and Africa. Their participation made the HSI Seminar an overwhelming success!

The SWAT, SRT, and other participants were excited to test and evaluate RAP4′s latest T68 training products. Outstanding for force-on-force tactical training as well as less lethal use in the field, RAP4′s T68 M4-styled compressed air powered carbines were extensively test fired and praised.

The T68 reflects the latest in tactical training technology, incorporating a fully functional magazine-feed system. The array of accessory interchangeability allows for a world of configurations: RIS CQB, Special Ops, with an onboard hidden air source or remote line connected to a bulk air container, red dot sights and scopes, flashlights, grenade launchers, and the ability to use either a full size hopper or magazine feed! The T68 M4 works with an 18 round detachable magazine, though an optional 200 round hopper adaptor is available for those who need more ammo capacity. With ergonomics, controls, and aesthetics replicating the M4 duty carbine, operators carry their instincts over perfectly between duty carbine and T68…making your range time that much more effective.

The RAP4 T68 training system is safe, effective, and costs less than 5 cents per shot. With RAP4′s specialized projectiles, you can train with marking rounds, non-marking water rounds (for use on MOUT and borrowed facilities), and rubber non-marking rounds. The kinetic reinforcement from being hit with these non-lethal training rounds is second to nothing for tactical training…and provides shot accountability with clear hits on target and in the surrounding environs. No other training system provides more trigger time that is as realistic or as effective.

For more about Harbor Site International, visit harborsiteinternational.com
For more about RAP4 products, visit: rap4.com

THOR Global Defense Group Donates TR-15 Rifles to CLEET

THOR Global Defense Group

Southeastern Oklahoma --(AmmoLand.com)- Oklahoma based LOKI Weapon Systems, a subsidiary of THOR Global Defense Group, recently donated the first of ten custom built TR-15 rifles to the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET) in Ada, Oklahoma. LOKI manufactures the THOR TR-15, an AR-15 rifle – and produces a variety of parts and accessories based on THOR designs. This donation (10 rifles) has a retail value over $15,000 but the real value is in the training opportunities it provides for Oklahoma’s peace officers.

When Larry Knesek, President & CEO of THOR Global Defense Group was asked why they made this donation he said, “The individuals who train here are the same men and women who are putting their lives on the line every day to ensure a safer society for all of us, it is truly an honor for us to provide them with the support and equipment they need.”

CLEET is the state agency, which is responsible for training the majority of Oklahoma’s peace officers. This donation will expand CLEET’s armory, which did not include any AR-15 tactical rifles until now. The TR-15’s will allow CLEET to offer an Advanced Rifle course to Oklahoma’s peace officers. CLEET Director, Dr. Larry Birney noted that “By expanding the armory at CLEET to include AR-15 rifles, we will be able to provide Oklahoma’s peace officers with advanced rifle training that was previously unavailable. By expanding our training opportunities, CLEET is preparing officers for all types of situations, thus increasing the level of safety statewide.”

The TR-15 rifle is used frequently by law enforcement agencies nationwide, and as part of this donation THOR has agreed to allow communities with graduates from the CLEET Advanced Rifle course to purchase this firearm at a significantly reduced cost.

Senator Susan Paddack was one of those in attendance for the donation.

She stated, “This donation comes at a time when all state agencies are experiencing budget cuts and scaling back operations. Oklahoma is fortunate to have businesses that recognize the needs of state agencies and take steps to help them better serve our citizens.”

All those in attendance were not only impressed by the generosity of THOR/LOKI but by the superior quality of the firearms.

LOKI Weapon Systems is part of the growing firearms industry in Southeastern Oklahoma. For the past seven years, members from various organizations in southeastern Oklahoma have made the annual trek to the SHOT Show, the world largest shooting, hunting, and outdoor trade show, to attract new businesses to the area. Southeastern Oklahoma’s hunting industry is only a small portion of what makes the area an attractive location for firearms manufacturers. The gunsmith school at Murray State College provides quality employees for these manufacturers and CLEET’s training programs and East Central University’s Criminal Justice program provides access to key customers.

In addition to access to customers and trained employees, Southeastern Oklahoma provides unique opportunities to forge partnerships that allow numerous businesses to thrive.

Michael Southard, President & CEO of the Ada Jobs Foundation noted that “[THOR Global Defense Group] is an excellent example of how the businesses can partner with each other and improve the economic climate of the area. A&W Machine Shop in Coalgate supplies LOKI with parts, and Freedom Graphix in Ada customizes firearms for THOR’s customers. This is just the tip of the iceberg of partnerships that will be formed as the firearms industry continues to grow in the area.”

In January, members from Oklahoma Southeast, a regional economic development marketing group, the Ada Jobs Foundation, Murray State College, THOR Global Defense Group and Freedom Graphix will all travel to the SHOT Show in Las Vegas. By working together, these entities will not only promote Oklahoma- made products but showcase how Southeastern Oklahoma is a viable business location for this industry.

For more info on the TR-15, visit THOR’s website at www.THORGDG.com or call 479-474-3434

RAP4 T68 Spitfire Training Rifle

Real Action Paintball

San Jose, CA --(AmmoLand.com)-The paintball industry is buzzing about the concept of dual-source paintball feeding, which is a reality in the T68 SplitFire family of markers! This RAP4 innovation allows players to carry two different types of paintballs onboard simultaneously, and effortlessly switch back and forth between them to satisfy mission and role playing requirements.

The T68 SplitFire accepts paint from a detachable, spring-fed magazine…and any size hopper. That gives you the ability to carry mission-specific paint and general event paint, so you can play two different roles on the field or…get yourself into position when backup is too far away.

Each T68 SplitFire represents years of research and innovation, and epitomizes the very best materials, manufacture, and design available. The T68 SplitFire does not rely on batteries; rather, its purely mechanical function enables it to operate in all weather and in a temperature range wider than you care to challenge. The CO2 or compressed air source is hidden onboard, inside the multi-position collapsible stock. You can easily attach a full size tank or remote line setup if you choose. The standard m1913 tactical rails accept a host of RAP4 and military-style accessories.

Then there’s that dual-feed system, unique to the T68 SplitFire family of markers. It’s such a revolution for law enforcement training and tactical use that the T68 SplitFire earned this year’s “Law Enforcement Technology Innovation Award.” Police appreciate being able to switch between two different rounds for cost effective training, and personal protection in less-lethal use-of-force scenarios…

Just like you can switch from event paint to mission paint in your tactical scenarios this weekend.

The T68 SplitFire, and all the accessories you could ever need, are available from Real Action Paintball—As Real as it Gets!

About:
RAP4 is recognized as a leader in compressed air-powered marking technology, with patented innovations for military and law enforcement tools and industry-leading paintball sport equipment. Headquartered in San Jose, California, RAP4 has distributors across America and around the world. Trained staff members are available by phone or in person for consultations, and to troubleshoot or train your personnel on use of their equipment. visit www.rap4lesslethal.com

International Tactical Officers Training Association

Terre Haute, Indiana –-(AmmoLand.com)- The International Tactical Officers Training Association (ITOTA) has awarded CMG Marketing and Events a multi-year contract to manage their 2009 and 2010 Tactical Evolution Expo and Conference. The 2009 Expo and Conference is scheduled for October 21 and 22, in Virginia Beach, Virginia and will be a first-class production with all levels of the law enforcement and military special options community in attendance.

According to Kevin Barrett, CEO of ITOTA “we wanted an event management firm that could bring our expo and conference to the next level and help us market this vitally important event to the worldwide tactical community.” Continued Mr. Barrett, “With CMG Marketing’s vast background in event planning and execution, as well as her knowledge of the law enforcement and military markets, we felt this partnership would be a perfect match for our needs.”

As part of the overall program, CMG will handle the management and planning for all aspects of the expo and conference. In addition CMG Marketing will handle the advertising sales for ITOTA’s publication Swat Digest.

“We could not be more pleased with this opportunity,” says Cathy Williams, President of CMG Marketing & Events. “ITOTA plays an important part in bringing the international tactical community together through training and information and we are more than confident that this event will surpass attendees’ expectations.”

About:
The ITOTA is an international association designed to offer quality professional training and information sharing. The ITOTA recognizes the need to expand and share tactical knowledge of focusing on the wealth of experience that exists in the global tactical community. For more information on the ITOTA and the 2009 Tactical Evolution Expo and Conference visit www.itota.net.

About:
CMG Marketing and Events adds the International Tactical Officers Training Association to their client list which includes ATK and Related Products, Blaser, Hammock Publishing, The American Watercraft Association, Marine Corps League, the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation, The National Rifle Association and the Boomer Esiason Foundation. For more information visit www.cmgmarketingandevents.com