We include one-handed shooting, with both rifles and pistols, in our training curriculum. We don’t do it nearly enough & anything less is little more than self-deceptive masturbation…
Police Training
UTM Reality Based Training is at National Tactical Officers Association’s Conference
UTM RBT will have a booth where they will be displaying and demonstrating the most innovative, technologically advanced and comprehensive training system in existence…
Action Target concludes its 2014 Law Enforcement Training Camp
More than 120 law enforcement firearms instructors from locations all over the US as well as Canada, Australia and Brazil attended this year’s training…
The Safariland Training Group Conference Heads to the West Coast
Train with leading professionals in law enforcement in Reno, Nevada September 16-19, 2014…
Live-Fire Scenarios!
At least once per year, Pat Troy and I get together and do a Live-Fire Scenario Course at the wonderful Echo Valley Range in WV. Many from the DC area join us there…
One Punch Homicide And A Police Officer’s Safety
It would appear that when people mean to do you physical harm everyone understands that striking the head is an outstanding target of opportunity…
VA Home Owner Fires Warning Shot At Unannounced Police – Wins Case
The homeowner hears the noise and tries to see who is in his yard. It is men in dark clothing pointing guns with lasers at the homeowner, what would you do…
Lights, Sights, Lasers Tour Features DRD Tactical & Gargoyles Performance Eyewear
More than forty Police Officers, Sheriff’s Deputies and Federal Agents attended training at the SCALE Regional Training Facility in Jordan, MN as part of the Lights, Sights, Lasers 2014 US Tour…
Lights, Sights, Lasers Tour Features Steyr Arms & Blade-Tech Industries, Phoenix, AZ
The Lights, Sights, Lasers 2014 LE/MIL training hosted by the Maricopa Sheriff’s Office offered specialized instruction featuring the use of tactical lights, firearms sighting systems and weapon-mounted lasers..
200 Rounds, About All The Average Policeman Shoots In A Year
In one day of competition, I shot 265 rounds of .45 ACP. I shot them at multiple targets, some partially obscured by cover, or by friendly “no-shoots.”…
Local, State & Federal Law Enforcement Attend Lights, Sights, Lasers Tour in Ohio
The Lights, Sights, Lasers 2014 LE/MIL training hosted by the Ohio State Parks will offere specialized instruction featuring the use of tactical lights, firearms sighting systems & weapon-mounted lasers…
Going to Guns, Part II
Old-timers, who broke me in, fired their first shots at places like Anzio and Inchon and were as serious as an open grave…
Going to Guns!
Officers, and Operators in general, need to be “fully armed,” with all skills, mental/philosophical preparedness, and equipment they will need to be victorious in this dangerous world…
When Making Life or Death Decisions, Get your Priorities Straight!
It strikes me that there has been a subtle shift of emphasis, a shift from: “Officer Victory” to “Liability First”…
Lights, Sights, Lasers Training Workshop Comes To Independence Township, New Jersey
Lights, Sights, Lasers US Tour set to deliver FREE accredited training to Law Enforcement & Military personnel on April 21st & 22nd hosted by the Independence Township Police Department New Jersey….
That’s Right, You Never Know…Readiness Is A Chosen Lifestyle
The point here is that “readiness” is a chosen lifestyle. When the challenge comes, usually unannounced, and you’re unprepared, you perish. You’ve heard of “Quick or Dead?”…
Old Habits Die Hard, But Requisite Updates Save Lives
Requisite updates, no matter how painful, can no longer wait years for implementation, lest another “Newhall” has to come along to jog us out of our false lethargy and naive self-satisfaction…
Defense Technology Introduces the Low Roll Training Simulator
New training system for safe deployment of Defense Technology Distraction Device units…
Action Target Law Enforcement Training Camp A Huge Success
Action Target’s annual Law Enforcement Training Camp ended last Friday as instructors and trainees parted ways after another year of advanced firearms training…
ATF Graduates 100th Detection Canine Class
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives today graduated the 100th class in its accelerant and explosives detection canine and handler program.
Myth – ‘Only Ones’ With Badges Possessing Jedi Like Gun Handling Skills
The recent shooting of an armed murderer outside the Empire State Building in NYC has brought to the forefront the issue of training and marksmanship of Police Officers.
A Police Officers Guide and Handbook to Tactical Casualty Care (Under Fire)
The lack of training concerning the use and deployment of a tourniquet prompted Navarro to provide a detailed guide to Tactical Casualty Care…
RAP4 Israel Training Facility For Israel SWAT
RAP4 Israel is proud to be the official training facility for force-on-force drills for Yamam – the Israel SWAT team…
Tactical Training Tips – Key Points for Instructors & Shooters
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…
BlueCrew.us Police Training Site Launches
BlueCrew.us, a new police training site, was launched today by BlueSheepdog.com…
Police Power Grab Assembly Bill 237 – Read Wisconsin Carry Letter to the State Legislature
Wisconsin Legislature should 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”…
ITI Texas Campus & Special Operations Systems LLC Hosts Competitive High Risk Operations Course
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…
Hand Gun Training for Low-Light Conditions: A Matter of Life and Death
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…
COR-BON Law Enforcement Training Center (CLETC)
CLETC is a new, modern firearms training center, located in Sturgis, South Dakota…
Improve Reactive Steel Shooting with the Bobber Extreme
Reactive shooting is the skill a police officer must rely on when confronted with a suddenly hazardous situation…