Five ways to blend marksmanship and reality-based training 9
Police firearms trainers have to try to balance the need for conventional "qualification" (something that may never change due to board- or state-level requirements beyond your control) and the need to actually prepare officers to fight with the gun. ...
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W.Va. deputy's gun explodes in his hand11
WTOV9.comMARSHALL COUNTY, W.Va. — Officials in Marshall County said they've learned it could have been the weapon -- not the ammunition -- that caused a gun to explode in a deputy's hand last week. ...
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Product Review: Lightfield's Less Lethal Ammunition
Lightfield is a complete munitions company which makes a variety of products for sportsmen and law enforcement. The Lightfield Less Lethal Research side of the house includes 12 gauge projectiles for humane wildlife control, and 12 gauge Specialty Impact Munitions(SIMs). Tests concluded that Lightfield Less Lethal Research has done their homework and they get an “A+”. ...
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W.Va. police searching for stolen SWAT rifle, ammo3
By Rusty Marks Charleston GazetteWHEELING, W.Va. — Ohio County authorities have not located a fully automatic assault rifle stolen from the Wheeling Police Department almost a month ago.Wheeling ...
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IACP Digest: Visiting the vendors
Mid-way through my attendance at the IACP session on domestic and international terrorism on Sunday morning, I received a text message from my friend and colleague Hannah Simon: “TASER has an AXON ...
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How to buy ammunition
For any agency, ammunition selection is a combination of science, the needs of the agency, and trial and error. For any ammunition you’re considering, everything should be tested with the specific ...
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Nationwide ammo shortage worries N.M. officers25
By Hailey Heinz Albuquerque JournalALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Cops don't like the idea of not having bullets for their guns when they're chasing bad guys. But ammunition is at a premium these days because ...
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N.Y. gunman's 98 rounds spurs ammo debate7
By William Kates Associated PressRelated Articles: N.Y. gunman fired 98 shots during rampage News report: 13 confirmed dead in shooting at N.Y. immigration center BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The man who gunned ...
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N.J. troopers discover huge weapons cache
By Allison Steele and Jan Hefler Philadelphia InquirerGLOUCESTER COUNTY, N.J. — New Jersey state police say they discovered a massive arsenal of weapons and ammunition at the Gloucester County home ...
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Man with guns, ammo arrested at L.A. airport  6
Associated PressLOS ANGELES — A motorist with more than a dozen guns - two of them loaded - and nearly 1,000 rounds of ammunition in his pickup truck was arrested Friday at a vehicle checkpoint as ...
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Guns stolen from sheriff's patrol car
Editor's note: In a few recent incidents, guns, ammo, and other weapons have been stolen from patrol cars. Be sure to read one officer's tip about preventing cruiser theft. By Robert Salonga Contra Costa ...
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Weapons stolen from N.M. cop cars
Related article: Rifle, ammo stolen from Calif. cop carsBy Rozanna M. Martinez Albuquerque JournalALBUQUERQUE — Weapons locked inside three law enforcement vehicles are missing after the vehicles ...
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Rifle, ammo stolen from Calif. cop cars
By Robert Salonga Contra Costa TimesCONTRA COSTA, Calif. — In what is being described as a brazen theft, at least one burglar broke into a secure California Highway Patrol lot and took a tactical ...
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2007 statistics on officer deaths released
The casket of Philadelphia police Officer Sgt. Patrick McDonald, 30, is taken from Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul after funeral services in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008. McDonald ...
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BIA releases details of reservation shooting1
The Bismarck Tribune SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The Bureau of Indian Affairs has released the name of an officer who was shot while serving as part of a surge in law enforcement officers on the Standing ...
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Police find suspect had 10,000+ rounds
Authorities say the 52-year-old, arrested on suspicion of shooting at a traffic light, had more than 10,000 rounds of ammo in his van and a storage locker, as well as timers and other suspicious materials ...
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N.J. police stockpile assault weapons15
By Serdar Tumgoren The RecordBERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — North Jersey police are stockpiling some of the most sophisticated tactical and assault weapons on the market, but some residents question the need ...
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Police seize guns, ammo under new law11
By Ryan Lillis The Sacramento BeeSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento police have seized 56 guns and more than 800 rounds of ammunition from convicts and gang members over the past year through an ordinance ...
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Arming campus cops is elementary39
Jim Lanzi, the Crime Prevention Coordinator for the Department of Public Safety at Princeton, filed an anonymous complaint (his identity was later revealed) against the school with OSHA in which he stated – rightly so in our view – that by not allowing campus police the ability to carry guns, the university has created a workplace safety hazard. But OHSA sided with the University’s contention that “Princeton Township and Borough police will be there when needed and on-campus public safety officers still do not need guns” according to a report in the Times of Trenton. ...
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