The One Resource for Police and Law Enforcement

Products

Ammunition News & Articles

N.Y. shell-casing ID bill advances Comments

Related: New shell ejection study suggests gun handling determines where empties fallBy Melissa Mansfield NewsdayALBANY — Legislation requiring some handguns to have shell case-imprinting technology ...

The right stuff: Responding to an active shooter with limited manpower Comments

By Frank BorelliWhen a situation gets ugly, you know you have work to do. The question is, do you have the tools to do it? Choosing the right weapons and ammunition will help make every second count. Being ...

Dangerous ammunition to bullet resistant vests

A new type of ammunition known as the Aguila IQ has been identified as being able to penetrate bullet-resistant vests. The ammunition is manufactured in Mexico under the Aguila brand name by the munitions ...

Practical shooting competition is fun: but are there practical benefits?

By Dave Anderson American Handgunner Practical shooting competition had its roots in the late 1950s. Itdeveloped into unrestricted, freestyle competition, encouraging shooters to come up with creative ...

Don’t sweat the ammo!

This short article originally appeared in Police & Security News By Ralph Mroz A lot of police officers get their knickers all in a knot when it comes to choosing duty ammunition. They read all of ...

LE uses for the .50 caliber rifle

by Paul Markel The .50 rifle is usually thought of in a military context. Few people in law enforcement would normally classify it as a law enforcement weapon. Yet, I submit that this is an example of ...

Ammo shortage squeezes police forces Comments

P1 Editor's note: Be sure to read Dick Fairburn's article Surviving the ammo shortage from the July/August issue of The Police Marksman magazine. Demand skyrockets partially due to wars; lack of bullets ...

Surviving the ammo shortage Comments

If your agency hasn’t bumped up against an ammunition shortage in the last few months, you don’t shoot much. This scarcity of factory ammunition is the result of several different factors, ...

LE agencies experiencing delayed ammo shipments

By D.L. Wise Greensboro News-Record GREENSBORO, N.C. — As the equipment officer and firearms instructor at the High Point Police Department, Officer Byron Low used to receive ammunition shipments in 30 ...

Hornady Law Enforcement Rifle Ammunition

New Products in 5.56mm and 6.8 SPC Reprinted courtesy of Police Marksman Magazine In a continuation of their program to offer the most innovative and mission-oriented rifle ammunition for law enforcement, ...

Colombia arrests 2 U.S. soldiers in ammunition trafficking plot

The Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia – Colombian police arrested two U.S. soldiers for alleged involvement in a plot to traffic thousands of rounds of ammunition – possibly to outlawed right-wing paramilitary ...

Common sense duty ammunition rotation

On numerous occasions, Police Departments have questioned when they should rotate duty handgun ammunition. Unfortunately, there is no one concrete answer. The answer depends on a number of factors: When ...

Police Link Two Highway Shootings; Can't Rule Out More Ties

BY JOHN McCARTHY The Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A friend was driving Gail Knisley to the doctor when she made a wrong turn. She turned around, and minutes later a bullet ripped through the driver's ...