Police Firearms News & Articles

From training cycles to weapon configurations and ammo load selection, a variety of factors have adversely affected widespread proficiency with the police shotgun. ...

Recently, I connected with three of my top firearms writers — Dick Fairburn, Lindsey Bertomen, and Ken Hardesty — to get their thoughts on a handful of issues related to the firearms marketplace ...

By PoliceOne Staff "If you were your police department's armorer and money was not an object, what would you choose for duty weapons?" We recently posed this question to our Facebook fans, ...

Sandia National Laboratory has developed a laser-guided ‘bullet’ which really isn’t a bullet, for reasons explained below. ...

As I note in the accompanying column to my reviews below, one of the most-discussed changes we’ve seen in the evolution of Eugene Stoner’s original AR-15 — or M-16 in military parlance ...

One of the most discussed changes has been the switch from the original gas tube system — known as direct impingement — to that of an external piston to cycle the action. ...

In early May of 2012, PoliceOne conducted a survey on law enforcement officers' use of firearms and firearm accessories. We have posted the results to the survey below. They represent a poll of 629 ...

For the mission of a backup/pocket pistol, the Kimber Solo is high quality, functions reliably with a variety of loads in 9mm, and is snag free and corrosion resistant. ...

The choice of weapon will reflect the values and belief systems of the person carrying the weapon. ...

Part Two: After reviewing the Colt M4 Advanced Law Enforcement Carbine, I gave Colt a credit card number instead of returning the test rifle. ...

I do not own stock in Colt Manufacturing, nor is the company paying me to write this review. However, I plead guilty to being a life-long admirer of all things Colt. For example, the first pistol I owned was a Colt series 70 Government Model .45. ...

By Brock Vergakis Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. — A super-powerful gun that shoots rounds more than 100 miles away — at several times the speed of sound — is being developed for Navy ...

You remember that old TV commercial? “Help! I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” I thought of that line recently during one of our thrice-weekly Cross-Fit fitness classes my wife and ...

As you probably have gathered by this time, most law enforcement writers enjoy trying out the new products during “Media Day” at the range just prior to the official start of SHOT Show in Las ...

Firearms companies have long been teaming up with firearms trainers. These partnerships often produce guns built to be better equipped to meet that trainer’s specifications. The Thunder Ranch 1911 ...

The National Sports Shooting Foundation promotes an event called the SHOT Show, which stands for Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade, Show. Before the SHOT Show starts an event called “Media Day at ...

Never know what you might find at SHOT Show, and this year is no different. Smith & Wesson teamed with MagPul to make a co-branded AR-15 called the M&P-15 MOE. It had all of the good stuff, like ...

Taking a bold step from the company’s established design, Ruger has just introduced the new SR22 22LR semi-auto pistol. This pistol features an external hammer, double action/single action lockwork, ...

Nothing draws a crowd like a new duty pistol.... and nothing draws a crowd like SHOT 2012! FNH USA has been making their external-hammer FNX series for some time, and has just released their striker-fired ...

We must study how we are being attacked — including the setting, time of day, distance, cues, and other variables — in order to prepare for real-world encounters. ...