How to buy personal shields 1
By Rick ArmellinoAs understood and practiced by legions of shield users across many centuries of brutal warfare - lightweight and portable shields are excellent tools that protect warriors conducting close ...
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How to buy ballistic shields
Shields have been around since the beginning of combat. As gladiators stood in front of their combatants holding their shield, law enforcement officers encounter threats while holding the modern equivalent. ...
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Exterior vests: The new look and feel of body armor  12
Whether they admit it or not, some police don’t wear body armor. What would make an otherwise fastidious officer compromise his safety on the streets? Turns out, basic lack of comfort is to blame. ...
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Austin facility names heroes of UT rampage
Related article: Protecting citizens from killers takes bravery, aggression and speedBy Denise Gamino The Austin American-StatesmanAUSTIN — The people who risked their lives to stop Charles Whitman's ...
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Fl. man gets 20 years for shooting at deputy
By Michael Scarcella Sarasota Herald-TribuneBRADENTON, Fl. — Larry Boyers knew there was a deputy sheriff in his carport when he fired twice through a screen door in a brazen attempt to kill the ...
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Air Force missile launch crew fell asleep
Related articles: Cop fatigue: Serious issue or fact of life on patrol?, A tactial physician writes on the risks posed by officer fatigueBy Lolita C. Baldor and James MacPherson The Associated Press WASHINGTON, ...
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How (and why) to invite a SWAT team into your home
Editor's Note: The following article by Susan Perry first appeared on MinnPost.com and is printed by permission of the publisher. By Susan Perry MinnPost.com A SWAT team prepares to enter the Scolls' house. ...
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Arming campus cops is elementary 39
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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LAPD brace for potentially volatile May Day
By Joel Rubin and Anna Gorman The Los Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — On a warm morning earlier this month, about 600 Los Angeles police officers gathered in the empty parking lot at Dodger Stadium for ...
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'Taking the shot' for public safety  12
Many deaths or serious injuries to average citizens would be prevented if armed and hostile individuals were killed when the first legal opportunity for a clean shot was presented.

Yet the public at large seldom benefits from the same level of personal protection afforded to VIPs and law enforcement personnel. Instead they're often left to fend for themselves until the potential killer goes "active" and becomes fair game for aggressive law enforcement action. ...
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Mich. chief coordinates rural response plan
The Flint Journal CLIO, Mich. — Don't let the city's small size fool you. Clio may be only 1.2 square miles, but its police department and top cop James McLellan have big ideas about leading an effort ...
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Okla. officer saved by bulletproof vest
The BA officer was shot during a domestic disturbance in which a woman also was wound Jeff Billington Tulsa World, Okla. BROKEN ARROW — Officer Zach Schatz looks at things a little differently after having ...
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Revisiting the Amish schoolhouse massacre 12
Fact: When a homicidal and suicidal predator enters an occupied school carrying a weapon, their murderous plan is now in motion and the outcome has a high probability of ending very badly.
The Amish schoolhouse massacre in Pennsylvania is a textbook example showing how quickly and efficiently killing can commence in the presence of a closely established police containment perimeter. ...
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Gearing up: BlackHawk expands into new headquarters
Much of Blackhawk's growth has been fueled by homeland security demands since Sept. 11, 2001 By JON W. GLASS The Virginian-Pilot NORFOLK, Va. — The four-story office building rises from the ground like ...
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Tactical team training
By Scott Wagner As we know all too well, training and equipment dollars are at a premium, even in this post-911 era of grants from the Department of Homeland Security. This holds especially true for tactical ...
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