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    Happening everywhere

    I live in the Memphis, TN area. Memphis PD is also contemplating making this same change, including the camera-activating holsters. The thinking is the same in the LEO community every place, and for...
  2. Thread: S&W 5906

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    Hard to beat the 3rd Gen S&W autos. I have three...

    Hard to beat the 3rd Gen S&W autos. I have three right now. A 5906, a 6906 and a 3953 fill the stable. All of them have been ultra reliable and accurate. Can't think of much more I could ask of them.
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    On the job, it's a Sig P229R DAK in .40 S&W. If...

    On the job, it's a Sig P229R DAK in .40 S&W. If it looks like the environment might get interesting, I'll add either a S&W 442 or a Sig P365, with a reload for whichever one I have. Off-duty, I've...
  4. Thread: OC Gel/Foam

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    When I started with my department (Memphis PD) in...

    When I started with my department (Memphis PD) in 1996, we were issued a stream-type of spray. Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) officers were also issued a foam spray. We recently moved to a gel-type...
  5. Thread: Bad day.

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    We are all diminished when a first responder goes...

    We are all diminished when a first responder goes down. Officer Talley stepped up to the plate and will be long remembered. May peace be with his family and friends.
  6. Starting tomorrow, I think everyone in...

    Starting tomorrow, I think everyone in law-enforcement or is conservative will wind up on the short end of the stick under this administration for at least the next two years. Due to the people he...
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    High Noon Holsters have models to fit those...

    High Noon Holsters have models to fit those pistols. I have the Slide Guard versions for a 5906 & 6906.
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    Absolutely

    ^^^This, a thousand times. I grew up in a union household. My father was a truck driver, a member of the Teamsters union and very involved in his local when I was growing up. He was at different...
  9. Polygraph results

    From the reading I've done, polygraph results aren't admissible in court because they aren't reliable. Until they are, using a polygraph for any reason is foolish. Having undergone a couple myself, I...
  10. The point of bringing up Afghanistan was to was...

    The point of bringing up Afghanistan was to was to illustrate the parallel between Viet Nam back then and Afghanistan now. There are many of those parallels. Both societies were largely agrarian and...
  11. We greatly hurt the NVA by mining Haiphong. That...

    We greatly hurt the NVA by mining Haiphong. That took away their easiest way of resupply. Linebacker II greatly diminished their supply of SAM missles. However, neither would have stopped the...
  12. I'm sorry but I have to disagree with your...

    I'm sorry but I have to disagree with your assessment that the war in Viet Nam could have been won by us. We were able to keep the Communists from turning the whole Korean peninsula red because it is...
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    ^^^^---Ding! Ding! Ding! We connected a guy to...

    ^^^^---Ding! Ding! Ding! We connected a guy to about 12 robberies just by the video from the incidents and the pics he had on his Facebook page. Same face, same clothes, same two-tone pistol with...
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    Videos and Use of Force

    I work at a dept. that's fairly large (2,000+ sworn officers). As a consequence, we have our own video production section. Each year, the Firearms Training Unit has them videotape 10 scenarios in the...
  15. If someone else has better information, then...

    If someone else has better information, then please correct me. It's my understanding that police qual courses came about when lawsuits were filed and won against agencies for allowing "an untrained...
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    Depends on the season, the weather and the...

    Depends on the season, the weather and the activity. My dept. has a very short list of what they approve if carrying strictly on credentials. Having a HCL opens up the possibilities. Now, in the...
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    It's been more than 22 years since I went through...

    It's been more than 22 years since I went through the academy. As another poster pointed out, things change. So, if you're going to investigate what is going on now, your friends need to be finding...
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    When I saw the video, my jaw dropped. I got sent...

    When I saw the video, my jaw dropped. I got sent to NAS Lemoore in 1983 for training on A-7s after I returned from a tour overseas. Back then, they had armed Marines on the gates and it wasn't...
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    I'm a Lt. at a police dept. in a medium-large...

    I'm a Lt. at a police dept. in a medium-large city in the mid-south area. The area I work in is considered one of the better areas of the city. Week after week, our biggest crime stat are the vehicle...
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    The M1 Garand is one of my loves. I grew up...

    The M1 Garand is one of my loves. I grew up watching all types of movies and TV shows where it was routinely seen. The first time I got to hold one was in 1984 when a friend got one from the CMP....
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    The second handgun I owned was a Ruger...

    The second handgun I owned was a Ruger Security-Six with a six inch barrel. I got it about 1980. I tried all the common loads back then...110gr., 125gr and the 158s. After all these years, I've come...
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    After I went to work for Memphis PD, I became a...

    After I went to work for Memphis PD, I became a CIT officer and did it for 5 years. One of the biggest things I found that helped you make a connection with the consumer was being honest and, as...
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    Unfortunately, I couldn't agree more with this....

    Unfortunately, I couldn't agree more with this. It's also been happening for a very long time. Before I got on the job, I remember a news report about a shoot out between two gang-members/cops that...
  24. There are a couple of problems I see with your...

    There are a couple of problems I see with your points, First, you could shut down, make no vehicle stops, etc. and still find yourself at a call where someone winds up trying to kill you. So, without...
  25. For citizens in a state that considers itself...

    For citizens in a state that considers itself just as hi-tech as CA's silicon valley, those that signed that proposal charged right past stupid and went to full-throttle moron. I'm hoping the...
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