Search:

I find it interesting (and not a bad idea) that agencies have an actual ankle holster qualification. I struggled with that issue when I was firearms training coordinator for my former agency. Our...

Many people refuse to de-escalate. Tasers can be very effective with proper training and techniques, but they obviously don't work much of the time.

I remember that as well. I also recall that as lights started getting brighter, I thought 200 lumens would be about the maximum to avoid self-blinding. Today I carry a 1500 lumen light as my...

I believe the unit is the Strategic Response Group, a unit that the NYCLU wants disbanded and AOC calls violent. You can judge a person's character by their enemies.

This experience was over three years ago. I'm glad to hear Pepperball upped their game.

My current boss spent most of his career at a major state university that has seen its share or sports-related riots. His department opted for an FN-303 after seeing the county police have...

Hillsborough County (FL) and Rockville (MD) also had the misfortune of adopting the FNS. Rockville abandoned FN after an "uncommanded discharge"that may have been a negligent discharge. The chief...

When my former employer transitioned from revolvers to SigSauer, we issued 226's to most, but provided a couple of officers with small hands with 228's. The 228, like the Glock 19, seemed to hit the...

I've never felt the need to decontaminate my duty belt. If I were to do so, I'd follow ST911's sound advice.

I often decontaminate handcuffs after use, utilizing whatever disinfectant is...

Wobbly, any idea what these departments are using these weapons for? Standatd patrol or SWAT weapons or some specialized function?

Somewhat off topic from patrol long guns, an LASD SEB deputy at...

Ocean City (MD) PD also used semi-automatic MP-5's which they kept well into the rifle era. I attended an IALEFI RTC sponsored by OCPD some years ago. Everyone had AR-15's except for the one Ocean...

I was issued a SIG 226 for many years. When we transitioned from 9mm to .40, I purchased a .40 229 as an off-duty weapon. I almost never carried it as it wasn't appreciably more comfortable or...

If you like the Buxk Savage videos, check out "Animated Stories of the Freeway Patrol" on YouTube.

If the civilian patrols understand their legal limitations, it might provide some benefit. I would suggest that the civilian patrols develop a friendly and cooperative relationship with local law...

When we traded in our .40 SIG 226 and 239's in for the FNS-9, I took the opportunity to fire some rounds through one of the 239's with Hogue (?) rubber grips. While I'd carried a 9mm 239 with...

My former department issued the late, unlamented FNS-9. The firearms training coordinator mandated pistol-mounted lights. That mandate lasted until it was realized the pistols were unreliable with...

Thanks, HCM. I will certainly mention your agency's decision on this as well. That seems a wiser decision than authorizing an off-duty/back-up pistol that requires such specific requirements,...

HCM, does that other federal agency authorize the 43X or just the 43?

The boss is a smart guy, but not really a gun guy. He's looking for a plainclothes duty pistol and has narrowed it doen to...

"Job sharing" is not uncommon in our county police department. All the cases I've heard of involve parents, usually women, with child care issues. It usually entails two officers being assigned to...

Back when I was relevant, I selected 165 grain HST for our duty load. It seemed to perform well in the tests I had seen and there were no contraindications from street reports that I found.

Since...

My academy gave us a day with .22 revolvers before we moved onto the big guns (.38). I don't think it made any difference and was perhaps counter-productive. That said, for an experienced...

Welcome to shooting and to the forum.

Since you just purchased your first pistol recently, I'd suggest spending money on training, ammunition, and support equipment such as holsters and additional...

Exactly what we need and what many executives won't do. Back in my salad days, I spent many months suspended while being beaten up by the media because the FOP attorney and our worthless FOP...

Thanks. jlw. I have trained with Team One instructors in the past and know they are pretty solid, but hoped someone had attended their red dot training. NLEFIA does host a decent number of...

Anyone attended red dot training with Team One Network or NLEFIA? I do realize there's no guarantee we'd have the same instructor. Thanks and be safe.