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I have updated the training classes page with more 2008 classes. I have a lot more law enforcement training courses to enter, so keep checking back.
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In modern police work, virtually every uniform cop is wearing body armor under their shirt. In fact, when officers talk about bullet resistant clothing, they are almost always discussing bullet resistant vests. However, bullet resistant vests are not the only kind of body armor available.
Several companies are manufacturing bullet resistant jackets. This […]

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In the Gravest Extreme: The Role of the Firearm in Personal Protection is a phenomenal book written by police training expert Massad F. Ayoob.
Ayoob wrote this book as an introduction to the defensive use of firearms. Ayoob discusses the legal implications and practical aspects of owning and using a firearm for self defense. […]

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Police officers talk to people - a lot of people. Cops learn to “read” people: keying in on those non-verbal indicators which tell us when a suspect is lying, getting ready to run, or setting up to attack you. A police officer that becomes an expert on recognizing these non-verbal clues will be […]

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Police officers become very good at dealing with drunks, making traffic stops, and investigating domestic disputes because we frequently handle these calls. Do something enough times, and you are probably going to learn how to do it in a fairly efficient manner with few mistakes.
A murder investigation is arguably one of the most important […]

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As a police officer, you regularly arrest people. Very few want to go to jail. Some will fight, some will run their mouth about “seeing you off-duty.”
Anyone you have arrested can want revenge. Rarely will anyone act on those desires, but there is no way to know who will show up on […]

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Let me rant for a few minutes, if I may.
I am tired of the courts not putting and keeping people in prison. I’m not talking about some dirtbag getting off because a police officer made a bad call on a Miranda issue, or should have gotten a search warrant when he didn’t. I’m […]

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Taurus International has announced a new series of duty-sized handguns based on their popular OSS-series of handguns that was designed and marketed to the military.
The new 800 series will be available in 9mm, .40 S&W, and .45 ACP.
The Taurus 809 is the 9mm pistol. Like many polymer frame, duty size pistols, the 809 has […]

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Some of you may be sick of hearing this, but I don’t know if I can stress this enough: carry your gun off-duty. Heck, carry two or three.
Saturday, an off-duty SWAT member with the Kennedy Space Center in Titusville, Florida, shot an armed robber, ending a robbery attempt at a Winn Dixie supermarket. […]

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I have talked about this before: every police officer should carry at least one firearm off-duty. The reasons are plentiful, and on Wednesday, we saw another example of why I continue to push this point: mass murder.
In Omaha, Nebraska some nut-job decided to start killing innocent Christmas shoppers in the Westroads Mall. […]

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Edged weapons are generally considered to be knives, razor blades, and other slashing and stabbing weapons. They may be designed as weapons, such as a balisong (butteryfly knife), or an edged weapon may be improvised, such as a shard of broken glass.
On average, 1358 officers each year are attacked with an edged weapon. […]

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One of the things that really gets me upset about a lot of the firearms training given to police officers, is the concept of a static officer vs. a static target. You know the training I mean: the officer stands on the line, waits for the command, draws his firearm, and shoots a […]

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Undercover drug investigators often find themselves dealing with the most violent segments of our society with very little to defend themselves. Often the officer has only a single firearm if things go bad.
Greg Ferency is a police officer with extensive training and experience as a undercover and tactical officer dealing with drug enforcement. […]

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Working the midnight shift will be listed as a “probable carcinogen,” or cause of cancer, by the World Health Organization and the American Cancer Society according to an AP article.
In studies, researchers have found that men working the graveyard shift have higher rates of prostate cancer, and women have higher rates of breast cancer.  Additionally, […]

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I’m not completely sold on the idea of laser sighting devices on police duty guns. However, I am becoming more accepting of the idea. I used to be 100% against lasers on duty guns, but I guess after I was issued my first Taser, I began to see the real benefit of using […]

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