Working in a small department, one quickly learns how to handle many situations without the additional layer of safety a back up officer can provide. Working a call by yourself isn’t the safest thing to do, but neither is the job of law enforcement I suppose. The department I worked for was a relatively small agency of less than 50 officers on the edges of a major … [Read more...]
Revision LazrBloc Protective Lens
Revision announced a new protective lens that is designed to protect officers from lasers in addition to providing ballistic protection. The new LazrBloc GF-8 Laser Protective Ballistic Lens blocks 99.9% of green laser energy and more than 99% of the most powerful near-infrared component of commercial green lasers. The protective component is a dye that can be added to the … [Read more...]
Safariland Body Armor – Lightest, Thinnest Ever?
Safariland announced an agreement with Hardwire LLC to bring very light, thin body armor panels to the market. Safariland states the new soft armor is 15% lighter than any other armor currently on the market. The new armor uses Dyneema fibers, which have become very popular with many soft body armor companies. It would appear that Hardwire developed a process to increase the … [Read more...]
Ruger’s New Patrol Rifle
Ruger announced a new DI-type AR-15 rifle they are calling the AR-556. Check it out here: http://www.gunsholstersandgear.com/ruger-ar-556/. … [Read more...]
H&K Announces New VP9 Duty Pistol
Heckler & Koch announced a new pistol for the law enforcement community: the VP9. The new handgun is a polymer-framed pistol that is striker-fired. It is chambered in 9mm and is similar in appearance to the P30 line of pistols. A complete review of the new gun is at GunsHolstersAndGear.com. … [Read more...]
Please Help
If you can help with a few dollars, I would appreciate you supporting Matt DeVito and his family. A fire destroyed their house and took all of their worldly possessions. To compound the problem, they had recently moved into this home and it was not yet covered by insurance. Matt's family needs food, clothes, school supplies and all of the other things that most of us take … [Read more...]
SONS Trauma Kit
This looks like a good product. Your thoughts? … [Read more...]
Photos from the NTOA National Conference
Here are some photo from the NTOA's annual conference going on in Kansas City. … [Read more...]
FNS-40 Pistols Adopted by Baltimore County
FNH USA announced the Baltimore County (MD) Police Department adopted the FNS-40 LS pistol as the agency's new duty firearm. The FNS-40 LS is a polymer-framed, striker-fired semiautomatic pistol. The FNS guns are double action and normally have a manual safety. However, the FNS-40 LS does not have a manual safety. It is not known if this was a special build requirement by … [Read more...]
TAVOR Enters US Law Enforcement Service
IWI US announced the Pennsylvania State Capitol Police Department (PSCPD) selected the TAVOR as the department's new patrol rifle. The IWI TAVOR is a compact, bullpup style rifle chambered for the 5.56 NATO cartridge and uses standard AR-15/M-4 magazines. The TAVOR was developed in Israel, and has recently became available in the US market. I believe PSCPD is the first … [Read more...]