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TFS: Shoplifting Surprise

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tales from the street

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 metropolitan area in the southeastern United States.  Although we enjoyed a low crime rate, the spill-over from the big city definitely kept us busy.

When I hit the road on this one Saturday afternoon, there were only three officers out on patrol: me, my partner and our lieutenant.  My partner and the LT immediately left for a multi-car accident with injuries blocking a highway, and I was sent to a “shoplifter in custody” at a grocery store.

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Revision LazrBloc Protective Lens

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Revision Laser 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 ballistic lenses the company makes.

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Safariland Body Armor – Lightest, Thinnest Ever?

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Safariland Body Armor

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 effectiveness of the material so that it does a better job at dissipating the energy of a bullet when it strikes the panel.

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Ruger’s New Patrol Rifle

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Ruger AR-15

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/.

H&K Announces New VP9 Duty Pistol

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VP9 Action-Image

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.

Please Help

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help needed

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 for granted.

Donate here:  http://www.youcaring.com/help-a-neighbor/fighting-fires-within-the-firearms-community/166573

Even if you can’t donate, I’d appreciate you sharing the information.

SONS Trauma Kit

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This looks like a good product.  Your thoughts?

Photos from the NTOA National Conference

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Here are some photo from the NTOA’s annual conference going on in Kansas City.

Four door Lenco BearCat

Four door Lenco BearCat

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FNS-40 Pistols Adopted by Baltimore County

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FNS-40 LS

Pictured is the FNS-9 LS, the 9mm version of the pistol adopted by the Baltimore County Police Department.

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 the department, or if all of the new LS models will be without a manual safety.

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TAVOR Enters US Law Enforcement Service

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IWI TAVOR

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.

PA State Capitol PD

The TAVOR was developed in Israel, and has recently became available in the US market.  I believe PSCPD is the first US law enforcement agency to adopt the TAVOR.

Based on the things I have heard, it is a reliable rifle that is easy to shoot.  One of our writers and SWAT veteran, Aaron, reviewed the TAVOR at GunsHolstersAndGear.com.  Aaron had some very positive things to say about the rifle.

I’ve had a chance to hold the gun, and it is well balanced, compact and maneuverable.  For some of the compact spaces PSCPD may operate in, this rifle sounds like a good fit for them.

With a 16.5″ barrel, the overall length of the TAVOR is only a hair over 26″.  Compare that to the Colt Law Enforcement Carbine (AR-15) that has an overall length of 32″ – 35.5″ depending on buttstock adjustment.  And, the Colt has a shorter barrel (16.1″ instead of 16.5″.)  That’s a 6″ to 11.5″ difference, plus whatever additional velocity or accuracy the longer barrel might impart.

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