Blue Sheepdog

Time to jump up on the soapbox for just a minute.
My chief sent out an e-mail to the department the other day. The e-mail was prompted by the pinheads over in the city council. You see, Florida voted on a constitutional amendment recently. I suspect the amendment will be pretty hurtful to […]

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One of the best things a person can do to improve their ability to shoot a handgun is to dry fire.
Dry fire practice allows you to concentrate on sight alignment and your trigger control without having to be at the range or spending money on ammunition. As they say, perfect practice makes perfect, and […]

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An interesting thing happened the other day. I was acting as cover officer on a call regarding a drunk vagrant. In addition to the me and the other officer, two firefighter-EMTs and two paramedics were on scene. The paramedics had already made the decision to involuntarily transport the vagrant to a nearby […]

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Chasing Speed is a great four part series of articles written by Greg Ferency about methamphetamine and those that abuse it. Ferency is an experienced Terre Haute (IN) cop who has been assigned to the county-wide drug task force. In these articles, he talks about how meth affects a person and what warning signs […]

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I’ve added more 2008 training classes to the calendar in the past several days, including a number of SWAT and sniper schools.  Visit the training page for more information.
If your agency is hosting a class, feel free to send me an e-mail, and I will be glad to post it.
Stay safe!

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The 2008 Wisconsin Association of SWAT Personnel (ASP) Conference is being held February 4 – 6, 2008. The speakers include:

Dr. Alexis Artwohl author of Deadly Force Encounters
Commander Charles “Sid” Heal, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office
Officer Ken Hammond, Ogden (Utah) Police Department
Chief Dan Martin and Officer William Callo, New Lennox (Illinois) Police
Derrick Bartlett, author […]

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The following course is coming up for new SWAT officers. If your team has some new officers that need a good tactical school, consider the training offered by the Hoover PD SWAT Team. The details are as follows:
Hoover PD SWAT Unit - Basic Tactical Skills Course (BTAC 08-01)
March 16-21, 2008, cost: $150.00/officer
Florence, […]

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Vehicle Stop Interdictions: Drug Interdiction for Patrol is one of more than 40 police training courses offered to law enforcement officers by The Backup Training Corporation. Focusing on highway drug interdiction, the CD-based course covers all of the bases for an officer who is serious about stopping the flow of drugs on the […]

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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.
Stay safe!

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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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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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I’m sure a lot of us have some fond memories of the police academy. All of us have some not-so-fond memories, too. Recently, I have been reliving some of my academy days when I stumbled across The Academy on television.
The Academy follows a class of cadets through the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department […]

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Active shooters are a real threat that police officers train to confront. Active shooter incidents have gone down at shopping malls, office buildings, and other locations, but one of the more frequent locations is at a school.
Many police departments have trained in, or at least familiarized their officers with, the schools in their jurisdictions. […]

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Active shooter training has become more mainstream in the past several years. Now most agencies have trained their police officers to team up and move to neutralize the threat when an active shooter is wrecking havoc.
Most active shooter training has focused on school shooting scenarios, but the truth is they can happen anywhere. […]

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