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Understanding the Nature of Panic

The other night, I woke up about three o’clock in the morning in what I would consider a state of “panic.” I was sweating profusely, my breathing my shallow and fast, my heart was racing, I was disoriented. As I got control of myself, I realized...

Article • October 18th, 2012

Training To Win Gunfights

Firearms training can no longer be simply a nice outing - a day to get together with buddies, shoot a couple boxes of ammo, and then go play golf or retire to the nearest gin mill for a few drinks.

Article • October 10th, 2012

Officer Survival and Attention to Detail

Little things add up and can seriously affect your survival. Just this week several (at least three) officers showed up at carbine qualifications with personally owned carbines topped with red-dot sight which had dead batteries. It can happen...

Article • October 8th, 2012

One-Man Go Bag: Kit up now

Far too often the good guys and the innocent citizen are found on the ground leaking. If you are out on the road, it’s more often than not going to be you who show up first on the scene. I won’t upset your stomach any further by recounting the...

Article • August 21st, 2012

2012 Line Of Duty Deaths

Line of duty police deaths are down significantly this year. According to the Officer Down Memorial Page, automobile deaths are down 26%, gunfire deaths are down 55%, and overall line of duty fatalities are down by nearly half. This is great news for...

Article • August 17th, 2012

Psychopathy: Manipulation, Deception, and Evil

The best definition I have found for a psychopath is “a morally depraved individual who represent the ‘monsters’ in our society; an unstoppable and untreatable predator whose violence is planned, purposeful and emotionless”. Psychopaths make...

Article • August 16th, 2012

Aurora Shooting Dispatch Recording Analysis

An examination of the dispatch recording for the July 20, 2012, Aurora, CO theater mass shooting event.

Article • July 27th, 2012

D.I.R.G.A.F. Will Get You Killed

Maintain your interest and concern in your job and ensure your own survival

Article • July 23rd, 2012

Vacation Safety and Survival

Simple steps and trips to have a safer vacation this summer

Article • July 9th, 2012

Blue Force Gear Trauma Kit NOW Review

US law enforcement has taken note and you are beginning to see more and more IFAK’s. For the most part you’ll see them being worn by tactical teams or other high risk units but, you’re seeing them on active shooter rigs on a more frequent basis.

Article • June 11th, 2012

Illusions and Delusions in Training

Let’s quit reassuring our students and deluding ourselves that we’re ready when we are not.

Article • June 4th, 2012

Are You Ready for Summer?

For most people, getting ready for summer means sprucing up the back yard, planning a family vacation, firing up the grill, and getting ready for some outdoor fun! But for the average crimefighter summer means so much more than fun in the sun. Right...

Article • May 30th, 2012

How Not to Respond on the Street

Would that it could, that one shot from an officer’s sidearm could effectively stop a deadly suspect in his tracks. Oh, it can and has happened but the “Myth of the One Shot Stop” has been disproven many years ago.

Article • March 4th, 2013

Our Role in the Active Killer Incident

The threat of spree killers is real and you must be prepared to stop the threat.

Article • January 29th, 2013

Officer Survival in 20/20 Hindsight

Force incidents are to be judged “at the moment” not from an armchair on Monday morning

Article • January 3rd, 2013

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