Police Guns-Firearms Training-Weapons

Sound Suppressors: Addressing a Known Risk

The fact that your agency made a conscious decision not to use them could very well land you in hot water and leave you open for litigation.

Article • June 9th, 2011

Cold Comfort: Off-Duty Carry

Tilt the odds in your favor by carrying a concealed handgun off-duty

Article • May 31st, 2011

Kel-Tec PMR30: The World's Most Coveted Rimfire?

Once we’ve graduated to full-bore, centerfire pistols and self-loading black rifles, .22 rimfire pistols don’t exactly blow our skirts up. I’m with you one that one. Or at least I was until recently.

Article • May 13th, 2011

Are Your Assets Protected If You Must Use Deadly Force?

As an honorably retired law enforcement officer you can legally carry a concealed weapon in most of the 50 states. However, if it is necessary to use deadly force to defend yourself or your family are you protected from financial ruin even if the...

Article • May 11th, 2011

The Weaponlight Boogey Man

By this time you’ve probably heard about the Force Science News report on weapon-mounted lights by Dr. Bill Lewinski. Specifically examined were the pistol-mounted lights with pressure-activated switches manufactured by SureFire.

Article • April 19th, 2011

Review: Glock Model 17 Gen 4

While shooting the pistols showed me that they were easy to handle and easy to shoot, the armorer training gave me the necessary insight into the design to appreciate the simplicity of it.

Article • April 1st, 2011

Discreet Gun Carry Bag

If you want to carry a handgun in a location and with a type of bag that's become known over the years as a gun bag , using strategically-placed pockets, seams, zippers, and different materials in the bag can break up the outline of the gun bag and...

Article • March 30th, 2011

Firearms Training Sanity Check

Too many of those charged with firearms training for the new troops fall back on the old we've always done it that way crutch.

Article • February 15th, 2011

SureStrike Laser Bullet

The SureStrike Laser Bullet dry-fire training system comes in a nice neat small package about five inches long, three inches wide and an inch deep. You provide the safe weapon and let the training begin.

Article • February 11th, 2011

Glock 23 Gen4: New and Improved?

The GLOCK 22 and 23 are at the moment the most widely issued and carry handguns for today's law enforcement officers. From a personal standpoint I've been carrying one form of GLOCK on duty and off for nearly two decades.

Article • January 14th, 2011

The Flourishing Snub Revolver

It's simple, reliable, effective, and size-efficient. Revolvers are simple to load and operate. Their reliability is well-documented.

Article • December 22nd, 2010

Recent Changes from Glock

Here, in no particular order, is the latest info from my sources at Glock.

Article • August 12th, 2010

The Things Some People Say

The challenge is to turn a stupid comment into a smart decision.

Article • July 8th, 2010