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Law Enforcement Case Law and What it Means for You
Editor’s note: This article reflects information available when it was originally published. Laws, policies, products, personnel, technical standards, and recommended practices may have changed. Verify time-sensitive details through…
Read articleAAR: FOLLOW THROUGH CONSULTING – SCOPED CARBINE (Part Four: Day Three/Conclusion)
Follow Through Consulting Scoped Carbine Class Teasdale, UT March 18 – 20, 2016 By: Seth Young Continued from Part 3: Day Two. Training Day 3 – Sunday After…
Read articleAAR: FOLLOW THROUGH CONSULTING – SCOPED CARBINE (Part Three: Day Two)
Follow Through Consulting Scoped Carbine Class Teasdale, UT March 18 – 20, 2016 By: Seth Young Continued from Part 2: Day One. Training Day 2 – Saturday We…
Read articleAAR: Follow Through Consulting – Scoped Carbine (Part Two: Day One)
Follow Through Consulting Scoped Carbine Class Teasdale, UT March 18 – 20, 2016 By: Seth Young Continued from Part One: Part One. Training Day 1 – Friday In…
Read articleAAR: Follow Through Consulting – Scoped Carbine (Part One: Introduction)
Follow Through Consulting Scoped Carbine Class Teasdale, UT March 18 – 20, 2016 By: Seth Young Introduction One of my favorite weekend activities is hiking up into the…
Read articleAAR – Vehicle Close Quarters Battle Instructor with William Petty
Class: Vehicle Close Quarters Battle (VCQB) Instructor Instructor: William Petty Location: 88 Tactical Lodge Tekamah, Nebraska March 29th to April 1st, 2016 *Most of the photos are from…
Read articleAn Armed Citizen’s Guide to the Online Firearms Galaxy
The internet is a wide open space with few rules and little supervision. Things in the real world such as credibility, lineage, and integrity can easily be counterfeited…
Read articleAvoiding Frame-of-Reference Bias in Firearms Instruction
How instructors and advisers can recognize the limits of personal experience, explain context, test assumptions, and give recommendations that fit the student.
Read articleSoldier Survivability: The KDH PC
The KDH Plate Carrier (PC) was flawed from inception. This system was fielded to us as part of the Rapid Fielding Initiative (RFI) prior to our 2011-2012 deployment…
Read articleRemembering Ihor Balaban
A memorial to Ihor Balaban featuring first-person training footage recorded at DARC in October 2013 and a link to his Extended P&S Network profile.
Read articleB.E. Meyers: GLARE RECOIL
B.E. Meyers Awarded Sole Source Contract by U.S. Marine Corps for Ocular Interruption System February 10, 2016 (Redmond, WA) – Marine Corps Systems Command has selected B.E. Meyers…
Read articleTHE THIN BLUE LINE AFTER DARK
Economical Force Modernization Options for Law Enforcement Night Vision Equipment Abstract: Night Vision technologies have always carried a high price tag, but in recent years it has been…
Read articleM-LOK vs. KeyMod: Why One Standard Prevailed
A practical look at the M-LOK and KeyMod accessory-mounting standards, why M-LOK gained momentum, and what matters when evaluating an installed system.
Read articleThe Need For A Mentor
“Surround yourself with those smarter than you.” I’ve heard variants of this saying many times in various venues. Sometimes it was narrowly focused – “you are a new…
Read articleHow Jiu-Jitsu Made Me A Better Shooter
First things first, here is my bio to gauge whether or not my opinions are relevant to you: Lifelong martial artist (TKD, Muay Thai, BJJ), no LEO or…
Read articleEOTech Performance Issues: 2016 Document Archive
A historical archive of 2016 EOTech performance documents, with context from the 2015 federal settlement concerning thermal drift, cold-weather distortion, and moisture intrusion.
Read articleOGW: SHOT Show 2016 Rifle Package Raffle
Operation Grace White‘s rifle is all finished, assembled and ready for the trip to SHOT! Many thanks to the good folks over at Leupold Optics, Hill People Gear,…
Read articlePerspective in Training: Focus on What Matters
Tore Haugli explains how realistic conditions, mission priorities, equipment constraints, and purposeful practice should shape effective firearms training.
Read articleSHOT 2016: New From HSGI
High Speed Gear Inc. (HSGI) announces several new products at SHOT 2016. These include several new variations of the popular TACO pouches as well as updated versions of…
Read articleOGW SHOT Show Raffle!
UPDATE!!! Sneak peak at the rifle fresh out of cerakote! Many thanks to the good folks over at Leupold Optics, Hill People Gear, Lone Star Medics for adding…
Read articleThe New ATF Rules on NFA Trusts and How They Affect You!
By: Mark Toronjo http://www.t-plaw.com/ 41(f) And You! What do you need to know and how does it affect you? As you are most likely aware the ATF proposed…
Read articleHickory Shampoo
It’s here… (Well the pre order is at least) I present to you my SHOT Show 2016. This is a joint fundraising efforts between Primary & Secondary and Lightfighter.net…
Read articleHow to Choose and Set Up a Firearms Training Rig
Choose a firearms-class rig around the course objectives and your real equipment. Test magazine retention, medical access, hydration, movement, fit, and layout before class.
Read articleBlood Type Patches and Emergency Trauma Care
Blood-type patches are not a reliable basis for transfusion decisions. Emergency clinicians use identification, testing, and established emergency-release blood protocols.
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