Matt Landfair

Matt Landfair is the founder and editor of Primary & Secondary. A career law-enforcement professional, firearms instructor, and armorer, he has experience in patrol, training coordination, firearms instruction, equipment evaluation, and continued professional development across the firearms and tactical-training community. Matt has written for RECOIL, Breach Bang Clear, Soldier Systems Daily, and Moderno, and has hosted extensive long-form discussions with law-enforcement officers, military professionals, instructors, manufacturers, and other subject-matter experts. He is also known in parts of the firearms community as Matt Prime and Riafdnal.

Terror, Violence, and The Modern Police Officer

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The war on terror sparked on September 11th, 2001. When the U.S. was attacked on its own soil it opened eyes of police forces to upgrade equipment prior to becoming a liability to save lives of citizens and LE in an armed conflict. The public expects law enforcement to intercede in armed conflicts and stop … Read more

P&S ModCast 87 — Plateaus

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An experienced panel discusses plateaus in training, learning, and skill development, including practice quality, feedback, measurement, motivation, and long-term improvement.

Evolutions In Outfitting The Modern Police Officer

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I have worked within law enforcement (LE) since the last century. I  have worked with leadership that recognized the importance of officer safety and enacted proactive polices which maximized police effectiveness through modern equipment and training.  Currently, police officers do everything from teaching classes in elementary schools to direct combat with terrorist forces.  As a … Read more

Brand Loyalty, Bias, and Being Dumb 

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Brand loyalty is a strong influence on people’s attempt to find the best option. Ford vs Chevy, Coke vs Pepsi, we all have our preferences. Is it safe to blindly rely on our loyalties with our choices in guns, gear, and training? Is it wise to consider a piece of gear without knowing other (possibly … Read more

Real Threats To Our 2nd Amendment

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We don’t do political posts on Primary & Secondary. In case anyone wonders, we are extremely Pro 2nd Amendment. A majority of the staff are current or former Military and Law Enforcement. Of those staff members who did not serve in an official capacity, they serve our communities with helping, educating, and being examples of … Read more

Radical Firearms/Primary & Secondary

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After hearing from our reviewer Shockey that Radical Firearms had visited his place of employment I felt it necessary to inform our readers as to why our review stopped. My understanding was a company was attempting to exert their influence to alter the outcome of our review. Looking at the from our limited and one-sided … Read more