WWDLD? (What Would Dave Landis Do?)

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Matt asked me to start a series of short articles on leadership, and specifically leadership in the law enforcement world. Frankly, some of the issues are unique to the field, but mostly quality leadership is quality leadership. My first SGT after getting off of FTO (Field Training) status as a young rookie copper was Dave … Read more

Knowing your lane – introducing Caleb Giddings

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I’m Caleb Giddings, I’ve been in the firearms industry for over a decade now. I’ve held almost every job you can imagine in the gun industry; paid professional shooter, writer, gun store owner, online provacatuer, magazine publisher, marketing guru, advertising salesman, and even failed reality TV show contestant. I’m also an NCO in the USAFR … Read more

Greetings from Primary & Secondary.

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This is the first of what equates to a regular column here from me. I will be putting up articles every couple week on a variety of subjects but focusing on running a gun. I will do my best not to get too much into equipment as there are a thousand other people who can write a review on something. Thanks for your support!

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‘Violence of Mind’ at the Macro Scale

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I’ve been reading Varg Freeborn’s excellent Book ‘Violence of Mind’ recently. And have enjoyed this thought-provoking text. The author does not pull punches, he tells it like it is. And in so doing, he has created a book illustrating how to notice, avoid, and prepare for situations involving extreme violence. One of the prime tennants … Read more

P&S Year 1: SITREP 2: Law Enforcement Mindset (Audio)

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Primary & Secondary SITREP

Originally broadcast Feb 18, 2016.

Discussion about Law Enforcement issues and mindset. (Yes, Bill’s audio is horrible). When I was trying to figure out our format, early on we tried a structure that is much closer to what we do now – SITREP. Focused discussions versus the then scattered random discussions without direction ModCasts. I’m slowly getting the old stuff edited and rereleased. …and Bill’s audio absolutely sucked. Link is at the bottom.

Host: Matt Landfair

Panel:
Bill Blowers (Before Bill bought a real mic)
Walt Kowalski
Chad Mercer
Chuck Pressburg
Matthew Shockey

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