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Les Baer And The 1911 Pistol Mark Hanten Photos: Ichiro Nagata enerally speaking I’m not a 1911 guy. This may be blasphemous to
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Les Baer And The 1911 Pistol YOU CAN BET YOUR LIFE ON IT
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Dick London TAKE THEIR GUNS They Could Be Used As Weapons ’ve been around police business a long time. I once enjoyed this job
and called for manufacturers to create a smaller, brighter flashlight. I don’t know if the officers were acting reasonably. The
Think, Twice, Before You Go Tear-assing Off Towards The Sound Of Terrorist Attacks Of ficer Galit Ar viv. Hillside from wh ich t
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MORALE-BUILDING PROGRAMS, PART I Get Happy Or We’ll Kill Y ou John Morrison I 52 t was a running joke in combat; a worn-out lin
gles. None of the three officers were told in advance they were being recognized. You know, in order to build excitement and an
SIGNCUT T U C N G I S Following a trail is much easier with the light directly in front. I 54 stood looking at the tracks in th
Steve LaMascus TTING TTING 101 101 RIGHT: Rocks will usually have a light side and a dark side. This rock was recently turned o
walking stick, told the trainee to “come on” and took off on the trail at a dogtrot. For a mile or so the trail was easy, with
Rob Garrett S ECURIT Y P LANS F OR T HOSE M OST P RECIOUS T O Y OU Family First teacher at Columbine High School. At the time o
Trust Your Duty & Off-Duty Knives To themselves, and their family, a target. What’s worse is many of them are unarmed! Save the
have cover, concealment, and visibility? Conduct pop quizzes with your family members. The most important item is they should a
SIGNCUTTING 101 Continued from page 56 miles from a light airplane under the right conditions. Light Angle When tracking, it’s
MORALE-BUILDING Continued from page 53 The chief will sign an order to C.O.’s requiring monthly reports on the status of the MB
THE NEW P30 TAKE THEIR GUNS Continued from page 47 arrest illegal immigrants. Hallelujah. But from the same article: ’Morristow
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TERRORIST ATTACKS Continued from page 49 trite tactic of felling a tree across the road. Sometimes they’ll use their own vehicl
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— jeans, sneakers and a T-shirt was dropped-off by his handlers at a major traffic intersection. He stood on the curb by the cr
LES BAER AND THE 1911 Continued from page 44 The Custom Carry model consists of Baer’s National Match (NM) frame, double serrat
assess-bang and that was the end of any problems for the day. Other than this one user induced malfunction the gun was flawless
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