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30 COLUMNS 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 38 LEAA JAMES J. FOTIS HARD TOOLS PAUL MARKEL HIGH TECH BOB DAVIS CORRECTIONS BRIAN DA
AMERICAN COP PUBLISHER THOMAS von ROSEN EDITORIAL DIRECTOR ROY HUNTINGTON EDITOR DAVE DOUGLAS ART DIRECTOR RICHARD STAHLHUT SEN
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RETURN FIRE “ One request: More articles about federal law enforcement. I know the Feds are kind of looked down upon compared t
good resource. As always, I’m willing to entertain story suggestions. What would you want to read about? Anyone can e-mail thei
RETURN FIRE efforts. From your years at SDPD (both Roy and Dave) you really pass on great lessons. I grew up in the same era of
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RETURN FIRE about a given subject. If we can provide you with a way to look at your job and give you a better way of doing some
LEAA JAMES J. FOTIS THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ALLIANCE OF AMERICA. More Police Officers Murdered — Do You Even Care? he loss of an off
who should not have been free to walk the streets of America. Lopez, in the country without the proper paperwork, was also a cr
HARDTOOLS PAUL MARKEL ESSENTIAL TOOLS FOR THE JOB. A Bit Of Illumination W hether you’re a rookie or a watch commander at some
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tery, a quick start guide and the appropriate drivers and software. With resolutions ranging from 100 to 400 dpi in black & whi
CORRECTIONS BEHIND THE FENCE. BRIAN DAWE A Model Of Inconsistency W hen starting out in corrections most administrators will te
OFFICERSURVIVAL SAMMY REESE GETTING HOME IN THE SAME CONDITION YOU WENT TO WORK IN. GET WITH THE PROGRAM I ’ve never been known
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PRIVATESECURITY ED PALUMBO ISSUES AND TRENDS ON THE PRIVATE SIDE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. s I write this on a lackadaisical Friday o
RESERVES PERRY W. HORNBARGER DEDICATION AND PROFESSIONALISM THAT GOES BEYOND PAY. HAVE YOU HUGGED YOUR DISPATCHER TODAY? T here
STREET LEVEL JOHN MORRISON STRAIGHT TALK ON SUPERVISION & LEADERSHIP ON THE FRONT LINES — THE STREETS. Tools, Toys & Warrior-Wi
your cops carrying them? Do Bianchi or Safariland make a Level Two holster for your old Model 19, and what does Level Two mean?
REALITY CHECK I I COUNSEL, WISDOM, GUIDANCE AND TEACHING. CLINT SMITH HALLWAYS & CORNERS: Highways to Hell? H allways by defini
HOLDING OR IN DEFENSE I n applying defense there’re notable advantages to engaging your opponent in doorways, at corners and de
ON THEJOB COMMANDER GILMORE A CAREFULLY SELECTED COLLECTION OF SLAPSHOTS AND SNOT-FLINGIN’ FUNNY STUFF FROM FELLOW COPS. They D
CARRY OPTIONS FROM HOLSTERS TO HAVERSACKS. MARK HANTEN DON HUME I have to say; I really thought more cops would have gotten new
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Specifications: CALIBER: OPERATION: TRIGGER: BARREL LENGTH: OVERALL LENGTH: WEIGHT: FEED DEVICE: SAFETIES: FRONT SIGHTS: REAR SI
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security HSS9s are made for the strongest suspects and craftiest cons. They feature 25 locking positions and a pickresistant lo
brightness control and five safety features including SOS, when the designers at Photon Light thought about your blackedout bac
The Bi-Polar by SOG Knives is the first dual-tool assisted-opening knife. Superb fit, finish and balance mark Al Mar’s Backup kniv
PATROL RIFLE Do You Really Need L 52 earning to shoot with iron sights was the only option I had while shooting Campbell’s soup
OPTICS One? Insite Technologies ISM-V Sammy Reese Photos: Dave Douglas EOTech553 weapons issued did not have the capability to
Better than a handgun, but not the M16 style we were hoping for. The iron sights were terrible. The ghost ring rear, front blad
Aimpoint COMP4 COMP4 Insite Technologies ISM-V sights are used. The system is close to flawless. The optic runs on two 3-volt li
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VISION Paul Markel The 3X Afocal attachment is great for surveillance. You can read license plates at 50 yards in minimal light
The GT -14 and EOTech’s Holosight make a great team for a weapons mounted configuration. One button operation adheres to the KIS
RIFLE RIFLE Clint Smith MANIPULATION he issues of rifle safety and basic marksmanship have been addressed as well as the import
Empty load PIC 1 bolt locks to the rear on the last round fired. PIC 2 after empty magazine is remove push the new loaded magazi
Tactical load photo sequence Double feed PIC 1 double feed PIC 2 magazine out PIC 3 place behind strong hand little finger and u
Magazine out, placed behind the little finger of the strong hand, rack the action smartly remembering to keep the muzzle of the
PATROL RIFLE OPTICS Continued from page 55 ment settings, seven are for NVDs, eight for daylight and one is extra bright. The r
LIGHTWEIGHT OPERATOR Continued from page 45 from the front of the triggerguard, this rail system has cross notches to locate an
increased weight. Sure, extra weight may be beneficial for fast follow-up hits, but it’s a detriment while hanging on your hip.
behold. It’s, rendered in a soft matte black Armory Coat finish on the steel parts with a hard-anodized frame to match. The fit
IS THIS HOW N-VISION Continued from page 58 is an OD green nylon carrying case with shoulder strap. To protect the objective le
partly cloudy and stars could be seen but the moon had yet to come out. Despite the ground fog I was able to distinguish their
Why buy a BLOCK when you can own a Kahr? you can look through to the reticle with the monocular. To try this option out I mount
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INSIDERRUMINATIONS Continued from page 82 INSIDERRUMINATIONS Toro Caca (cont.) just want to turn around and slap them. We can’t
INSIDER RUMINATIONS DAVE DOUGLAS They’ve instituted a new policy for disciplining the troops . you’re forced to wear a large pi