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Keep a Journal
Keep a Journal Written By: Leo H. With a new year upon us, I thought it could be appropriate to begin the year with a new habit intended to assist us in becoming better instructors and enhancing our personal abilities on as may other levels as might be possible. To that end, I would suggest… Continue reading
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Slaying of the Sacred Cows… or things I think about late at night (everyone has to have an article title something like this….)
Article By: William G. What did the cows ever do to you? Wait, why are they sacred anyway? Trigger Warning: Keep your finger off of it, until your sights are on the target – RULE 3 This article is a common sense (at least I think so) look, and thought-provoking approach to why we do… Continue reading
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There’s a Fudd on the Firing Line
Article By: Leo H. Every range has one. The retired legend with the battered ball cap, still running the same 7-yard, single-target drill from 1993… and calling it “tactics.” He’s not a villain; he’s a Fudd—a career firearms instructor frozen in time, resisting modern, evidence-based police training like it’s some YouTube marvel’s current trend. The problem… Continue reading
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BODY WORN CAMERAS (BWCs)
Article By: Terry B. Body-worn cameras (BWCs) are valuable tools, but they also create real cognitive, investigative, and legal pitfalls if they’re misunderstood or over-relied on. Here are the main problems—especially relevant for high-stress use-of-force events: 1. Camera = Human Perception BWCs record what the lens sees, not what the officer experienced. That gap matters: • Cameras don’t capture depth perception, peripheral vision,… Continue reading
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Chasing Rabbits
Written by: William G. Perhaps a hookah smoking caterpillar has given you a call. Go ask Alice. I think she’ll know what I am raving about tonight while I’m on this airplane. I have carried a variety of guns on duty over the last three decades. Some issue, some personal. At times, I carried some… Continue reading
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PE3D: Innovative Training Products
Article by: William G. I don’t do full on product endorsement much these days. Has to be pretty special, and has to have a human element behind it to catch my attention. This is the case with PE3D: A year or two ago at the GALEFI conference I met Nolan, the owner of PE3D. He… Continue reading
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Cold On Demand, or Cold in the Morgue – Shooter’s Choice
Article by: William G. We have touched on this before, but I was recently doing some YouTube research, and saw something I just cannot wrap my head around. The person was recording themself shooting a “test.” Before they started, they did a bunch of practice draws, and made sure to get their dot just right… Continue reading
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Part II: The Misinterpretation of the “Reasonable Officer” Standard
Article By: Terry B. Introduction The “reasonable officer” standard is the backbone of constitutional use‑of‑force analysis in the United States. Established in Graham v. Connor (1989), it requires that force be judged from the perspective of a reasonable officer on the scene, not with the clarity of hindsight. Despite its clarity, the standard is routinely… Continue reading
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Stop Coaching the Finger
Article By: Sam H. For decades, firearms instructors have diagnosed every low-left miss as a “trigger control” issue. We tell students to “squeeze slow” and “let the shot surprise you.” But if we are being honest, professional shooters worldwide have already debunked this. If your grip is a 360-degree vice, you can “slap” that trigger… Continue reading
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Personal Defense: A Practical Guide to Preparation and Awareness – The goal isn’t winning fights—it’s recognizing the danger early and bringing your people home
Article By: Leo H. I am not sure this really counts as an article. It consists primarily of the contents of a PowerPoint presentation I put together for a church group interested in personal protection. I find these thoughts still relevant. The Foundation: Awareness Over Everything Why awareness matters most: It prevents violence instead of… Continue reading
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Part I: The Misinterpretation of the Reasonable Officer Standard
Article By: Terry B. Introduction The “reasonable officer” standard is one of the most important legal doctrines in American use of force analysis. It is meant to protect officers from unfair hindsight judgments while ensuring accountability for objectively unreasonable actions. Yet in practice, the standard is often misunderstood—by officers, supervisors, investigators, attorneys, the media, and… Continue reading
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Teaching the Generations: One Range, Four Different Minds
Article By: Leo H. The goal remains the same, but the path to the bullseye changes with the mindset of the shooter. To maintain a safe and effective range, instructors must adapt their coaching styles to the unique psychological profiles of the Boomer, Gen X, Millennial, and Gen Z students who fill their classes. The… Continue reading
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