General Thoughts
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Backup Bag
Article By: William G. As is not uncommon, I am at the range. We spend a lot of time on planning for uncommon events, working hard at trying to avoid danger, but preparing for the worst nonetheless. How often do we plan for common events? I travel a lot, and sometimes, life gets very hectic.… 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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Legends Never Die: James A. Green, Chief of Police
Article by: William G. The last article published just before this one, was dedicated to James A. Green. Today, on Christmas, as I sit in an unmarked unit, in full uniform, I am thinking about my friend, James. He was a very early member of GALEFI, and is the reason I became a member. He… Continue reading
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Benefit of the Doubt
Article by: William G. First of all: MERRY CHRISTMAS! If that offends you, you’re in the wrong place. “I think a cop deserves the benefit of the doubt.” – Chief Jesse Stone as played by Tom Selleck. Aside from the facts that the Jesse Stone series is extremely well done, generally more technically proficient in… Continue reading
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Law Enforcement Specific Equipment – Trust me, get the LE SKU
If at all possible, always choose the LE SKU or model line, if the manufacturer makes it. Generally, LE specific items are of a higher quality, built with better parts, and put through more stringent quality control. Some manufacturers have different product lines for different end users, and some do not. In this article, we… Continue reading
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Thoughts from times past…
Article by: Leo H I generally start my new students off with a series of dry fire exercises intended to develop a working understanding of the concepts of grip, sights, and trigger control. My intent is to work on programming the subconscious to effectively drive the gun to a successful shot. But like almost everything… Continue reading
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What’s in your armory?
Article by: William G Modern law enforcement armories need a few things on hand to make everyone’s life a little easier. This article will contain some things I have found helpful over the years, and some considerations on newer developments that are now becoming common with many agencies. At a bare minimum, agencies should issue… Continue reading
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Designing Qualification Courses
Article by: William G You are now about to witness the strength of street knowledge. We have all heard that training is not qualification, and qualification is not training. However, in a lot of agencies, qualification is the only time the agency provides ammunition for the officers, and thus becomes defacto training. When the qualification… Continue reading
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Reliability Testing
Article by: William G How reliable does your gun need to be? This can quickly go through the looking glass, and cause doubt. Doubt causes pause. Pause causes panic. Panic leads to bad decisions. Having a gun that you have proven reliable, helps give peace of mind, so you can live your life and not… Continue reading
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Pistol Mounted Optics
These are not new. They have been on competition guns for decades and were first put on duty guns in the late 90’s. Kelly McCann, a United States Marine Special Missions Officer, among many other high speed-low drag ventures, and a truly hardened and battle tested, just all around hard core operator, is the first… Continue reading
Thinking Man's Corner 