firearms
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Competency Based Training
Article By: Leo H. Dispatched to a suspicious person call, Officer Friendly, a popular seven-year veteran and incident report writer without peer, found himself in a deadly force encounter behind a local convenience store. The shadow he encountered raised a weapon. Friendly drew. His hands shook. His grip faltered. The fundamentals he’d “qualified” on six… Continue reading
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Are You Prepared for THE Gunfight?
Article by: William G. What is a gunfight? It is a situation when one or more persons, using weapons (specifically guns) that can inflict greatly bodily harm or death, are actively trying to use said weapons to inflict great bodily harm or death on you; and in which you use your own gun to stop… Continue reading
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The Secrets of Life, and the young Firearms Instructor – A letter to my friend, the Captain
A friend of mine, who is a younger aged Captain with a metro agency in the belly of the beast, called me to ask my opinion on a pistol mounted optic technique. Tony is a very articulate, enthusiastic, and analytical man. He asks very well thought out, reasoned, and intelligent questions. I spent hours on… 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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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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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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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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GALEFI Half Box Skills Check
Article by: William G. Leo asked me to come up with a course to send out to members that they could use as a practice session. He asked that it be kept short, and focus on what I thought were necessary skills. Those are the only parameters he gave me. It took me approximately three… Continue reading
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Why Officers Train to Shoot Then Move, Move Then Shoot, and Shoot While Moving
Article By: Terry B. In law enforcement, split-second decisions often determine whether an officer gains control of a dangerous encounter—or is forced into a reactive posture. One area where this reality becomes especially clear is firearms training. Modern police work requires officers to be fluent in three core movement-and-engagement skills: 1. Shoot, then move2. Move, then shoot3. Shoot… Continue reading
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The Old Ways
(Observations on Recent Shotgun Sessions, in the Dark) Article by: William G. I was recently accused of being against progress, by someone that was ignorant of my track record and efforts. While the idea of living in the past (another country, where they do things differently) may be romantic, it is not necessarily the best… Continue reading
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