5 Strategies For Effectively Completing a Tactical Reload
If you’re reading this publication, you’re most likely familiar with the “speed reload,” sometimes called the “combat reload” or “emergency...
5 Common Myths on How to Survive a Gunfight
Sometimes, what seems like good advice at the time is proven later to be not so great. The record shows...
Understanding Stand Your Ground Laws and Castle Doctrine
In a nation that has become a sound-bite society, we have a public and therefore a jury pool that is...
10 Commandments of Concealed Carry
Carrying a lethal weapon in public confers a grave power that carries with it great responsibilities. Here are the 10...
Concealed Carry Laws by State
Laws of the fifty United States—where you can carry, where not!
How the Ocean View Police Sets the Standard for Small Departments
The following article on the Ocean View Police Department was originally published in October/November 2016 issue of "Guns & Weapons for...
9 Police Ambush Cases with Must-Learn Lessons for LEOs
In early November of 2016, USA Today reported that the number of deadly police ambush cases was up a horrendous 167 percent...
Colt’s Combat Unit Rail Gun: A Top-of-the-Line 1911
“Colt .45 automatic.” For shooters of my generation, that phrase just has a ring to it. When I got into...
Press-Out vs. Index: Which Quick-Draw Tactic Works Best?
The ability to swiftly draw and fire is a critical survival skill for cops, soldiers and law-abiding armed citizens alike....
DA-SA Semi-Auto Pistol Techniques with Massad Ayoob
In a world of single-action 1911s and polymer-framed, striker-fired pistols, it’s easy to overlook traditional double-action/single-action (DA-SA) semi-autos. To fit...
4 Cases That Show an Unarmed Man Can Still Be Dangerous
It is commonly believed that deadly force can’t be used on an ostensibly “unarmed man.” Reality shows otherwise. Take Case...
Threat Anatomy: 6 Examples of How Bullet Placement Can Stop Danger
In the summer of 2015, I was able to take the Threat Anatomy class taught by Frank DeYoung. A very...
Talladega Knights: TPD’s Civilian Marksmanship Program
Talladega Police officers regularly train at the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s Marksmanship Park, a state-of-the-art service rifle and pistol range located in...
7 Real-Life Cases of LEOs Being Attacked at Home
In the police academy, the assumption is that the officer will usually be the rescuer responding to the home of...
Peach State Protectors: The Georgia State Patrol’s Glock 43
It’s no secret that a number of American law enforcement agencies have recently changed, or announced their intent to change,...
Titans of Talladega: Talladega PD Turns To Glock 41 Gen4
Home to one of the world’s most famous automobile racetracks, Talladega, Ala., is an historic community of about 16,000, and...
First Responder: Learning From the Rodney King Riots
When an armed robbery parolee named Rodney King fled from the California Highway Patrol, the high-speed pursuit ended in the...
VIDEO: Beretta, Wilson Combat Unveil 92G Compact Carry Pistol
The Wilson Combat/Beretta partnership now extends from last year’s hit, the full-sized 92G Brigadier Tactical, to the new 92G...
Gun Review: Beretta/Wilson Combat 92G Brigadier Tactical
Battle born and refined by Mr. 1911. It’s time to salute the new 9mm that is poised to lead and...
7 Real-Life Cases of Carrying a Lifesaving Backup Firearm
The first responder in a deadly situation is, by definition, a lone responder until “the cavalry arrives.” Having backup safety...