Mike Wood

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• Tactical, pocket carry and weapon-mounted: A smorgasbord of new lights from Streamlight

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  Whether working the night shift, or searching a dimly lit building, there’s no reason you have to be in the dark

• New Vortex optics for 2021

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  Vortex products have established a good reputation as durable and reliable optics for law enforcement use – the new SPARC SOLAR and SPITFIRE HD Gen II red dot sights promise to carry on that tradition

• Ammo review: Federal’s .380 ACP and .38 Special Hydra-Shok Deep

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  These new Hydra-Shok Deep loads provide levels of ammunition performance previously restricted to service-size calibers and guns

• A review of police holsters from Aker International

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  There’s a short list of companies who specialize in quality leather gear for law enforcement – among the most popular is Aker International

• 3 tips for testifying

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  Just as there are important tactics for officers to know during a police incident, there are equally important tactics to use in the courtroom

• The power of history

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  History is a tool to be wielded. We can neither afford to ignore it or be handcuffed by it

• A great backup: The 9mm Ruger LCR

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  The “metric Ruger” is an excellent choice for officers who carry 9mm sidearms

• Instructor-to-student ratios for firearms training

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  Many variables have to be considered when you’re trying to determine the staffing requirements for firearms training

• Revolver 101: Unloading double-action revolvers

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  There’s a lot of officers who’ve only handled their issued firearm and could use a little training on how to safely unload revolvers

• Maintaining your Glock pistol

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  What you need to do in order to keep your Glock pistol safely running

• Readers respond: What is the state of firearms maintenance in law enforcement?

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  Agency leaders have a responsibility to their people and the public to ensure officers have safety equipment that will actually work when the chips are down

• Defend the house: Protecting police buildings and personnel

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  Police leaders must act to protect these valuable resources ‒ and the personnel within ‒ from the violence of the mob

• Lessons from the Norway terror attack

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  It was estimated that 1 in 4 Norwegians knew someone who had been directly affected by the deadliest attack in Norway since World War II

• The argument for the modular police sniper rifle

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  Police sniper teams are better equipped with a rifle that can field two different calibers to meet the demands of increased overwatch assignments and conventional SWAT operations

• Crowd control: The value of a four-officer car

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  This setup maximizes firepower, mobility, efficiency and safety

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