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Ammunition

Police ammunition: Considerations for storage and use

If you routinely load and unload a weapon, be sure to carefully examine the top rounds which get fed repeatedly from a magazine

June 06, 2011 06:18 AM

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Richard Fairburn

Firearms

Product Review: Ruger SR556

Not just another AR clone

July 08, 2010 05:41 AM

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Richard Fairburn

3 reminders for counter-ambush tactics on patrol

Now that some elements of our society have “declared war” on American police, we must quit simply talking about the ambush threat and train specific tactics and responses

February 02, 2015 12:52 PM

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Richard Fairburn

Considerations for evaluating officer-involved shootings

Every use-of-force incident must be examined as a unique event — no two are alike — but we may be able to apply a few general concepts in our ‘after-action’ analysis

September 04, 2014 07:06 PM

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Richard Fairburn

Police Training

Train your brain to win the fight

Coach your students — and yourself, since we are all self-taught to a large degree — using positive techniques under stressful conditions as much as possible

May 22, 2012 05:30 PM

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Richard Fairburn

How a squib load can challenge modern police firearms training

When you use dangerous tools in a dangerous profession, one may someday fail you through no fault of your own

February 12, 2018 01:48 PM

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Richard Fairburn

Police Training

Repeat your force-on-force training scenarios

November 12, 2009 12:11 PM

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Richard Fairburn

Tactical EMS / TEMS

Downrange EMS: Critical care when the scene isn’t safe

Although many EMS staff feel we should never operate in an active shooter environment until police have removed the threat, delay places the wounded at greater risk

March 10, 2014 09:07 AM

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Richard Fairburn