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Why street-level leadership is critical for effective policing

An effective team-level police leader needs a very specific and completely different skillset during a critical incident than the one needed for day-to-day operations

November 05, 2015 03:44 PM

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Richard Fairburn

SHOT Show

SHOT Show 2016: Choosing a holster that makes appendix concealed carry work for you

When we see police officials on TV telling the public to “buy a gun and learn to protect your family,” you know that our society has truly turned a corner

January 14, 2016 10:40 AM

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Richard Fairburn

SWAT

Police militarization and the evolution of SWAT

Requiring a minimum police population of 100 officers to establish a SWAT team helps to keep standards high and overuse low

August 13, 2013 04:36 AM

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Richard Fairburn

Shooting your way in: Desperate measures for desperate events

After the Virginia Tech attack we tested and videotaped the use of issue weapons/loads against glass samples and several grades of chain and padlocks

October 07, 2013 06:05 AM

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Richard Fairburn

Bags & Cases

Off-duty carry: Flying with firearms

The airlines are perfectly comfortable with guns in checked baggage — they deal with them all the time — but you do need to understand the process and prepare your gear

May 20, 2024 01:33 PM

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Richard Fairburn

Firearms Training

21st century deadly force training for police

Conventional marksmanship training has little to do with winning a gunfight

January 11, 2010 12:18 PM

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Richard Fairburn

SEEK offers affordable thermal imaging on your phone for patrol

These units are decidedly low resolution, about 32,000 pixels (.032 Megapixels), but the image is useful and amazingly accurate

October 20, 2014 08:05 PM

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Richard Fairburn

The Snubnose: The little gun that could…

June 09, 2008 04:48 AM

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Richard Fairburn

Active Shooter

Beyond the patrol rifle: Adding a ‘Designated Marksman’ capability

The U.S. military refers to them as ‘Designated Marksman,’ and I propose we adopt similar terminology and the same weaponry for perhaps one in 10 patrol officers

June 27, 2011 12:54 PM

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Richard Fairburn

Officer-Involved Shootings

Firearms Review: The Smith & Wesson .380 Bodyguard

The.380 Bodyguard is a 180-degree shift away from the short-lived Sigma SW380 and is the first “micro .380” to ship with a laser sighting system built into the frame

March 15, 2011 08:25 AM

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Richard Fairburn