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Why We Carry On: Lt. John Morrison’s thought-provoking summation of why we do what we do …
Urban Rifle: Clint Smith tells why the fighting rifle is so important for cops.
Anatomy of a knife fight: All it takes is a rusty butcher knife: American COP tells you how to fight back — first! Ernest Emerson
The D/A’s perspective: What cops do right and wrong in building a case.
How to Get along with the FEDS: A former FED tells-all, and you might be surprised!
The Training World Vs. the Real World: Wes Doss says what we’ve all been wanting to say out loud!
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When Smith & Wesson introduced the .38 S&W Special cartridge the gun was the Model of 1899 First Model .38 Hand Ejector which quickly became known as the .38 Military and Police... shortened to M&P. The revolver was the foundation of the “M” frame that carried S&W to a dominant position in revolvers for police officers and variations also served in all our military branches as well.
Smith and Wesson made a decision in mid 2003, if they were going to be a player in the law enforcement market, they needed a polymer frame pistol that was simple, safe, easy to shoot, ambidextrous and made in the U.S.A. It's the new M&P.
Read about it the Premier issue of American COP. >>Order Now!<<
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Make no mistake, I chose those words carefully. It’s entirely true, but it’s also just the kind of remark that could get any cop thrown off the job by a media-led lynch mob. “Some folks deserve to be shot,” is the basic element of common sense that separates street cops and average law abiding Americans on one side and reporters, politicians and liberal activists on the other — “us” vs. “them.” The disparity between us and them when it comes to use of force is one of the most important officer safety issues today. This gap in reality is overlooked by far too many administrators and police organizations. I’ll be blunt, LEAA firmly believes the media and politician’s misguided understanding on proper “use of force” is getting cops killed and/or injured. When media and political firestorms erupt each time officers are involved in a deadly force situation, it has an impact on the cops working the street. You don’t have to take my word for it, even the FBI admits it. In the October 2002 issue of the FBI’s Law Enforcement Bulletin, they researched cases involving officers who were attacked or killed. The common denominator they found: the officer hesitated when it came to using force.
James J. Fotis is a retired officer from New York and the Executive Director of the Law Enforcement Alliance of America (LEAA). |
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Our sober-minded investigative brethren on the South Haven, Ind., police department just chuckled and shook their heads when they got a report of a “possessed” late-model sedan. When the lady explained the car had started itself, motored out of her driveway and crashed into her neighbor’s house, they decided they’d better have a look.
By the time they got there, the demon-mobile was safely back in the owner’s driveway and looking pretty innocent. But as the nervous lady stood there wringin’ her hands and stammering her version of events, to the officers’ flabbergasted amazement, the demon-car fired up, revved and took off slowly but surely outta the drive and down the street. Two seconds later, after pickin’ their jaws up off the concrete, officers gave chase, catching and stopping “Christine” before she could do any more damage.
Investigation revealed that the lady had a remote-starting device on her key ring, and apparently she had accidentally squeezed it on both occasions. Compounding the problem — in highly technical terms — investigators determined the startie-up gizmo interacted with some kinda defective gear-selection doohickey causing the self-propelled effect. The problem was blamed on unnamed “techno-gremlins.” As officers watched, the lady peeled the electro-lozenge off her key ring, admitting she didn’t “know how the stupid thing worked, anyway,” and had never used it — not intentionally, anyway. She promised to keep it in a safe place and they promised not to shoot her car — unless it got frisky again. |
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• JUST ANOTHER SLEEPY NIGHT ON PATROL
• WONDER WHY HE’S NOT STILL ON THE JOB?
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A man can’t have too many knives, guns or flashlights! All three seem to fit into the classification of; “I’d rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it.” I’m always looking for another great idea from each of these categories. My most recent find is a pair of knives you can classify as gotta-haves. If you’re a cop looking to invest in one all-purpose blade, you’d do well to lay your hands on one of these.
The knives are made by a relative newcomer to the industry, Byron Knives of Fairfield, Ohio. Originally an aerospace company, their knife business is a passionate offshoot of owner and founder, Mark Byron. When the business expanded to include heat-treating and cryogenic processing of metals, the knife business became a natural extension. Byron Knives has managed to incorporate good design with the advanced metals technologies of their aerospace business. This translates into quality knives. |
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Get more facts on these incredible knives in the Sept/Oct issue!
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I have to marvel atthe way different manufacturers are able to bring weapon mounted lighting systems technology to the field. Today, every patrol officer can carry a high-tech pistol, with an intensely bright light, attached in a secure, quick-drawing, duty holster. We’ve come a long way since my old SureFire stuck out 4" beyond the barrel of my Beretta 92FS, and kinda conveniently fit in a nylon thigh pouch the size of a small day-pack.
Weapon-mounted lights are one of the most significant technological advances for patrol officers. If you can’t see it, you can’t shoot it. Since most of our dangerous confrontations occur during darkness, a bright light may make the difference between life and death. It can also aid shoot/no-shoot decision making as you’re trying to see just what the person has in their hand. Is that a cell phone, or a cell phone-sized .380?
In this whole development process, no one deserves more credit than the holster manufacturers. There’re dozens of gun makers building models with tactical light rails designed into them. Several light makers are building extraordinarily sophisticated compact light systems. Responding to the changing market are a couple of dedicated holster manufacturers trying to keep up with the myriad of gun/light combos to provide usable carry systems. Oh yeah, can I get that in plain, basket weave, tactical nylon and super high gloss please? |
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