An OIS in Buckeye, AZ involves mostly rifles, and provides the opportunity to hone our skills. What do we keep and what do we throw away? Breach-Bang-ClearOIS Rifle Fight in Buckeye, AZ - What Can We Learn?Footage of an OIS (Officer Involved Shooting) in Buckeye, AZ...
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Dashcam Footage of Philando Castile Shooting Released
Dashcam Footage of Philando Castile Shooting Released David Reeder The dashcam footage of Officer Jeronimo Yanez's traffic stop and subsequent shooting of driver Philando Castile has been released by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the Ramsey County...
Baltimore County Police Gunfight in Dundalk Today (somewhat graphic video)
A gunfight in Dundalk, MD left one police officer plus one bystander injured, and the suspect dead, in what looks like a glaring argument for the use of a patrol rifle. Dundalk is an unincorporated part of Baltimore County and falls under the jurisdiction of Baltimore...
Two Decades Ago Today: North Hollywood Shootout
Two Decades Ago Today: North Hollywood Shootout Fifty Shades of FDE Twenty years ago, on February 28th, 1997, two heavily armed, armored and masked bank robbers engaged hundreds of courageous LAPD Officers in the North Hollywood Shootout, which lasted 44 minutes. When...
Warnings Unheeded: Lessons from a Man Who Killed an Active Shooter
Last week, former Air Force Security Policeman Andy Brown released his book Warnings Unheeded. Brown’s book is an account of his response to the 1994 Fairchild Air Force Base mass shooting, and the...
Lack of Firearms Training After the Police Academy
Before I start, I have to state that what you're about to read is my opinion, based on my own life and professional experience in law enforcement and does not represent anyone else's view. This topic...
Cop Kills Elderly Woman–What Can We Learn?
Cop Kills Elderly Woman--What Can We Learn?Chris HernandezIt finally happened. Last week a police officer killed a civilian during a “shoot/don’t shoot” training demonstration in Punta Gorda, Florida. The officer apparently picked up a live weapon instead of a...
Baton Rouge Officers Ambushed
"To me, this is not so much about gun control as it is about what's in men's hearts. And until we come together as a nation, as a people, to heal as a people...if we don't do that, and this madness continues, we will surely perish as a people." Sheriff Sid J....
The Dallas Police Ambush: First Thoughts
The Dallas Police Ambush: First ThoughtsChris HernandezLast night two "snipers" opened fire on police at a Black Lives Matter protest in downtown Dallas. At last count, eleven officers and one civilian had been shot, five officers killed, at least one in critical...
Explaining the Unexplainable: Tamir Rice Shooting
On November 22, 2014, a twelve-year-old boy named Tamir Rice, playing with a toy pistol at a park, was shot and killed by a Cleveland police officer. Rice was no Michael Brown; he hadn't committed a...