LE UOF & TV vs FOF
My family consists of pretty well educated, intelligent, and fair-minded people. Nonetheless, recent events regarding law enforcement use of force (UOF) — Ferguson, NYC, etc.…
Category: Safety
10 Posts
Starting From Scratch … Again
As many of you know, eight weeks ago I had my right elbow completely replaced. The titanium elbow is a fairly new and uncommon procedure,…
Carry Gun, Training Gun
Probably the worst habit I’ve adopted since beginning the pistol-training.com annual endurance tests back in 2008 was a policy of using the endurance test gun…
Drawstrings, Again
As I mentioned in 2012, drawstrings on concealment garments can be dangerous. Here’s a TV news segment about a police officer who sadly managed to…
In Defense of the Traditional Double Action
The mere title of this post makes me sad. I have come to accept, begrudgingly, that we live in a world where the perception “one…
Shooting is Easy, Thinking is Hard
One of the first force-on-force (FOF) scenarios I ever went through as a student back in the mid-90’s: I walk around a corner and se two…
When To Safe
One question I get asked frequently in class is, “When do you use the safety?” Now obviously you switch the safety off before firing. I…
Physics vs Faith
A few days ago in NJ, a federal law enforcement officer had a widely reported unintended discharge while clearing his Glock for cleaning. It quickly…
Relays
Over the past few months I’ve received emails from three different students about a safety issue that is becoming more prevalent in classes from big…
The Why NOT of the SERPA
From Chuck Haggard at pistol-forum.com: Completely discounting the trigger finger issue, the actual quality and design of the product makes it unsuitable for serious use…