NTOA Recommends Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS CQB for Duty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The NTOA comprises one of America's leading voices for law enforcement products and equipment. It leverages its own network of expert evaluators with real-world trials to evaluate gear. NTOA member tests include weeks of practical assessment. A concluding final score grades products according to at least six of 13 major evaluating criteria. Optics criteria include Design, Performance, Ease of Use, Size, Quality, Durability, Storage, Versatility, Convenience, Application, Comfort, Accuracy, and Cleaning & Maintenance. an optic must average a score of 3 across all criteria to pass. Products averaging 4-4.49 out of 5 earn a Silver rating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS earned a coveted Silver rating, scoring 4.43. Evaluators agreed on the sight's durability and ease-of-use, reported Primary Arms. Further, evaluators noted the 25mm aperture for target acquisition on quick engagements. Evaluators also expressed their appreciation for the ACSS CQB reticle. It combines a fast-acquisition horseshoe with a precise center chevron and BDC holdover dots. \"Overall, this has become my favorite optic<\/a> for its price range,\" said one evaluator. \"Its controls are very easy to use and large to be able to handle with gloves or under stress. ... The optic seems to be very sturdy and exceeded my expectations.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The implementation of our ACSS-CQB reticle into the proven MD-25 red dot platform allows Primary Arms Optics to bring even more value, technology and versatility to the customer,\u201d said Robert Sheets, Primary Arms Optics\u2019 Director of Engineering. \"The MD-25 ACSS utilizes cutting edge LED technology, premium coatings and high-grade materials packaged into a robust and durable package that performs well above its price point. We are proud that the NTOA recognized benefits in their evaluation.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The SLx MD-25 ACSS retails for $189.99. For even more info, please visit primaryarms.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"NTOA Members Recommend Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 ACSS","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/14\/primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124528,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-05-24 15:03:08","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-24 19:03:08","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/91ZuIDAy1IY\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A Utah man faces multiple charges after a police shooting in West Valley. Officer body cam footage shows the suspect ignore multiple commands before charging police wielding a crowbar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Utah Man Charges Police Wielding Crowbar, Gets Shot Multiple Times<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Police charged 25-year-old Denny James Clark with two counts of assault against a peace officer, reported The Salt Lake Tribune<\/a>. He also faces charges of aggravated burglary, vehicle burglary and criminal mischief. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incident began when a woman woke to a barking dog, only to see the suspect allegedly take a crowbar from a truck bed in her driveway, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. She then reportedly told the suspect \"Get out of here or I'll call the cops!\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The suspect allegedly went to the front door, striking and shattering the window with the crowbar. He struck and kicked the door, cracking it, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage<\/a> shows police arrive on the scene. Multiple officers approached Clark, ordering he drop the crowbar several times. \"Nope, let me get these car keys or someone's getting it,\" he says. Officers keep moving in. \"Alright, here I come,\" Clarks says. He then makes a threatening move, crowbar raised high, toward and officer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officers again yell \"Drop it\" several more times. But Clark proceeds on. Footage shows an officer deploy a Taser, but it fails to slow down the suspect. Clark appears to be attempting to run away. Then he turns on a dime, cutting back toward officers with the crowbar. Finally an officer fires five shots with his duty pistol, immediately dropping Clark to the ground. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows Clark lying on the ground, clearly in pain. He seemingly loses the function of one arm, unable to comply with the command to show hands. Officers finally move in, cuff the suspect, then begin rendering first aid. Authorities apprehended the suspect without any further incident. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Police Shoot Utah Man Charging Officers With Crowbar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/24\/utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124588,"post_author":"205","post_date":"2021-05-13 10:34:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-13 14:34:07","post_content":"\n\n\n

Like any other professional skill, the ability of law enforcement to respond to outbreaks of mob violence, especially as a unit, needs to be practiced in real time. A mock prison riot exercise provides experience for police and correction officers, improving response to unrest in an enclosed area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Mock Prison Riot Training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The annual MPR is a law enforcement<\/a> and corrections expo, training, and qualification experience where volunteer \u201cinmates\u201d act the parts of unruly inmates turned rioters at the decommissioned state penitentiary in Moundsville, West Virginia. The MPR also highlights the latest technology at the co-located exposition in addition to training scenarios, technology demonstrations, evaluations, certification workshops, skills competition for the hundreds of law enforcement and corrections officers from all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What we see on the video is enthusiastic orange-clad role-players on an enclosed basketball court acting as disruptive inmates who start with shouting and posturing against the approaching line of heavily protected corrections personnel intent on restoring order. Preceded with a sustained barrage of .68 caliber PepperBall powder training rounds impacting at the feet of the rioters that in a real threatening situation would have released a powerful cloud of PAVA dust, the trained Corrections Emergency Response Team (CERT) protected by acrylic shields, Avon respirators, gas projectors and less lethal launchers moved to contain the rioters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows a few inmates obeying the shouted commands of the CERT, lying on the ground. Officers took them into custody. Conversely, a couple turned their taunts into fury, hurling themselves into the approaching phalanx. After a brief but vigorous struggle, each of the orange-suited combatants were quickly and effectively subdued, ending face down and hooked up. A potential hand-to-hand engagement quickly changed with rioters and CERT members face-to-face. They slapped backs and shook hands, reassuring the other following the training. Not normal for a real prison riot, but standard for any of the many similar scenarios run several times a day at the annual Mock Prison Riot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defending Against Threats<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The biggest unknown when engaging a crowd or during an interaction with just one person is defending from possible threats. If a subject or crowd stops being peaceful and cooperative and suddenly begins to be belligerent and hostile by displaying aggressiveness ranging from passive resistance to lethal violence, now both law enforcement and civilians have a wide variety of self-defense options including less lethal irritant sprays, gases or dusts that can be distributed from a variety of delivery systems. The PepperBall Technologies Inc. offers a variety of less lethal .68 caliber projectiles similar in appearance to the commercial projectiles loaded with water-based paint for marking and competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PepperBall projectiles include impact, glass breaking, training (filled with either paint, water, or baby powder) and irritant rounds that contain either a 0.5% or 5.0% PAVA solution (also known as Capsaicin II, a natural capasaicinoid found in pepper plants) for individual or area saturation. PepperBall also produces a comprehensive line of projectile launchers for law enforcement, with one of the most popular being the TAC-SF launcher that can propel the entire line of PepperBall projectiles in semi-automatic, three shot or full auto at up to a dozen .68 caliber projectiles a second at targets 60 feet to over 150 feet away. The TAC-SF has a under barrel, forward mounted rechargeable high pressure compressed air tank and 180 round hopper that offers quick reload capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall's Civilian Variants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall also offers less lethal self-defense projectors for civilians using the same irritant dust filled projectiles used by police. The cartridge-powered, single-shot PepperBall COMPACT runs off CO2. It looks like a fat cigar tube, but it shoots a single .68-caliber SD round filled with powerful pepper dust. The effective range measures 30 feet. It provides opportunity to escape and evade a threatening criminal act. It also provides a measure to stop an assault without using deadly force. The CO2 cartridge and fresh PepperBall reloads using the available refill kit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also available is the multi-shot PepperBall Mobile that is a LED flashlight\/red LASER projector and .68 caliber projectile launcher. Each Mobile can place three projectiles out to forty feet aimed by the LASER giving protection from multiple attackers from a very innocent-looking path-illuminating device. The PepperBall Mobile is powered by CO2 cartridges that, as the projectiles, can be replaced by the user. For more information, please visit mockprisonriot.org<\/a> and PepperBall Technologies, Inc. at pepperball.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Mock Prison Riot: Police & Correction Officers Training for the Real Deal","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"mock-prison-riot-training","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/13\/mock-prison-riot-training\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":7},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

Members from the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) recently recommended the Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 micro red dot featuring the ACSS CQB reticle. The endorsement of the SLx MD-25 ACSS for duty-use came following extensive testing by NTOA officers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

NTOA Recommends Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS CQB for Duty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The NTOA comprises one of America's leading voices for law enforcement products and equipment. It leverages its own network of expert evaluators with real-world trials to evaluate gear. NTOA member tests include weeks of practical assessment. A concluding final score grades products according to at least six of 13 major evaluating criteria. Optics criteria include Design, Performance, Ease of Use, Size, Quality, Durability, Storage, Versatility, Convenience, Application, Comfort, Accuracy, and Cleaning & Maintenance. an optic must average a score of 3 across all criteria to pass. Products averaging 4-4.49 out of 5 earn a Silver rating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS earned a coveted Silver rating, scoring 4.43. Evaluators agreed on the sight's durability and ease-of-use, reported Primary Arms. Further, evaluators noted the 25mm aperture for target acquisition on quick engagements. Evaluators also expressed their appreciation for the ACSS CQB reticle. It combines a fast-acquisition horseshoe with a precise center chevron and BDC holdover dots. \"Overall, this has become my favorite optic<\/a> for its price range,\" said one evaluator. \"Its controls are very easy to use and large to be able to handle with gloves or under stress. ... The optic seems to be very sturdy and exceeded my expectations.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The implementation of our ACSS-CQB reticle into the proven MD-25 red dot platform allows Primary Arms Optics to bring even more value, technology and versatility to the customer,\u201d said Robert Sheets, Primary Arms Optics\u2019 Director of Engineering. \"The MD-25 ACSS utilizes cutting edge LED technology, premium coatings and high-grade materials packaged into a robust and durable package that performs well above its price point. We are proud that the NTOA recognized benefits in their evaluation.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The SLx MD-25 ACSS retails for $189.99. For even more info, please visit primaryarms.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"NTOA Members Recommend Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 ACSS","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/14\/primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124528,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-05-24 15:03:08","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-24 19:03:08","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/91ZuIDAy1IY\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A Utah man faces multiple charges after a police shooting in West Valley. Officer body cam footage shows the suspect ignore multiple commands before charging police wielding a crowbar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Utah Man Charges Police Wielding Crowbar, Gets Shot Multiple Times<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Police charged 25-year-old Denny James Clark with two counts of assault against a peace officer, reported The Salt Lake Tribune<\/a>. He also faces charges of aggravated burglary, vehicle burglary and criminal mischief. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incident began when a woman woke to a barking dog, only to see the suspect allegedly take a crowbar from a truck bed in her driveway, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. She then reportedly told the suspect \"Get out of here or I'll call the cops!\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The suspect allegedly went to the front door, striking and shattering the window with the crowbar. He struck and kicked the door, cracking it, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage<\/a> shows police arrive on the scene. Multiple officers approached Clark, ordering he drop the crowbar several times. \"Nope, let me get these car keys or someone's getting it,\" he says. Officers keep moving in. \"Alright, here I come,\" Clarks says. He then makes a threatening move, crowbar raised high, toward and officer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officers again yell \"Drop it\" several more times. But Clark proceeds on. Footage shows an officer deploy a Taser, but it fails to slow down the suspect. Clark appears to be attempting to run away. Then he turns on a dime, cutting back toward officers with the crowbar. Finally an officer fires five shots with his duty pistol, immediately dropping Clark to the ground. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows Clark lying on the ground, clearly in pain. He seemingly loses the function of one arm, unable to comply with the command to show hands. Officers finally move in, cuff the suspect, then begin rendering first aid. Authorities apprehended the suspect without any further incident. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Police Shoot Utah Man Charging Officers With Crowbar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/24\/utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124588,"post_author":"205","post_date":"2021-05-13 10:34:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-13 14:34:07","post_content":"\n\n\n

Like any other professional skill, the ability of law enforcement to respond to outbreaks of mob violence, especially as a unit, needs to be practiced in real time. A mock prison riot exercise provides experience for police and correction officers, improving response to unrest in an enclosed area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Mock Prison Riot Training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The annual MPR is a law enforcement<\/a> and corrections expo, training, and qualification experience where volunteer \u201cinmates\u201d act the parts of unruly inmates turned rioters at the decommissioned state penitentiary in Moundsville, West Virginia. The MPR also highlights the latest technology at the co-located exposition in addition to training scenarios, technology demonstrations, evaluations, certification workshops, skills competition for the hundreds of law enforcement and corrections officers from all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What we see on the video is enthusiastic orange-clad role-players on an enclosed basketball court acting as disruptive inmates who start with shouting and posturing against the approaching line of heavily protected corrections personnel intent on restoring order. Preceded with a sustained barrage of .68 caliber PepperBall powder training rounds impacting at the feet of the rioters that in a real threatening situation would have released a powerful cloud of PAVA dust, the trained Corrections Emergency Response Team (CERT) protected by acrylic shields, Avon respirators, gas projectors and less lethal launchers moved to contain the rioters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows a few inmates obeying the shouted commands of the CERT, lying on the ground. Officers took them into custody. Conversely, a couple turned their taunts into fury, hurling themselves into the approaching phalanx. After a brief but vigorous struggle, each of the orange-suited combatants were quickly and effectively subdued, ending face down and hooked up. A potential hand-to-hand engagement quickly changed with rioters and CERT members face-to-face. They slapped backs and shook hands, reassuring the other following the training. Not normal for a real prison riot, but standard for any of the many similar scenarios run several times a day at the annual Mock Prison Riot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defending Against Threats<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The biggest unknown when engaging a crowd or during an interaction with just one person is defending from possible threats. If a subject or crowd stops being peaceful and cooperative and suddenly begins to be belligerent and hostile by displaying aggressiveness ranging from passive resistance to lethal violence, now both law enforcement and civilians have a wide variety of self-defense options including less lethal irritant sprays, gases or dusts that can be distributed from a variety of delivery systems. The PepperBall Technologies Inc. offers a variety of less lethal .68 caliber projectiles similar in appearance to the commercial projectiles loaded with water-based paint for marking and competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PepperBall projectiles include impact, glass breaking, training (filled with either paint, water, or baby powder) and irritant rounds that contain either a 0.5% or 5.0% PAVA solution (also known as Capsaicin II, a natural capasaicinoid found in pepper plants) for individual or area saturation. PepperBall also produces a comprehensive line of projectile launchers for law enforcement, with one of the most popular being the TAC-SF launcher that can propel the entire line of PepperBall projectiles in semi-automatic, three shot or full auto at up to a dozen .68 caliber projectiles a second at targets 60 feet to over 150 feet away. The TAC-SF has a under barrel, forward mounted rechargeable high pressure compressed air tank and 180 round hopper that offers quick reload capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall's Civilian Variants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall also offers less lethal self-defense projectors for civilians using the same irritant dust filled projectiles used by police. The cartridge-powered, single-shot PepperBall COMPACT runs off CO2. It looks like a fat cigar tube, but it shoots a single .68-caliber SD round filled with powerful pepper dust. The effective range measures 30 feet. It provides opportunity to escape and evade a threatening criminal act. It also provides a measure to stop an assault without using deadly force. The CO2 cartridge and fresh PepperBall reloads using the available refill kit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also available is the multi-shot PepperBall Mobile that is a LED flashlight\/red LASER projector and .68 caliber projectile launcher. Each Mobile can place three projectiles out to forty feet aimed by the LASER giving protection from multiple attackers from a very innocent-looking path-illuminating device. The PepperBall Mobile is powered by CO2 cartridges that, as the projectiles, can be replaced by the user. For more information, please visit mockprisonriot.org<\/a> and PepperBall Technologies, Inc. at pepperball.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Mock Prison Riot: Police & Correction Officers Training for the Real Deal","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"mock-prison-riot-training","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/13\/mock-prison-riot-training\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":7},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

While it is always critical for law enforcement to adapt new tactics and training to meet current community and tactical needs, those changes should be rooted in fact and science, not fiction. Despite Hollywood depictions that shooting guns out of the hands of suspects is possible, the reality is it isn\u2019t practical and the only hit that type of situation may produce, is on the  bystander who happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Why Shooting to Wound Doesn't Work for Law Enforcement Officers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shooting-to-wound","to_ping":"","pinged":"https:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2011\/05\/important-new-reaction-time-study-addresses-whats-reasonable-in-armed-suspect-encounters\/\nhttps:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2007\/02\/new-tests-show-deadly-accuracy-startling-speed-even-inexperienced-shooters-can-achieve-in-shooting-cops\/\nhttps:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2018\/11\/new-study-on-shooting-accuracy-how-does-your-agency-stack-up\/","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/15\/shooting-to-wound\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124436,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-14 11:16:47","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-14 15:16:47","post_content":"\n

Members from the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) recently recommended the Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 micro red dot featuring the ACSS CQB reticle. The endorsement of the SLx MD-25 ACSS for duty-use came following extensive testing by NTOA officers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

NTOA Recommends Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS CQB for Duty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The NTOA comprises one of America's leading voices for law enforcement products and equipment. It leverages its own network of expert evaluators with real-world trials to evaluate gear. NTOA member tests include weeks of practical assessment. A concluding final score grades products according to at least six of 13 major evaluating criteria. Optics criteria include Design, Performance, Ease of Use, Size, Quality, Durability, Storage, Versatility, Convenience, Application, Comfort, Accuracy, and Cleaning & Maintenance. an optic must average a score of 3 across all criteria to pass. Products averaging 4-4.49 out of 5 earn a Silver rating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS earned a coveted Silver rating, scoring 4.43. Evaluators agreed on the sight's durability and ease-of-use, reported Primary Arms. Further, evaluators noted the 25mm aperture for target acquisition on quick engagements. Evaluators also expressed their appreciation for the ACSS CQB reticle. It combines a fast-acquisition horseshoe with a precise center chevron and BDC holdover dots. \"Overall, this has become my favorite optic<\/a> for its price range,\" said one evaluator. \"Its controls are very easy to use and large to be able to handle with gloves or under stress. ... The optic seems to be very sturdy and exceeded my expectations.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The implementation of our ACSS-CQB reticle into the proven MD-25 red dot platform allows Primary Arms Optics to bring even more value, technology and versatility to the customer,\u201d said Robert Sheets, Primary Arms Optics\u2019 Director of Engineering. \"The MD-25 ACSS utilizes cutting edge LED technology, premium coatings and high-grade materials packaged into a robust and durable package that performs well above its price point. We are proud that the NTOA recognized benefits in their evaluation.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The SLx MD-25 ACSS retails for $189.99. For even more info, please visit primaryarms.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"NTOA Members Recommend Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 ACSS","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/14\/primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124528,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-05-24 15:03:08","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-24 19:03:08","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/91ZuIDAy1IY\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A Utah man faces multiple charges after a police shooting in West Valley. Officer body cam footage shows the suspect ignore multiple commands before charging police wielding a crowbar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Utah Man Charges Police Wielding Crowbar, Gets Shot Multiple Times<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Police charged 25-year-old Denny James Clark with two counts of assault against a peace officer, reported The Salt Lake Tribune<\/a>. He also faces charges of aggravated burglary, vehicle burglary and criminal mischief. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incident began when a woman woke to a barking dog, only to see the suspect allegedly take a crowbar from a truck bed in her driveway, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. She then reportedly told the suspect \"Get out of here or I'll call the cops!\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The suspect allegedly went to the front door, striking and shattering the window with the crowbar. He struck and kicked the door, cracking it, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage<\/a> shows police arrive on the scene. Multiple officers approached Clark, ordering he drop the crowbar several times. \"Nope, let me get these car keys or someone's getting it,\" he says. Officers keep moving in. \"Alright, here I come,\" Clarks says. He then makes a threatening move, crowbar raised high, toward and officer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officers again yell \"Drop it\" several more times. But Clark proceeds on. Footage shows an officer deploy a Taser, but it fails to slow down the suspect. Clark appears to be attempting to run away. Then he turns on a dime, cutting back toward officers with the crowbar. Finally an officer fires five shots with his duty pistol, immediately dropping Clark to the ground. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows Clark lying on the ground, clearly in pain. He seemingly loses the function of one arm, unable to comply with the command to show hands. Officers finally move in, cuff the suspect, then begin rendering first aid. Authorities apprehended the suspect without any further incident. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Police Shoot Utah Man Charging Officers With Crowbar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/24\/utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124588,"post_author":"205","post_date":"2021-05-13 10:34:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-13 14:34:07","post_content":"\n\n\n

Like any other professional skill, the ability of law enforcement to respond to outbreaks of mob violence, especially as a unit, needs to be practiced in real time. A mock prison riot exercise provides experience for police and correction officers, improving response to unrest in an enclosed area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Mock Prison Riot Training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The annual MPR is a law enforcement<\/a> and corrections expo, training, and qualification experience where volunteer \u201cinmates\u201d act the parts of unruly inmates turned rioters at the decommissioned state penitentiary in Moundsville, West Virginia. The MPR also highlights the latest technology at the co-located exposition in addition to training scenarios, technology demonstrations, evaluations, certification workshops, skills competition for the hundreds of law enforcement and corrections officers from all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What we see on the video is enthusiastic orange-clad role-players on an enclosed basketball court acting as disruptive inmates who start with shouting and posturing against the approaching line of heavily protected corrections personnel intent on restoring order. Preceded with a sustained barrage of .68 caliber PepperBall powder training rounds impacting at the feet of the rioters that in a real threatening situation would have released a powerful cloud of PAVA dust, the trained Corrections Emergency Response Team (CERT) protected by acrylic shields, Avon respirators, gas projectors and less lethal launchers moved to contain the rioters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows a few inmates obeying the shouted commands of the CERT, lying on the ground. Officers took them into custody. Conversely, a couple turned their taunts into fury, hurling themselves into the approaching phalanx. After a brief but vigorous struggle, each of the orange-suited combatants were quickly and effectively subdued, ending face down and hooked up. A potential hand-to-hand engagement quickly changed with rioters and CERT members face-to-face. They slapped backs and shook hands, reassuring the other following the training. Not normal for a real prison riot, but standard for any of the many similar scenarios run several times a day at the annual Mock Prison Riot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defending Against Threats<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The biggest unknown when engaging a crowd or during an interaction with just one person is defending from possible threats. If a subject or crowd stops being peaceful and cooperative and suddenly begins to be belligerent and hostile by displaying aggressiveness ranging from passive resistance to lethal violence, now both law enforcement and civilians have a wide variety of self-defense options including less lethal irritant sprays, gases or dusts that can be distributed from a variety of delivery systems. The PepperBall Technologies Inc. offers a variety of less lethal .68 caliber projectiles similar in appearance to the commercial projectiles loaded with water-based paint for marking and competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PepperBall projectiles include impact, glass breaking, training (filled with either paint, water, or baby powder) and irritant rounds that contain either a 0.5% or 5.0% PAVA solution (also known as Capsaicin II, a natural capasaicinoid found in pepper plants) for individual or area saturation. PepperBall also produces a comprehensive line of projectile launchers for law enforcement, with one of the most popular being the TAC-SF launcher that can propel the entire line of PepperBall projectiles in semi-automatic, three shot or full auto at up to a dozen .68 caliber projectiles a second at targets 60 feet to over 150 feet away. The TAC-SF has a under barrel, forward mounted rechargeable high pressure compressed air tank and 180 round hopper that offers quick reload capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall's Civilian Variants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall also offers less lethal self-defense projectors for civilians using the same irritant dust filled projectiles used by police. The cartridge-powered, single-shot PepperBall COMPACT runs off CO2. It looks like a fat cigar tube, but it shoots a single .68-caliber SD round filled with powerful pepper dust. The effective range measures 30 feet. It provides opportunity to escape and evade a threatening criminal act. It also provides a measure to stop an assault without using deadly force. The CO2 cartridge and fresh PepperBall reloads using the available refill kit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also available is the multi-shot PepperBall Mobile that is a LED flashlight\/red LASER projector and .68 caliber projectile launcher. Each Mobile can place three projectiles out to forty feet aimed by the LASER giving protection from multiple attackers from a very innocent-looking path-illuminating device. The PepperBall Mobile is powered by CO2 cartridges that, as the projectiles, can be replaced by the user. For more information, please visit mockprisonriot.org<\/a> and PepperBall Technologies, Inc. at pepperball.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Mock Prison Riot: Police & Correction Officers Training for the Real Deal","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"mock-prison-riot-training","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/13\/mock-prison-riot-training\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":7},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

Based on the above facts and research, shooting to wound, which is not a new concept, flies in the face of facts, data and human dynamics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it is always critical for law enforcement to adapt new tactics and training to meet current community and tactical needs, those changes should be rooted in fact and science, not fiction. Despite Hollywood depictions that shooting guns out of the hands of suspects is possible, the reality is it isn\u2019t practical and the only hit that type of situation may produce, is on the  bystander who happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Why Shooting to Wound Doesn't Work for Law Enforcement Officers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shooting-to-wound","to_ping":"","pinged":"https:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2011\/05\/important-new-reaction-time-study-addresses-whats-reasonable-in-armed-suspect-encounters\/\nhttps:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2007\/02\/new-tests-show-deadly-accuracy-startling-speed-even-inexperienced-shooters-can-achieve-in-shooting-cops\/\nhttps:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2018\/11\/new-study-on-shooting-accuracy-how-does-your-agency-stack-up\/","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/15\/shooting-to-wound\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124436,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-14 11:16:47","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-14 15:16:47","post_content":"\n

Members from the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) recently recommended the Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 micro red dot featuring the ACSS CQB reticle. The endorsement of the SLx MD-25 ACSS for duty-use came following extensive testing by NTOA officers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

NTOA Recommends Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS CQB for Duty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The NTOA comprises one of America's leading voices for law enforcement products and equipment. It leverages its own network of expert evaluators with real-world trials to evaluate gear. NTOA member tests include weeks of practical assessment. A concluding final score grades products according to at least six of 13 major evaluating criteria. Optics criteria include Design, Performance, Ease of Use, Size, Quality, Durability, Storage, Versatility, Convenience, Application, Comfort, Accuracy, and Cleaning & Maintenance. an optic must average a score of 3 across all criteria to pass. Products averaging 4-4.49 out of 5 earn a Silver rating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS earned a coveted Silver rating, scoring 4.43. Evaluators agreed on the sight's durability and ease-of-use, reported Primary Arms. Further, evaluators noted the 25mm aperture for target acquisition on quick engagements. Evaluators also expressed their appreciation for the ACSS CQB reticle. It combines a fast-acquisition horseshoe with a precise center chevron and BDC holdover dots. \"Overall, this has become my favorite optic<\/a> for its price range,\" said one evaluator. \"Its controls are very easy to use and large to be able to handle with gloves or under stress. ... The optic seems to be very sturdy and exceeded my expectations.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The implementation of our ACSS-CQB reticle into the proven MD-25 red dot platform allows Primary Arms Optics to bring even more value, technology and versatility to the customer,\u201d said Robert Sheets, Primary Arms Optics\u2019 Director of Engineering. \"The MD-25 ACSS utilizes cutting edge LED technology, premium coatings and high-grade materials packaged into a robust and durable package that performs well above its price point. We are proud that the NTOA recognized benefits in their evaluation.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The SLx MD-25 ACSS retails for $189.99. For even more info, please visit primaryarms.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"NTOA Members Recommend Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 ACSS","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/14\/primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124528,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-05-24 15:03:08","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-24 19:03:08","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/91ZuIDAy1IY\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A Utah man faces multiple charges after a police shooting in West Valley. Officer body cam footage shows the suspect ignore multiple commands before charging police wielding a crowbar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Utah Man Charges Police Wielding Crowbar, Gets Shot Multiple Times<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Police charged 25-year-old Denny James Clark with two counts of assault against a peace officer, reported The Salt Lake Tribune<\/a>. He also faces charges of aggravated burglary, vehicle burglary and criminal mischief. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incident began when a woman woke to a barking dog, only to see the suspect allegedly take a crowbar from a truck bed in her driveway, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. She then reportedly told the suspect \"Get out of here or I'll call the cops!\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The suspect allegedly went to the front door, striking and shattering the window with the crowbar. He struck and kicked the door, cracking it, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage<\/a> shows police arrive on the scene. Multiple officers approached Clark, ordering he drop the crowbar several times. \"Nope, let me get these car keys or someone's getting it,\" he says. Officers keep moving in. \"Alright, here I come,\" Clarks says. He then makes a threatening move, crowbar raised high, toward and officer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officers again yell \"Drop it\" several more times. But Clark proceeds on. Footage shows an officer deploy a Taser, but it fails to slow down the suspect. Clark appears to be attempting to run away. Then he turns on a dime, cutting back toward officers with the crowbar. Finally an officer fires five shots with his duty pistol, immediately dropping Clark to the ground. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows Clark lying on the ground, clearly in pain. He seemingly loses the function of one arm, unable to comply with the command to show hands. Officers finally move in, cuff the suspect, then begin rendering first aid. Authorities apprehended the suspect without any further incident. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Police Shoot Utah Man Charging Officers With Crowbar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/24\/utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124588,"post_author":"205","post_date":"2021-05-13 10:34:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-13 14:34:07","post_content":"\n\n\n

Like any other professional skill, the ability of law enforcement to respond to outbreaks of mob violence, especially as a unit, needs to be practiced in real time. A mock prison riot exercise provides experience for police and correction officers, improving response to unrest in an enclosed area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Mock Prison Riot Training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The annual MPR is a law enforcement<\/a> and corrections expo, training, and qualification experience where volunteer \u201cinmates\u201d act the parts of unruly inmates turned rioters at the decommissioned state penitentiary in Moundsville, West Virginia. The MPR also highlights the latest technology at the co-located exposition in addition to training scenarios, technology demonstrations, evaluations, certification workshops, skills competition for the hundreds of law enforcement and corrections officers from all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What we see on the video is enthusiastic orange-clad role-players on an enclosed basketball court acting as disruptive inmates who start with shouting and posturing against the approaching line of heavily protected corrections personnel intent on restoring order. Preceded with a sustained barrage of .68 caliber PepperBall powder training rounds impacting at the feet of the rioters that in a real threatening situation would have released a powerful cloud of PAVA dust, the trained Corrections Emergency Response Team (CERT) protected by acrylic shields, Avon respirators, gas projectors and less lethal launchers moved to contain the rioters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows a few inmates obeying the shouted commands of the CERT, lying on the ground. Officers took them into custody. Conversely, a couple turned their taunts into fury, hurling themselves into the approaching phalanx. After a brief but vigorous struggle, each of the orange-suited combatants were quickly and effectively subdued, ending face down and hooked up. A potential hand-to-hand engagement quickly changed with rioters and CERT members face-to-face. They slapped backs and shook hands, reassuring the other following the training. Not normal for a real prison riot, but standard for any of the many similar scenarios run several times a day at the annual Mock Prison Riot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defending Against Threats<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The biggest unknown when engaging a crowd or during an interaction with just one person is defending from possible threats. If a subject or crowd stops being peaceful and cooperative and suddenly begins to be belligerent and hostile by displaying aggressiveness ranging from passive resistance to lethal violence, now both law enforcement and civilians have a wide variety of self-defense options including less lethal irritant sprays, gases or dusts that can be distributed from a variety of delivery systems. The PepperBall Technologies Inc. offers a variety of less lethal .68 caliber projectiles similar in appearance to the commercial projectiles loaded with water-based paint for marking and competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PepperBall projectiles include impact, glass breaking, training (filled with either paint, water, or baby powder) and irritant rounds that contain either a 0.5% or 5.0% PAVA solution (also known as Capsaicin II, a natural capasaicinoid found in pepper plants) for individual or area saturation. PepperBall also produces a comprehensive line of projectile launchers for law enforcement, with one of the most popular being the TAC-SF launcher that can propel the entire line of PepperBall projectiles in semi-automatic, three shot or full auto at up to a dozen .68 caliber projectiles a second at targets 60 feet to over 150 feet away. The TAC-SF has a under barrel, forward mounted rechargeable high pressure compressed air tank and 180 round hopper that offers quick reload capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall's Civilian Variants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall also offers less lethal self-defense projectors for civilians using the same irritant dust filled projectiles used by police. The cartridge-powered, single-shot PepperBall COMPACT runs off CO2. It looks like a fat cigar tube, but it shoots a single .68-caliber SD round filled with powerful pepper dust. The effective range measures 30 feet. It provides opportunity to escape and evade a threatening criminal act. It also provides a measure to stop an assault without using deadly force. The CO2 cartridge and fresh PepperBall reloads using the available refill kit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also available is the multi-shot PepperBall Mobile that is a LED flashlight\/red LASER projector and .68 caliber projectile launcher. Each Mobile can place three projectiles out to forty feet aimed by the LASER giving protection from multiple attackers from a very innocent-looking path-illuminating device. The PepperBall Mobile is powered by CO2 cartridges that, as the projectiles, can be replaced by the user. For more information, please visit mockprisonriot.org<\/a> and PepperBall Technologies, Inc. at pepperball.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Mock Prison Riot: Police & Correction Officers Training for the Real Deal","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"mock-prison-riot-training","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/13\/mock-prison-riot-training\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":7},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

In officers Gramins' incident, the gangster took 14 gunshots by the .45 ACP round, roundly considered one of the most powerful fight-stoppers on the market. Six round struck the heart, right lung, left lung, liver, diaphragm, and right kidney. All shots considered \"center mass,\" standard in law enforcement training, they failed to stop the threat. It wasn\u2019t until Gramins, from behind cover, saw the suspect bend down to peer under the patrol car, that he was then able to strike the suspect in the only target area available \u2013 his head, which finally stopped the threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on the above facts and research, shooting to wound, which is not a new concept, flies in the face of facts, data and human dynamics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it is always critical for law enforcement to adapt new tactics and training to meet current community and tactical needs, those changes should be rooted in fact and science, not fiction. Despite Hollywood depictions that shooting guns out of the hands of suspects is possible, the reality is it isn\u2019t practical and the only hit that type of situation may produce, is on the  bystander who happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Why Shooting to Wound Doesn't Work for Law Enforcement Officers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shooting-to-wound","to_ping":"","pinged":"https:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2011\/05\/important-new-reaction-time-study-addresses-whats-reasonable-in-armed-suspect-encounters\/\nhttps:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2007\/02\/new-tests-show-deadly-accuracy-startling-speed-even-inexperienced-shooters-can-achieve-in-shooting-cops\/\nhttps:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2018\/11\/new-study-on-shooting-accuracy-how-does-your-agency-stack-up\/","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/15\/shooting-to-wound\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124436,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-14 11:16:47","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-14 15:16:47","post_content":"\n

Members from the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) recently recommended the Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 micro red dot featuring the ACSS CQB reticle. The endorsement of the SLx MD-25 ACSS for duty-use came following extensive testing by NTOA officers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

NTOA Recommends Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS CQB for Duty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The NTOA comprises one of America's leading voices for law enforcement products and equipment. It leverages its own network of expert evaluators with real-world trials to evaluate gear. NTOA member tests include weeks of practical assessment. A concluding final score grades products according to at least six of 13 major evaluating criteria. Optics criteria include Design, Performance, Ease of Use, Size, Quality, Durability, Storage, Versatility, Convenience, Application, Comfort, Accuracy, and Cleaning & Maintenance. an optic must average a score of 3 across all criteria to pass. Products averaging 4-4.49 out of 5 earn a Silver rating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS earned a coveted Silver rating, scoring 4.43. Evaluators agreed on the sight's durability and ease-of-use, reported Primary Arms. Further, evaluators noted the 25mm aperture for target acquisition on quick engagements. Evaluators also expressed their appreciation for the ACSS CQB reticle. It combines a fast-acquisition horseshoe with a precise center chevron and BDC holdover dots. \"Overall, this has become my favorite optic<\/a> for its price range,\" said one evaluator. \"Its controls are very easy to use and large to be able to handle with gloves or under stress. ... The optic seems to be very sturdy and exceeded my expectations.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The implementation of our ACSS-CQB reticle into the proven MD-25 red dot platform allows Primary Arms Optics to bring even more value, technology and versatility to the customer,\u201d said Robert Sheets, Primary Arms Optics\u2019 Director of Engineering. \"The MD-25 ACSS utilizes cutting edge LED technology, premium coatings and high-grade materials packaged into a robust and durable package that performs well above its price point. We are proud that the NTOA recognized benefits in their evaluation.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The SLx MD-25 ACSS retails for $189.99. For even more info, please visit primaryarms.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"NTOA Members Recommend Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 ACSS","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/14\/primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124528,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-05-24 15:03:08","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-24 19:03:08","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/91ZuIDAy1IY\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A Utah man faces multiple charges after a police shooting in West Valley. Officer body cam footage shows the suspect ignore multiple commands before charging police wielding a crowbar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Utah Man Charges Police Wielding Crowbar, Gets Shot Multiple Times<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Police charged 25-year-old Denny James Clark with two counts of assault against a peace officer, reported The Salt Lake Tribune<\/a>. He also faces charges of aggravated burglary, vehicle burglary and criminal mischief. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incident began when a woman woke to a barking dog, only to see the suspect allegedly take a crowbar from a truck bed in her driveway, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. She then reportedly told the suspect \"Get out of here or I'll call the cops!\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The suspect allegedly went to the front door, striking and shattering the window with the crowbar. He struck and kicked the door, cracking it, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage<\/a> shows police arrive on the scene. Multiple officers approached Clark, ordering he drop the crowbar several times. \"Nope, let me get these car keys or someone's getting it,\" he says. Officers keep moving in. \"Alright, here I come,\" Clarks says. He then makes a threatening move, crowbar raised high, toward and officer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officers again yell \"Drop it\" several more times. But Clark proceeds on. Footage shows an officer deploy a Taser, but it fails to slow down the suspect. Clark appears to be attempting to run away. Then he turns on a dime, cutting back toward officers with the crowbar. Finally an officer fires five shots with his duty pistol, immediately dropping Clark to the ground. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows Clark lying on the ground, clearly in pain. He seemingly loses the function of one arm, unable to comply with the command to show hands. Officers finally move in, cuff the suspect, then begin rendering first aid. Authorities apprehended the suspect without any further incident. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Police Shoot Utah Man Charging Officers With Crowbar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/24\/utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124588,"post_author":"205","post_date":"2021-05-13 10:34:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-13 14:34:07","post_content":"\n\n\n

Like any other professional skill, the ability of law enforcement to respond to outbreaks of mob violence, especially as a unit, needs to be practiced in real time. A mock prison riot exercise provides experience for police and correction officers, improving response to unrest in an enclosed area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Mock Prison Riot Training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The annual MPR is a law enforcement<\/a> and corrections expo, training, and qualification experience where volunteer \u201cinmates\u201d act the parts of unruly inmates turned rioters at the decommissioned state penitentiary in Moundsville, West Virginia. The MPR also highlights the latest technology at the co-located exposition in addition to training scenarios, technology demonstrations, evaluations, certification workshops, skills competition for the hundreds of law enforcement and corrections officers from all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What we see on the video is enthusiastic orange-clad role-players on an enclosed basketball court acting as disruptive inmates who start with shouting and posturing against the approaching line of heavily protected corrections personnel intent on restoring order. Preceded with a sustained barrage of .68 caliber PepperBall powder training rounds impacting at the feet of the rioters that in a real threatening situation would have released a powerful cloud of PAVA dust, the trained Corrections Emergency Response Team (CERT) protected by acrylic shields, Avon respirators, gas projectors and less lethal launchers moved to contain the rioters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows a few inmates obeying the shouted commands of the CERT, lying on the ground. Officers took them into custody. Conversely, a couple turned their taunts into fury, hurling themselves into the approaching phalanx. After a brief but vigorous struggle, each of the orange-suited combatants were quickly and effectively subdued, ending face down and hooked up. A potential hand-to-hand engagement quickly changed with rioters and CERT members face-to-face. They slapped backs and shook hands, reassuring the other following the training. Not normal for a real prison riot, but standard for any of the many similar scenarios run several times a day at the annual Mock Prison Riot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defending Against Threats<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The biggest unknown when engaging a crowd or during an interaction with just one person is defending from possible threats. If a subject or crowd stops being peaceful and cooperative and suddenly begins to be belligerent and hostile by displaying aggressiveness ranging from passive resistance to lethal violence, now both law enforcement and civilians have a wide variety of self-defense options including less lethal irritant sprays, gases or dusts that can be distributed from a variety of delivery systems. The PepperBall Technologies Inc. offers a variety of less lethal .68 caliber projectiles similar in appearance to the commercial projectiles loaded with water-based paint for marking and competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PepperBall projectiles include impact, glass breaking, training (filled with either paint, water, or baby powder) and irritant rounds that contain either a 0.5% or 5.0% PAVA solution (also known as Capsaicin II, a natural capasaicinoid found in pepper plants) for individual or area saturation. PepperBall also produces a comprehensive line of projectile launchers for law enforcement, with one of the most popular being the TAC-SF launcher that can propel the entire line of PepperBall projectiles in semi-automatic, three shot or full auto at up to a dozen .68 caliber projectiles a second at targets 60 feet to over 150 feet away. The TAC-SF has a under barrel, forward mounted rechargeable high pressure compressed air tank and 180 round hopper that offers quick reload capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall's Civilian Variants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall also offers less lethal self-defense projectors for civilians using the same irritant dust filled projectiles used by police. The cartridge-powered, single-shot PepperBall COMPACT runs off CO2. It looks like a fat cigar tube, but it shoots a single .68-caliber SD round filled with powerful pepper dust. The effective range measures 30 feet. It provides opportunity to escape and evade a threatening criminal act. It also provides a measure to stop an assault without using deadly force. The CO2 cartridge and fresh PepperBall reloads using the available refill kit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also available is the multi-shot PepperBall Mobile that is a LED flashlight\/red LASER projector and .68 caliber projectile launcher. Each Mobile can place three projectiles out to forty feet aimed by the LASER giving protection from multiple attackers from a very innocent-looking path-illuminating device. The PepperBall Mobile is powered by CO2 cartridges that, as the projectiles, can be replaced by the user. For more information, please visit mockprisonriot.org<\/a> and PepperBall Technologies, Inc. at pepperball.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Mock Prison Riot: Police & Correction Officers Training for the Real Deal","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"mock-prison-riot-training","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/13\/mock-prison-riot-training\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":7},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

Or as Professor Klinger said, \u201cBecause of the potential risks, it would be \"very difficult\" to train officers to shoot to wound instead. If someone's life is in jeopardy, shooting to maim or injure will have little effect on the actions of the individual who is trying to kill.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In officers Gramins' incident, the gangster took 14 gunshots by the .45 ACP round, roundly considered one of the most powerful fight-stoppers on the market. Six round struck the heart, right lung, left lung, liver, diaphragm, and right kidney. All shots considered \"center mass,\" standard in law enforcement training, they failed to stop the threat. It wasn\u2019t until Gramins, from behind cover, saw the suspect bend down to peer under the patrol car, that he was then able to strike the suspect in the only target area available \u2013 his head, which finally stopped the threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on the above facts and research, shooting to wound, which is not a new concept, flies in the face of facts, data and human dynamics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it is always critical for law enforcement to adapt new tactics and training to meet current community and tactical needs, those changes should be rooted in fact and science, not fiction. Despite Hollywood depictions that shooting guns out of the hands of suspects is possible, the reality is it isn\u2019t practical and the only hit that type of situation may produce, is on the  bystander who happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Why Shooting to Wound Doesn't Work for Law Enforcement Officers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shooting-to-wound","to_ping":"","pinged":"https:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2011\/05\/important-new-reaction-time-study-addresses-whats-reasonable-in-armed-suspect-encounters\/\nhttps:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2007\/02\/new-tests-show-deadly-accuracy-startling-speed-even-inexperienced-shooters-can-achieve-in-shooting-cops\/\nhttps:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2018\/11\/new-study-on-shooting-accuracy-how-does-your-agency-stack-up\/","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/15\/shooting-to-wound\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124436,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-14 11:16:47","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-14 15:16:47","post_content":"\n

Members from the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) recently recommended the Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 micro red dot featuring the ACSS CQB reticle. The endorsement of the SLx MD-25 ACSS for duty-use came following extensive testing by NTOA officers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

NTOA Recommends Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS CQB for Duty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The NTOA comprises one of America's leading voices for law enforcement products and equipment. It leverages its own network of expert evaluators with real-world trials to evaluate gear. NTOA member tests include weeks of practical assessment. A concluding final score grades products according to at least six of 13 major evaluating criteria. Optics criteria include Design, Performance, Ease of Use, Size, Quality, Durability, Storage, Versatility, Convenience, Application, Comfort, Accuracy, and Cleaning & Maintenance. an optic must average a score of 3 across all criteria to pass. Products averaging 4-4.49 out of 5 earn a Silver rating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS earned a coveted Silver rating, scoring 4.43. Evaluators agreed on the sight's durability and ease-of-use, reported Primary Arms. Further, evaluators noted the 25mm aperture for target acquisition on quick engagements. Evaluators also expressed their appreciation for the ACSS CQB reticle. It combines a fast-acquisition horseshoe with a precise center chevron and BDC holdover dots. \"Overall, this has become my favorite optic<\/a> for its price range,\" said one evaluator. \"Its controls are very easy to use and large to be able to handle with gloves or under stress. ... The optic seems to be very sturdy and exceeded my expectations.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The implementation of our ACSS-CQB reticle into the proven MD-25 red dot platform allows Primary Arms Optics to bring even more value, technology and versatility to the customer,\u201d said Robert Sheets, Primary Arms Optics\u2019 Director of Engineering. \"The MD-25 ACSS utilizes cutting edge LED technology, premium coatings and high-grade materials packaged into a robust and durable package that performs well above its price point. We are proud that the NTOA recognized benefits in their evaluation.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The SLx MD-25 ACSS retails for $189.99. For even more info, please visit primaryarms.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"NTOA Members Recommend Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 ACSS","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/14\/primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124528,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-05-24 15:03:08","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-24 19:03:08","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/91ZuIDAy1IY\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A Utah man faces multiple charges after a police shooting in West Valley. Officer body cam footage shows the suspect ignore multiple commands before charging police wielding a crowbar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Utah Man Charges Police Wielding Crowbar, Gets Shot Multiple Times<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Police charged 25-year-old Denny James Clark with two counts of assault against a peace officer, reported The Salt Lake Tribune<\/a>. He also faces charges of aggravated burglary, vehicle burglary and criminal mischief. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incident began when a woman woke to a barking dog, only to see the suspect allegedly take a crowbar from a truck bed in her driveway, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. She then reportedly told the suspect \"Get out of here or I'll call the cops!\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The suspect allegedly went to the front door, striking and shattering the window with the crowbar. He struck and kicked the door, cracking it, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage<\/a> shows police arrive on the scene. Multiple officers approached Clark, ordering he drop the crowbar several times. \"Nope, let me get these car keys or someone's getting it,\" he says. Officers keep moving in. \"Alright, here I come,\" Clarks says. He then makes a threatening move, crowbar raised high, toward and officer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officers again yell \"Drop it\" several more times. But Clark proceeds on. Footage shows an officer deploy a Taser, but it fails to slow down the suspect. Clark appears to be attempting to run away. Then he turns on a dime, cutting back toward officers with the crowbar. Finally an officer fires five shots with his duty pistol, immediately dropping Clark to the ground. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows Clark lying on the ground, clearly in pain. He seemingly loses the function of one arm, unable to comply with the command to show hands. Officers finally move in, cuff the suspect, then begin rendering first aid. Authorities apprehended the suspect without any further incident. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Police Shoot Utah Man Charging Officers With Crowbar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/24\/utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124588,"post_author":"205","post_date":"2021-05-13 10:34:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-13 14:34:07","post_content":"\n\n\n

Like any other professional skill, the ability of law enforcement to respond to outbreaks of mob violence, especially as a unit, needs to be practiced in real time. A mock prison riot exercise provides experience for police and correction officers, improving response to unrest in an enclosed area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Mock Prison Riot Training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The annual MPR is a law enforcement<\/a> and corrections expo, training, and qualification experience where volunteer \u201cinmates\u201d act the parts of unruly inmates turned rioters at the decommissioned state penitentiary in Moundsville, West Virginia. The MPR also highlights the latest technology at the co-located exposition in addition to training scenarios, technology demonstrations, evaluations, certification workshops, skills competition for the hundreds of law enforcement and corrections officers from all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What we see on the video is enthusiastic orange-clad role-players on an enclosed basketball court acting as disruptive inmates who start with shouting and posturing against the approaching line of heavily protected corrections personnel intent on restoring order. Preceded with a sustained barrage of .68 caliber PepperBall powder training rounds impacting at the feet of the rioters that in a real threatening situation would have released a powerful cloud of PAVA dust, the trained Corrections Emergency Response Team (CERT) protected by acrylic shields, Avon respirators, gas projectors and less lethal launchers moved to contain the rioters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows a few inmates obeying the shouted commands of the CERT, lying on the ground. Officers took them into custody. Conversely, a couple turned their taunts into fury, hurling themselves into the approaching phalanx. After a brief but vigorous struggle, each of the orange-suited combatants were quickly and effectively subdued, ending face down and hooked up. A potential hand-to-hand engagement quickly changed with rioters and CERT members face-to-face. They slapped backs and shook hands, reassuring the other following the training. Not normal for a real prison riot, but standard for any of the many similar scenarios run several times a day at the annual Mock Prison Riot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defending Against Threats<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The biggest unknown when engaging a crowd or during an interaction with just one person is defending from possible threats. If a subject or crowd stops being peaceful and cooperative and suddenly begins to be belligerent and hostile by displaying aggressiveness ranging from passive resistance to lethal violence, now both law enforcement and civilians have a wide variety of self-defense options including less lethal irritant sprays, gases or dusts that can be distributed from a variety of delivery systems. The PepperBall Technologies Inc. offers a variety of less lethal .68 caliber projectiles similar in appearance to the commercial projectiles loaded with water-based paint for marking and competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PepperBall projectiles include impact, glass breaking, training (filled with either paint, water, or baby powder) and irritant rounds that contain either a 0.5% or 5.0% PAVA solution (also known as Capsaicin II, a natural capasaicinoid found in pepper plants) for individual or area saturation. PepperBall also produces a comprehensive line of projectile launchers for law enforcement, with one of the most popular being the TAC-SF launcher that can propel the entire line of PepperBall projectiles in semi-automatic, three shot or full auto at up to a dozen .68 caliber projectiles a second at targets 60 feet to over 150 feet away. The TAC-SF has a under barrel, forward mounted rechargeable high pressure compressed air tank and 180 round hopper that offers quick reload capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall's Civilian Variants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall also offers less lethal self-defense projectors for civilians using the same irritant dust filled projectiles used by police. The cartridge-powered, single-shot PepperBall COMPACT runs off CO2. It looks like a fat cigar tube, but it shoots a single .68-caliber SD round filled with powerful pepper dust. The effective range measures 30 feet. It provides opportunity to escape and evade a threatening criminal act. It also provides a measure to stop an assault without using deadly force. The CO2 cartridge and fresh PepperBall reloads using the available refill kit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also available is the multi-shot PepperBall Mobile that is a LED flashlight\/red LASER projector and .68 caliber projectile launcher. Each Mobile can place three projectiles out to forty feet aimed by the LASER giving protection from multiple attackers from a very innocent-looking path-illuminating device. The PepperBall Mobile is powered by CO2 cartridges that, as the projectiles, can be replaced by the user. For more information, please visit mockprisonriot.org<\/a> and PepperBall Technologies, Inc. at pepperball.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Mock Prison Riot: Police & Correction Officers Training for the Real Deal","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"mock-prison-riot-training","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/13\/mock-prison-riot-training\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":7},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

Add into the above, the documented stress factors<\/a> during an incident on an officer and the impact that stress has on shooting accuracy, trying to hit a small moving target would be very difficult and reckless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or as Professor Klinger said, \u201cBecause of the potential risks, it would be \"very difficult\" to train officers to shoot to wound instead. If someone's life is in jeopardy, shooting to maim or injure will have little effect on the actions of the individual who is trying to kill.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In officers Gramins' incident, the gangster took 14 gunshots by the .45 ACP round, roundly considered one of the most powerful fight-stoppers on the market. Six round struck the heart, right lung, left lung, liver, diaphragm, and right kidney. All shots considered \"center mass,\" standard in law enforcement training, they failed to stop the threat. It wasn\u2019t until Gramins, from behind cover, saw the suspect bend down to peer under the patrol car, that he was then able to strike the suspect in the only target area available \u2013 his head, which finally stopped the threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on the above facts and research, shooting to wound, which is not a new concept, flies in the face of facts, data and human dynamics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it is always critical for law enforcement to adapt new tactics and training to meet current community and tactical needs, those changes should be rooted in fact and science, not fiction. Despite Hollywood depictions that shooting guns out of the hands of suspects is possible, the reality is it isn\u2019t practical and the only hit that type of situation may produce, is on the  bystander who happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Why Shooting to Wound Doesn't Work for Law Enforcement Officers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shooting-to-wound","to_ping":"","pinged":"https:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2011\/05\/important-new-reaction-time-study-addresses-whats-reasonable-in-armed-suspect-encounters\/\nhttps:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2007\/02\/new-tests-show-deadly-accuracy-startling-speed-even-inexperienced-shooters-can-achieve-in-shooting-cops\/\nhttps:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2018\/11\/new-study-on-shooting-accuracy-how-does-your-agency-stack-up\/","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/15\/shooting-to-wound\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124436,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-14 11:16:47","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-14 15:16:47","post_content":"\n

Members from the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) recently recommended the Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 micro red dot featuring the ACSS CQB reticle. The endorsement of the SLx MD-25 ACSS for duty-use came following extensive testing by NTOA officers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

NTOA Recommends Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS CQB for Duty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The NTOA comprises one of America's leading voices for law enforcement products and equipment. It leverages its own network of expert evaluators with real-world trials to evaluate gear. NTOA member tests include weeks of practical assessment. A concluding final score grades products according to at least six of 13 major evaluating criteria. Optics criteria include Design, Performance, Ease of Use, Size, Quality, Durability, Storage, Versatility, Convenience, Application, Comfort, Accuracy, and Cleaning & Maintenance. an optic must average a score of 3 across all criteria to pass. Products averaging 4-4.49 out of 5 earn a Silver rating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS earned a coveted Silver rating, scoring 4.43. Evaluators agreed on the sight's durability and ease-of-use, reported Primary Arms. Further, evaluators noted the 25mm aperture for target acquisition on quick engagements. Evaluators also expressed their appreciation for the ACSS CQB reticle. It combines a fast-acquisition horseshoe with a precise center chevron and BDC holdover dots. \"Overall, this has become my favorite optic<\/a> for its price range,\" said one evaluator. \"Its controls are very easy to use and large to be able to handle with gloves or under stress. ... The optic seems to be very sturdy and exceeded my expectations.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The implementation of our ACSS-CQB reticle into the proven MD-25 red dot platform allows Primary Arms Optics to bring even more value, technology and versatility to the customer,\u201d said Robert Sheets, Primary Arms Optics\u2019 Director of Engineering. \"The MD-25 ACSS utilizes cutting edge LED technology, premium coatings and high-grade materials packaged into a robust and durable package that performs well above its price point. We are proud that the NTOA recognized benefits in their evaluation.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The SLx MD-25 ACSS retails for $189.99. For even more info, please visit primaryarms.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"NTOA Members Recommend Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 ACSS","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/14\/primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124528,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-05-24 15:03:08","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-24 19:03:08","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/91ZuIDAy1IY\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A Utah man faces multiple charges after a police shooting in West Valley. Officer body cam footage shows the suspect ignore multiple commands before charging police wielding a crowbar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Utah Man Charges Police Wielding Crowbar, Gets Shot Multiple Times<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Police charged 25-year-old Denny James Clark with two counts of assault against a peace officer, reported The Salt Lake Tribune<\/a>. He also faces charges of aggravated burglary, vehicle burglary and criminal mischief. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incident began when a woman woke to a barking dog, only to see the suspect allegedly take a crowbar from a truck bed in her driveway, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. She then reportedly told the suspect \"Get out of here or I'll call the cops!\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The suspect allegedly went to the front door, striking and shattering the window with the crowbar. He struck and kicked the door, cracking it, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage<\/a> shows police arrive on the scene. Multiple officers approached Clark, ordering he drop the crowbar several times. \"Nope, let me get these car keys or someone's getting it,\" he says. Officers keep moving in. \"Alright, here I come,\" Clarks says. He then makes a threatening move, crowbar raised high, toward and officer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officers again yell \"Drop it\" several more times. But Clark proceeds on. Footage shows an officer deploy a Taser, but it fails to slow down the suspect. Clark appears to be attempting to run away. Then he turns on a dime, cutting back toward officers with the crowbar. Finally an officer fires five shots with his duty pistol, immediately dropping Clark to the ground. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows Clark lying on the ground, clearly in pain. He seemingly loses the function of one arm, unable to comply with the command to show hands. Officers finally move in, cuff the suspect, then begin rendering first aid. Authorities apprehended the suspect without any further incident. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Police Shoot Utah Man Charging Officers With Crowbar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/24\/utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124588,"post_author":"205","post_date":"2021-05-13 10:34:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-13 14:34:07","post_content":"\n\n\n

Like any other professional skill, the ability of law enforcement to respond to outbreaks of mob violence, especially as a unit, needs to be practiced in real time. A mock prison riot exercise provides experience for police and correction officers, improving response to unrest in an enclosed area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Mock Prison Riot Training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The annual MPR is a law enforcement<\/a> and corrections expo, training, and qualification experience where volunteer \u201cinmates\u201d act the parts of unruly inmates turned rioters at the decommissioned state penitentiary in Moundsville, West Virginia. The MPR also highlights the latest technology at the co-located exposition in addition to training scenarios, technology demonstrations, evaluations, certification workshops, skills competition for the hundreds of law enforcement and corrections officers from all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What we see on the video is enthusiastic orange-clad role-players on an enclosed basketball court acting as disruptive inmates who start with shouting and posturing against the approaching line of heavily protected corrections personnel intent on restoring order. Preceded with a sustained barrage of .68 caliber PepperBall powder training rounds impacting at the feet of the rioters that in a real threatening situation would have released a powerful cloud of PAVA dust, the trained Corrections Emergency Response Team (CERT) protected by acrylic shields, Avon respirators, gas projectors and less lethal launchers moved to contain the rioters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows a few inmates obeying the shouted commands of the CERT, lying on the ground. Officers took them into custody. Conversely, a couple turned their taunts into fury, hurling themselves into the approaching phalanx. After a brief but vigorous struggle, each of the orange-suited combatants were quickly and effectively subdued, ending face down and hooked up. A potential hand-to-hand engagement quickly changed with rioters and CERT members face-to-face. They slapped backs and shook hands, reassuring the other following the training. Not normal for a real prison riot, but standard for any of the many similar scenarios run several times a day at the annual Mock Prison Riot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defending Against Threats<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The biggest unknown when engaging a crowd or during an interaction with just one person is defending from possible threats. If a subject or crowd stops being peaceful and cooperative and suddenly begins to be belligerent and hostile by displaying aggressiveness ranging from passive resistance to lethal violence, now both law enforcement and civilians have a wide variety of self-defense options including less lethal irritant sprays, gases or dusts that can be distributed from a variety of delivery systems. The PepperBall Technologies Inc. offers a variety of less lethal .68 caliber projectiles similar in appearance to the commercial projectiles loaded with water-based paint for marking and competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PepperBall projectiles include impact, glass breaking, training (filled with either paint, water, or baby powder) and irritant rounds that contain either a 0.5% or 5.0% PAVA solution (also known as Capsaicin II, a natural capasaicinoid found in pepper plants) for individual or area saturation. PepperBall also produces a comprehensive line of projectile launchers for law enforcement, with one of the most popular being the TAC-SF launcher that can propel the entire line of PepperBall projectiles in semi-automatic, three shot or full auto at up to a dozen .68 caliber projectiles a second at targets 60 feet to over 150 feet away. The TAC-SF has a under barrel, forward mounted rechargeable high pressure compressed air tank and 180 round hopper that offers quick reload capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall's Civilian Variants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall also offers less lethal self-defense projectors for civilians using the same irritant dust filled projectiles used by police. The cartridge-powered, single-shot PepperBall COMPACT runs off CO2. It looks like a fat cigar tube, but it shoots a single .68-caliber SD round filled with powerful pepper dust. The effective range measures 30 feet. It provides opportunity to escape and evade a threatening criminal act. It also provides a measure to stop an assault without using deadly force. The CO2 cartridge and fresh PepperBall reloads using the available refill kit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also available is the multi-shot PepperBall Mobile that is a LED flashlight\/red LASER projector and .68 caliber projectile launcher. Each Mobile can place three projectiles out to forty feet aimed by the LASER giving protection from multiple attackers from a very innocent-looking path-illuminating device. The PepperBall Mobile is powered by CO2 cartridges that, as the projectiles, can be replaced by the user. For more information, please visit mockprisonriot.org<\/a> and PepperBall Technologies, Inc. at pepperball.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Mock Prison Riot: Police & Correction Officers Training for the Real Deal","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"mock-prison-riot-training","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/13\/mock-prison-riot-training\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":7},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

Shooting to Wound: Placing Officers in Jeopardy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Add into the above, the documented stress factors<\/a> during an incident on an officer and the impact that stress has on shooting accuracy, trying to hit a small moving target would be very difficult and reckless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or as Professor Klinger said, \u201cBecause of the potential risks, it would be \"very difficult\" to train officers to shoot to wound instead. If someone's life is in jeopardy, shooting to maim or injure will have little effect on the actions of the individual who is trying to kill.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In officers Gramins' incident, the gangster took 14 gunshots by the .45 ACP round, roundly considered one of the most powerful fight-stoppers on the market. Six round struck the heart, right lung, left lung, liver, diaphragm, and right kidney. All shots considered \"center mass,\" standard in law enforcement training, they failed to stop the threat. It wasn\u2019t until Gramins, from behind cover, saw the suspect bend down to peer under the patrol car, that he was then able to strike the suspect in the only target area available \u2013 his head, which finally stopped the threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on the above facts and research, shooting to wound, which is not a new concept, flies in the face of facts, data and human dynamics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it is always critical for law enforcement to adapt new tactics and training to meet current community and tactical needs, those changes should be rooted in fact and science, not fiction. Despite Hollywood depictions that shooting guns out of the hands of suspects is possible, the reality is it isn\u2019t practical and the only hit that type of situation may produce, is on the  bystander who happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Why Shooting to Wound Doesn't Work for Law Enforcement Officers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shooting-to-wound","to_ping":"","pinged":"https:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2011\/05\/important-new-reaction-time-study-addresses-whats-reasonable-in-armed-suspect-encounters\/\nhttps:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2007\/02\/new-tests-show-deadly-accuracy-startling-speed-even-inexperienced-shooters-can-achieve-in-shooting-cops\/\nhttps:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2018\/11\/new-study-on-shooting-accuracy-how-does-your-agency-stack-up\/","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/15\/shooting-to-wound\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124436,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-14 11:16:47","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-14 15:16:47","post_content":"\n

Members from the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) recently recommended the Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 micro red dot featuring the ACSS CQB reticle. The endorsement of the SLx MD-25 ACSS for duty-use came following extensive testing by NTOA officers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

NTOA Recommends Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS CQB for Duty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The NTOA comprises one of America's leading voices for law enforcement products and equipment. It leverages its own network of expert evaluators with real-world trials to evaluate gear. NTOA member tests include weeks of practical assessment. A concluding final score grades products according to at least six of 13 major evaluating criteria. Optics criteria include Design, Performance, Ease of Use, Size, Quality, Durability, Storage, Versatility, Convenience, Application, Comfort, Accuracy, and Cleaning & Maintenance. an optic must average a score of 3 across all criteria to pass. Products averaging 4-4.49 out of 5 earn a Silver rating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS earned a coveted Silver rating, scoring 4.43. Evaluators agreed on the sight's durability and ease-of-use, reported Primary Arms. Further, evaluators noted the 25mm aperture for target acquisition on quick engagements. Evaluators also expressed their appreciation for the ACSS CQB reticle. It combines a fast-acquisition horseshoe with a precise center chevron and BDC holdover dots. \"Overall, this has become my favorite optic<\/a> for its price range,\" said one evaluator. \"Its controls are very easy to use and large to be able to handle with gloves or under stress. ... The optic seems to be very sturdy and exceeded my expectations.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The implementation of our ACSS-CQB reticle into the proven MD-25 red dot platform allows Primary Arms Optics to bring even more value, technology and versatility to the customer,\u201d said Robert Sheets, Primary Arms Optics\u2019 Director of Engineering. \"The MD-25 ACSS utilizes cutting edge LED technology, premium coatings and high-grade materials packaged into a robust and durable package that performs well above its price point. We are proud that the NTOA recognized benefits in their evaluation.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The SLx MD-25 ACSS retails for $189.99. For even more info, please visit primaryarms.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"NTOA Members Recommend Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 ACSS","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/14\/primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124528,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-05-24 15:03:08","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-24 19:03:08","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/91ZuIDAy1IY\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A Utah man faces multiple charges after a police shooting in West Valley. Officer body cam footage shows the suspect ignore multiple commands before charging police wielding a crowbar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Utah Man Charges Police Wielding Crowbar, Gets Shot Multiple Times<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Police charged 25-year-old Denny James Clark with two counts of assault against a peace officer, reported The Salt Lake Tribune<\/a>. He also faces charges of aggravated burglary, vehicle burglary and criminal mischief. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incident began when a woman woke to a barking dog, only to see the suspect allegedly take a crowbar from a truck bed in her driveway, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. She then reportedly told the suspect \"Get out of here or I'll call the cops!\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The suspect allegedly went to the front door, striking and shattering the window with the crowbar. He struck and kicked the door, cracking it, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage<\/a> shows police arrive on the scene. Multiple officers approached Clark, ordering he drop the crowbar several times. \"Nope, let me get these car keys or someone's getting it,\" he says. Officers keep moving in. \"Alright, here I come,\" Clarks says. He then makes a threatening move, crowbar raised high, toward and officer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officers again yell \"Drop it\" several more times. But Clark proceeds on. Footage shows an officer deploy a Taser, but it fails to slow down the suspect. Clark appears to be attempting to run away. Then he turns on a dime, cutting back toward officers with the crowbar. Finally an officer fires five shots with his duty pistol, immediately dropping Clark to the ground. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows Clark lying on the ground, clearly in pain. He seemingly loses the function of one arm, unable to comply with the command to show hands. Officers finally move in, cuff the suspect, then begin rendering first aid. Authorities apprehended the suspect without any further incident. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Police Shoot Utah Man Charging Officers With Crowbar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/24\/utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124588,"post_author":"205","post_date":"2021-05-13 10:34:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-13 14:34:07","post_content":"\n\n\n

Like any other professional skill, the ability of law enforcement to respond to outbreaks of mob violence, especially as a unit, needs to be practiced in real time. A mock prison riot exercise provides experience for police and correction officers, improving response to unrest in an enclosed area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Mock Prison Riot Training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The annual MPR is a law enforcement<\/a> and corrections expo, training, and qualification experience where volunteer \u201cinmates\u201d act the parts of unruly inmates turned rioters at the decommissioned state penitentiary in Moundsville, West Virginia. The MPR also highlights the latest technology at the co-located exposition in addition to training scenarios, technology demonstrations, evaluations, certification workshops, skills competition for the hundreds of law enforcement and corrections officers from all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What we see on the video is enthusiastic orange-clad role-players on an enclosed basketball court acting as disruptive inmates who start with shouting and posturing against the approaching line of heavily protected corrections personnel intent on restoring order. Preceded with a sustained barrage of .68 caliber PepperBall powder training rounds impacting at the feet of the rioters that in a real threatening situation would have released a powerful cloud of PAVA dust, the trained Corrections Emergency Response Team (CERT) protected by acrylic shields, Avon respirators, gas projectors and less lethal launchers moved to contain the rioters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows a few inmates obeying the shouted commands of the CERT, lying on the ground. Officers took them into custody. Conversely, a couple turned their taunts into fury, hurling themselves into the approaching phalanx. After a brief but vigorous struggle, each of the orange-suited combatants were quickly and effectively subdued, ending face down and hooked up. A potential hand-to-hand engagement quickly changed with rioters and CERT members face-to-face. They slapped backs and shook hands, reassuring the other following the training. Not normal for a real prison riot, but standard for any of the many similar scenarios run several times a day at the annual Mock Prison Riot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defending Against Threats<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The biggest unknown when engaging a crowd or during an interaction with just one person is defending from possible threats. If a subject or crowd stops being peaceful and cooperative and suddenly begins to be belligerent and hostile by displaying aggressiveness ranging from passive resistance to lethal violence, now both law enforcement and civilians have a wide variety of self-defense options including less lethal irritant sprays, gases or dusts that can be distributed from a variety of delivery systems. The PepperBall Technologies Inc. offers a variety of less lethal .68 caliber projectiles similar in appearance to the commercial projectiles loaded with water-based paint for marking and competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PepperBall projectiles include impact, glass breaking, training (filled with either paint, water, or baby powder) and irritant rounds that contain either a 0.5% or 5.0% PAVA solution (also known as Capsaicin II, a natural capasaicinoid found in pepper plants) for individual or area saturation. PepperBall also produces a comprehensive line of projectile launchers for law enforcement, with one of the most popular being the TAC-SF launcher that can propel the entire line of PepperBall projectiles in semi-automatic, three shot or full auto at up to a dozen .68 caliber projectiles a second at targets 60 feet to over 150 feet away. The TAC-SF has a under barrel, forward mounted rechargeable high pressure compressed air tank and 180 round hopper that offers quick reload capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall's Civilian Variants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall also offers less lethal self-defense projectors for civilians using the same irritant dust filled projectiles used by police. The cartridge-powered, single-shot PepperBall COMPACT runs off CO2. It looks like a fat cigar tube, but it shoots a single .68-caliber SD round filled with powerful pepper dust. The effective range measures 30 feet. It provides opportunity to escape and evade a threatening criminal act. It also provides a measure to stop an assault without using deadly force. The CO2 cartridge and fresh PepperBall reloads using the available refill kit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also available is the multi-shot PepperBall Mobile that is a LED flashlight\/red LASER projector and .68 caliber projectile launcher. Each Mobile can place three projectiles out to forty feet aimed by the LASER giving protection from multiple attackers from a very innocent-looking path-illuminating device. The PepperBall Mobile is powered by CO2 cartridges that, as the projectiles, can be replaced by the user. For more information, please visit mockprisonriot.org<\/a> and PepperBall Technologies, Inc. at pepperball.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Mock Prison Riot: Police & Correction Officers Training for the Real Deal","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"mock-prison-riot-training","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/13\/mock-prison-riot-training\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":7},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

Fourth, ballistics don't always work the way intended, and \"magic bullets\" still don't exist. Handguns, the primary law enforcement duty weapon, pack a low-energy punch (aka, terminal ballistics). Often, one bullet from a handgun does not possess enough terminal ballistics to stop a threat, especially in the area of \u201ccenter mass\u201d where a lot of tissue and bone are located. Therefore, it often takes multiple shots<\/a> to \u201cstop a threat,\u201d but even then, history has shown that they may keep fighting and killing. So if hitting an area filled with vital organs can\u2019t stop a threat with the involved miss rates, how can shooting at a non-vital area with an increased miss rate solve the problem?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shooting to Wound: Placing Officers in Jeopardy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Add into the above, the documented stress factors<\/a> during an incident on an officer and the impact that stress has on shooting accuracy, trying to hit a small moving target would be very difficult and reckless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or as Professor Klinger said, \u201cBecause of the potential risks, it would be \"very difficult\" to train officers to shoot to wound instead. If someone's life is in jeopardy, shooting to maim or injure will have little effect on the actions of the individual who is trying to kill.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In officers Gramins' incident, the gangster took 14 gunshots by the .45 ACP round, roundly considered one of the most powerful fight-stoppers on the market. Six round struck the heart, right lung, left lung, liver, diaphragm, and right kidney. All shots considered \"center mass,\" standard in law enforcement training, they failed to stop the threat. It wasn\u2019t until Gramins, from behind cover, saw the suspect bend down to peer under the patrol car, that he was then able to strike the suspect in the only target area available \u2013 his head, which finally stopped the threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on the above facts and research, shooting to wound, which is not a new concept, flies in the face of facts, data and human dynamics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it is always critical for law enforcement to adapt new tactics and training to meet current community and tactical needs, those changes should be rooted in fact and science, not fiction. Despite Hollywood depictions that shooting guns out of the hands of suspects is possible, the reality is it isn\u2019t practical and the only hit that type of situation may produce, is on the  bystander who happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Why Shooting to Wound Doesn't Work for Law Enforcement Officers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shooting-to-wound","to_ping":"","pinged":"https:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2011\/05\/important-new-reaction-time-study-addresses-whats-reasonable-in-armed-suspect-encounters\/\nhttps:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2007\/02\/new-tests-show-deadly-accuracy-startling-speed-even-inexperienced-shooters-can-achieve-in-shooting-cops\/\nhttps:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2018\/11\/new-study-on-shooting-accuracy-how-does-your-agency-stack-up\/","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/15\/shooting-to-wound\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124436,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-14 11:16:47","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-14 15:16:47","post_content":"\n

Members from the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) recently recommended the Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 micro red dot featuring the ACSS CQB reticle. The endorsement of the SLx MD-25 ACSS for duty-use came following extensive testing by NTOA officers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

NTOA Recommends Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS CQB for Duty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The NTOA comprises one of America's leading voices for law enforcement products and equipment. It leverages its own network of expert evaluators with real-world trials to evaluate gear. NTOA member tests include weeks of practical assessment. A concluding final score grades products according to at least six of 13 major evaluating criteria. Optics criteria include Design, Performance, Ease of Use, Size, Quality, Durability, Storage, Versatility, Convenience, Application, Comfort, Accuracy, and Cleaning & Maintenance. an optic must average a score of 3 across all criteria to pass. Products averaging 4-4.49 out of 5 earn a Silver rating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS earned a coveted Silver rating, scoring 4.43. Evaluators agreed on the sight's durability and ease-of-use, reported Primary Arms. Further, evaluators noted the 25mm aperture for target acquisition on quick engagements. Evaluators also expressed their appreciation for the ACSS CQB reticle. It combines a fast-acquisition horseshoe with a precise center chevron and BDC holdover dots. \"Overall, this has become my favorite optic<\/a> for its price range,\" said one evaluator. \"Its controls are very easy to use and large to be able to handle with gloves or under stress. ... The optic seems to be very sturdy and exceeded my expectations.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The implementation of our ACSS-CQB reticle into the proven MD-25 red dot platform allows Primary Arms Optics to bring even more value, technology and versatility to the customer,\u201d said Robert Sheets, Primary Arms Optics\u2019 Director of Engineering. \"The MD-25 ACSS utilizes cutting edge LED technology, premium coatings and high-grade materials packaged into a robust and durable package that performs well above its price point. We are proud that the NTOA recognized benefits in their evaluation.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The SLx MD-25 ACSS retails for $189.99. For even more info, please visit primaryarms.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"NTOA Members Recommend Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 ACSS","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/14\/primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124528,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-05-24 15:03:08","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-24 19:03:08","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/91ZuIDAy1IY\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A Utah man faces multiple charges after a police shooting in West Valley. Officer body cam footage shows the suspect ignore multiple commands before charging police wielding a crowbar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Utah Man Charges Police Wielding Crowbar, Gets Shot Multiple Times<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Police charged 25-year-old Denny James Clark with two counts of assault against a peace officer, reported The Salt Lake Tribune<\/a>. He also faces charges of aggravated burglary, vehicle burglary and criminal mischief. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incident began when a woman woke to a barking dog, only to see the suspect allegedly take a crowbar from a truck bed in her driveway, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. She then reportedly told the suspect \"Get out of here or I'll call the cops!\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The suspect allegedly went to the front door, striking and shattering the window with the crowbar. He struck and kicked the door, cracking it, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage<\/a> shows police arrive on the scene. Multiple officers approached Clark, ordering he drop the crowbar several times. \"Nope, let me get these car keys or someone's getting it,\" he says. Officers keep moving in. \"Alright, here I come,\" Clarks says. He then makes a threatening move, crowbar raised high, toward and officer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officers again yell \"Drop it\" several more times. But Clark proceeds on. Footage shows an officer deploy a Taser, but it fails to slow down the suspect. Clark appears to be attempting to run away. Then he turns on a dime, cutting back toward officers with the crowbar. Finally an officer fires five shots with his duty pistol, immediately dropping Clark to the ground. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows Clark lying on the ground, clearly in pain. He seemingly loses the function of one arm, unable to comply with the command to show hands. Officers finally move in, cuff the suspect, then begin rendering first aid. Authorities apprehended the suspect without any further incident. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Police Shoot Utah Man Charging Officers With Crowbar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/24\/utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124588,"post_author":"205","post_date":"2021-05-13 10:34:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-13 14:34:07","post_content":"\n\n\n

Like any other professional skill, the ability of law enforcement to respond to outbreaks of mob violence, especially as a unit, needs to be practiced in real time. A mock prison riot exercise provides experience for police and correction officers, improving response to unrest in an enclosed area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Mock Prison Riot Training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The annual MPR is a law enforcement<\/a> and corrections expo, training, and qualification experience where volunteer \u201cinmates\u201d act the parts of unruly inmates turned rioters at the decommissioned state penitentiary in Moundsville, West Virginia. The MPR also highlights the latest technology at the co-located exposition in addition to training scenarios, technology demonstrations, evaluations, certification workshops, skills competition for the hundreds of law enforcement and corrections officers from all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What we see on the video is enthusiastic orange-clad role-players on an enclosed basketball court acting as disruptive inmates who start with shouting and posturing against the approaching line of heavily protected corrections personnel intent on restoring order. Preceded with a sustained barrage of .68 caliber PepperBall powder training rounds impacting at the feet of the rioters that in a real threatening situation would have released a powerful cloud of PAVA dust, the trained Corrections Emergency Response Team (CERT) protected by acrylic shields, Avon respirators, gas projectors and less lethal launchers moved to contain the rioters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows a few inmates obeying the shouted commands of the CERT, lying on the ground. Officers took them into custody. Conversely, a couple turned their taunts into fury, hurling themselves into the approaching phalanx. After a brief but vigorous struggle, each of the orange-suited combatants were quickly and effectively subdued, ending face down and hooked up. A potential hand-to-hand engagement quickly changed with rioters and CERT members face-to-face. They slapped backs and shook hands, reassuring the other following the training. Not normal for a real prison riot, but standard for any of the many similar scenarios run several times a day at the annual Mock Prison Riot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defending Against Threats<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The biggest unknown when engaging a crowd or during an interaction with just one person is defending from possible threats. If a subject or crowd stops being peaceful and cooperative and suddenly begins to be belligerent and hostile by displaying aggressiveness ranging from passive resistance to lethal violence, now both law enforcement and civilians have a wide variety of self-defense options including less lethal irritant sprays, gases or dusts that can be distributed from a variety of delivery systems. The PepperBall Technologies Inc. offers a variety of less lethal .68 caliber projectiles similar in appearance to the commercial projectiles loaded with water-based paint for marking and competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PepperBall projectiles include impact, glass breaking, training (filled with either paint, water, or baby powder) and irritant rounds that contain either a 0.5% or 5.0% PAVA solution (also known as Capsaicin II, a natural capasaicinoid found in pepper plants) for individual or area saturation. PepperBall also produces a comprehensive line of projectile launchers for law enforcement, with one of the most popular being the TAC-SF launcher that can propel the entire line of PepperBall projectiles in semi-automatic, three shot or full auto at up to a dozen .68 caliber projectiles a second at targets 60 feet to over 150 feet away. The TAC-SF has a under barrel, forward mounted rechargeable high pressure compressed air tank and 180 round hopper that offers quick reload capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall's Civilian Variants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall also offers less lethal self-defense projectors for civilians using the same irritant dust filled projectiles used by police. The cartridge-powered, single-shot PepperBall COMPACT runs off CO2. It looks like a fat cigar tube, but it shoots a single .68-caliber SD round filled with powerful pepper dust. The effective range measures 30 feet. It provides opportunity to escape and evade a threatening criminal act. It also provides a measure to stop an assault without using deadly force. The CO2 cartridge and fresh PepperBall reloads using the available refill kit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also available is the multi-shot PepperBall Mobile that is a LED flashlight\/red LASER projector and .68 caliber projectile launcher. Each Mobile can place three projectiles out to forty feet aimed by the LASER giving protection from multiple attackers from a very innocent-looking path-illuminating device. The PepperBall Mobile is powered by CO2 cartridges that, as the projectiles, can be replaced by the user. For more information, please visit mockprisonriot.org<\/a> and PepperBall Technologies, Inc. at pepperball.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Mock Prison Riot: Police & Correction Officers Training for the Real Deal","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"mock-prison-riot-training","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/13\/mock-prison-riot-training\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":7},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

Third, with the way the Tennessee decision restricts officers use of deadly force to only to protect life, the use of deadly force in only in the gravest of circumstances,  David Klinger, professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri-St. Louis said, \u201cShooting to injure or maim someone wouldn't stop an aggressive subject<\/a>\u2026.and officers are trying to stop the threat to their life, or the life of their partner or a citizen. Why would we want to injure or maim people?,\" he said. \"It doesn't stop them.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fourth, ballistics don't always work the way intended, and \"magic bullets\" still don't exist. Handguns, the primary law enforcement duty weapon, pack a low-energy punch (aka, terminal ballistics). Often, one bullet from a handgun does not possess enough terminal ballistics to stop a threat, especially in the area of \u201ccenter mass\u201d where a lot of tissue and bone are located. Therefore, it often takes multiple shots<\/a> to \u201cstop a threat,\u201d but even then, history has shown that they may keep fighting and killing. So if hitting an area filled with vital organs can\u2019t stop a threat with the involved miss rates, how can shooting at a non-vital area with an increased miss rate solve the problem?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shooting to Wound: Placing Officers in Jeopardy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Add into the above, the documented stress factors<\/a> during an incident on an officer and the impact that stress has on shooting accuracy, trying to hit a small moving target would be very difficult and reckless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or as Professor Klinger said, \u201cBecause of the potential risks, it would be \"very difficult\" to train officers to shoot to wound instead. If someone's life is in jeopardy, shooting to maim or injure will have little effect on the actions of the individual who is trying to kill.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In officers Gramins' incident, the gangster took 14 gunshots by the .45 ACP round, roundly considered one of the most powerful fight-stoppers on the market. Six round struck the heart, right lung, left lung, liver, diaphragm, and right kidney. All shots considered \"center mass,\" standard in law enforcement training, they failed to stop the threat. It wasn\u2019t until Gramins, from behind cover, saw the suspect bend down to peer under the patrol car, that he was then able to strike the suspect in the only target area available \u2013 his head, which finally stopped the threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on the above facts and research, shooting to wound, which is not a new concept, flies in the face of facts, data and human dynamics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it is always critical for law enforcement to adapt new tactics and training to meet current community and tactical needs, those changes should be rooted in fact and science, not fiction. Despite Hollywood depictions that shooting guns out of the hands of suspects is possible, the reality is it isn\u2019t practical and the only hit that type of situation may produce, is on the  bystander who happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Why Shooting to Wound Doesn't Work for Law Enforcement Officers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shooting-to-wound","to_ping":"","pinged":"https:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2011\/05\/important-new-reaction-time-study-addresses-whats-reasonable-in-armed-suspect-encounters\/\nhttps:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2007\/02\/new-tests-show-deadly-accuracy-startling-speed-even-inexperienced-shooters-can-achieve-in-shooting-cops\/\nhttps:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2018\/11\/new-study-on-shooting-accuracy-how-does-your-agency-stack-up\/","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/15\/shooting-to-wound\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124436,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-14 11:16:47","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-14 15:16:47","post_content":"\n

Members from the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) recently recommended the Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 micro red dot featuring the ACSS CQB reticle. The endorsement of the SLx MD-25 ACSS for duty-use came following extensive testing by NTOA officers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

NTOA Recommends Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS CQB for Duty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The NTOA comprises one of America's leading voices for law enforcement products and equipment. It leverages its own network of expert evaluators with real-world trials to evaluate gear. NTOA member tests include weeks of practical assessment. A concluding final score grades products according to at least six of 13 major evaluating criteria. Optics criteria include Design, Performance, Ease of Use, Size, Quality, Durability, Storage, Versatility, Convenience, Application, Comfort, Accuracy, and Cleaning & Maintenance. an optic must average a score of 3 across all criteria to pass. Products averaging 4-4.49 out of 5 earn a Silver rating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS earned a coveted Silver rating, scoring 4.43. Evaluators agreed on the sight's durability and ease-of-use, reported Primary Arms. Further, evaluators noted the 25mm aperture for target acquisition on quick engagements. Evaluators also expressed their appreciation for the ACSS CQB reticle. It combines a fast-acquisition horseshoe with a precise center chevron and BDC holdover dots. \"Overall, this has become my favorite optic<\/a> for its price range,\" said one evaluator. \"Its controls are very easy to use and large to be able to handle with gloves or under stress. ... The optic seems to be very sturdy and exceeded my expectations.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The implementation of our ACSS-CQB reticle into the proven MD-25 red dot platform allows Primary Arms Optics to bring even more value, technology and versatility to the customer,\u201d said Robert Sheets, Primary Arms Optics\u2019 Director of Engineering. \"The MD-25 ACSS utilizes cutting edge LED technology, premium coatings and high-grade materials packaged into a robust and durable package that performs well above its price point. We are proud that the NTOA recognized benefits in their evaluation.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The SLx MD-25 ACSS retails for $189.99. For even more info, please visit primaryarms.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"NTOA Members Recommend Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 ACSS","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/14\/primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124528,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-05-24 15:03:08","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-24 19:03:08","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/91ZuIDAy1IY\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A Utah man faces multiple charges after a police shooting in West Valley. Officer body cam footage shows the suspect ignore multiple commands before charging police wielding a crowbar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Utah Man Charges Police Wielding Crowbar, Gets Shot Multiple Times<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Police charged 25-year-old Denny James Clark with two counts of assault against a peace officer, reported The Salt Lake Tribune<\/a>. He also faces charges of aggravated burglary, vehicle burglary and criminal mischief. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incident began when a woman woke to a barking dog, only to see the suspect allegedly take a crowbar from a truck bed in her driveway, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. She then reportedly told the suspect \"Get out of here or I'll call the cops!\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The suspect allegedly went to the front door, striking and shattering the window with the crowbar. He struck and kicked the door, cracking it, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage<\/a> shows police arrive on the scene. Multiple officers approached Clark, ordering he drop the crowbar several times. \"Nope, let me get these car keys or someone's getting it,\" he says. Officers keep moving in. \"Alright, here I come,\" Clarks says. He then makes a threatening move, crowbar raised high, toward and officer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officers again yell \"Drop it\" several more times. But Clark proceeds on. Footage shows an officer deploy a Taser, but it fails to slow down the suspect. Clark appears to be attempting to run away. Then he turns on a dime, cutting back toward officers with the crowbar. Finally an officer fires five shots with his duty pistol, immediately dropping Clark to the ground. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows Clark lying on the ground, clearly in pain. He seemingly loses the function of one arm, unable to comply with the command to show hands. Officers finally move in, cuff the suspect, then begin rendering first aid. Authorities apprehended the suspect without any further incident. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Police Shoot Utah Man Charging Officers With Crowbar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/24\/utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124588,"post_author":"205","post_date":"2021-05-13 10:34:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-13 14:34:07","post_content":"\n\n\n

Like any other professional skill, the ability of law enforcement to respond to outbreaks of mob violence, especially as a unit, needs to be practiced in real time. A mock prison riot exercise provides experience for police and correction officers, improving response to unrest in an enclosed area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Mock Prison Riot Training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The annual MPR is a law enforcement<\/a> and corrections expo, training, and qualification experience where volunteer \u201cinmates\u201d act the parts of unruly inmates turned rioters at the decommissioned state penitentiary in Moundsville, West Virginia. The MPR also highlights the latest technology at the co-located exposition in addition to training scenarios, technology demonstrations, evaluations, certification workshops, skills competition for the hundreds of law enforcement and corrections officers from all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What we see on the video is enthusiastic orange-clad role-players on an enclosed basketball court acting as disruptive inmates who start with shouting and posturing against the approaching line of heavily protected corrections personnel intent on restoring order. Preceded with a sustained barrage of .68 caliber PepperBall powder training rounds impacting at the feet of the rioters that in a real threatening situation would have released a powerful cloud of PAVA dust, the trained Corrections Emergency Response Team (CERT) protected by acrylic shields, Avon respirators, gas projectors and less lethal launchers moved to contain the rioters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows a few inmates obeying the shouted commands of the CERT, lying on the ground. Officers took them into custody. Conversely, a couple turned their taunts into fury, hurling themselves into the approaching phalanx. After a brief but vigorous struggle, each of the orange-suited combatants were quickly and effectively subdued, ending face down and hooked up. A potential hand-to-hand engagement quickly changed with rioters and CERT members face-to-face. They slapped backs and shook hands, reassuring the other following the training. Not normal for a real prison riot, but standard for any of the many similar scenarios run several times a day at the annual Mock Prison Riot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defending Against Threats<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The biggest unknown when engaging a crowd or during an interaction with just one person is defending from possible threats. If a subject or crowd stops being peaceful and cooperative and suddenly begins to be belligerent and hostile by displaying aggressiveness ranging from passive resistance to lethal violence, now both law enforcement and civilians have a wide variety of self-defense options including less lethal irritant sprays, gases or dusts that can be distributed from a variety of delivery systems. The PepperBall Technologies Inc. offers a variety of less lethal .68 caliber projectiles similar in appearance to the commercial projectiles loaded with water-based paint for marking and competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PepperBall projectiles include impact, glass breaking, training (filled with either paint, water, or baby powder) and irritant rounds that contain either a 0.5% or 5.0% PAVA solution (also known as Capsaicin II, a natural capasaicinoid found in pepper plants) for individual or area saturation. PepperBall also produces a comprehensive line of projectile launchers for law enforcement, with one of the most popular being the TAC-SF launcher that can propel the entire line of PepperBall projectiles in semi-automatic, three shot or full auto at up to a dozen .68 caliber projectiles a second at targets 60 feet to over 150 feet away. The TAC-SF has a under barrel, forward mounted rechargeable high pressure compressed air tank and 180 round hopper that offers quick reload capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall's Civilian Variants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall also offers less lethal self-defense projectors for civilians using the same irritant dust filled projectiles used by police. The cartridge-powered, single-shot PepperBall COMPACT runs off CO2. It looks like a fat cigar tube, but it shoots a single .68-caliber SD round filled with powerful pepper dust. The effective range measures 30 feet. It provides opportunity to escape and evade a threatening criminal act. It also provides a measure to stop an assault without using deadly force. The CO2 cartridge and fresh PepperBall reloads using the available refill kit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also available is the multi-shot PepperBall Mobile that is a LED flashlight\/red LASER projector and .68 caliber projectile launcher. Each Mobile can place three projectiles out to forty feet aimed by the LASER giving protection from multiple attackers from a very innocent-looking path-illuminating device. The PepperBall Mobile is powered by CO2 cartridges that, as the projectiles, can be replaced by the user. For more information, please visit mockprisonriot.org<\/a> and PepperBall Technologies, Inc. at pepperball.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Mock Prison Riot: Police & Correction Officers Training for the Real Deal","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"mock-prison-riot-training","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/13\/mock-prison-riot-training\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":7},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

Protecting Life<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Third, with the way the Tennessee decision restricts officers use of deadly force to only to protect life, the use of deadly force in only in the gravest of circumstances,  David Klinger, professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri-St. Louis said, \u201cShooting to injure or maim someone wouldn't stop an aggressive subject<\/a>\u2026.and officers are trying to stop the threat to their life, or the life of their partner or a citizen. Why would we want to injure or maim people?,\" he said. \"It doesn't stop them.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fourth, ballistics don't always work the way intended, and \"magic bullets\" still don't exist. Handguns, the primary law enforcement duty weapon, pack a low-energy punch (aka, terminal ballistics). Often, one bullet from a handgun does not possess enough terminal ballistics to stop a threat, especially in the area of \u201ccenter mass\u201d where a lot of tissue and bone are located. Therefore, it often takes multiple shots<\/a> to \u201cstop a threat,\u201d but even then, history has shown that they may keep fighting and killing. So if hitting an area filled with vital organs can\u2019t stop a threat with the involved miss rates, how can shooting at a non-vital area with an increased miss rate solve the problem?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shooting to Wound: Placing Officers in Jeopardy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Add into the above, the documented stress factors<\/a> during an incident on an officer and the impact that stress has on shooting accuracy, trying to hit a small moving target would be very difficult and reckless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or as Professor Klinger said, \u201cBecause of the potential risks, it would be \"very difficult\" to train officers to shoot to wound instead. If someone's life is in jeopardy, shooting to maim or injure will have little effect on the actions of the individual who is trying to kill.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In officers Gramins' incident, the gangster took 14 gunshots by the .45 ACP round, roundly considered one of the most powerful fight-stoppers on the market. Six round struck the heart, right lung, left lung, liver, diaphragm, and right kidney. All shots considered \"center mass,\" standard in law enforcement training, they failed to stop the threat. It wasn\u2019t until Gramins, from behind cover, saw the suspect bend down to peer under the patrol car, that he was then able to strike the suspect in the only target area available \u2013 his head, which finally stopped the threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on the above facts and research, shooting to wound, which is not a new concept, flies in the face of facts, data and human dynamics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it is always critical for law enforcement to adapt new tactics and training to meet current community and tactical needs, those changes should be rooted in fact and science, not fiction. Despite Hollywood depictions that shooting guns out of the hands of suspects is possible, the reality is it isn\u2019t practical and the only hit that type of situation may produce, is on the  bystander who happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Why Shooting to Wound Doesn't Work for Law Enforcement Officers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shooting-to-wound","to_ping":"","pinged":"https:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2011\/05\/important-new-reaction-time-study-addresses-whats-reasonable-in-armed-suspect-encounters\/\nhttps:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2007\/02\/new-tests-show-deadly-accuracy-startling-speed-even-inexperienced-shooters-can-achieve-in-shooting-cops\/\nhttps:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2018\/11\/new-study-on-shooting-accuracy-how-does-your-agency-stack-up\/","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/15\/shooting-to-wound\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124436,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-14 11:16:47","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-14 15:16:47","post_content":"\n

Members from the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) recently recommended the Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 micro red dot featuring the ACSS CQB reticle. The endorsement of the SLx MD-25 ACSS for duty-use came following extensive testing by NTOA officers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

NTOA Recommends Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS CQB for Duty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The NTOA comprises one of America's leading voices for law enforcement products and equipment. It leverages its own network of expert evaluators with real-world trials to evaluate gear. NTOA member tests include weeks of practical assessment. A concluding final score grades products according to at least six of 13 major evaluating criteria. Optics criteria include Design, Performance, Ease of Use, Size, Quality, Durability, Storage, Versatility, Convenience, Application, Comfort, Accuracy, and Cleaning & Maintenance. an optic must average a score of 3 across all criteria to pass. Products averaging 4-4.49 out of 5 earn a Silver rating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS earned a coveted Silver rating, scoring 4.43. Evaluators agreed on the sight's durability and ease-of-use, reported Primary Arms. Further, evaluators noted the 25mm aperture for target acquisition on quick engagements. Evaluators also expressed their appreciation for the ACSS CQB reticle. It combines a fast-acquisition horseshoe with a precise center chevron and BDC holdover dots. \"Overall, this has become my favorite optic<\/a> for its price range,\" said one evaluator. \"Its controls are very easy to use and large to be able to handle with gloves or under stress. ... The optic seems to be very sturdy and exceeded my expectations.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The implementation of our ACSS-CQB reticle into the proven MD-25 red dot platform allows Primary Arms Optics to bring even more value, technology and versatility to the customer,\u201d said Robert Sheets, Primary Arms Optics\u2019 Director of Engineering. \"The MD-25 ACSS utilizes cutting edge LED technology, premium coatings and high-grade materials packaged into a robust and durable package that performs well above its price point. We are proud that the NTOA recognized benefits in their evaluation.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The SLx MD-25 ACSS retails for $189.99. For even more info, please visit primaryarms.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"NTOA Members Recommend Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 ACSS","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/14\/primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124528,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-05-24 15:03:08","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-24 19:03:08","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/91ZuIDAy1IY\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A Utah man faces multiple charges after a police shooting in West Valley. Officer body cam footage shows the suspect ignore multiple commands before charging police wielding a crowbar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Utah Man Charges Police Wielding Crowbar, Gets Shot Multiple Times<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Police charged 25-year-old Denny James Clark with two counts of assault against a peace officer, reported The Salt Lake Tribune<\/a>. He also faces charges of aggravated burglary, vehicle burglary and criminal mischief. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incident began when a woman woke to a barking dog, only to see the suspect allegedly take a crowbar from a truck bed in her driveway, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. She then reportedly told the suspect \"Get out of here or I'll call the cops!\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The suspect allegedly went to the front door, striking and shattering the window with the crowbar. He struck and kicked the door, cracking it, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage<\/a> shows police arrive on the scene. Multiple officers approached Clark, ordering he drop the crowbar several times. \"Nope, let me get these car keys or someone's getting it,\" he says. Officers keep moving in. \"Alright, here I come,\" Clarks says. He then makes a threatening move, crowbar raised high, toward and officer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officers again yell \"Drop it\" several more times. But Clark proceeds on. Footage shows an officer deploy a Taser, but it fails to slow down the suspect. Clark appears to be attempting to run away. Then he turns on a dime, cutting back toward officers with the crowbar. Finally an officer fires five shots with his duty pistol, immediately dropping Clark to the ground. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows Clark lying on the ground, clearly in pain. He seemingly loses the function of one arm, unable to comply with the command to show hands. Officers finally move in, cuff the suspect, then begin rendering first aid. Authorities apprehended the suspect without any further incident. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Police Shoot Utah Man Charging Officers With Crowbar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/24\/utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124588,"post_author":"205","post_date":"2021-05-13 10:34:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-13 14:34:07","post_content":"\n\n\n

Like any other professional skill, the ability of law enforcement to respond to outbreaks of mob violence, especially as a unit, needs to be practiced in real time. A mock prison riot exercise provides experience for police and correction officers, improving response to unrest in an enclosed area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Mock Prison Riot Training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The annual MPR is a law enforcement<\/a> and corrections expo, training, and qualification experience where volunteer \u201cinmates\u201d act the parts of unruly inmates turned rioters at the decommissioned state penitentiary in Moundsville, West Virginia. The MPR also highlights the latest technology at the co-located exposition in addition to training scenarios, technology demonstrations, evaluations, certification workshops, skills competition for the hundreds of law enforcement and corrections officers from all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What we see on the video is enthusiastic orange-clad role-players on an enclosed basketball court acting as disruptive inmates who start with shouting and posturing against the approaching line of heavily protected corrections personnel intent on restoring order. Preceded with a sustained barrage of .68 caliber PepperBall powder training rounds impacting at the feet of the rioters that in a real threatening situation would have released a powerful cloud of PAVA dust, the trained Corrections Emergency Response Team (CERT) protected by acrylic shields, Avon respirators, gas projectors and less lethal launchers moved to contain the rioters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows a few inmates obeying the shouted commands of the CERT, lying on the ground. Officers took them into custody. Conversely, a couple turned their taunts into fury, hurling themselves into the approaching phalanx. After a brief but vigorous struggle, each of the orange-suited combatants were quickly and effectively subdued, ending face down and hooked up. A potential hand-to-hand engagement quickly changed with rioters and CERT members face-to-face. They slapped backs and shook hands, reassuring the other following the training. Not normal for a real prison riot, but standard for any of the many similar scenarios run several times a day at the annual Mock Prison Riot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defending Against Threats<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The biggest unknown when engaging a crowd or during an interaction with just one person is defending from possible threats. If a subject or crowd stops being peaceful and cooperative and suddenly begins to be belligerent and hostile by displaying aggressiveness ranging from passive resistance to lethal violence, now both law enforcement and civilians have a wide variety of self-defense options including less lethal irritant sprays, gases or dusts that can be distributed from a variety of delivery systems. The PepperBall Technologies Inc. offers a variety of less lethal .68 caliber projectiles similar in appearance to the commercial projectiles loaded with water-based paint for marking and competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PepperBall projectiles include impact, glass breaking, training (filled with either paint, water, or baby powder) and irritant rounds that contain either a 0.5% or 5.0% PAVA solution (also known as Capsaicin II, a natural capasaicinoid found in pepper plants) for individual or area saturation. PepperBall also produces a comprehensive line of projectile launchers for law enforcement, with one of the most popular being the TAC-SF launcher that can propel the entire line of PepperBall projectiles in semi-automatic, three shot or full auto at up to a dozen .68 caliber projectiles a second at targets 60 feet to over 150 feet away. The TAC-SF has a under barrel, forward mounted rechargeable high pressure compressed air tank and 180 round hopper that offers quick reload capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall's Civilian Variants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall also offers less lethal self-defense projectors for civilians using the same irritant dust filled projectiles used by police. The cartridge-powered, single-shot PepperBall COMPACT runs off CO2. It looks like a fat cigar tube, but it shoots a single .68-caliber SD round filled with powerful pepper dust. The effective range measures 30 feet. It provides opportunity to escape and evade a threatening criminal act. It also provides a measure to stop an assault without using deadly force. The CO2 cartridge and fresh PepperBall reloads using the available refill kit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also available is the multi-shot PepperBall Mobile that is a LED flashlight\/red LASER projector and .68 caliber projectile launcher. Each Mobile can place three projectiles out to forty feet aimed by the LASER giving protection from multiple attackers from a very innocent-looking path-illuminating device. The PepperBall Mobile is powered by CO2 cartridges that, as the projectiles, can be replaced by the user. For more information, please visit mockprisonriot.org<\/a> and PepperBall Technologies, Inc. at pepperball.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Mock Prison Riot: Police & Correction Officers Training for the Real Deal","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"mock-prison-riot-training","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/13\/mock-prison-riot-training\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":7},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

Secondly, suspects move quickly and often quicker than officers because they are uninhibited by the law or care for hitting bystanders. This makes hitting small and fast moving targets like a hand, foot or leg not only impractical but improbable as research has proven time and again. This also shows that the reasonableness standard<\/a> allowed to officers by the Graham decision, enabling them to react based on a totality of circumstances, is not only appropriate but practical to help save the officers and victims lives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Protecting Life<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Third, with the way the Tennessee decision restricts officers use of deadly force to only to protect life, the use of deadly force in only in the gravest of circumstances,  David Klinger, professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri-St. Louis said, \u201cShooting to injure or maim someone wouldn't stop an aggressive subject<\/a>\u2026.and officers are trying to stop the threat to their life, or the life of their partner or a citizen. Why would we want to injure or maim people?,\" he said. \"It doesn't stop them.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fourth, ballistics don't always work the way intended, and \"magic bullets\" still don't exist. Handguns, the primary law enforcement duty weapon, pack a low-energy punch (aka, terminal ballistics). Often, one bullet from a handgun does not possess enough terminal ballistics to stop a threat, especially in the area of \u201ccenter mass\u201d where a lot of tissue and bone are located. Therefore, it often takes multiple shots<\/a> to \u201cstop a threat,\u201d but even then, history has shown that they may keep fighting and killing. So if hitting an area filled with vital organs can\u2019t stop a threat with the involved miss rates, how can shooting at a non-vital area with an increased miss rate solve the problem?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shooting to Wound: Placing Officers in Jeopardy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Add into the above, the documented stress factors<\/a> during an incident on an officer and the impact that stress has on shooting accuracy, trying to hit a small moving target would be very difficult and reckless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or as Professor Klinger said, \u201cBecause of the potential risks, it would be \"very difficult\" to train officers to shoot to wound instead. If someone's life is in jeopardy, shooting to maim or injure will have little effect on the actions of the individual who is trying to kill.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In officers Gramins' incident, the gangster took 14 gunshots by the .45 ACP round, roundly considered one of the most powerful fight-stoppers on the market. Six round struck the heart, right lung, left lung, liver, diaphragm, and right kidney. All shots considered \"center mass,\" standard in law enforcement training, they failed to stop the threat. It wasn\u2019t until Gramins, from behind cover, saw the suspect bend down to peer under the patrol car, that he was then able to strike the suspect in the only target area available \u2013 his head, which finally stopped the threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on the above facts and research, shooting to wound, which is not a new concept, flies in the face of facts, data and human dynamics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it is always critical for law enforcement to adapt new tactics and training to meet current community and tactical needs, those changes should be rooted in fact and science, not fiction. Despite Hollywood depictions that shooting guns out of the hands of suspects is possible, the reality is it isn\u2019t practical and the only hit that type of situation may produce, is on the  bystander who happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Why Shooting to Wound Doesn't Work for Law Enforcement Officers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shooting-to-wound","to_ping":"","pinged":"https:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2011\/05\/important-new-reaction-time-study-addresses-whats-reasonable-in-armed-suspect-encounters\/\nhttps:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2007\/02\/new-tests-show-deadly-accuracy-startling-speed-even-inexperienced-shooters-can-achieve-in-shooting-cops\/\nhttps:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2018\/11\/new-study-on-shooting-accuracy-how-does-your-agency-stack-up\/","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/15\/shooting-to-wound\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124436,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-14 11:16:47","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-14 15:16:47","post_content":"\n

Members from the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) recently recommended the Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 micro red dot featuring the ACSS CQB reticle. The endorsement of the SLx MD-25 ACSS for duty-use came following extensive testing by NTOA officers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

NTOA Recommends Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS CQB for Duty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The NTOA comprises one of America's leading voices for law enforcement products and equipment. It leverages its own network of expert evaluators with real-world trials to evaluate gear. NTOA member tests include weeks of practical assessment. A concluding final score grades products according to at least six of 13 major evaluating criteria. Optics criteria include Design, Performance, Ease of Use, Size, Quality, Durability, Storage, Versatility, Convenience, Application, Comfort, Accuracy, and Cleaning & Maintenance. an optic must average a score of 3 across all criteria to pass. Products averaging 4-4.49 out of 5 earn a Silver rating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS earned a coveted Silver rating, scoring 4.43. Evaluators agreed on the sight's durability and ease-of-use, reported Primary Arms. Further, evaluators noted the 25mm aperture for target acquisition on quick engagements. Evaluators also expressed their appreciation for the ACSS CQB reticle. It combines a fast-acquisition horseshoe with a precise center chevron and BDC holdover dots. \"Overall, this has become my favorite optic<\/a> for its price range,\" said one evaluator. \"Its controls are very easy to use and large to be able to handle with gloves or under stress. ... The optic seems to be very sturdy and exceeded my expectations.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The implementation of our ACSS-CQB reticle into the proven MD-25 red dot platform allows Primary Arms Optics to bring even more value, technology and versatility to the customer,\u201d said Robert Sheets, Primary Arms Optics\u2019 Director of Engineering. \"The MD-25 ACSS utilizes cutting edge LED technology, premium coatings and high-grade materials packaged into a robust and durable package that performs well above its price point. We are proud that the NTOA recognized benefits in their evaluation.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The SLx MD-25 ACSS retails for $189.99. For even more info, please visit primaryarms.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"NTOA Members Recommend Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 ACSS","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/14\/primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124528,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-05-24 15:03:08","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-24 19:03:08","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/91ZuIDAy1IY\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A Utah man faces multiple charges after a police shooting in West Valley. Officer body cam footage shows the suspect ignore multiple commands before charging police wielding a crowbar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Utah Man Charges Police Wielding Crowbar, Gets Shot Multiple Times<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Police charged 25-year-old Denny James Clark with two counts of assault against a peace officer, reported The Salt Lake Tribune<\/a>. He also faces charges of aggravated burglary, vehicle burglary and criminal mischief. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incident began when a woman woke to a barking dog, only to see the suspect allegedly take a crowbar from a truck bed in her driveway, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. She then reportedly told the suspect \"Get out of here or I'll call the cops!\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The suspect allegedly went to the front door, striking and shattering the window with the crowbar. He struck and kicked the door, cracking it, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage<\/a> shows police arrive on the scene. Multiple officers approached Clark, ordering he drop the crowbar several times. \"Nope, let me get these car keys or someone's getting it,\" he says. Officers keep moving in. \"Alright, here I come,\" Clarks says. He then makes a threatening move, crowbar raised high, toward and officer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officers again yell \"Drop it\" several more times. But Clark proceeds on. Footage shows an officer deploy a Taser, but it fails to slow down the suspect. Clark appears to be attempting to run away. Then he turns on a dime, cutting back toward officers with the crowbar. Finally an officer fires five shots with his duty pistol, immediately dropping Clark to the ground. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows Clark lying on the ground, clearly in pain. He seemingly loses the function of one arm, unable to comply with the command to show hands. Officers finally move in, cuff the suspect, then begin rendering first aid. Authorities apprehended the suspect without any further incident. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Police Shoot Utah Man Charging Officers With Crowbar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/24\/utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124588,"post_author":"205","post_date":"2021-05-13 10:34:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-13 14:34:07","post_content":"\n\n\n

Like any other professional skill, the ability of law enforcement to respond to outbreaks of mob violence, especially as a unit, needs to be practiced in real time. A mock prison riot exercise provides experience for police and correction officers, improving response to unrest in an enclosed area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Mock Prison Riot Training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The annual MPR is a law enforcement<\/a> and corrections expo, training, and qualification experience where volunteer \u201cinmates\u201d act the parts of unruly inmates turned rioters at the decommissioned state penitentiary in Moundsville, West Virginia. The MPR also highlights the latest technology at the co-located exposition in addition to training scenarios, technology demonstrations, evaluations, certification workshops, skills competition for the hundreds of law enforcement and corrections officers from all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What we see on the video is enthusiastic orange-clad role-players on an enclosed basketball court acting as disruptive inmates who start with shouting and posturing against the approaching line of heavily protected corrections personnel intent on restoring order. Preceded with a sustained barrage of .68 caliber PepperBall powder training rounds impacting at the feet of the rioters that in a real threatening situation would have released a powerful cloud of PAVA dust, the trained Corrections Emergency Response Team (CERT) protected by acrylic shields, Avon respirators, gas projectors and less lethal launchers moved to contain the rioters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows a few inmates obeying the shouted commands of the CERT, lying on the ground. Officers took them into custody. Conversely, a couple turned their taunts into fury, hurling themselves into the approaching phalanx. After a brief but vigorous struggle, each of the orange-suited combatants were quickly and effectively subdued, ending face down and hooked up. A potential hand-to-hand engagement quickly changed with rioters and CERT members face-to-face. They slapped backs and shook hands, reassuring the other following the training. Not normal for a real prison riot, but standard for any of the many similar scenarios run several times a day at the annual Mock Prison Riot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defending Against Threats<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The biggest unknown when engaging a crowd or during an interaction with just one person is defending from possible threats. If a subject or crowd stops being peaceful and cooperative and suddenly begins to be belligerent and hostile by displaying aggressiveness ranging from passive resistance to lethal violence, now both law enforcement and civilians have a wide variety of self-defense options including less lethal irritant sprays, gases or dusts that can be distributed from a variety of delivery systems. The PepperBall Technologies Inc. offers a variety of less lethal .68 caliber projectiles similar in appearance to the commercial projectiles loaded with water-based paint for marking and competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PepperBall projectiles include impact, glass breaking, training (filled with either paint, water, or baby powder) and irritant rounds that contain either a 0.5% or 5.0% PAVA solution (also known as Capsaicin II, a natural capasaicinoid found in pepper plants) for individual or area saturation. PepperBall also produces a comprehensive line of projectile launchers for law enforcement, with one of the most popular being the TAC-SF launcher that can propel the entire line of PepperBall projectiles in semi-automatic, three shot or full auto at up to a dozen .68 caliber projectiles a second at targets 60 feet to over 150 feet away. The TAC-SF has a under barrel, forward mounted rechargeable high pressure compressed air tank and 180 round hopper that offers quick reload capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall's Civilian Variants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall also offers less lethal self-defense projectors for civilians using the same irritant dust filled projectiles used by police. The cartridge-powered, single-shot PepperBall COMPACT runs off CO2. It looks like a fat cigar tube, but it shoots a single .68-caliber SD round filled with powerful pepper dust. The effective range measures 30 feet. It provides opportunity to escape and evade a threatening criminal act. It also provides a measure to stop an assault without using deadly force. The CO2 cartridge and fresh PepperBall reloads using the available refill kit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also available is the multi-shot PepperBall Mobile that is a LED flashlight\/red LASER projector and .68 caliber projectile launcher. Each Mobile can place three projectiles out to forty feet aimed by the LASER giving protection from multiple attackers from a very innocent-looking path-illuminating device. The PepperBall Mobile is powered by CO2 cartridges that, as the projectiles, can be replaced by the user. For more information, please visit mockprisonriot.org<\/a> and PepperBall Technologies, Inc. at pepperball.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Mock Prison Riot: Police & Correction Officers Training for the Real Deal","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"mock-prison-riot-training","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/13\/mock-prison-riot-training\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":7},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

First, multiple research studies have been done to conclude that an officer is always behind the curve <\/a>with responding to a suspect's actions. Even with draw times, officers average draw speed is almost always a half a second or so behind a suspect, placing the officer in the defensive position from the start of an incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secondly, suspects move quickly and often quicker than officers because they are uninhibited by the law or care for hitting bystanders. This makes hitting small and fast moving targets like a hand, foot or leg not only impractical but improbable as research has proven time and again. This also shows that the reasonableness standard<\/a> allowed to officers by the Graham decision, enabling them to react based on a totality of circumstances, is not only appropriate but practical to help save the officers and victims lives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Protecting Life<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Third, with the way the Tennessee decision restricts officers use of deadly force to only to protect life, the use of deadly force in only in the gravest of circumstances,  David Klinger, professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri-St. Louis said, \u201cShooting to injure or maim someone wouldn't stop an aggressive subject<\/a>\u2026.and officers are trying to stop the threat to their life, or the life of their partner or a citizen. Why would we want to injure or maim people?,\" he said. \"It doesn't stop them.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fourth, ballistics don't always work the way intended, and \"magic bullets\" still don't exist. Handguns, the primary law enforcement duty weapon, pack a low-energy punch (aka, terminal ballistics). Often, one bullet from a handgun does not possess enough terminal ballistics to stop a threat, especially in the area of \u201ccenter mass\u201d where a lot of tissue and bone are located. Therefore, it often takes multiple shots<\/a> to \u201cstop a threat,\u201d but even then, history has shown that they may keep fighting and killing. So if hitting an area filled with vital organs can\u2019t stop a threat with the involved miss rates, how can shooting at a non-vital area with an increased miss rate solve the problem?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shooting to Wound: Placing Officers in Jeopardy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Add into the above, the documented stress factors<\/a> during an incident on an officer and the impact that stress has on shooting accuracy, trying to hit a small moving target would be very difficult and reckless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or as Professor Klinger said, \u201cBecause of the potential risks, it would be \"very difficult\" to train officers to shoot to wound instead. If someone's life is in jeopardy, shooting to maim or injure will have little effect on the actions of the individual who is trying to kill.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In officers Gramins' incident, the gangster took 14 gunshots by the .45 ACP round, roundly considered one of the most powerful fight-stoppers on the market. Six round struck the heart, right lung, left lung, liver, diaphragm, and right kidney. All shots considered \"center mass,\" standard in law enforcement training, they failed to stop the threat. It wasn\u2019t until Gramins, from behind cover, saw the suspect bend down to peer under the patrol car, that he was then able to strike the suspect in the only target area available \u2013 his head, which finally stopped the threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on the above facts and research, shooting to wound, which is not a new concept, flies in the face of facts, data and human dynamics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it is always critical for law enforcement to adapt new tactics and training to meet current community and tactical needs, those changes should be rooted in fact and science, not fiction. Despite Hollywood depictions that shooting guns out of the hands of suspects is possible, the reality is it isn\u2019t practical and the only hit that type of situation may produce, is on the  bystander who happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Why Shooting to Wound Doesn't Work for Law Enforcement Officers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shooting-to-wound","to_ping":"","pinged":"https:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2011\/05\/important-new-reaction-time-study-addresses-whats-reasonable-in-armed-suspect-encounters\/\nhttps:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2007\/02\/new-tests-show-deadly-accuracy-startling-speed-even-inexperienced-shooters-can-achieve-in-shooting-cops\/\nhttps:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2018\/11\/new-study-on-shooting-accuracy-how-does-your-agency-stack-up\/","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/15\/shooting-to-wound\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124436,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-14 11:16:47","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-14 15:16:47","post_content":"\n

Members from the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) recently recommended the Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 micro red dot featuring the ACSS CQB reticle. The endorsement of the SLx MD-25 ACSS for duty-use came following extensive testing by NTOA officers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

NTOA Recommends Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS CQB for Duty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The NTOA comprises one of America's leading voices for law enforcement products and equipment. It leverages its own network of expert evaluators with real-world trials to evaluate gear. NTOA member tests include weeks of practical assessment. A concluding final score grades products according to at least six of 13 major evaluating criteria. Optics criteria include Design, Performance, Ease of Use, Size, Quality, Durability, Storage, Versatility, Convenience, Application, Comfort, Accuracy, and Cleaning & Maintenance. an optic must average a score of 3 across all criteria to pass. Products averaging 4-4.49 out of 5 earn a Silver rating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS earned a coveted Silver rating, scoring 4.43. Evaluators agreed on the sight's durability and ease-of-use, reported Primary Arms. Further, evaluators noted the 25mm aperture for target acquisition on quick engagements. Evaluators also expressed their appreciation for the ACSS CQB reticle. It combines a fast-acquisition horseshoe with a precise center chevron and BDC holdover dots. \"Overall, this has become my favorite optic<\/a> for its price range,\" said one evaluator. \"Its controls are very easy to use and large to be able to handle with gloves or under stress. ... The optic seems to be very sturdy and exceeded my expectations.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The implementation of our ACSS-CQB reticle into the proven MD-25 red dot platform allows Primary Arms Optics to bring even more value, technology and versatility to the customer,\u201d said Robert Sheets, Primary Arms Optics\u2019 Director of Engineering. \"The MD-25 ACSS utilizes cutting edge LED technology, premium coatings and high-grade materials packaged into a robust and durable package that performs well above its price point. We are proud that the NTOA recognized benefits in their evaluation.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The SLx MD-25 ACSS retails for $189.99. For even more info, please visit primaryarms.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"NTOA Members Recommend Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 ACSS","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/14\/primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124528,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-05-24 15:03:08","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-24 19:03:08","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/91ZuIDAy1IY\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A Utah man faces multiple charges after a police shooting in West Valley. Officer body cam footage shows the suspect ignore multiple commands before charging police wielding a crowbar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Utah Man Charges Police Wielding Crowbar, Gets Shot Multiple Times<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Police charged 25-year-old Denny James Clark with two counts of assault against a peace officer, reported The Salt Lake Tribune<\/a>. He also faces charges of aggravated burglary, vehicle burglary and criminal mischief. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incident began when a woman woke to a barking dog, only to see the suspect allegedly take a crowbar from a truck bed in her driveway, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. She then reportedly told the suspect \"Get out of here or I'll call the cops!\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The suspect allegedly went to the front door, striking and shattering the window with the crowbar. He struck and kicked the door, cracking it, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage<\/a> shows police arrive on the scene. Multiple officers approached Clark, ordering he drop the crowbar several times. \"Nope, let me get these car keys or someone's getting it,\" he says. Officers keep moving in. \"Alright, here I come,\" Clarks says. He then makes a threatening move, crowbar raised high, toward and officer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officers again yell \"Drop it\" several more times. But Clark proceeds on. Footage shows an officer deploy a Taser, but it fails to slow down the suspect. Clark appears to be attempting to run away. Then he turns on a dime, cutting back toward officers with the crowbar. Finally an officer fires five shots with his duty pistol, immediately dropping Clark to the ground. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows Clark lying on the ground, clearly in pain. He seemingly loses the function of one arm, unable to comply with the command to show hands. Officers finally move in, cuff the suspect, then begin rendering first aid. Authorities apprehended the suspect without any further incident. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Police Shoot Utah Man Charging Officers With Crowbar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/24\/utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124588,"post_author":"205","post_date":"2021-05-13 10:34:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-13 14:34:07","post_content":"\n\n\n

Like any other professional skill, the ability of law enforcement to respond to outbreaks of mob violence, especially as a unit, needs to be practiced in real time. A mock prison riot exercise provides experience for police and correction officers, improving response to unrest in an enclosed area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Mock Prison Riot Training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The annual MPR is a law enforcement<\/a> and corrections expo, training, and qualification experience where volunteer \u201cinmates\u201d act the parts of unruly inmates turned rioters at the decommissioned state penitentiary in Moundsville, West Virginia. The MPR also highlights the latest technology at the co-located exposition in addition to training scenarios, technology demonstrations, evaluations, certification workshops, skills competition for the hundreds of law enforcement and corrections officers from all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What we see on the video is enthusiastic orange-clad role-players on an enclosed basketball court acting as disruptive inmates who start with shouting and posturing against the approaching line of heavily protected corrections personnel intent on restoring order. Preceded with a sustained barrage of .68 caliber PepperBall powder training rounds impacting at the feet of the rioters that in a real threatening situation would have released a powerful cloud of PAVA dust, the trained Corrections Emergency Response Team (CERT) protected by acrylic shields, Avon respirators, gas projectors and less lethal launchers moved to contain the rioters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows a few inmates obeying the shouted commands of the CERT, lying on the ground. Officers took them into custody. Conversely, a couple turned their taunts into fury, hurling themselves into the approaching phalanx. After a brief but vigorous struggle, each of the orange-suited combatants were quickly and effectively subdued, ending face down and hooked up. A potential hand-to-hand engagement quickly changed with rioters and CERT members face-to-face. They slapped backs and shook hands, reassuring the other following the training. Not normal for a real prison riot, but standard for any of the many similar scenarios run several times a day at the annual Mock Prison Riot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defending Against Threats<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The biggest unknown when engaging a crowd or during an interaction with just one person is defending from possible threats. If a subject or crowd stops being peaceful and cooperative and suddenly begins to be belligerent and hostile by displaying aggressiveness ranging from passive resistance to lethal violence, now both law enforcement and civilians have a wide variety of self-defense options including less lethal irritant sprays, gases or dusts that can be distributed from a variety of delivery systems. The PepperBall Technologies Inc. offers a variety of less lethal .68 caliber projectiles similar in appearance to the commercial projectiles loaded with water-based paint for marking and competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PepperBall projectiles include impact, glass breaking, training (filled with either paint, water, or baby powder) and irritant rounds that contain either a 0.5% or 5.0% PAVA solution (also known as Capsaicin II, a natural capasaicinoid found in pepper plants) for individual or area saturation. PepperBall also produces a comprehensive line of projectile launchers for law enforcement, with one of the most popular being the TAC-SF launcher that can propel the entire line of PepperBall projectiles in semi-automatic, three shot or full auto at up to a dozen .68 caliber projectiles a second at targets 60 feet to over 150 feet away. The TAC-SF has a under barrel, forward mounted rechargeable high pressure compressed air tank and 180 round hopper that offers quick reload capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall's Civilian Variants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall also offers less lethal self-defense projectors for civilians using the same irritant dust filled projectiles used by police. The cartridge-powered, single-shot PepperBall COMPACT runs off CO2. It looks like a fat cigar tube, but it shoots a single .68-caliber SD round filled with powerful pepper dust. The effective range measures 30 feet. It provides opportunity to escape and evade a threatening criminal act. It also provides a measure to stop an assault without using deadly force. The CO2 cartridge and fresh PepperBall reloads using the available refill kit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also available is the multi-shot PepperBall Mobile that is a LED flashlight\/red LASER projector and .68 caliber projectile launcher. Each Mobile can place three projectiles out to forty feet aimed by the LASER giving protection from multiple attackers from a very innocent-looking path-illuminating device. The PepperBall Mobile is powered by CO2 cartridges that, as the projectiles, can be replaced by the user. For more information, please visit mockprisonriot.org<\/a> and PepperBall Technologies, Inc. at pepperball.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Mock Prison Riot: Police & Correction Officers Training for the Real Deal","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"mock-prison-riot-training","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/13\/mock-prison-riot-training\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":7},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

Which brings us back to why shooting to wound makes no sense. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, multiple research studies have been done to conclude that an officer is always behind the curve <\/a>with responding to a suspect's actions. Even with draw times, officers average draw speed is almost always a half a second or so behind a suspect, placing the officer in the defensive position from the start of an incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secondly, suspects move quickly and often quicker than officers because they are uninhibited by the law or care for hitting bystanders. This makes hitting small and fast moving targets like a hand, foot or leg not only impractical but improbable as research has proven time and again. This also shows that the reasonableness standard<\/a> allowed to officers by the Graham decision, enabling them to react based on a totality of circumstances, is not only appropriate but practical to help save the officers and victims lives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Protecting Life<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Third, with the way the Tennessee decision restricts officers use of deadly force to only to protect life, the use of deadly force in only in the gravest of circumstances,  David Klinger, professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri-St. Louis said, \u201cShooting to injure or maim someone wouldn't stop an aggressive subject<\/a>\u2026.and officers are trying to stop the threat to their life, or the life of their partner or a citizen. Why would we want to injure or maim people?,\" he said. \"It doesn't stop them.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fourth, ballistics don't always work the way intended, and \"magic bullets\" still don't exist. Handguns, the primary law enforcement duty weapon, pack a low-energy punch (aka, terminal ballistics). Often, one bullet from a handgun does not possess enough terminal ballistics to stop a threat, especially in the area of \u201ccenter mass\u201d where a lot of tissue and bone are located. Therefore, it often takes multiple shots<\/a> to \u201cstop a threat,\u201d but even then, history has shown that they may keep fighting and killing. So if hitting an area filled with vital organs can\u2019t stop a threat with the involved miss rates, how can shooting at a non-vital area with an increased miss rate solve the problem?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shooting to Wound: Placing Officers in Jeopardy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Add into the above, the documented stress factors<\/a> during an incident on an officer and the impact that stress has on shooting accuracy, trying to hit a small moving target would be very difficult and reckless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or as Professor Klinger said, \u201cBecause of the potential risks, it would be \"very difficult\" to train officers to shoot to wound instead. If someone's life is in jeopardy, shooting to maim or injure will have little effect on the actions of the individual who is trying to kill.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In officers Gramins' incident, the gangster took 14 gunshots by the .45 ACP round, roundly considered one of the most powerful fight-stoppers on the market. Six round struck the heart, right lung, left lung, liver, diaphragm, and right kidney. All shots considered \"center mass,\" standard in law enforcement training, they failed to stop the threat. It wasn\u2019t until Gramins, from behind cover, saw the suspect bend down to peer under the patrol car, that he was then able to strike the suspect in the only target area available \u2013 his head, which finally stopped the threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on the above facts and research, shooting to wound, which is not a new concept, flies in the face of facts, data and human dynamics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it is always critical for law enforcement to adapt new tactics and training to meet current community and tactical needs, those changes should be rooted in fact and science, not fiction. Despite Hollywood depictions that shooting guns out of the hands of suspects is possible, the reality is it isn\u2019t practical and the only hit that type of situation may produce, is on the  bystander who happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Why Shooting to Wound Doesn't Work for Law Enforcement Officers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shooting-to-wound","to_ping":"","pinged":"https:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2011\/05\/important-new-reaction-time-study-addresses-whats-reasonable-in-armed-suspect-encounters\/\nhttps:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2007\/02\/new-tests-show-deadly-accuracy-startling-speed-even-inexperienced-shooters-can-achieve-in-shooting-cops\/\nhttps:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2018\/11\/new-study-on-shooting-accuracy-how-does-your-agency-stack-up\/","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/15\/shooting-to-wound\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124436,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-14 11:16:47","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-14 15:16:47","post_content":"\n

Members from the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) recently recommended the Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 micro red dot featuring the ACSS CQB reticle. The endorsement of the SLx MD-25 ACSS for duty-use came following extensive testing by NTOA officers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

NTOA Recommends Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS CQB for Duty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The NTOA comprises one of America's leading voices for law enforcement products and equipment. It leverages its own network of expert evaluators with real-world trials to evaluate gear. NTOA member tests include weeks of practical assessment. A concluding final score grades products according to at least six of 13 major evaluating criteria. Optics criteria include Design, Performance, Ease of Use, Size, Quality, Durability, Storage, Versatility, Convenience, Application, Comfort, Accuracy, and Cleaning & Maintenance. an optic must average a score of 3 across all criteria to pass. Products averaging 4-4.49 out of 5 earn a Silver rating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS earned a coveted Silver rating, scoring 4.43. Evaluators agreed on the sight's durability and ease-of-use, reported Primary Arms. Further, evaluators noted the 25mm aperture for target acquisition on quick engagements. Evaluators also expressed their appreciation for the ACSS CQB reticle. It combines a fast-acquisition horseshoe with a precise center chevron and BDC holdover dots. \"Overall, this has become my favorite optic<\/a> for its price range,\" said one evaluator. \"Its controls are very easy to use and large to be able to handle with gloves or under stress. ... The optic seems to be very sturdy and exceeded my expectations.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The implementation of our ACSS-CQB reticle into the proven MD-25 red dot platform allows Primary Arms Optics to bring even more value, technology and versatility to the customer,\u201d said Robert Sheets, Primary Arms Optics\u2019 Director of Engineering. \"The MD-25 ACSS utilizes cutting edge LED technology, premium coatings and high-grade materials packaged into a robust and durable package that performs well above its price point. We are proud that the NTOA recognized benefits in their evaluation.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The SLx MD-25 ACSS retails for $189.99. For even more info, please visit primaryarms.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"NTOA Members Recommend Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 ACSS","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/14\/primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124528,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-05-24 15:03:08","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-24 19:03:08","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/91ZuIDAy1IY\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A Utah man faces multiple charges after a police shooting in West Valley. Officer body cam footage shows the suspect ignore multiple commands before charging police wielding a crowbar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Utah Man Charges Police Wielding Crowbar, Gets Shot Multiple Times<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Police charged 25-year-old Denny James Clark with two counts of assault against a peace officer, reported The Salt Lake Tribune<\/a>. He also faces charges of aggravated burglary, vehicle burglary and criminal mischief. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incident began when a woman woke to a barking dog, only to see the suspect allegedly take a crowbar from a truck bed in her driveway, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. She then reportedly told the suspect \"Get out of here or I'll call the cops!\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The suspect allegedly went to the front door, striking and shattering the window with the crowbar. He struck and kicked the door, cracking it, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage<\/a> shows police arrive on the scene. Multiple officers approached Clark, ordering he drop the crowbar several times. \"Nope, let me get these car keys or someone's getting it,\" he says. Officers keep moving in. \"Alright, here I come,\" Clarks says. He then makes a threatening move, crowbar raised high, toward and officer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officers again yell \"Drop it\" several more times. But Clark proceeds on. Footage shows an officer deploy a Taser, but it fails to slow down the suspect. Clark appears to be attempting to run away. Then he turns on a dime, cutting back toward officers with the crowbar. Finally an officer fires five shots with his duty pistol, immediately dropping Clark to the ground. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows Clark lying on the ground, clearly in pain. He seemingly loses the function of one arm, unable to comply with the command to show hands. Officers finally move in, cuff the suspect, then begin rendering first aid. Authorities apprehended the suspect without any further incident. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Police Shoot Utah Man Charging Officers With Crowbar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/24\/utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124588,"post_author":"205","post_date":"2021-05-13 10:34:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-13 14:34:07","post_content":"\n\n\n

Like any other professional skill, the ability of law enforcement to respond to outbreaks of mob violence, especially as a unit, needs to be practiced in real time. A mock prison riot exercise provides experience for police and correction officers, improving response to unrest in an enclosed area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Mock Prison Riot Training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The annual MPR is a law enforcement<\/a> and corrections expo, training, and qualification experience where volunteer \u201cinmates\u201d act the parts of unruly inmates turned rioters at the decommissioned state penitentiary in Moundsville, West Virginia. The MPR also highlights the latest technology at the co-located exposition in addition to training scenarios, technology demonstrations, evaluations, certification workshops, skills competition for the hundreds of law enforcement and corrections officers from all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What we see on the video is enthusiastic orange-clad role-players on an enclosed basketball court acting as disruptive inmates who start with shouting and posturing against the approaching line of heavily protected corrections personnel intent on restoring order. Preceded with a sustained barrage of .68 caliber PepperBall powder training rounds impacting at the feet of the rioters that in a real threatening situation would have released a powerful cloud of PAVA dust, the trained Corrections Emergency Response Team (CERT) protected by acrylic shields, Avon respirators, gas projectors and less lethal launchers moved to contain the rioters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows a few inmates obeying the shouted commands of the CERT, lying on the ground. Officers took them into custody. Conversely, a couple turned their taunts into fury, hurling themselves into the approaching phalanx. After a brief but vigorous struggle, each of the orange-suited combatants were quickly and effectively subdued, ending face down and hooked up. A potential hand-to-hand engagement quickly changed with rioters and CERT members face-to-face. They slapped backs and shook hands, reassuring the other following the training. Not normal for a real prison riot, but standard for any of the many similar scenarios run several times a day at the annual Mock Prison Riot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defending Against Threats<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The biggest unknown when engaging a crowd or during an interaction with just one person is defending from possible threats. If a subject or crowd stops being peaceful and cooperative and suddenly begins to be belligerent and hostile by displaying aggressiveness ranging from passive resistance to lethal violence, now both law enforcement and civilians have a wide variety of self-defense options including less lethal irritant sprays, gases or dusts that can be distributed from a variety of delivery systems. The PepperBall Technologies Inc. offers a variety of less lethal .68 caliber projectiles similar in appearance to the commercial projectiles loaded with water-based paint for marking and competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PepperBall projectiles include impact, glass breaking, training (filled with either paint, water, or baby powder) and irritant rounds that contain either a 0.5% or 5.0% PAVA solution (also known as Capsaicin II, a natural capasaicinoid found in pepper plants) for individual or area saturation. PepperBall also produces a comprehensive line of projectile launchers for law enforcement, with one of the most popular being the TAC-SF launcher that can propel the entire line of PepperBall projectiles in semi-automatic, three shot or full auto at up to a dozen .68 caliber projectiles a second at targets 60 feet to over 150 feet away. The TAC-SF has a under barrel, forward mounted rechargeable high pressure compressed air tank and 180 round hopper that offers quick reload capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall's Civilian Variants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall also offers less lethal self-defense projectors for civilians using the same irritant dust filled projectiles used by police. The cartridge-powered, single-shot PepperBall COMPACT runs off CO2. It looks like a fat cigar tube, but it shoots a single .68-caliber SD round filled with powerful pepper dust. The effective range measures 30 feet. It provides opportunity to escape and evade a threatening criminal act. It also provides a measure to stop an assault without using deadly force. The CO2 cartridge and fresh PepperBall reloads using the available refill kit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also available is the multi-shot PepperBall Mobile that is a LED flashlight\/red LASER projector and .68 caliber projectile launcher. Each Mobile can place three projectiles out to forty feet aimed by the LASER giving protection from multiple attackers from a very innocent-looking path-illuminating device. The PepperBall Mobile is powered by CO2 cartridges that, as the projectiles, can be replaced by the user. For more information, please visit mockprisonriot.org<\/a> and PepperBall Technologies, Inc. at pepperball.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Mock Prison Riot: Police & Correction Officers Training for the Real Deal","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"mock-prison-riot-training","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/13\/mock-prison-riot-training\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":7},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

Research Tells the Story<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Which brings us back to why shooting to wound makes no sense. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, multiple research studies have been done to conclude that an officer is always behind the curve <\/a>with responding to a suspect's actions. Even with draw times, officers average draw speed is almost always a half a second or so behind a suspect, placing the officer in the defensive position from the start of an incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secondly, suspects move quickly and often quicker than officers because they are uninhibited by the law or care for hitting bystanders. This makes hitting small and fast moving targets like a hand, foot or leg not only impractical but improbable as research has proven time and again. This also shows that the reasonableness standard<\/a> allowed to officers by the Graham decision, enabling them to react based on a totality of circumstances, is not only appropriate but practical to help save the officers and victims lives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Protecting Life<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Third, with the way the Tennessee decision restricts officers use of deadly force to only to protect life, the use of deadly force in only in the gravest of circumstances,  David Klinger, professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri-St. Louis said, \u201cShooting to injure or maim someone wouldn't stop an aggressive subject<\/a>\u2026.and officers are trying to stop the threat to their life, or the life of their partner or a citizen. Why would we want to injure or maim people?,\" he said. \"It doesn't stop them.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fourth, ballistics don't always work the way intended, and \"magic bullets\" still don't exist. Handguns, the primary law enforcement duty weapon, pack a low-energy punch (aka, terminal ballistics). Often, one bullet from a handgun does not possess enough terminal ballistics to stop a threat, especially in the area of \u201ccenter mass\u201d where a lot of tissue and bone are located. Therefore, it often takes multiple shots<\/a> to \u201cstop a threat,\u201d but even then, history has shown that they may keep fighting and killing. So if hitting an area filled with vital organs can\u2019t stop a threat with the involved miss rates, how can shooting at a non-vital area with an increased miss rate solve the problem?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shooting to Wound: Placing Officers in Jeopardy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Add into the above, the documented stress factors<\/a> during an incident on an officer and the impact that stress has on shooting accuracy, trying to hit a small moving target would be very difficult and reckless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or as Professor Klinger said, \u201cBecause of the potential risks, it would be \"very difficult\" to train officers to shoot to wound instead. If someone's life is in jeopardy, shooting to maim or injure will have little effect on the actions of the individual who is trying to kill.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In officers Gramins' incident, the gangster took 14 gunshots by the .45 ACP round, roundly considered one of the most powerful fight-stoppers on the market. Six round struck the heart, right lung, left lung, liver, diaphragm, and right kidney. All shots considered \"center mass,\" standard in law enforcement training, they failed to stop the threat. It wasn\u2019t until Gramins, from behind cover, saw the suspect bend down to peer under the patrol car, that he was then able to strike the suspect in the only target area available \u2013 his head, which finally stopped the threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on the above facts and research, shooting to wound, which is not a new concept, flies in the face of facts, data and human dynamics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it is always critical for law enforcement to adapt new tactics and training to meet current community and tactical needs, those changes should be rooted in fact and science, not fiction. Despite Hollywood depictions that shooting guns out of the hands of suspects is possible, the reality is it isn\u2019t practical and the only hit that type of situation may produce, is on the  bystander who happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Why Shooting to Wound Doesn't Work for Law Enforcement Officers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shooting-to-wound","to_ping":"","pinged":"https:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2011\/05\/important-new-reaction-time-study-addresses-whats-reasonable-in-armed-suspect-encounters\/\nhttps:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2007\/02\/new-tests-show-deadly-accuracy-startling-speed-even-inexperienced-shooters-can-achieve-in-shooting-cops\/\nhttps:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2018\/11\/new-study-on-shooting-accuracy-how-does-your-agency-stack-up\/","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/15\/shooting-to-wound\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124436,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-14 11:16:47","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-14 15:16:47","post_content":"\n

Members from the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) recently recommended the Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 micro red dot featuring the ACSS CQB reticle. The endorsement of the SLx MD-25 ACSS for duty-use came following extensive testing by NTOA officers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

NTOA Recommends Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS CQB for Duty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The NTOA comprises one of America's leading voices for law enforcement products and equipment. It leverages its own network of expert evaluators with real-world trials to evaluate gear. NTOA member tests include weeks of practical assessment. A concluding final score grades products according to at least six of 13 major evaluating criteria. Optics criteria include Design, Performance, Ease of Use, Size, Quality, Durability, Storage, Versatility, Convenience, Application, Comfort, Accuracy, and Cleaning & Maintenance. an optic must average a score of 3 across all criteria to pass. Products averaging 4-4.49 out of 5 earn a Silver rating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS earned a coveted Silver rating, scoring 4.43. Evaluators agreed on the sight's durability and ease-of-use, reported Primary Arms. Further, evaluators noted the 25mm aperture for target acquisition on quick engagements. Evaluators also expressed their appreciation for the ACSS CQB reticle. It combines a fast-acquisition horseshoe with a precise center chevron and BDC holdover dots. \"Overall, this has become my favorite optic<\/a> for its price range,\" said one evaluator. \"Its controls are very easy to use and large to be able to handle with gloves or under stress. ... The optic seems to be very sturdy and exceeded my expectations.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The implementation of our ACSS-CQB reticle into the proven MD-25 red dot platform allows Primary Arms Optics to bring even more value, technology and versatility to the customer,\u201d said Robert Sheets, Primary Arms Optics\u2019 Director of Engineering. \"The MD-25 ACSS utilizes cutting edge LED technology, premium coatings and high-grade materials packaged into a robust and durable package that performs well above its price point. We are proud that the NTOA recognized benefits in their evaluation.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The SLx MD-25 ACSS retails for $189.99. For even more info, please visit primaryarms.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"NTOA Members Recommend Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 ACSS","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/14\/primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124528,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-05-24 15:03:08","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-24 19:03:08","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/91ZuIDAy1IY\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A Utah man faces multiple charges after a police shooting in West Valley. Officer body cam footage shows the suspect ignore multiple commands before charging police wielding a crowbar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Utah Man Charges Police Wielding Crowbar, Gets Shot Multiple Times<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Police charged 25-year-old Denny James Clark with two counts of assault against a peace officer, reported The Salt Lake Tribune<\/a>. He also faces charges of aggravated burglary, vehicle burglary and criminal mischief. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incident began when a woman woke to a barking dog, only to see the suspect allegedly take a crowbar from a truck bed in her driveway, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. She then reportedly told the suspect \"Get out of here or I'll call the cops!\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The suspect allegedly went to the front door, striking and shattering the window with the crowbar. He struck and kicked the door, cracking it, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage<\/a> shows police arrive on the scene. Multiple officers approached Clark, ordering he drop the crowbar several times. \"Nope, let me get these car keys or someone's getting it,\" he says. Officers keep moving in. \"Alright, here I come,\" Clarks says. He then makes a threatening move, crowbar raised high, toward and officer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officers again yell \"Drop it\" several more times. But Clark proceeds on. Footage shows an officer deploy a Taser, but it fails to slow down the suspect. Clark appears to be attempting to run away. Then he turns on a dime, cutting back toward officers with the crowbar. Finally an officer fires five shots with his duty pistol, immediately dropping Clark to the ground. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows Clark lying on the ground, clearly in pain. He seemingly loses the function of one arm, unable to comply with the command to show hands. Officers finally move in, cuff the suspect, then begin rendering first aid. Authorities apprehended the suspect without any further incident. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Police Shoot Utah Man Charging Officers With Crowbar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/24\/utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124588,"post_author":"205","post_date":"2021-05-13 10:34:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-13 14:34:07","post_content":"\n\n\n

Like any other professional skill, the ability of law enforcement to respond to outbreaks of mob violence, especially as a unit, needs to be practiced in real time. A mock prison riot exercise provides experience for police and correction officers, improving response to unrest in an enclosed area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Mock Prison Riot Training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The annual MPR is a law enforcement<\/a> and corrections expo, training, and qualification experience where volunteer \u201cinmates\u201d act the parts of unruly inmates turned rioters at the decommissioned state penitentiary in Moundsville, West Virginia. The MPR also highlights the latest technology at the co-located exposition in addition to training scenarios, technology demonstrations, evaluations, certification workshops, skills competition for the hundreds of law enforcement and corrections officers from all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What we see on the video is enthusiastic orange-clad role-players on an enclosed basketball court acting as disruptive inmates who start with shouting and posturing against the approaching line of heavily protected corrections personnel intent on restoring order. Preceded with a sustained barrage of .68 caliber PepperBall powder training rounds impacting at the feet of the rioters that in a real threatening situation would have released a powerful cloud of PAVA dust, the trained Corrections Emergency Response Team (CERT) protected by acrylic shields, Avon respirators, gas projectors and less lethal launchers moved to contain the rioters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows a few inmates obeying the shouted commands of the CERT, lying on the ground. Officers took them into custody. Conversely, a couple turned their taunts into fury, hurling themselves into the approaching phalanx. After a brief but vigorous struggle, each of the orange-suited combatants were quickly and effectively subdued, ending face down and hooked up. A potential hand-to-hand engagement quickly changed with rioters and CERT members face-to-face. They slapped backs and shook hands, reassuring the other following the training. Not normal for a real prison riot, but standard for any of the many similar scenarios run several times a day at the annual Mock Prison Riot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defending Against Threats<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The biggest unknown when engaging a crowd or during an interaction with just one person is defending from possible threats. If a subject or crowd stops being peaceful and cooperative and suddenly begins to be belligerent and hostile by displaying aggressiveness ranging from passive resistance to lethal violence, now both law enforcement and civilians have a wide variety of self-defense options including less lethal irritant sprays, gases or dusts that can be distributed from a variety of delivery systems. The PepperBall Technologies Inc. offers a variety of less lethal .68 caliber projectiles similar in appearance to the commercial projectiles loaded with water-based paint for marking and competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PepperBall projectiles include impact, glass breaking, training (filled with either paint, water, or baby powder) and irritant rounds that contain either a 0.5% or 5.0% PAVA solution (also known as Capsaicin II, a natural capasaicinoid found in pepper plants) for individual or area saturation. PepperBall also produces a comprehensive line of projectile launchers for law enforcement, with one of the most popular being the TAC-SF launcher that can propel the entire line of PepperBall projectiles in semi-automatic, three shot or full auto at up to a dozen .68 caliber projectiles a second at targets 60 feet to over 150 feet away. The TAC-SF has a under barrel, forward mounted rechargeable high pressure compressed air tank and 180 round hopper that offers quick reload capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall's Civilian Variants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall also offers less lethal self-defense projectors for civilians using the same irritant dust filled projectiles used by police. The cartridge-powered, single-shot PepperBall COMPACT runs off CO2. It looks like a fat cigar tube, but it shoots a single .68-caliber SD round filled with powerful pepper dust. The effective range measures 30 feet. It provides opportunity to escape and evade a threatening criminal act. It also provides a measure to stop an assault without using deadly force. The CO2 cartridge and fresh PepperBall reloads using the available refill kit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also available is the multi-shot PepperBall Mobile that is a LED flashlight\/red LASER projector and .68 caliber projectile launcher. Each Mobile can place three projectiles out to forty feet aimed by the LASER giving protection from multiple attackers from a very innocent-looking path-illuminating device. The PepperBall Mobile is powered by CO2 cartridges that, as the projectiles, can be replaced by the user. For more information, please visit mockprisonriot.org<\/a> and PepperBall Technologies, Inc. at pepperball.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Mock Prison Riot: Police & Correction Officers Training for the Real Deal","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"mock-prison-riot-training","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/13\/mock-prison-riot-training\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":7},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

That lack of accuracy and accountability of the shots fired pushed the profession to devise better training and use of force standards, reinforced by the Tennessee vs Garner<\/em><\/a> landmark case. Additionally, missed rounds underscored the liability for the surrounding public. If an officer missed the suspect, hand, leg or arm \u2013 multiple shots could ensue. All subsequent rounds may surely find an end point somewhere other than the intended suspect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Tells the Story<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Which brings us back to why shooting to wound makes no sense. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, multiple research studies have been done to conclude that an officer is always behind the curve <\/a>with responding to a suspect's actions. Even with draw times, officers average draw speed is almost always a half a second or so behind a suspect, placing the officer in the defensive position from the start of an incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secondly, suspects move quickly and often quicker than officers because they are uninhibited by the law or care for hitting bystanders. This makes hitting small and fast moving targets like a hand, foot or leg not only impractical but improbable as research has proven time and again. This also shows that the reasonableness standard<\/a> allowed to officers by the Graham decision, enabling them to react based on a totality of circumstances, is not only appropriate but practical to help save the officers and victims lives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Protecting Life<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Third, with the way the Tennessee decision restricts officers use of deadly force to only to protect life, the use of deadly force in only in the gravest of circumstances,  David Klinger, professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri-St. Louis said, \u201cShooting to injure or maim someone wouldn't stop an aggressive subject<\/a>\u2026.and officers are trying to stop the threat to their life, or the life of their partner or a citizen. Why would we want to injure or maim people?,\" he said. \"It doesn't stop them.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fourth, ballistics don't always work the way intended, and \"magic bullets\" still don't exist. Handguns, the primary law enforcement duty weapon, pack a low-energy punch (aka, terminal ballistics). Often, one bullet from a handgun does not possess enough terminal ballistics to stop a threat, especially in the area of \u201ccenter mass\u201d where a lot of tissue and bone are located. Therefore, it often takes multiple shots<\/a> to \u201cstop a threat,\u201d but even then, history has shown that they may keep fighting and killing. So if hitting an area filled with vital organs can\u2019t stop a threat with the involved miss rates, how can shooting at a non-vital area with an increased miss rate solve the problem?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shooting to Wound: Placing Officers in Jeopardy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Add into the above, the documented stress factors<\/a> during an incident on an officer and the impact that stress has on shooting accuracy, trying to hit a small moving target would be very difficult and reckless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or as Professor Klinger said, \u201cBecause of the potential risks, it would be \"very difficult\" to train officers to shoot to wound instead. If someone's life is in jeopardy, shooting to maim or injure will have little effect on the actions of the individual who is trying to kill.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In officers Gramins' incident, the gangster took 14 gunshots by the .45 ACP round, roundly considered one of the most powerful fight-stoppers on the market. Six round struck the heart, right lung, left lung, liver, diaphragm, and right kidney. All shots considered \"center mass,\" standard in law enforcement training, they failed to stop the threat. It wasn\u2019t until Gramins, from behind cover, saw the suspect bend down to peer under the patrol car, that he was then able to strike the suspect in the only target area available \u2013 his head, which finally stopped the threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on the above facts and research, shooting to wound, which is not a new concept, flies in the face of facts, data and human dynamics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it is always critical for law enforcement to adapt new tactics and training to meet current community and tactical needs, those changes should be rooted in fact and science, not fiction. Despite Hollywood depictions that shooting guns out of the hands of suspects is possible, the reality is it isn\u2019t practical and the only hit that type of situation may produce, is on the  bystander who happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Why Shooting to Wound Doesn't Work for Law Enforcement Officers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shooting-to-wound","to_ping":"","pinged":"https:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2011\/05\/important-new-reaction-time-study-addresses-whats-reasonable-in-armed-suspect-encounters\/\nhttps:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2007\/02\/new-tests-show-deadly-accuracy-startling-speed-even-inexperienced-shooters-can-achieve-in-shooting-cops\/\nhttps:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2018\/11\/new-study-on-shooting-accuracy-how-does-your-agency-stack-up\/","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/15\/shooting-to-wound\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124436,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-14 11:16:47","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-14 15:16:47","post_content":"\n

Members from the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) recently recommended the Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 micro red dot featuring the ACSS CQB reticle. The endorsement of the SLx MD-25 ACSS for duty-use came following extensive testing by NTOA officers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

NTOA Recommends Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS CQB for Duty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The NTOA comprises one of America's leading voices for law enforcement products and equipment. It leverages its own network of expert evaluators with real-world trials to evaluate gear. NTOA member tests include weeks of practical assessment. A concluding final score grades products according to at least six of 13 major evaluating criteria. Optics criteria include Design, Performance, Ease of Use, Size, Quality, Durability, Storage, Versatility, Convenience, Application, Comfort, Accuracy, and Cleaning & Maintenance. an optic must average a score of 3 across all criteria to pass. Products averaging 4-4.49 out of 5 earn a Silver rating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS earned a coveted Silver rating, scoring 4.43. Evaluators agreed on the sight's durability and ease-of-use, reported Primary Arms. Further, evaluators noted the 25mm aperture for target acquisition on quick engagements. Evaluators also expressed their appreciation for the ACSS CQB reticle. It combines a fast-acquisition horseshoe with a precise center chevron and BDC holdover dots. \"Overall, this has become my favorite optic<\/a> for its price range,\" said one evaluator. \"Its controls are very easy to use and large to be able to handle with gloves or under stress. ... The optic seems to be very sturdy and exceeded my expectations.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The implementation of our ACSS-CQB reticle into the proven MD-25 red dot platform allows Primary Arms Optics to bring even more value, technology and versatility to the customer,\u201d said Robert Sheets, Primary Arms Optics\u2019 Director of Engineering. \"The MD-25 ACSS utilizes cutting edge LED technology, premium coatings and high-grade materials packaged into a robust and durable package that performs well above its price point. We are proud that the NTOA recognized benefits in their evaluation.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The SLx MD-25 ACSS retails for $189.99. For even more info, please visit primaryarms.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"NTOA Members Recommend Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 ACSS","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/14\/primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124528,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-05-24 15:03:08","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-24 19:03:08","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/91ZuIDAy1IY\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A Utah man faces multiple charges after a police shooting in West Valley. Officer body cam footage shows the suspect ignore multiple commands before charging police wielding a crowbar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Utah Man Charges Police Wielding Crowbar, Gets Shot Multiple Times<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Police charged 25-year-old Denny James Clark with two counts of assault against a peace officer, reported The Salt Lake Tribune<\/a>. He also faces charges of aggravated burglary, vehicle burglary and criminal mischief. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incident began when a woman woke to a barking dog, only to see the suspect allegedly take a crowbar from a truck bed in her driveway, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. She then reportedly told the suspect \"Get out of here or I'll call the cops!\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The suspect allegedly went to the front door, striking and shattering the window with the crowbar. He struck and kicked the door, cracking it, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage<\/a> shows police arrive on the scene. Multiple officers approached Clark, ordering he drop the crowbar several times. \"Nope, let me get these car keys or someone's getting it,\" he says. Officers keep moving in. \"Alright, here I come,\" Clarks says. He then makes a threatening move, crowbar raised high, toward and officer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officers again yell \"Drop it\" several more times. But Clark proceeds on. Footage shows an officer deploy a Taser, but it fails to slow down the suspect. Clark appears to be attempting to run away. Then he turns on a dime, cutting back toward officers with the crowbar. Finally an officer fires five shots with his duty pistol, immediately dropping Clark to the ground. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows Clark lying on the ground, clearly in pain. He seemingly loses the function of one arm, unable to comply with the command to show hands. Officers finally move in, cuff the suspect, then begin rendering first aid. Authorities apprehended the suspect without any further incident. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Police Shoot Utah Man Charging Officers With Crowbar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/24\/utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124588,"post_author":"205","post_date":"2021-05-13 10:34:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-13 14:34:07","post_content":"\n\n\n

Like any other professional skill, the ability of law enforcement to respond to outbreaks of mob violence, especially as a unit, needs to be practiced in real time. A mock prison riot exercise provides experience for police and correction officers, improving response to unrest in an enclosed area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Mock Prison Riot Training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The annual MPR is a law enforcement<\/a> and corrections expo, training, and qualification experience where volunteer \u201cinmates\u201d act the parts of unruly inmates turned rioters at the decommissioned state penitentiary in Moundsville, West Virginia. The MPR also highlights the latest technology at the co-located exposition in addition to training scenarios, technology demonstrations, evaluations, certification workshops, skills competition for the hundreds of law enforcement and corrections officers from all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What we see on the video is enthusiastic orange-clad role-players on an enclosed basketball court acting as disruptive inmates who start with shouting and posturing against the approaching line of heavily protected corrections personnel intent on restoring order. Preceded with a sustained barrage of .68 caliber PepperBall powder training rounds impacting at the feet of the rioters that in a real threatening situation would have released a powerful cloud of PAVA dust, the trained Corrections Emergency Response Team (CERT) protected by acrylic shields, Avon respirators, gas projectors and less lethal launchers moved to contain the rioters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows a few inmates obeying the shouted commands of the CERT, lying on the ground. Officers took them into custody. Conversely, a couple turned their taunts into fury, hurling themselves into the approaching phalanx. After a brief but vigorous struggle, each of the orange-suited combatants were quickly and effectively subdued, ending face down and hooked up. A potential hand-to-hand engagement quickly changed with rioters and CERT members face-to-face. They slapped backs and shook hands, reassuring the other following the training. Not normal for a real prison riot, but standard for any of the many similar scenarios run several times a day at the annual Mock Prison Riot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defending Against Threats<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The biggest unknown when engaging a crowd or during an interaction with just one person is defending from possible threats. If a subject or crowd stops being peaceful and cooperative and suddenly begins to be belligerent and hostile by displaying aggressiveness ranging from passive resistance to lethal violence, now both law enforcement and civilians have a wide variety of self-defense options including less lethal irritant sprays, gases or dusts that can be distributed from a variety of delivery systems. The PepperBall Technologies Inc. offers a variety of less lethal .68 caliber projectiles similar in appearance to the commercial projectiles loaded with water-based paint for marking and competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PepperBall projectiles include impact, glass breaking, training (filled with either paint, water, or baby powder) and irritant rounds that contain either a 0.5% or 5.0% PAVA solution (also known as Capsaicin II, a natural capasaicinoid found in pepper plants) for individual or area saturation. PepperBall also produces a comprehensive line of projectile launchers for law enforcement, with one of the most popular being the TAC-SF launcher that can propel the entire line of PepperBall projectiles in semi-automatic, three shot or full auto at up to a dozen .68 caliber projectiles a second at targets 60 feet to over 150 feet away. The TAC-SF has a under barrel, forward mounted rechargeable high pressure compressed air tank and 180 round hopper that offers quick reload capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall's Civilian Variants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall also offers less lethal self-defense projectors for civilians using the same irritant dust filled projectiles used by police. The cartridge-powered, single-shot PepperBall COMPACT runs off CO2. It looks like a fat cigar tube, but it shoots a single .68-caliber SD round filled with powerful pepper dust. The effective range measures 30 feet. It provides opportunity to escape and evade a threatening criminal act. It also provides a measure to stop an assault without using deadly force. The CO2 cartridge and fresh PepperBall reloads using the available refill kit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also available is the multi-shot PepperBall Mobile that is a LED flashlight\/red LASER projector and .68 caliber projectile launcher. Each Mobile can place three projectiles out to forty feet aimed by the LASER giving protection from multiple attackers from a very innocent-looking path-illuminating device. The PepperBall Mobile is powered by CO2 cartridges that, as the projectiles, can be replaced by the user. For more information, please visit mockprisonriot.org<\/a> and PepperBall Technologies, Inc. at pepperball.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Mock Prison Riot: Police & Correction Officers Training for the Real Deal","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"mock-prison-riot-training","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/13\/mock-prison-riot-training\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":7},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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As one study noted, law enforcement agencies at the time around the nation had an average hit rate well below 50%. From 1976 to 1981, out of 155 Michigan police departments, officers hit suspects<\/a> in approximately 27% of the incidents. In New York City, the New York Police Department (NYPD) had a hit rate of 26% for 1987, 31% for 1988, and 23% for 1989. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That lack of accuracy and accountability of the shots fired pushed the profession to devise better training and use of force standards, reinforced by the Tennessee vs Garner<\/em><\/a> landmark case. Additionally, missed rounds underscored the liability for the surrounding public. If an officer missed the suspect, hand, leg or arm \u2013 multiple shots could ensue. All subsequent rounds may surely find an end point somewhere other than the intended suspect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Tells the Story<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Which brings us back to why shooting to wound makes no sense. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, multiple research studies have been done to conclude that an officer is always behind the curve <\/a>with responding to a suspect's actions. Even with draw times, officers average draw speed is almost always a half a second or so behind a suspect, placing the officer in the defensive position from the start of an incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secondly, suspects move quickly and often quicker than officers because they are uninhibited by the law or care for hitting bystanders. This makes hitting small and fast moving targets like a hand, foot or leg not only impractical but improbable as research has proven time and again. This also shows that the reasonableness standard<\/a> allowed to officers by the Graham decision, enabling them to react based on a totality of circumstances, is not only appropriate but practical to help save the officers and victims lives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Protecting Life<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Third, with the way the Tennessee decision restricts officers use of deadly force to only to protect life, the use of deadly force in only in the gravest of circumstances,  David Klinger, professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri-St. Louis said, \u201cShooting to injure or maim someone wouldn't stop an aggressive subject<\/a>\u2026.and officers are trying to stop the threat to their life, or the life of their partner or a citizen. Why would we want to injure or maim people?,\" he said. \"It doesn't stop them.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fourth, ballistics don't always work the way intended, and \"magic bullets\" still don't exist. Handguns, the primary law enforcement duty weapon, pack a low-energy punch (aka, terminal ballistics). Often, one bullet from a handgun does not possess enough terminal ballistics to stop a threat, especially in the area of \u201ccenter mass\u201d where a lot of tissue and bone are located. Therefore, it often takes multiple shots<\/a> to \u201cstop a threat,\u201d but even then, history has shown that they may keep fighting and killing. So if hitting an area filled with vital organs can\u2019t stop a threat with the involved miss rates, how can shooting at a non-vital area with an increased miss rate solve the problem?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shooting to Wound: Placing Officers in Jeopardy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Add into the above, the documented stress factors<\/a> during an incident on an officer and the impact that stress has on shooting accuracy, trying to hit a small moving target would be very difficult and reckless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or as Professor Klinger said, \u201cBecause of the potential risks, it would be \"very difficult\" to train officers to shoot to wound instead. If someone's life is in jeopardy, shooting to maim or injure will have little effect on the actions of the individual who is trying to kill.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In officers Gramins' incident, the gangster took 14 gunshots by the .45 ACP round, roundly considered one of the most powerful fight-stoppers on the market. Six round struck the heart, right lung, left lung, liver, diaphragm, and right kidney. All shots considered \"center mass,\" standard in law enforcement training, they failed to stop the threat. It wasn\u2019t until Gramins, from behind cover, saw the suspect bend down to peer under the patrol car, that he was then able to strike the suspect in the only target area available \u2013 his head, which finally stopped the threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on the above facts and research, shooting to wound, which is not a new concept, flies in the face of facts, data and human dynamics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it is always critical for law enforcement to adapt new tactics and training to meet current community and tactical needs, those changes should be rooted in fact and science, not fiction. Despite Hollywood depictions that shooting guns out of the hands of suspects is possible, the reality is it isn\u2019t practical and the only hit that type of situation may produce, is on the  bystander who happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Why Shooting to Wound Doesn't Work for Law Enforcement Officers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shooting-to-wound","to_ping":"","pinged":"https:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2011\/05\/important-new-reaction-time-study-addresses-whats-reasonable-in-armed-suspect-encounters\/\nhttps:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2007\/02\/new-tests-show-deadly-accuracy-startling-speed-even-inexperienced-shooters-can-achieve-in-shooting-cops\/\nhttps:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2018\/11\/new-study-on-shooting-accuracy-how-does-your-agency-stack-up\/","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/15\/shooting-to-wound\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124436,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-14 11:16:47","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-14 15:16:47","post_content":"\n

Members from the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) recently recommended the Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 micro red dot featuring the ACSS CQB reticle. The endorsement of the SLx MD-25 ACSS for duty-use came following extensive testing by NTOA officers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

NTOA Recommends Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS CQB for Duty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The NTOA comprises one of America's leading voices for law enforcement products and equipment. It leverages its own network of expert evaluators with real-world trials to evaluate gear. NTOA member tests include weeks of practical assessment. A concluding final score grades products according to at least six of 13 major evaluating criteria. Optics criteria include Design, Performance, Ease of Use, Size, Quality, Durability, Storage, Versatility, Convenience, Application, Comfort, Accuracy, and Cleaning & Maintenance. an optic must average a score of 3 across all criteria to pass. Products averaging 4-4.49 out of 5 earn a Silver rating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS earned a coveted Silver rating, scoring 4.43. Evaluators agreed on the sight's durability and ease-of-use, reported Primary Arms. Further, evaluators noted the 25mm aperture for target acquisition on quick engagements. Evaluators also expressed their appreciation for the ACSS CQB reticle. It combines a fast-acquisition horseshoe with a precise center chevron and BDC holdover dots. \"Overall, this has become my favorite optic<\/a> for its price range,\" said one evaluator. \"Its controls are very easy to use and large to be able to handle with gloves or under stress. ... The optic seems to be very sturdy and exceeded my expectations.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The implementation of our ACSS-CQB reticle into the proven MD-25 red dot platform allows Primary Arms Optics to bring even more value, technology and versatility to the customer,\u201d said Robert Sheets, Primary Arms Optics\u2019 Director of Engineering. \"The MD-25 ACSS utilizes cutting edge LED technology, premium coatings and high-grade materials packaged into a robust and durable package that performs well above its price point. We are proud that the NTOA recognized benefits in their evaluation.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The SLx MD-25 ACSS retails for $189.99. For even more info, please visit primaryarms.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"NTOA Members Recommend Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 ACSS","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/14\/primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124528,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-05-24 15:03:08","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-24 19:03:08","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/91ZuIDAy1IY\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A Utah man faces multiple charges after a police shooting in West Valley. Officer body cam footage shows the suspect ignore multiple commands before charging police wielding a crowbar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Utah Man Charges Police Wielding Crowbar, Gets Shot Multiple Times<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Police charged 25-year-old Denny James Clark with two counts of assault against a peace officer, reported The Salt Lake Tribune<\/a>. He also faces charges of aggravated burglary, vehicle burglary and criminal mischief. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incident began when a woman woke to a barking dog, only to see the suspect allegedly take a crowbar from a truck bed in her driveway, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. She then reportedly told the suspect \"Get out of here or I'll call the cops!\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The suspect allegedly went to the front door, striking and shattering the window with the crowbar. He struck and kicked the door, cracking it, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage<\/a> shows police arrive on the scene. Multiple officers approached Clark, ordering he drop the crowbar several times. \"Nope, let me get these car keys or someone's getting it,\" he says. Officers keep moving in. \"Alright, here I come,\" Clarks says. He then makes a threatening move, crowbar raised high, toward and officer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officers again yell \"Drop it\" several more times. But Clark proceeds on. Footage shows an officer deploy a Taser, but it fails to slow down the suspect. Clark appears to be attempting to run away. Then he turns on a dime, cutting back toward officers with the crowbar. Finally an officer fires five shots with his duty pistol, immediately dropping Clark to the ground. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows Clark lying on the ground, clearly in pain. He seemingly loses the function of one arm, unable to comply with the command to show hands. Officers finally move in, cuff the suspect, then begin rendering first aid. Authorities apprehended the suspect without any further incident. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Police Shoot Utah Man Charging Officers With Crowbar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/24\/utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124588,"post_author":"205","post_date":"2021-05-13 10:34:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-13 14:34:07","post_content":"\n\n\n

Like any other professional skill, the ability of law enforcement to respond to outbreaks of mob violence, especially as a unit, needs to be practiced in real time. A mock prison riot exercise provides experience for police and correction officers, improving response to unrest in an enclosed area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Mock Prison Riot Training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The annual MPR is a law enforcement<\/a> and corrections expo, training, and qualification experience where volunteer \u201cinmates\u201d act the parts of unruly inmates turned rioters at the decommissioned state penitentiary in Moundsville, West Virginia. The MPR also highlights the latest technology at the co-located exposition in addition to training scenarios, technology demonstrations, evaluations, certification workshops, skills competition for the hundreds of law enforcement and corrections officers from all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What we see on the video is enthusiastic orange-clad role-players on an enclosed basketball court acting as disruptive inmates who start with shouting and posturing against the approaching line of heavily protected corrections personnel intent on restoring order. Preceded with a sustained barrage of .68 caliber PepperBall powder training rounds impacting at the feet of the rioters that in a real threatening situation would have released a powerful cloud of PAVA dust, the trained Corrections Emergency Response Team (CERT) protected by acrylic shields, Avon respirators, gas projectors and less lethal launchers moved to contain the rioters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows a few inmates obeying the shouted commands of the CERT, lying on the ground. Officers took them into custody. Conversely, a couple turned their taunts into fury, hurling themselves into the approaching phalanx. After a brief but vigorous struggle, each of the orange-suited combatants were quickly and effectively subdued, ending face down and hooked up. A potential hand-to-hand engagement quickly changed with rioters and CERT members face-to-face. They slapped backs and shook hands, reassuring the other following the training. Not normal for a real prison riot, but standard for any of the many similar scenarios run several times a day at the annual Mock Prison Riot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defending Against Threats<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The biggest unknown when engaging a crowd or during an interaction with just one person is defending from possible threats. If a subject or crowd stops being peaceful and cooperative and suddenly begins to be belligerent and hostile by displaying aggressiveness ranging from passive resistance to lethal violence, now both law enforcement and civilians have a wide variety of self-defense options including less lethal irritant sprays, gases or dusts that can be distributed from a variety of delivery systems. The PepperBall Technologies Inc. offers a variety of less lethal .68 caliber projectiles similar in appearance to the commercial projectiles loaded with water-based paint for marking and competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PepperBall projectiles include impact, glass breaking, training (filled with either paint, water, or baby powder) and irritant rounds that contain either a 0.5% or 5.0% PAVA solution (also known as Capsaicin II, a natural capasaicinoid found in pepper plants) for individual or area saturation. PepperBall also produces a comprehensive line of projectile launchers for law enforcement, with one of the most popular being the TAC-SF launcher that can propel the entire line of PepperBall projectiles in semi-automatic, three shot or full auto at up to a dozen .68 caliber projectiles a second at targets 60 feet to over 150 feet away. The TAC-SF has a under barrel, forward mounted rechargeable high pressure compressed air tank and 180 round hopper that offers quick reload capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall's Civilian Variants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall also offers less lethal self-defense projectors for civilians using the same irritant dust filled projectiles used by police. The cartridge-powered, single-shot PepperBall COMPACT runs off CO2. It looks like a fat cigar tube, but it shoots a single .68-caliber SD round filled with powerful pepper dust. The effective range measures 30 feet. It provides opportunity to escape and evade a threatening criminal act. It also provides a measure to stop an assault without using deadly force. The CO2 cartridge and fresh PepperBall reloads using the available refill kit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also available is the multi-shot PepperBall Mobile that is a LED flashlight\/red LASER projector and .68 caliber projectile launcher. Each Mobile can place three projectiles out to forty feet aimed by the LASER giving protection from multiple attackers from a very innocent-looking path-illuminating device. The PepperBall Mobile is powered by CO2 cartridges that, as the projectiles, can be replaced by the user. For more information, please visit mockprisonriot.org<\/a> and PepperBall Technologies, Inc. at pepperball.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Mock Prison Riot: Police & Correction Officers Training for the Real Deal","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"mock-prison-riot-training","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/13\/mock-prison-riot-training\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":7},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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Unfortunately, many suspects proved either unarmed or committed only minor offenses. Worse still, sometimes officers missed, begging the question: where did the rounds go? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As one study noted, law enforcement agencies at the time around the nation had an average hit rate well below 50%. From 1976 to 1981, out of 155 Michigan police departments, officers hit suspects<\/a> in approximately 27% of the incidents. In New York City, the New York Police Department (NYPD) had a hit rate of 26% for 1987, 31% for 1988, and 23% for 1989. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That lack of accuracy and accountability of the shots fired pushed the profession to devise better training and use of force standards, reinforced by the Tennessee vs Garner<\/em><\/a> landmark case. Additionally, missed rounds underscored the liability for the surrounding public. If an officer missed the suspect, hand, leg or arm \u2013 multiple shots could ensue. All subsequent rounds may surely find an end point somewhere other than the intended suspect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Tells the Story<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Which brings us back to why shooting to wound makes no sense. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, multiple research studies have been done to conclude that an officer is always behind the curve <\/a>with responding to a suspect's actions. Even with draw times, officers average draw speed is almost always a half a second or so behind a suspect, placing the officer in the defensive position from the start of an incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secondly, suspects move quickly and often quicker than officers because they are uninhibited by the law or care for hitting bystanders. This makes hitting small and fast moving targets like a hand, foot or leg not only impractical but improbable as research has proven time and again. This also shows that the reasonableness standard<\/a> allowed to officers by the Graham decision, enabling them to react based on a totality of circumstances, is not only appropriate but practical to help save the officers and victims lives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Protecting Life<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Third, with the way the Tennessee decision restricts officers use of deadly force to only to protect life, the use of deadly force in only in the gravest of circumstances,  David Klinger, professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri-St. Louis said, \u201cShooting to injure or maim someone wouldn't stop an aggressive subject<\/a>\u2026.and officers are trying to stop the threat to their life, or the life of their partner or a citizen. Why would we want to injure or maim people?,\" he said. \"It doesn't stop them.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fourth, ballistics don't always work the way intended, and \"magic bullets\" still don't exist. Handguns, the primary law enforcement duty weapon, pack a low-energy punch (aka, terminal ballistics). Often, one bullet from a handgun does not possess enough terminal ballistics to stop a threat, especially in the area of \u201ccenter mass\u201d where a lot of tissue and bone are located. Therefore, it often takes multiple shots<\/a> to \u201cstop a threat,\u201d but even then, history has shown that they may keep fighting and killing. So if hitting an area filled with vital organs can\u2019t stop a threat with the involved miss rates, how can shooting at a non-vital area with an increased miss rate solve the problem?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shooting to Wound: Placing Officers in Jeopardy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Add into the above, the documented stress factors<\/a> during an incident on an officer and the impact that stress has on shooting accuracy, trying to hit a small moving target would be very difficult and reckless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or as Professor Klinger said, \u201cBecause of the potential risks, it would be \"very difficult\" to train officers to shoot to wound instead. If someone's life is in jeopardy, shooting to maim or injure will have little effect on the actions of the individual who is trying to kill.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In officers Gramins' incident, the gangster took 14 gunshots by the .45 ACP round, roundly considered one of the most powerful fight-stoppers on the market. Six round struck the heart, right lung, left lung, liver, diaphragm, and right kidney. All shots considered \"center mass,\" standard in law enforcement training, they failed to stop the threat. It wasn\u2019t until Gramins, from behind cover, saw the suspect bend down to peer under the patrol car, that he was then able to strike the suspect in the only target area available \u2013 his head, which finally stopped the threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on the above facts and research, shooting to wound, which is not a new concept, flies in the face of facts, data and human dynamics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it is always critical for law enforcement to adapt new tactics and training to meet current community and tactical needs, those changes should be rooted in fact and science, not fiction. Despite Hollywood depictions that shooting guns out of the hands of suspects is possible, the reality is it isn\u2019t practical and the only hit that type of situation may produce, is on the  bystander who happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Why Shooting to Wound Doesn't Work for Law Enforcement Officers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shooting-to-wound","to_ping":"","pinged":"https:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2011\/05\/important-new-reaction-time-study-addresses-whats-reasonable-in-armed-suspect-encounters\/\nhttps:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2007\/02\/new-tests-show-deadly-accuracy-startling-speed-even-inexperienced-shooters-can-achieve-in-shooting-cops\/\nhttps:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2018\/11\/new-study-on-shooting-accuracy-how-does-your-agency-stack-up\/","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/15\/shooting-to-wound\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124436,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-14 11:16:47","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-14 15:16:47","post_content":"\n

Members from the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) recently recommended the Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 micro red dot featuring the ACSS CQB reticle. The endorsement of the SLx MD-25 ACSS for duty-use came following extensive testing by NTOA officers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

NTOA Recommends Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS CQB for Duty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The NTOA comprises one of America's leading voices for law enforcement products and equipment. It leverages its own network of expert evaluators with real-world trials to evaluate gear. NTOA member tests include weeks of practical assessment. A concluding final score grades products according to at least six of 13 major evaluating criteria. Optics criteria include Design, Performance, Ease of Use, Size, Quality, Durability, Storage, Versatility, Convenience, Application, Comfort, Accuracy, and Cleaning & Maintenance. an optic must average a score of 3 across all criteria to pass. Products averaging 4-4.49 out of 5 earn a Silver rating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS earned a coveted Silver rating, scoring 4.43. Evaluators agreed on the sight's durability and ease-of-use, reported Primary Arms. Further, evaluators noted the 25mm aperture for target acquisition on quick engagements. Evaluators also expressed their appreciation for the ACSS CQB reticle. It combines a fast-acquisition horseshoe with a precise center chevron and BDC holdover dots. \"Overall, this has become my favorite optic<\/a> for its price range,\" said one evaluator. \"Its controls are very easy to use and large to be able to handle with gloves or under stress. ... The optic seems to be very sturdy and exceeded my expectations.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The implementation of our ACSS-CQB reticle into the proven MD-25 red dot platform allows Primary Arms Optics to bring even more value, technology and versatility to the customer,\u201d said Robert Sheets, Primary Arms Optics\u2019 Director of Engineering. \"The MD-25 ACSS utilizes cutting edge LED technology, premium coatings and high-grade materials packaged into a robust and durable package that performs well above its price point. We are proud that the NTOA recognized benefits in their evaluation.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The SLx MD-25 ACSS retails for $189.99. For even more info, please visit primaryarms.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"NTOA Members Recommend Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 ACSS","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/14\/primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124528,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-05-24 15:03:08","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-24 19:03:08","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/91ZuIDAy1IY\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A Utah man faces multiple charges after a police shooting in West Valley. Officer body cam footage shows the suspect ignore multiple commands before charging police wielding a crowbar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Utah Man Charges Police Wielding Crowbar, Gets Shot Multiple Times<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Police charged 25-year-old Denny James Clark with two counts of assault against a peace officer, reported The Salt Lake Tribune<\/a>. He also faces charges of aggravated burglary, vehicle burglary and criminal mischief. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incident began when a woman woke to a barking dog, only to see the suspect allegedly take a crowbar from a truck bed in her driveway, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. She then reportedly told the suspect \"Get out of here or I'll call the cops!\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The suspect allegedly went to the front door, striking and shattering the window with the crowbar. He struck and kicked the door, cracking it, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage<\/a> shows police arrive on the scene. Multiple officers approached Clark, ordering he drop the crowbar several times. \"Nope, let me get these car keys or someone's getting it,\" he says. Officers keep moving in. \"Alright, here I come,\" Clarks says. He then makes a threatening move, crowbar raised high, toward and officer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officers again yell \"Drop it\" several more times. But Clark proceeds on. Footage shows an officer deploy a Taser, but it fails to slow down the suspect. Clark appears to be attempting to run away. Then he turns on a dime, cutting back toward officers with the crowbar. Finally an officer fires five shots with his duty pistol, immediately dropping Clark to the ground. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows Clark lying on the ground, clearly in pain. He seemingly loses the function of one arm, unable to comply with the command to show hands. Officers finally move in, cuff the suspect, then begin rendering first aid. Authorities apprehended the suspect without any further incident. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Police Shoot Utah Man Charging Officers With Crowbar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/24\/utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124588,"post_author":"205","post_date":"2021-05-13 10:34:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-13 14:34:07","post_content":"\n\n\n

Like any other professional skill, the ability of law enforcement to respond to outbreaks of mob violence, especially as a unit, needs to be practiced in real time. A mock prison riot exercise provides experience for police and correction officers, improving response to unrest in an enclosed area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Mock Prison Riot Training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The annual MPR is a law enforcement<\/a> and corrections expo, training, and qualification experience where volunteer \u201cinmates\u201d act the parts of unruly inmates turned rioters at the decommissioned state penitentiary in Moundsville, West Virginia. The MPR also highlights the latest technology at the co-located exposition in addition to training scenarios, technology demonstrations, evaluations, certification workshops, skills competition for the hundreds of law enforcement and corrections officers from all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What we see on the video is enthusiastic orange-clad role-players on an enclosed basketball court acting as disruptive inmates who start with shouting and posturing against the approaching line of heavily protected corrections personnel intent on restoring order. Preceded with a sustained barrage of .68 caliber PepperBall powder training rounds impacting at the feet of the rioters that in a real threatening situation would have released a powerful cloud of PAVA dust, the trained Corrections Emergency Response Team (CERT) protected by acrylic shields, Avon respirators, gas projectors and less lethal launchers moved to contain the rioters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows a few inmates obeying the shouted commands of the CERT, lying on the ground. Officers took them into custody. Conversely, a couple turned their taunts into fury, hurling themselves into the approaching phalanx. After a brief but vigorous struggle, each of the orange-suited combatants were quickly and effectively subdued, ending face down and hooked up. A potential hand-to-hand engagement quickly changed with rioters and CERT members face-to-face. They slapped backs and shook hands, reassuring the other following the training. Not normal for a real prison riot, but standard for any of the many similar scenarios run several times a day at the annual Mock Prison Riot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defending Against Threats<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The biggest unknown when engaging a crowd or during an interaction with just one person is defending from possible threats. If a subject or crowd stops being peaceful and cooperative and suddenly begins to be belligerent and hostile by displaying aggressiveness ranging from passive resistance to lethal violence, now both law enforcement and civilians have a wide variety of self-defense options including less lethal irritant sprays, gases or dusts that can be distributed from a variety of delivery systems. The PepperBall Technologies Inc. offers a variety of less lethal .68 caliber projectiles similar in appearance to the commercial projectiles loaded with water-based paint for marking and competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PepperBall projectiles include impact, glass breaking, training (filled with either paint, water, or baby powder) and irritant rounds that contain either a 0.5% or 5.0% PAVA solution (also known as Capsaicin II, a natural capasaicinoid found in pepper plants) for individual or area saturation. PepperBall also produces a comprehensive line of projectile launchers for law enforcement, with one of the most popular being the TAC-SF launcher that can propel the entire line of PepperBall projectiles in semi-automatic, three shot or full auto at up to a dozen .68 caliber projectiles a second at targets 60 feet to over 150 feet away. The TAC-SF has a under barrel, forward mounted rechargeable high pressure compressed air tank and 180 round hopper that offers quick reload capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall's Civilian Variants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall also offers less lethal self-defense projectors for civilians using the same irritant dust filled projectiles used by police. The cartridge-powered, single-shot PepperBall COMPACT runs off CO2. It looks like a fat cigar tube, but it shoots a single .68-caliber SD round filled with powerful pepper dust. The effective range measures 30 feet. It provides opportunity to escape and evade a threatening criminal act. It also provides a measure to stop an assault without using deadly force. The CO2 cartridge and fresh PepperBall reloads using the available refill kit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also available is the multi-shot PepperBall Mobile that is a LED flashlight\/red LASER projector and .68 caliber projectile launcher. Each Mobile can place three projectiles out to forty feet aimed by the LASER giving protection from multiple attackers from a very innocent-looking path-illuminating device. The PepperBall Mobile is powered by CO2 cartridges that, as the projectiles, can be replaced by the user. For more information, please visit mockprisonriot.org<\/a> and PepperBall Technologies, Inc. at pepperball.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Mock Prison Riot: Police & Correction Officers Training for the Real Deal","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"mock-prison-riot-training","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/13\/mock-prison-riot-training\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":7},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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Decades prior, law enforcement<\/a> officers could shoot at suspects for a host of reasons, including stopping a suspect for almost any type of crime. This was based on that English common law precept which imposed a death sentence for most felonies. Under that legal doctrine, shooting at a fleeing suspect had the same effect and penalty as catching them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, many suspects proved either unarmed or committed only minor offenses. Worse still, sometimes officers missed, begging the question: where did the rounds go? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As one study noted, law enforcement agencies at the time around the nation had an average hit rate well below 50%. From 1976 to 1981, out of 155 Michigan police departments, officers hit suspects<\/a> in approximately 27% of the incidents. In New York City, the New York Police Department (NYPD) had a hit rate of 26% for 1987, 31% for 1988, and 23% for 1989. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That lack of accuracy and accountability of the shots fired pushed the profession to devise better training and use of force standards, reinforced by the Tennessee vs Garner<\/em><\/a> landmark case. Additionally, missed rounds underscored the liability for the surrounding public. If an officer missed the suspect, hand, leg or arm \u2013 multiple shots could ensue. All subsequent rounds may surely find an end point somewhere other than the intended suspect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Tells the Story<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Which brings us back to why shooting to wound makes no sense. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, multiple research studies have been done to conclude that an officer is always behind the curve <\/a>with responding to a suspect's actions. Even with draw times, officers average draw speed is almost always a half a second or so behind a suspect, placing the officer in the defensive position from the start of an incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secondly, suspects move quickly and often quicker than officers because they are uninhibited by the law or care for hitting bystanders. This makes hitting small and fast moving targets like a hand, foot or leg not only impractical but improbable as research has proven time and again. This also shows that the reasonableness standard<\/a> allowed to officers by the Graham decision, enabling them to react based on a totality of circumstances, is not only appropriate but practical to help save the officers and victims lives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Protecting Life<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Third, with the way the Tennessee decision restricts officers use of deadly force to only to protect life, the use of deadly force in only in the gravest of circumstances,  David Klinger, professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri-St. Louis said, \u201cShooting to injure or maim someone wouldn't stop an aggressive subject<\/a>\u2026.and officers are trying to stop the threat to their life, or the life of their partner or a citizen. Why would we want to injure or maim people?,\" he said. \"It doesn't stop them.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fourth, ballistics don't always work the way intended, and \"magic bullets\" still don't exist. Handguns, the primary law enforcement duty weapon, pack a low-energy punch (aka, terminal ballistics). Often, one bullet from a handgun does not possess enough terminal ballistics to stop a threat, especially in the area of \u201ccenter mass\u201d where a lot of tissue and bone are located. Therefore, it often takes multiple shots<\/a> to \u201cstop a threat,\u201d but even then, history has shown that they may keep fighting and killing. So if hitting an area filled with vital organs can\u2019t stop a threat with the involved miss rates, how can shooting at a non-vital area with an increased miss rate solve the problem?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shooting to Wound: Placing Officers in Jeopardy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Add into the above, the documented stress factors<\/a> during an incident on an officer and the impact that stress has on shooting accuracy, trying to hit a small moving target would be very difficult and reckless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or as Professor Klinger said, \u201cBecause of the potential risks, it would be \"very difficult\" to train officers to shoot to wound instead. If someone's life is in jeopardy, shooting to maim or injure will have little effect on the actions of the individual who is trying to kill.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In officers Gramins' incident, the gangster took 14 gunshots by the .45 ACP round, roundly considered one of the most powerful fight-stoppers on the market. Six round struck the heart, right lung, left lung, liver, diaphragm, and right kidney. All shots considered \"center mass,\" standard in law enforcement training, they failed to stop the threat. It wasn\u2019t until Gramins, from behind cover, saw the suspect bend down to peer under the patrol car, that he was then able to strike the suspect in the only target area available \u2013 his head, which finally stopped the threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on the above facts and research, shooting to wound, which is not a new concept, flies in the face of facts, data and human dynamics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it is always critical for law enforcement to adapt new tactics and training to meet current community and tactical needs, those changes should be rooted in fact and science, not fiction. Despite Hollywood depictions that shooting guns out of the hands of suspects is possible, the reality is it isn\u2019t practical and the only hit that type of situation may produce, is on the  bystander who happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Why Shooting to Wound Doesn't Work for Law Enforcement Officers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shooting-to-wound","to_ping":"","pinged":"https:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2011\/05\/important-new-reaction-time-study-addresses-whats-reasonable-in-armed-suspect-encounters\/\nhttps:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2007\/02\/new-tests-show-deadly-accuracy-startling-speed-even-inexperienced-shooters-can-achieve-in-shooting-cops\/\nhttps:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2018\/11\/new-study-on-shooting-accuracy-how-does-your-agency-stack-up\/","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/15\/shooting-to-wound\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124436,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-14 11:16:47","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-14 15:16:47","post_content":"\n

Members from the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) recently recommended the Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 micro red dot featuring the ACSS CQB reticle. The endorsement of the SLx MD-25 ACSS for duty-use came following extensive testing by NTOA officers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

NTOA Recommends Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS CQB for Duty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The NTOA comprises one of America's leading voices for law enforcement products and equipment. It leverages its own network of expert evaluators with real-world trials to evaluate gear. NTOA member tests include weeks of practical assessment. A concluding final score grades products according to at least six of 13 major evaluating criteria. Optics criteria include Design, Performance, Ease of Use, Size, Quality, Durability, Storage, Versatility, Convenience, Application, Comfort, Accuracy, and Cleaning & Maintenance. an optic must average a score of 3 across all criteria to pass. Products averaging 4-4.49 out of 5 earn a Silver rating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS earned a coveted Silver rating, scoring 4.43. Evaluators agreed on the sight's durability and ease-of-use, reported Primary Arms. Further, evaluators noted the 25mm aperture for target acquisition on quick engagements. Evaluators also expressed their appreciation for the ACSS CQB reticle. It combines a fast-acquisition horseshoe with a precise center chevron and BDC holdover dots. \"Overall, this has become my favorite optic<\/a> for its price range,\" said one evaluator. \"Its controls are very easy to use and large to be able to handle with gloves or under stress. ... The optic seems to be very sturdy and exceeded my expectations.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The implementation of our ACSS-CQB reticle into the proven MD-25 red dot platform allows Primary Arms Optics to bring even more value, technology and versatility to the customer,\u201d said Robert Sheets, Primary Arms Optics\u2019 Director of Engineering. \"The MD-25 ACSS utilizes cutting edge LED technology, premium coatings and high-grade materials packaged into a robust and durable package that performs well above its price point. We are proud that the NTOA recognized benefits in their evaluation.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The SLx MD-25 ACSS retails for $189.99. For even more info, please visit primaryarms.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"NTOA Members Recommend Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 ACSS","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/14\/primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124528,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-05-24 15:03:08","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-24 19:03:08","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/91ZuIDAy1IY\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A Utah man faces multiple charges after a police shooting in West Valley. Officer body cam footage shows the suspect ignore multiple commands before charging police wielding a crowbar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Utah Man Charges Police Wielding Crowbar, Gets Shot Multiple Times<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Police charged 25-year-old Denny James Clark with two counts of assault against a peace officer, reported The Salt Lake Tribune<\/a>. He also faces charges of aggravated burglary, vehicle burglary and criminal mischief. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incident began when a woman woke to a barking dog, only to see the suspect allegedly take a crowbar from a truck bed in her driveway, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. She then reportedly told the suspect \"Get out of here or I'll call the cops!\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The suspect allegedly went to the front door, striking and shattering the window with the crowbar. He struck and kicked the door, cracking it, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage<\/a> shows police arrive on the scene. Multiple officers approached Clark, ordering he drop the crowbar several times. \"Nope, let me get these car keys or someone's getting it,\" he says. Officers keep moving in. \"Alright, here I come,\" Clarks says. He then makes a threatening move, crowbar raised high, toward and officer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officers again yell \"Drop it\" several more times. But Clark proceeds on. Footage shows an officer deploy a Taser, but it fails to slow down the suspect. Clark appears to be attempting to run away. Then he turns on a dime, cutting back toward officers with the crowbar. Finally an officer fires five shots with his duty pistol, immediately dropping Clark to the ground. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows Clark lying on the ground, clearly in pain. He seemingly loses the function of one arm, unable to comply with the command to show hands. Officers finally move in, cuff the suspect, then begin rendering first aid. Authorities apprehended the suspect without any further incident. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Police Shoot Utah Man Charging Officers With Crowbar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/24\/utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124588,"post_author":"205","post_date":"2021-05-13 10:34:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-13 14:34:07","post_content":"\n\n\n

Like any other professional skill, the ability of law enforcement to respond to outbreaks of mob violence, especially as a unit, needs to be practiced in real time. A mock prison riot exercise provides experience for police and correction officers, improving response to unrest in an enclosed area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Mock Prison Riot Training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The annual MPR is a law enforcement<\/a> and corrections expo, training, and qualification experience where volunteer \u201cinmates\u201d act the parts of unruly inmates turned rioters at the decommissioned state penitentiary in Moundsville, West Virginia. The MPR also highlights the latest technology at the co-located exposition in addition to training scenarios, technology demonstrations, evaluations, certification workshops, skills competition for the hundreds of law enforcement and corrections officers from all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What we see on the video is enthusiastic orange-clad role-players on an enclosed basketball court acting as disruptive inmates who start with shouting and posturing against the approaching line of heavily protected corrections personnel intent on restoring order. Preceded with a sustained barrage of .68 caliber PepperBall powder training rounds impacting at the feet of the rioters that in a real threatening situation would have released a powerful cloud of PAVA dust, the trained Corrections Emergency Response Team (CERT) protected by acrylic shields, Avon respirators, gas projectors and less lethal launchers moved to contain the rioters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows a few inmates obeying the shouted commands of the CERT, lying on the ground. Officers took them into custody. Conversely, a couple turned their taunts into fury, hurling themselves into the approaching phalanx. After a brief but vigorous struggle, each of the orange-suited combatants were quickly and effectively subdued, ending face down and hooked up. A potential hand-to-hand engagement quickly changed with rioters and CERT members face-to-face. They slapped backs and shook hands, reassuring the other following the training. Not normal for a real prison riot, but standard for any of the many similar scenarios run several times a day at the annual Mock Prison Riot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defending Against Threats<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The biggest unknown when engaging a crowd or during an interaction with just one person is defending from possible threats. If a subject or crowd stops being peaceful and cooperative and suddenly begins to be belligerent and hostile by displaying aggressiveness ranging from passive resistance to lethal violence, now both law enforcement and civilians have a wide variety of self-defense options including less lethal irritant sprays, gases or dusts that can be distributed from a variety of delivery systems. The PepperBall Technologies Inc. offers a variety of less lethal .68 caliber projectiles similar in appearance to the commercial projectiles loaded with water-based paint for marking and competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PepperBall projectiles include impact, glass breaking, training (filled with either paint, water, or baby powder) and irritant rounds that contain either a 0.5% or 5.0% PAVA solution (also known as Capsaicin II, a natural capasaicinoid found in pepper plants) for individual or area saturation. PepperBall also produces a comprehensive line of projectile launchers for law enforcement, with one of the most popular being the TAC-SF launcher that can propel the entire line of PepperBall projectiles in semi-automatic, three shot or full auto at up to a dozen .68 caliber projectiles a second at targets 60 feet to over 150 feet away. The TAC-SF has a under barrel, forward mounted rechargeable high pressure compressed air tank and 180 round hopper that offers quick reload capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall's Civilian Variants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall also offers less lethal self-defense projectors for civilians using the same irritant dust filled projectiles used by police. The cartridge-powered, single-shot PepperBall COMPACT runs off CO2. It looks like a fat cigar tube, but it shoots a single .68-caliber SD round filled with powerful pepper dust. The effective range measures 30 feet. It provides opportunity to escape and evade a threatening criminal act. It also provides a measure to stop an assault without using deadly force. The CO2 cartridge and fresh PepperBall reloads using the available refill kit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also available is the multi-shot PepperBall Mobile that is a LED flashlight\/red LASER projector and .68 caliber projectile launcher. Each Mobile can place three projectiles out to forty feet aimed by the LASER giving protection from multiple attackers from a very innocent-looking path-illuminating device. The PepperBall Mobile is powered by CO2 cartridges that, as the projectiles, can be replaced by the user. For more information, please visit mockprisonriot.org<\/a> and PepperBall Technologies, Inc. at pepperball.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Mock Prison Riot: Police & Correction Officers Training for the Real Deal","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"mock-prison-riot-training","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/13\/mock-prison-riot-training\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":7},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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Shoot to Catch 'Em?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Decades prior, law enforcement<\/a> officers could shoot at suspects for a host of reasons, including stopping a suspect for almost any type of crime. This was based on that English common law precept which imposed a death sentence for most felonies. Under that legal doctrine, shooting at a fleeing suspect had the same effect and penalty as catching them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, many suspects proved either unarmed or committed only minor offenses. Worse still, sometimes officers missed, begging the question: where did the rounds go? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As one study noted, law enforcement agencies at the time around the nation had an average hit rate well below 50%. From 1976 to 1981, out of 155 Michigan police departments, officers hit suspects<\/a> in approximately 27% of the incidents. In New York City, the New York Police Department (NYPD) had a hit rate of 26% for 1987, 31% for 1988, and 23% for 1989. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That lack of accuracy and accountability of the shots fired pushed the profession to devise better training and use of force standards, reinforced by the Tennessee vs Garner<\/em><\/a> landmark case. Additionally, missed rounds underscored the liability for the surrounding public. If an officer missed the suspect, hand, leg or arm \u2013 multiple shots could ensue. All subsequent rounds may surely find an end point somewhere other than the intended suspect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Tells the Story<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Which brings us back to why shooting to wound makes no sense. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, multiple research studies have been done to conclude that an officer is always behind the curve <\/a>with responding to a suspect's actions. Even with draw times, officers average draw speed is almost always a half a second or so behind a suspect, placing the officer in the defensive position from the start of an incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secondly, suspects move quickly and often quicker than officers because they are uninhibited by the law or care for hitting bystanders. This makes hitting small and fast moving targets like a hand, foot or leg not only impractical but improbable as research has proven time and again. This also shows that the reasonableness standard<\/a> allowed to officers by the Graham decision, enabling them to react based on a totality of circumstances, is not only appropriate but practical to help save the officers and victims lives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Protecting Life<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Third, with the way the Tennessee decision restricts officers use of deadly force to only to protect life, the use of deadly force in only in the gravest of circumstances,  David Klinger, professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri-St. Louis said, \u201cShooting to injure or maim someone wouldn't stop an aggressive subject<\/a>\u2026.and officers are trying to stop the threat to their life, or the life of their partner or a citizen. Why would we want to injure or maim people?,\" he said. \"It doesn't stop them.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fourth, ballistics don't always work the way intended, and \"magic bullets\" still don't exist. Handguns, the primary law enforcement duty weapon, pack a low-energy punch (aka, terminal ballistics). Often, one bullet from a handgun does not possess enough terminal ballistics to stop a threat, especially in the area of \u201ccenter mass\u201d where a lot of tissue and bone are located. Therefore, it often takes multiple shots<\/a> to \u201cstop a threat,\u201d but even then, history has shown that they may keep fighting and killing. So if hitting an area filled with vital organs can\u2019t stop a threat with the involved miss rates, how can shooting at a non-vital area with an increased miss rate solve the problem?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shooting to Wound: Placing Officers in Jeopardy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Add into the above, the documented stress factors<\/a> during an incident on an officer and the impact that stress has on shooting accuracy, trying to hit a small moving target would be very difficult and reckless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or as Professor Klinger said, \u201cBecause of the potential risks, it would be \"very difficult\" to train officers to shoot to wound instead. If someone's life is in jeopardy, shooting to maim or injure will have little effect on the actions of the individual who is trying to kill.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In officers Gramins' incident, the gangster took 14 gunshots by the .45 ACP round, roundly considered one of the most powerful fight-stoppers on the market. Six round struck the heart, right lung, left lung, liver, diaphragm, and right kidney. All shots considered \"center mass,\" standard in law enforcement training, they failed to stop the threat. It wasn\u2019t until Gramins, from behind cover, saw the suspect bend down to peer under the patrol car, that he was then able to strike the suspect in the only target area available \u2013 his head, which finally stopped the threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on the above facts and research, shooting to wound, which is not a new concept, flies in the face of facts, data and human dynamics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it is always critical for law enforcement to adapt new tactics and training to meet current community and tactical needs, those changes should be rooted in fact and science, not fiction. Despite Hollywood depictions that shooting guns out of the hands of suspects is possible, the reality is it isn\u2019t practical and the only hit that type of situation may produce, is on the  bystander who happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Why Shooting to Wound Doesn't Work for Law Enforcement Officers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shooting-to-wound","to_ping":"","pinged":"https:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2011\/05\/important-new-reaction-time-study-addresses-whats-reasonable-in-armed-suspect-encounters\/\nhttps:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2007\/02\/new-tests-show-deadly-accuracy-startling-speed-even-inexperienced-shooters-can-achieve-in-shooting-cops\/\nhttps:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2018\/11\/new-study-on-shooting-accuracy-how-does-your-agency-stack-up\/","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/15\/shooting-to-wound\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124436,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-14 11:16:47","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-14 15:16:47","post_content":"\n

Members from the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) recently recommended the Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 micro red dot featuring the ACSS CQB reticle. The endorsement of the SLx MD-25 ACSS for duty-use came following extensive testing by NTOA officers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

NTOA Recommends Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS CQB for Duty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The NTOA comprises one of America's leading voices for law enforcement products and equipment. It leverages its own network of expert evaluators with real-world trials to evaluate gear. NTOA member tests include weeks of practical assessment. A concluding final score grades products according to at least six of 13 major evaluating criteria. Optics criteria include Design, Performance, Ease of Use, Size, Quality, Durability, Storage, Versatility, Convenience, Application, Comfort, Accuracy, and Cleaning & Maintenance. an optic must average a score of 3 across all criteria to pass. Products averaging 4-4.49 out of 5 earn a Silver rating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS earned a coveted Silver rating, scoring 4.43. Evaluators agreed on the sight's durability and ease-of-use, reported Primary Arms. Further, evaluators noted the 25mm aperture for target acquisition on quick engagements. Evaluators also expressed their appreciation for the ACSS CQB reticle. It combines a fast-acquisition horseshoe with a precise center chevron and BDC holdover dots. \"Overall, this has become my favorite optic<\/a> for its price range,\" said one evaluator. \"Its controls are very easy to use and large to be able to handle with gloves or under stress. ... The optic seems to be very sturdy and exceeded my expectations.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The implementation of our ACSS-CQB reticle into the proven MD-25 red dot platform allows Primary Arms Optics to bring even more value, technology and versatility to the customer,\u201d said Robert Sheets, Primary Arms Optics\u2019 Director of Engineering. \"The MD-25 ACSS utilizes cutting edge LED technology, premium coatings and high-grade materials packaged into a robust and durable package that performs well above its price point. We are proud that the NTOA recognized benefits in their evaluation.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The SLx MD-25 ACSS retails for $189.99. For even more info, please visit primaryarms.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"NTOA Members Recommend Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 ACSS","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/14\/primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124528,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-05-24 15:03:08","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-24 19:03:08","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/91ZuIDAy1IY\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A Utah man faces multiple charges after a police shooting in West Valley. Officer body cam footage shows the suspect ignore multiple commands before charging police wielding a crowbar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Utah Man Charges Police Wielding Crowbar, Gets Shot Multiple Times<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Police charged 25-year-old Denny James Clark with two counts of assault against a peace officer, reported The Salt Lake Tribune<\/a>. He also faces charges of aggravated burglary, vehicle burglary and criminal mischief. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incident began when a woman woke to a barking dog, only to see the suspect allegedly take a crowbar from a truck bed in her driveway, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. She then reportedly told the suspect \"Get out of here or I'll call the cops!\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The suspect allegedly went to the front door, striking and shattering the window with the crowbar. He struck and kicked the door, cracking it, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage<\/a> shows police arrive on the scene. Multiple officers approached Clark, ordering he drop the crowbar several times. \"Nope, let me get these car keys or someone's getting it,\" he says. Officers keep moving in. \"Alright, here I come,\" Clarks says. He then makes a threatening move, crowbar raised high, toward and officer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officers again yell \"Drop it\" several more times. But Clark proceeds on. Footage shows an officer deploy a Taser, but it fails to slow down the suspect. Clark appears to be attempting to run away. Then he turns on a dime, cutting back toward officers with the crowbar. Finally an officer fires five shots with his duty pistol, immediately dropping Clark to the ground. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows Clark lying on the ground, clearly in pain. He seemingly loses the function of one arm, unable to comply with the command to show hands. Officers finally move in, cuff the suspect, then begin rendering first aid. Authorities apprehended the suspect without any further incident. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Police Shoot Utah Man Charging Officers With Crowbar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/24\/utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124588,"post_author":"205","post_date":"2021-05-13 10:34:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-13 14:34:07","post_content":"\n\n\n

Like any other professional skill, the ability of law enforcement to respond to outbreaks of mob violence, especially as a unit, needs to be practiced in real time. A mock prison riot exercise provides experience for police and correction officers, improving response to unrest in an enclosed area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Mock Prison Riot Training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The annual MPR is a law enforcement<\/a> and corrections expo, training, and qualification experience where volunteer \u201cinmates\u201d act the parts of unruly inmates turned rioters at the decommissioned state penitentiary in Moundsville, West Virginia. The MPR also highlights the latest technology at the co-located exposition in addition to training scenarios, technology demonstrations, evaluations, certification workshops, skills competition for the hundreds of law enforcement and corrections officers from all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What we see on the video is enthusiastic orange-clad role-players on an enclosed basketball court acting as disruptive inmates who start with shouting and posturing against the approaching line of heavily protected corrections personnel intent on restoring order. Preceded with a sustained barrage of .68 caliber PepperBall powder training rounds impacting at the feet of the rioters that in a real threatening situation would have released a powerful cloud of PAVA dust, the trained Corrections Emergency Response Team (CERT) protected by acrylic shields, Avon respirators, gas projectors and less lethal launchers moved to contain the rioters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows a few inmates obeying the shouted commands of the CERT, lying on the ground. Officers took them into custody. Conversely, a couple turned their taunts into fury, hurling themselves into the approaching phalanx. After a brief but vigorous struggle, each of the orange-suited combatants were quickly and effectively subdued, ending face down and hooked up. A potential hand-to-hand engagement quickly changed with rioters and CERT members face-to-face. They slapped backs and shook hands, reassuring the other following the training. Not normal for a real prison riot, but standard for any of the many similar scenarios run several times a day at the annual Mock Prison Riot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defending Against Threats<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The biggest unknown when engaging a crowd or during an interaction with just one person is defending from possible threats. If a subject or crowd stops being peaceful and cooperative and suddenly begins to be belligerent and hostile by displaying aggressiveness ranging from passive resistance to lethal violence, now both law enforcement and civilians have a wide variety of self-defense options including less lethal irritant sprays, gases or dusts that can be distributed from a variety of delivery systems. The PepperBall Technologies Inc. offers a variety of less lethal .68 caliber projectiles similar in appearance to the commercial projectiles loaded with water-based paint for marking and competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PepperBall projectiles include impact, glass breaking, training (filled with either paint, water, or baby powder) and irritant rounds that contain either a 0.5% or 5.0% PAVA solution (also known as Capsaicin II, a natural capasaicinoid found in pepper plants) for individual or area saturation. PepperBall also produces a comprehensive line of projectile launchers for law enforcement, with one of the most popular being the TAC-SF launcher that can propel the entire line of PepperBall projectiles in semi-automatic, three shot or full auto at up to a dozen .68 caliber projectiles a second at targets 60 feet to over 150 feet away. The TAC-SF has a under barrel, forward mounted rechargeable high pressure compressed air tank and 180 round hopper that offers quick reload capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall's Civilian Variants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall also offers less lethal self-defense projectors for civilians using the same irritant dust filled projectiles used by police. The cartridge-powered, single-shot PepperBall COMPACT runs off CO2. It looks like a fat cigar tube, but it shoots a single .68-caliber SD round filled with powerful pepper dust. The effective range measures 30 feet. It provides opportunity to escape and evade a threatening criminal act. It also provides a measure to stop an assault without using deadly force. The CO2 cartridge and fresh PepperBall reloads using the available refill kit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also available is the multi-shot PepperBall Mobile that is a LED flashlight\/red LASER projector and .68 caliber projectile launcher. Each Mobile can place three projectiles out to forty feet aimed by the LASER giving protection from multiple attackers from a very innocent-looking path-illuminating device. The PepperBall Mobile is powered by CO2 cartridges that, as the projectiles, can be replaced by the user. For more information, please visit mockprisonriot.org<\/a> and PepperBall Technologies, Inc. at pepperball.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Mock Prison Riot: Police & Correction Officers Training for the Real Deal","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"mock-prison-riot-training","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/13\/mock-prison-riot-training\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":7},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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In 1985, U.S. Supreme Court case, Tennessee v Garner<\/em>, reversed long-standing practices based on English common law. It set new standards for law enforcement's use of deadly force. Now police could shoot at a fleeing suspect \"only if the officer has a good-faith belief that the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious physical injury to the officer or others.\" In 1989, Graham v Connor<\/em> made it clear the legal test by which force is used, including deadly force, remains reasonableness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shoot to Catch 'Em?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Decades prior, law enforcement<\/a> officers could shoot at suspects for a host of reasons, including stopping a suspect for almost any type of crime. This was based on that English common law precept which imposed a death sentence for most felonies. Under that legal doctrine, shooting at a fleeing suspect had the same effect and penalty as catching them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, many suspects proved either unarmed or committed only minor offenses. Worse still, sometimes officers missed, begging the question: where did the rounds go? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As one study noted, law enforcement agencies at the time around the nation had an average hit rate well below 50%. From 1976 to 1981, out of 155 Michigan police departments, officers hit suspects<\/a> in approximately 27% of the incidents. In New York City, the New York Police Department (NYPD) had a hit rate of 26% for 1987, 31% for 1988, and 23% for 1989. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That lack of accuracy and accountability of the shots fired pushed the profession to devise better training and use of force standards, reinforced by the Tennessee vs Garner<\/em><\/a> landmark case. Additionally, missed rounds underscored the liability for the surrounding public. If an officer missed the suspect, hand, leg or arm \u2013 multiple shots could ensue. All subsequent rounds may surely find an end point somewhere other than the intended suspect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Tells the Story<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Which brings us back to why shooting to wound makes no sense. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, multiple research studies have been done to conclude that an officer is always behind the curve <\/a>with responding to a suspect's actions. Even with draw times, officers average draw speed is almost always a half a second or so behind a suspect, placing the officer in the defensive position from the start of an incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secondly, suspects move quickly and often quicker than officers because they are uninhibited by the law or care for hitting bystanders. This makes hitting small and fast moving targets like a hand, foot or leg not only impractical but improbable as research has proven time and again. This also shows that the reasonableness standard<\/a> allowed to officers by the Graham decision, enabling them to react based on a totality of circumstances, is not only appropriate but practical to help save the officers and victims lives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Protecting Life<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Third, with the way the Tennessee decision restricts officers use of deadly force to only to protect life, the use of deadly force in only in the gravest of circumstances,  David Klinger, professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri-St. Louis said, \u201cShooting to injure or maim someone wouldn't stop an aggressive subject<\/a>\u2026.and officers are trying to stop the threat to their life, or the life of their partner or a citizen. Why would we want to injure or maim people?,\" he said. \"It doesn't stop them.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fourth, ballistics don't always work the way intended, and \"magic bullets\" still don't exist. Handguns, the primary law enforcement duty weapon, pack a low-energy punch (aka, terminal ballistics). Often, one bullet from a handgun does not possess enough terminal ballistics to stop a threat, especially in the area of \u201ccenter mass\u201d where a lot of tissue and bone are located. Therefore, it often takes multiple shots<\/a> to \u201cstop a threat,\u201d but even then, history has shown that they may keep fighting and killing. So if hitting an area filled with vital organs can\u2019t stop a threat with the involved miss rates, how can shooting at a non-vital area with an increased miss rate solve the problem?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shooting to Wound: Placing Officers in Jeopardy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Add into the above, the documented stress factors<\/a> during an incident on an officer and the impact that stress has on shooting accuracy, trying to hit a small moving target would be very difficult and reckless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or as Professor Klinger said, \u201cBecause of the potential risks, it would be \"very difficult\" to train officers to shoot to wound instead. If someone's life is in jeopardy, shooting to maim or injure will have little effect on the actions of the individual who is trying to kill.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In officers Gramins' incident, the gangster took 14 gunshots by the .45 ACP round, roundly considered one of the most powerful fight-stoppers on the market. Six round struck the heart, right lung, left lung, liver, diaphragm, and right kidney. All shots considered \"center mass,\" standard in law enforcement training, they failed to stop the threat. It wasn\u2019t until Gramins, from behind cover, saw the suspect bend down to peer under the patrol car, that he was then able to strike the suspect in the only target area available \u2013 his head, which finally stopped the threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on the above facts and research, shooting to wound, which is not a new concept, flies in the face of facts, data and human dynamics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it is always critical for law enforcement to adapt new tactics and training to meet current community and tactical needs, those changes should be rooted in fact and science, not fiction. Despite Hollywood depictions that shooting guns out of the hands of suspects is possible, the reality is it isn\u2019t practical and the only hit that type of situation may produce, is on the  bystander who happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Why Shooting to Wound Doesn't Work for Law Enforcement Officers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shooting-to-wound","to_ping":"","pinged":"https:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2011\/05\/important-new-reaction-time-study-addresses-whats-reasonable-in-armed-suspect-encounters\/\nhttps:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2007\/02\/new-tests-show-deadly-accuracy-startling-speed-even-inexperienced-shooters-can-achieve-in-shooting-cops\/\nhttps:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2018\/11\/new-study-on-shooting-accuracy-how-does-your-agency-stack-up\/","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/15\/shooting-to-wound\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124436,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-14 11:16:47","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-14 15:16:47","post_content":"\n

Members from the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) recently recommended the Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 micro red dot featuring the ACSS CQB reticle. The endorsement of the SLx MD-25 ACSS for duty-use came following extensive testing by NTOA officers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

NTOA Recommends Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS CQB for Duty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The NTOA comprises one of America's leading voices for law enforcement products and equipment. It leverages its own network of expert evaluators with real-world trials to evaluate gear. NTOA member tests include weeks of practical assessment. A concluding final score grades products according to at least six of 13 major evaluating criteria. Optics criteria include Design, Performance, Ease of Use, Size, Quality, Durability, Storage, Versatility, Convenience, Application, Comfort, Accuracy, and Cleaning & Maintenance. an optic must average a score of 3 across all criteria to pass. Products averaging 4-4.49 out of 5 earn a Silver rating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS earned a coveted Silver rating, scoring 4.43. Evaluators agreed on the sight's durability and ease-of-use, reported Primary Arms. Further, evaluators noted the 25mm aperture for target acquisition on quick engagements. Evaluators also expressed their appreciation for the ACSS CQB reticle. It combines a fast-acquisition horseshoe with a precise center chevron and BDC holdover dots. \"Overall, this has become my favorite optic<\/a> for its price range,\" said one evaluator. \"Its controls are very easy to use and large to be able to handle with gloves or under stress. ... The optic seems to be very sturdy and exceeded my expectations.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The implementation of our ACSS-CQB reticle into the proven MD-25 red dot platform allows Primary Arms Optics to bring even more value, technology and versatility to the customer,\u201d said Robert Sheets, Primary Arms Optics\u2019 Director of Engineering. \"The MD-25 ACSS utilizes cutting edge LED technology, premium coatings and high-grade materials packaged into a robust and durable package that performs well above its price point. We are proud that the NTOA recognized benefits in their evaluation.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The SLx MD-25 ACSS retails for $189.99. For even more info, please visit primaryarms.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"NTOA Members Recommend Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 ACSS","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/14\/primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124528,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-05-24 15:03:08","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-24 19:03:08","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/91ZuIDAy1IY\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A Utah man faces multiple charges after a police shooting in West Valley. Officer body cam footage shows the suspect ignore multiple commands before charging police wielding a crowbar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Utah Man Charges Police Wielding Crowbar, Gets Shot Multiple Times<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Police charged 25-year-old Denny James Clark with two counts of assault against a peace officer, reported The Salt Lake Tribune<\/a>. He also faces charges of aggravated burglary, vehicle burglary and criminal mischief. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incident began when a woman woke to a barking dog, only to see the suspect allegedly take a crowbar from a truck bed in her driveway, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. She then reportedly told the suspect \"Get out of here or I'll call the cops!\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The suspect allegedly went to the front door, striking and shattering the window with the crowbar. He struck and kicked the door, cracking it, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage<\/a> shows police arrive on the scene. Multiple officers approached Clark, ordering he drop the crowbar several times. \"Nope, let me get these car keys or someone's getting it,\" he says. Officers keep moving in. \"Alright, here I come,\" Clarks says. He then makes a threatening move, crowbar raised high, toward and officer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officers again yell \"Drop it\" several more times. But Clark proceeds on. Footage shows an officer deploy a Taser, but it fails to slow down the suspect. Clark appears to be attempting to run away. Then he turns on a dime, cutting back toward officers with the crowbar. Finally an officer fires five shots with his duty pistol, immediately dropping Clark to the ground. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows Clark lying on the ground, clearly in pain. He seemingly loses the function of one arm, unable to comply with the command to show hands. Officers finally move in, cuff the suspect, then begin rendering first aid. Authorities apprehended the suspect without any further incident. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Police Shoot Utah Man Charging Officers With Crowbar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/24\/utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124588,"post_author":"205","post_date":"2021-05-13 10:34:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-13 14:34:07","post_content":"\n\n\n

Like any other professional skill, the ability of law enforcement to respond to outbreaks of mob violence, especially as a unit, needs to be practiced in real time. A mock prison riot exercise provides experience for police and correction officers, improving response to unrest in an enclosed area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Mock Prison Riot Training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The annual MPR is a law enforcement<\/a> and corrections expo, training, and qualification experience where volunteer \u201cinmates\u201d act the parts of unruly inmates turned rioters at the decommissioned state penitentiary in Moundsville, West Virginia. The MPR also highlights the latest technology at the co-located exposition in addition to training scenarios, technology demonstrations, evaluations, certification workshops, skills competition for the hundreds of law enforcement and corrections officers from all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What we see on the video is enthusiastic orange-clad role-players on an enclosed basketball court acting as disruptive inmates who start with shouting and posturing against the approaching line of heavily protected corrections personnel intent on restoring order. Preceded with a sustained barrage of .68 caliber PepperBall powder training rounds impacting at the feet of the rioters that in a real threatening situation would have released a powerful cloud of PAVA dust, the trained Corrections Emergency Response Team (CERT) protected by acrylic shields, Avon respirators, gas projectors and less lethal launchers moved to contain the rioters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows a few inmates obeying the shouted commands of the CERT, lying on the ground. Officers took them into custody. Conversely, a couple turned their taunts into fury, hurling themselves into the approaching phalanx. After a brief but vigorous struggle, each of the orange-suited combatants were quickly and effectively subdued, ending face down and hooked up. A potential hand-to-hand engagement quickly changed with rioters and CERT members face-to-face. They slapped backs and shook hands, reassuring the other following the training. Not normal for a real prison riot, but standard for any of the many similar scenarios run several times a day at the annual Mock Prison Riot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defending Against Threats<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The biggest unknown when engaging a crowd or during an interaction with just one person is defending from possible threats. If a subject or crowd stops being peaceful and cooperative and suddenly begins to be belligerent and hostile by displaying aggressiveness ranging from passive resistance to lethal violence, now both law enforcement and civilians have a wide variety of self-defense options including less lethal irritant sprays, gases or dusts that can be distributed from a variety of delivery systems. The PepperBall Technologies Inc. offers a variety of less lethal .68 caliber projectiles similar in appearance to the commercial projectiles loaded with water-based paint for marking and competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PepperBall projectiles include impact, glass breaking, training (filled with either paint, water, or baby powder) and irritant rounds that contain either a 0.5% or 5.0% PAVA solution (also known as Capsaicin II, a natural capasaicinoid found in pepper plants) for individual or area saturation. PepperBall also produces a comprehensive line of projectile launchers for law enforcement, with one of the most popular being the TAC-SF launcher that can propel the entire line of PepperBall projectiles in semi-automatic, three shot or full auto at up to a dozen .68 caliber projectiles a second at targets 60 feet to over 150 feet away. The TAC-SF has a under barrel, forward mounted rechargeable high pressure compressed air tank and 180 round hopper that offers quick reload capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall's Civilian Variants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall also offers less lethal self-defense projectors for civilians using the same irritant dust filled projectiles used by police. The cartridge-powered, single-shot PepperBall COMPACT runs off CO2. It looks like a fat cigar tube, but it shoots a single .68-caliber SD round filled with powerful pepper dust. The effective range measures 30 feet. It provides opportunity to escape and evade a threatening criminal act. It also provides a measure to stop an assault without using deadly force. The CO2 cartridge and fresh PepperBall reloads using the available refill kit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also available is the multi-shot PepperBall Mobile that is a LED flashlight\/red LASER projector and .68 caliber projectile launcher. Each Mobile can place three projectiles out to forty feet aimed by the LASER giving protection from multiple attackers from a very innocent-looking path-illuminating device. The PepperBall Mobile is powered by CO2 cartridges that, as the projectiles, can be replaced by the user. For more information, please visit mockprisonriot.org<\/a> and PepperBall Technologies, Inc. at pepperball.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Mock Prison Riot: Police & Correction Officers Training for the Real Deal","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"mock-prison-riot-training","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/13\/mock-prison-riot-training\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":7},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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The theory itself goes against experience, facts and studies on human and ballistic dynamics. It is also contrary to a change in law enforcement training that occurred decades ago over unaccountable shots by officers and shooting for reasons other than to protect life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1985, U.S. Supreme Court case, Tennessee v Garner<\/em>, reversed long-standing practices based on English common law. It set new standards for law enforcement's use of deadly force. Now police could shoot at a fleeing suspect \"only if the officer has a good-faith belief that the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious physical injury to the officer or others.\" In 1989, Graham v Connor<\/em> made it clear the legal test by which force is used, including deadly force, remains reasonableness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shoot to Catch 'Em?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Decades prior, law enforcement<\/a> officers could shoot at suspects for a host of reasons, including stopping a suspect for almost any type of crime. This was based on that English common law precept which imposed a death sentence for most felonies. Under that legal doctrine, shooting at a fleeing suspect had the same effect and penalty as catching them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, many suspects proved either unarmed or committed only minor offenses. Worse still, sometimes officers missed, begging the question: where did the rounds go? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As one study noted, law enforcement agencies at the time around the nation had an average hit rate well below 50%. From 1976 to 1981, out of 155 Michigan police departments, officers hit suspects<\/a> in approximately 27% of the incidents. In New York City, the New York Police Department (NYPD) had a hit rate of 26% for 1987, 31% for 1988, and 23% for 1989. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That lack of accuracy and accountability of the shots fired pushed the profession to devise better training and use of force standards, reinforced by the Tennessee vs Garner<\/em><\/a> landmark case. Additionally, missed rounds underscored the liability for the surrounding public. If an officer missed the suspect, hand, leg or arm \u2013 multiple shots could ensue. All subsequent rounds may surely find an end point somewhere other than the intended suspect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Tells the Story<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Which brings us back to why shooting to wound makes no sense. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, multiple research studies have been done to conclude that an officer is always behind the curve <\/a>with responding to a suspect's actions. Even with draw times, officers average draw speed is almost always a half a second or so behind a suspect, placing the officer in the defensive position from the start of an incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secondly, suspects move quickly and often quicker than officers because they are uninhibited by the law or care for hitting bystanders. This makes hitting small and fast moving targets like a hand, foot or leg not only impractical but improbable as research has proven time and again. This also shows that the reasonableness standard<\/a> allowed to officers by the Graham decision, enabling them to react based on a totality of circumstances, is not only appropriate but practical to help save the officers and victims lives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Protecting Life<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Third, with the way the Tennessee decision restricts officers use of deadly force to only to protect life, the use of deadly force in only in the gravest of circumstances,  David Klinger, professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri-St. Louis said, \u201cShooting to injure or maim someone wouldn't stop an aggressive subject<\/a>\u2026.and officers are trying to stop the threat to their life, or the life of their partner or a citizen. Why would we want to injure or maim people?,\" he said. \"It doesn't stop them.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fourth, ballistics don't always work the way intended, and \"magic bullets\" still don't exist. Handguns, the primary law enforcement duty weapon, pack a low-energy punch (aka, terminal ballistics). Often, one bullet from a handgun does not possess enough terminal ballistics to stop a threat, especially in the area of \u201ccenter mass\u201d where a lot of tissue and bone are located. Therefore, it often takes multiple shots<\/a> to \u201cstop a threat,\u201d but even then, history has shown that they may keep fighting and killing. So if hitting an area filled with vital organs can\u2019t stop a threat with the involved miss rates, how can shooting at a non-vital area with an increased miss rate solve the problem?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shooting to Wound: Placing Officers in Jeopardy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Add into the above, the documented stress factors<\/a> during an incident on an officer and the impact that stress has on shooting accuracy, trying to hit a small moving target would be very difficult and reckless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or as Professor Klinger said, \u201cBecause of the potential risks, it would be \"very difficult\" to train officers to shoot to wound instead. If someone's life is in jeopardy, shooting to maim or injure will have little effect on the actions of the individual who is trying to kill.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In officers Gramins' incident, the gangster took 14 gunshots by the .45 ACP round, roundly considered one of the most powerful fight-stoppers on the market. Six round struck the heart, right lung, left lung, liver, diaphragm, and right kidney. All shots considered \"center mass,\" standard in law enforcement training, they failed to stop the threat. It wasn\u2019t until Gramins, from behind cover, saw the suspect bend down to peer under the patrol car, that he was then able to strike the suspect in the only target area available \u2013 his head, which finally stopped the threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on the above facts and research, shooting to wound, which is not a new concept, flies in the face of facts, data and human dynamics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it is always critical for law enforcement to adapt new tactics and training to meet current community and tactical needs, those changes should be rooted in fact and science, not fiction. Despite Hollywood depictions that shooting guns out of the hands of suspects is possible, the reality is it isn\u2019t practical and the only hit that type of situation may produce, is on the  bystander who happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Why Shooting to Wound Doesn't Work for Law Enforcement Officers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shooting-to-wound","to_ping":"","pinged":"https:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2011\/05\/important-new-reaction-time-study-addresses-whats-reasonable-in-armed-suspect-encounters\/\nhttps:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2007\/02\/new-tests-show-deadly-accuracy-startling-speed-even-inexperienced-shooters-can-achieve-in-shooting-cops\/\nhttps:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2018\/11\/new-study-on-shooting-accuracy-how-does-your-agency-stack-up\/","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/15\/shooting-to-wound\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124436,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-14 11:16:47","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-14 15:16:47","post_content":"\n

Members from the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) recently recommended the Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 micro red dot featuring the ACSS CQB reticle. The endorsement of the SLx MD-25 ACSS for duty-use came following extensive testing by NTOA officers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

NTOA Recommends Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS CQB for Duty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The NTOA comprises one of America's leading voices for law enforcement products and equipment. It leverages its own network of expert evaluators with real-world trials to evaluate gear. NTOA member tests include weeks of practical assessment. A concluding final score grades products according to at least six of 13 major evaluating criteria. Optics criteria include Design, Performance, Ease of Use, Size, Quality, Durability, Storage, Versatility, Convenience, Application, Comfort, Accuracy, and Cleaning & Maintenance. an optic must average a score of 3 across all criteria to pass. Products averaging 4-4.49 out of 5 earn a Silver rating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS earned a coveted Silver rating, scoring 4.43. Evaluators agreed on the sight's durability and ease-of-use, reported Primary Arms. Further, evaluators noted the 25mm aperture for target acquisition on quick engagements. Evaluators also expressed their appreciation for the ACSS CQB reticle. It combines a fast-acquisition horseshoe with a precise center chevron and BDC holdover dots. \"Overall, this has become my favorite optic<\/a> for its price range,\" said one evaluator. \"Its controls are very easy to use and large to be able to handle with gloves or under stress. ... The optic seems to be very sturdy and exceeded my expectations.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The implementation of our ACSS-CQB reticle into the proven MD-25 red dot platform allows Primary Arms Optics to bring even more value, technology and versatility to the customer,\u201d said Robert Sheets, Primary Arms Optics\u2019 Director of Engineering. \"The MD-25 ACSS utilizes cutting edge LED technology, premium coatings and high-grade materials packaged into a robust and durable package that performs well above its price point. We are proud that the NTOA recognized benefits in their evaluation.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The SLx MD-25 ACSS retails for $189.99. For even more info, please visit primaryarms.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"NTOA Members Recommend Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 ACSS","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/14\/primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124528,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-05-24 15:03:08","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-24 19:03:08","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/91ZuIDAy1IY\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A Utah man faces multiple charges after a police shooting in West Valley. Officer body cam footage shows the suspect ignore multiple commands before charging police wielding a crowbar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Utah Man Charges Police Wielding Crowbar, Gets Shot Multiple Times<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Police charged 25-year-old Denny James Clark with two counts of assault against a peace officer, reported The Salt Lake Tribune<\/a>. He also faces charges of aggravated burglary, vehicle burglary and criminal mischief. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incident began when a woman woke to a barking dog, only to see the suspect allegedly take a crowbar from a truck bed in her driveway, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. She then reportedly told the suspect \"Get out of here or I'll call the cops!\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The suspect allegedly went to the front door, striking and shattering the window with the crowbar. He struck and kicked the door, cracking it, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage<\/a> shows police arrive on the scene. Multiple officers approached Clark, ordering he drop the crowbar several times. \"Nope, let me get these car keys or someone's getting it,\" he says. Officers keep moving in. \"Alright, here I come,\" Clarks says. He then makes a threatening move, crowbar raised high, toward and officer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officers again yell \"Drop it\" several more times. But Clark proceeds on. Footage shows an officer deploy a Taser, but it fails to slow down the suspect. Clark appears to be attempting to run away. Then he turns on a dime, cutting back toward officers with the crowbar. Finally an officer fires five shots with his duty pistol, immediately dropping Clark to the ground. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows Clark lying on the ground, clearly in pain. He seemingly loses the function of one arm, unable to comply with the command to show hands. Officers finally move in, cuff the suspect, then begin rendering first aid. Authorities apprehended the suspect without any further incident. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Police Shoot Utah Man Charging Officers With Crowbar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/24\/utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124588,"post_author":"205","post_date":"2021-05-13 10:34:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-13 14:34:07","post_content":"\n\n\n

Like any other professional skill, the ability of law enforcement to respond to outbreaks of mob violence, especially as a unit, needs to be practiced in real time. A mock prison riot exercise provides experience for police and correction officers, improving response to unrest in an enclosed area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Mock Prison Riot Training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The annual MPR is a law enforcement<\/a> and corrections expo, training, and qualification experience where volunteer \u201cinmates\u201d act the parts of unruly inmates turned rioters at the decommissioned state penitentiary in Moundsville, West Virginia. The MPR also highlights the latest technology at the co-located exposition in addition to training scenarios, technology demonstrations, evaluations, certification workshops, skills competition for the hundreds of law enforcement and corrections officers from all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What we see on the video is enthusiastic orange-clad role-players on an enclosed basketball court acting as disruptive inmates who start with shouting and posturing against the approaching line of heavily protected corrections personnel intent on restoring order. Preceded with a sustained barrage of .68 caliber PepperBall powder training rounds impacting at the feet of the rioters that in a real threatening situation would have released a powerful cloud of PAVA dust, the trained Corrections Emergency Response Team (CERT) protected by acrylic shields, Avon respirators, gas projectors and less lethal launchers moved to contain the rioters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows a few inmates obeying the shouted commands of the CERT, lying on the ground. Officers took them into custody. Conversely, a couple turned their taunts into fury, hurling themselves into the approaching phalanx. After a brief but vigorous struggle, each of the orange-suited combatants were quickly and effectively subdued, ending face down and hooked up. A potential hand-to-hand engagement quickly changed with rioters and CERT members face-to-face. They slapped backs and shook hands, reassuring the other following the training. Not normal for a real prison riot, but standard for any of the many similar scenarios run several times a day at the annual Mock Prison Riot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defending Against Threats<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The biggest unknown when engaging a crowd or during an interaction with just one person is defending from possible threats. If a subject or crowd stops being peaceful and cooperative and suddenly begins to be belligerent and hostile by displaying aggressiveness ranging from passive resistance to lethal violence, now both law enforcement and civilians have a wide variety of self-defense options including less lethal irritant sprays, gases or dusts that can be distributed from a variety of delivery systems. The PepperBall Technologies Inc. offers a variety of less lethal .68 caliber projectiles similar in appearance to the commercial projectiles loaded with water-based paint for marking and competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PepperBall projectiles include impact, glass breaking, training (filled with either paint, water, or baby powder) and irritant rounds that contain either a 0.5% or 5.0% PAVA solution (also known as Capsaicin II, a natural capasaicinoid found in pepper plants) for individual or area saturation. PepperBall also produces a comprehensive line of projectile launchers for law enforcement, with one of the most popular being the TAC-SF launcher that can propel the entire line of PepperBall projectiles in semi-automatic, three shot or full auto at up to a dozen .68 caliber projectiles a second at targets 60 feet to over 150 feet away. The TAC-SF has a under barrel, forward mounted rechargeable high pressure compressed air tank and 180 round hopper that offers quick reload capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall's Civilian Variants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall also offers less lethal self-defense projectors for civilians using the same irritant dust filled projectiles used by police. The cartridge-powered, single-shot PepperBall COMPACT runs off CO2. It looks like a fat cigar tube, but it shoots a single .68-caliber SD round filled with powerful pepper dust. The effective range measures 30 feet. It provides opportunity to escape and evade a threatening criminal act. It also provides a measure to stop an assault without using deadly force. The CO2 cartridge and fresh PepperBall reloads using the available refill kit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also available is the multi-shot PepperBall Mobile that is a LED flashlight\/red LASER projector and .68 caliber projectile launcher. Each Mobile can place three projectiles out to forty feet aimed by the LASER giving protection from multiple attackers from a very innocent-looking path-illuminating device. The PepperBall Mobile is powered by CO2 cartridges that, as the projectiles, can be replaced by the user. For more information, please visit mockprisonriot.org<\/a> and PepperBall Technologies, Inc. at pepperball.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Mock Prison Riot: Police & Correction Officers Training for the Real Deal","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"mock-prison-riot-training","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/13\/mock-prison-riot-training\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":7},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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This case, and many more, show examples of effective fire failing to stop a violent criminal. Even when struck in vital areas, they can keep moving and attacking. Despite these facts, one Georgia law enforcement agency attempted to reinvent proven LE training recently. LaGrange police department<\/a> began training officers to shoot to incapacitate. The shooting to wound philosophy states it would be considered less life threatening to shoot at smaller, often faster-moving targets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The theory itself goes against experience, facts and studies on human and ballistic dynamics. It is also contrary to a change in law enforcement training that occurred decades ago over unaccountable shots by officers and shooting for reasons other than to protect life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1985, U.S. Supreme Court case, Tennessee v Garner<\/em>, reversed long-standing practices based on English common law. It set new standards for law enforcement's use of deadly force. Now police could shoot at a fleeing suspect \"only if the officer has a good-faith belief that the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious physical injury to the officer or others.\" In 1989, Graham v Connor<\/em> made it clear the legal test by which force is used, including deadly force, remains reasonableness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shoot to Catch 'Em?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Decades prior, law enforcement<\/a> officers could shoot at suspects for a host of reasons, including stopping a suspect for almost any type of crime. This was based on that English common law precept which imposed a death sentence for most felonies. Under that legal doctrine, shooting at a fleeing suspect had the same effect and penalty as catching them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, many suspects proved either unarmed or committed only minor offenses. Worse still, sometimes officers missed, begging the question: where did the rounds go? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As one study noted, law enforcement agencies at the time around the nation had an average hit rate well below 50%. From 1976 to 1981, out of 155 Michigan police departments, officers hit suspects<\/a> in approximately 27% of the incidents. In New York City, the New York Police Department (NYPD) had a hit rate of 26% for 1987, 31% for 1988, and 23% for 1989. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That lack of accuracy and accountability of the shots fired pushed the profession to devise better training and use of force standards, reinforced by the Tennessee vs Garner<\/em><\/a> landmark case. Additionally, missed rounds underscored the liability for the surrounding public. If an officer missed the suspect, hand, leg or arm \u2013 multiple shots could ensue. All subsequent rounds may surely find an end point somewhere other than the intended suspect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Tells the Story<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Which brings us back to why shooting to wound makes no sense. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, multiple research studies have been done to conclude that an officer is always behind the curve <\/a>with responding to a suspect's actions. Even with draw times, officers average draw speed is almost always a half a second or so behind a suspect, placing the officer in the defensive position from the start of an incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secondly, suspects move quickly and often quicker than officers because they are uninhibited by the law or care for hitting bystanders. This makes hitting small and fast moving targets like a hand, foot or leg not only impractical but improbable as research has proven time and again. This also shows that the reasonableness standard<\/a> allowed to officers by the Graham decision, enabling them to react based on a totality of circumstances, is not only appropriate but practical to help save the officers and victims lives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Protecting Life<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Third, with the way the Tennessee decision restricts officers use of deadly force to only to protect life, the use of deadly force in only in the gravest of circumstances,  David Klinger, professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri-St. Louis said, \u201cShooting to injure or maim someone wouldn't stop an aggressive subject<\/a>\u2026.and officers are trying to stop the threat to their life, or the life of their partner or a citizen. Why would we want to injure or maim people?,\" he said. \"It doesn't stop them.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fourth, ballistics don't always work the way intended, and \"magic bullets\" still don't exist. Handguns, the primary law enforcement duty weapon, pack a low-energy punch (aka, terminal ballistics). Often, one bullet from a handgun does not possess enough terminal ballistics to stop a threat, especially in the area of \u201ccenter mass\u201d where a lot of tissue and bone are located. Therefore, it often takes multiple shots<\/a> to \u201cstop a threat,\u201d but even then, history has shown that they may keep fighting and killing. So if hitting an area filled with vital organs can\u2019t stop a threat with the involved miss rates, how can shooting at a non-vital area with an increased miss rate solve the problem?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shooting to Wound: Placing Officers in Jeopardy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Add into the above, the documented stress factors<\/a> during an incident on an officer and the impact that stress has on shooting accuracy, trying to hit a small moving target would be very difficult and reckless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or as Professor Klinger said, \u201cBecause of the potential risks, it would be \"very difficult\" to train officers to shoot to wound instead. If someone's life is in jeopardy, shooting to maim or injure will have little effect on the actions of the individual who is trying to kill.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In officers Gramins' incident, the gangster took 14 gunshots by the .45 ACP round, roundly considered one of the most powerful fight-stoppers on the market. Six round struck the heart, right lung, left lung, liver, diaphragm, and right kidney. All shots considered \"center mass,\" standard in law enforcement training, they failed to stop the threat. It wasn\u2019t until Gramins, from behind cover, saw the suspect bend down to peer under the patrol car, that he was then able to strike the suspect in the only target area available \u2013 his head, which finally stopped the threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on the above facts and research, shooting to wound, which is not a new concept, flies in the face of facts, data and human dynamics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it is always critical for law enforcement to adapt new tactics and training to meet current community and tactical needs, those changes should be rooted in fact and science, not fiction. Despite Hollywood depictions that shooting guns out of the hands of suspects is possible, the reality is it isn\u2019t practical and the only hit that type of situation may produce, is on the  bystander who happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Why Shooting to Wound Doesn't Work for Law Enforcement Officers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shooting-to-wound","to_ping":"","pinged":"https:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2011\/05\/important-new-reaction-time-study-addresses-whats-reasonable-in-armed-suspect-encounters\/\nhttps:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2007\/02\/new-tests-show-deadly-accuracy-startling-speed-even-inexperienced-shooters-can-achieve-in-shooting-cops\/\nhttps:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2018\/11\/new-study-on-shooting-accuracy-how-does-your-agency-stack-up\/","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/15\/shooting-to-wound\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124436,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-14 11:16:47","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-14 15:16:47","post_content":"\n

Members from the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) recently recommended the Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 micro red dot featuring the ACSS CQB reticle. The endorsement of the SLx MD-25 ACSS for duty-use came following extensive testing by NTOA officers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

NTOA Recommends Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS CQB for Duty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The NTOA comprises one of America's leading voices for law enforcement products and equipment. It leverages its own network of expert evaluators with real-world trials to evaluate gear. NTOA member tests include weeks of practical assessment. A concluding final score grades products according to at least six of 13 major evaluating criteria. Optics criteria include Design, Performance, Ease of Use, Size, Quality, Durability, Storage, Versatility, Convenience, Application, Comfort, Accuracy, and Cleaning & Maintenance. an optic must average a score of 3 across all criteria to pass. Products averaging 4-4.49 out of 5 earn a Silver rating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS earned a coveted Silver rating, scoring 4.43. Evaluators agreed on the sight's durability and ease-of-use, reported Primary Arms. Further, evaluators noted the 25mm aperture for target acquisition on quick engagements. Evaluators also expressed their appreciation for the ACSS CQB reticle. It combines a fast-acquisition horseshoe with a precise center chevron and BDC holdover dots. \"Overall, this has become my favorite optic<\/a> for its price range,\" said one evaluator. \"Its controls are very easy to use and large to be able to handle with gloves or under stress. ... The optic seems to be very sturdy and exceeded my expectations.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The implementation of our ACSS-CQB reticle into the proven MD-25 red dot platform allows Primary Arms Optics to bring even more value, technology and versatility to the customer,\u201d said Robert Sheets, Primary Arms Optics\u2019 Director of Engineering. \"The MD-25 ACSS utilizes cutting edge LED technology, premium coatings and high-grade materials packaged into a robust and durable package that performs well above its price point. We are proud that the NTOA recognized benefits in their evaluation.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The SLx MD-25 ACSS retails for $189.99. For even more info, please visit primaryarms.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"NTOA Members Recommend Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 ACSS","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/14\/primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124528,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-05-24 15:03:08","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-24 19:03:08","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/91ZuIDAy1IY\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A Utah man faces multiple charges after a police shooting in West Valley. Officer body cam footage shows the suspect ignore multiple commands before charging police wielding a crowbar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Utah Man Charges Police Wielding Crowbar, Gets Shot Multiple Times<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Police charged 25-year-old Denny James Clark with two counts of assault against a peace officer, reported The Salt Lake Tribune<\/a>. He also faces charges of aggravated burglary, vehicle burglary and criminal mischief. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incident began when a woman woke to a barking dog, only to see the suspect allegedly take a crowbar from a truck bed in her driveway, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. She then reportedly told the suspect \"Get out of here or I'll call the cops!\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The suspect allegedly went to the front door, striking and shattering the window with the crowbar. He struck and kicked the door, cracking it, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage<\/a> shows police arrive on the scene. Multiple officers approached Clark, ordering he drop the crowbar several times. \"Nope, let me get these car keys or someone's getting it,\" he says. Officers keep moving in. \"Alright, here I come,\" Clarks says. He then makes a threatening move, crowbar raised high, toward and officer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officers again yell \"Drop it\" several more times. But Clark proceeds on. Footage shows an officer deploy a Taser, but it fails to slow down the suspect. Clark appears to be attempting to run away. Then he turns on a dime, cutting back toward officers with the crowbar. Finally an officer fires five shots with his duty pistol, immediately dropping Clark to the ground. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows Clark lying on the ground, clearly in pain. He seemingly loses the function of one arm, unable to comply with the command to show hands. Officers finally move in, cuff the suspect, then begin rendering first aid. Authorities apprehended the suspect without any further incident. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Police Shoot Utah Man Charging Officers With Crowbar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/24\/utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124588,"post_author":"205","post_date":"2021-05-13 10:34:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-13 14:34:07","post_content":"\n\n\n

Like any other professional skill, the ability of law enforcement to respond to outbreaks of mob violence, especially as a unit, needs to be practiced in real time. A mock prison riot exercise provides experience for police and correction officers, improving response to unrest in an enclosed area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Mock Prison Riot Training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The annual MPR is a law enforcement<\/a> and corrections expo, training, and qualification experience where volunteer \u201cinmates\u201d act the parts of unruly inmates turned rioters at the decommissioned state penitentiary in Moundsville, West Virginia. The MPR also highlights the latest technology at the co-located exposition in addition to training scenarios, technology demonstrations, evaluations, certification workshops, skills competition for the hundreds of law enforcement and corrections officers from all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What we see on the video is enthusiastic orange-clad role-players on an enclosed basketball court acting as disruptive inmates who start with shouting and posturing against the approaching line of heavily protected corrections personnel intent on restoring order. Preceded with a sustained barrage of .68 caliber PepperBall powder training rounds impacting at the feet of the rioters that in a real threatening situation would have released a powerful cloud of PAVA dust, the trained Corrections Emergency Response Team (CERT) protected by acrylic shields, Avon respirators, gas projectors and less lethal launchers moved to contain the rioters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows a few inmates obeying the shouted commands of the CERT, lying on the ground. Officers took them into custody. Conversely, a couple turned their taunts into fury, hurling themselves into the approaching phalanx. After a brief but vigorous struggle, each of the orange-suited combatants were quickly and effectively subdued, ending face down and hooked up. A potential hand-to-hand engagement quickly changed with rioters and CERT members face-to-face. They slapped backs and shook hands, reassuring the other following the training. Not normal for a real prison riot, but standard for any of the many similar scenarios run several times a day at the annual Mock Prison Riot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defending Against Threats<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The biggest unknown when engaging a crowd or during an interaction with just one person is defending from possible threats. If a subject or crowd stops being peaceful and cooperative and suddenly begins to be belligerent and hostile by displaying aggressiveness ranging from passive resistance to lethal violence, now both law enforcement and civilians have a wide variety of self-defense options including less lethal irritant sprays, gases or dusts that can be distributed from a variety of delivery systems. The PepperBall Technologies Inc. offers a variety of less lethal .68 caliber projectiles similar in appearance to the commercial projectiles loaded with water-based paint for marking and competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PepperBall projectiles include impact, glass breaking, training (filled with either paint, water, or baby powder) and irritant rounds that contain either a 0.5% or 5.0% PAVA solution (also known as Capsaicin II, a natural capasaicinoid found in pepper plants) for individual or area saturation. PepperBall also produces a comprehensive line of projectile launchers for law enforcement, with one of the most popular being the TAC-SF launcher that can propel the entire line of PepperBall projectiles in semi-automatic, three shot or full auto at up to a dozen .68 caliber projectiles a second at targets 60 feet to over 150 feet away. The TAC-SF has a under barrel, forward mounted rechargeable high pressure compressed air tank and 180 round hopper that offers quick reload capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall's Civilian Variants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall also offers less lethal self-defense projectors for civilians using the same irritant dust filled projectiles used by police. The cartridge-powered, single-shot PepperBall COMPACT runs off CO2. It looks like a fat cigar tube, but it shoots a single .68-caliber SD round filled with powerful pepper dust. The effective range measures 30 feet. It provides opportunity to escape and evade a threatening criminal act. It also provides a measure to stop an assault without using deadly force. The CO2 cartridge and fresh PepperBall reloads using the available refill kit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also available is the multi-shot PepperBall Mobile that is a LED flashlight\/red LASER projector and .68 caliber projectile launcher. Each Mobile can place three projectiles out to forty feet aimed by the LASER giving protection from multiple attackers from a very innocent-looking path-illuminating device. The PepperBall Mobile is powered by CO2 cartridges that, as the projectiles, can be replaced by the user. For more information, please visit mockprisonriot.org<\/a> and PepperBall Technologies, Inc. at pepperball.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Mock Prison Riot: Police & Correction Officers Training for the Real Deal","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"mock-prison-riot-training","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/13\/mock-prison-riot-training\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":7},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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Officer Gamins reportedly shot dry and reloaded twice. \u201cI thought I was hitting him, but with shots going through his clothing it was hard to tell for sure,\" he said. \"This much was certain: he kept moving and kept shooting, trying his damnedest to kill me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This case, and many more, show examples of effective fire failing to stop a violent criminal. Even when struck in vital areas, they can keep moving and attacking. Despite these facts, one Georgia law enforcement agency attempted to reinvent proven LE training recently. LaGrange police department<\/a> began training officers to shoot to incapacitate. The shooting to wound philosophy states it would be considered less life threatening to shoot at smaller, often faster-moving targets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The theory itself goes against experience, facts and studies on human and ballistic dynamics. It is also contrary to a change in law enforcement training that occurred decades ago over unaccountable shots by officers and shooting for reasons other than to protect life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1985, U.S. Supreme Court case, Tennessee v Garner<\/em>, reversed long-standing practices based on English common law. It set new standards for law enforcement's use of deadly force. Now police could shoot at a fleeing suspect \"only if the officer has a good-faith belief that the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious physical injury to the officer or others.\" In 1989, Graham v Connor<\/em> made it clear the legal test by which force is used, including deadly force, remains reasonableness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shoot to Catch 'Em?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Decades prior, law enforcement<\/a> officers could shoot at suspects for a host of reasons, including stopping a suspect for almost any type of crime. This was based on that English common law precept which imposed a death sentence for most felonies. Under that legal doctrine, shooting at a fleeing suspect had the same effect and penalty as catching them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, many suspects proved either unarmed or committed only minor offenses. Worse still, sometimes officers missed, begging the question: where did the rounds go? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As one study noted, law enforcement agencies at the time around the nation had an average hit rate well below 50%. From 1976 to 1981, out of 155 Michigan police departments, officers hit suspects<\/a> in approximately 27% of the incidents. In New York City, the New York Police Department (NYPD) had a hit rate of 26% for 1987, 31% for 1988, and 23% for 1989. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That lack of accuracy and accountability of the shots fired pushed the profession to devise better training and use of force standards, reinforced by the Tennessee vs Garner<\/em><\/a> landmark case. Additionally, missed rounds underscored the liability for the surrounding public. If an officer missed the suspect, hand, leg or arm \u2013 multiple shots could ensue. All subsequent rounds may surely find an end point somewhere other than the intended suspect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Tells the Story<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Which brings us back to why shooting to wound makes no sense. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, multiple research studies have been done to conclude that an officer is always behind the curve <\/a>with responding to a suspect's actions. Even with draw times, officers average draw speed is almost always a half a second or so behind a suspect, placing the officer in the defensive position from the start of an incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secondly, suspects move quickly and often quicker than officers because they are uninhibited by the law or care for hitting bystanders. This makes hitting small and fast moving targets like a hand, foot or leg not only impractical but improbable as research has proven time and again. This also shows that the reasonableness standard<\/a> allowed to officers by the Graham decision, enabling them to react based on a totality of circumstances, is not only appropriate but practical to help save the officers and victims lives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Protecting Life<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Third, with the way the Tennessee decision restricts officers use of deadly force to only to protect life, the use of deadly force in only in the gravest of circumstances,  David Klinger, professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri-St. Louis said, \u201cShooting to injure or maim someone wouldn't stop an aggressive subject<\/a>\u2026.and officers are trying to stop the threat to their life, or the life of their partner or a citizen. Why would we want to injure or maim people?,\" he said. \"It doesn't stop them.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fourth, ballistics don't always work the way intended, and \"magic bullets\" still don't exist. Handguns, the primary law enforcement duty weapon, pack a low-energy punch (aka, terminal ballistics). Often, one bullet from a handgun does not possess enough terminal ballistics to stop a threat, especially in the area of \u201ccenter mass\u201d where a lot of tissue and bone are located. Therefore, it often takes multiple shots<\/a> to \u201cstop a threat,\u201d but even then, history has shown that they may keep fighting and killing. So if hitting an area filled with vital organs can\u2019t stop a threat with the involved miss rates, how can shooting at a non-vital area with an increased miss rate solve the problem?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shooting to Wound: Placing Officers in Jeopardy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Add into the above, the documented stress factors<\/a> during an incident on an officer and the impact that stress has on shooting accuracy, trying to hit a small moving target would be very difficult and reckless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or as Professor Klinger said, \u201cBecause of the potential risks, it would be \"very difficult\" to train officers to shoot to wound instead. If someone's life is in jeopardy, shooting to maim or injure will have little effect on the actions of the individual who is trying to kill.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In officers Gramins' incident, the gangster took 14 gunshots by the .45 ACP round, roundly considered one of the most powerful fight-stoppers on the market. Six round struck the heart, right lung, left lung, liver, diaphragm, and right kidney. All shots considered \"center mass,\" standard in law enforcement training, they failed to stop the threat. It wasn\u2019t until Gramins, from behind cover, saw the suspect bend down to peer under the patrol car, that he was then able to strike the suspect in the only target area available \u2013 his head, which finally stopped the threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on the above facts and research, shooting to wound, which is not a new concept, flies in the face of facts, data and human dynamics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it is always critical for law enforcement to adapt new tactics and training to meet current community and tactical needs, those changes should be rooted in fact and science, not fiction. Despite Hollywood depictions that shooting guns out of the hands of suspects is possible, the reality is it isn\u2019t practical and the only hit that type of situation may produce, is on the  bystander who happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Why Shooting to Wound Doesn't Work for Law Enforcement Officers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shooting-to-wound","to_ping":"","pinged":"https:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2011\/05\/important-new-reaction-time-study-addresses-whats-reasonable-in-armed-suspect-encounters\/\nhttps:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2007\/02\/new-tests-show-deadly-accuracy-startling-speed-even-inexperienced-shooters-can-achieve-in-shooting-cops\/\nhttps:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2018\/11\/new-study-on-shooting-accuracy-how-does-your-agency-stack-up\/","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/15\/shooting-to-wound\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124436,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-14 11:16:47","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-14 15:16:47","post_content":"\n

Members from the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) recently recommended the Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 micro red dot featuring the ACSS CQB reticle. The endorsement of the SLx MD-25 ACSS for duty-use came following extensive testing by NTOA officers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

NTOA Recommends Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS CQB for Duty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The NTOA comprises one of America's leading voices for law enforcement products and equipment. It leverages its own network of expert evaluators with real-world trials to evaluate gear. NTOA member tests include weeks of practical assessment. A concluding final score grades products according to at least six of 13 major evaluating criteria. Optics criteria include Design, Performance, Ease of Use, Size, Quality, Durability, Storage, Versatility, Convenience, Application, Comfort, Accuracy, and Cleaning & Maintenance. an optic must average a score of 3 across all criteria to pass. Products averaging 4-4.49 out of 5 earn a Silver rating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS earned a coveted Silver rating, scoring 4.43. Evaluators agreed on the sight's durability and ease-of-use, reported Primary Arms. Further, evaluators noted the 25mm aperture for target acquisition on quick engagements. Evaluators also expressed their appreciation for the ACSS CQB reticle. It combines a fast-acquisition horseshoe with a precise center chevron and BDC holdover dots. \"Overall, this has become my favorite optic<\/a> for its price range,\" said one evaluator. \"Its controls are very easy to use and large to be able to handle with gloves or under stress. ... The optic seems to be very sturdy and exceeded my expectations.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The implementation of our ACSS-CQB reticle into the proven MD-25 red dot platform allows Primary Arms Optics to bring even more value, technology and versatility to the customer,\u201d said Robert Sheets, Primary Arms Optics\u2019 Director of Engineering. \"The MD-25 ACSS utilizes cutting edge LED technology, premium coatings and high-grade materials packaged into a robust and durable package that performs well above its price point. We are proud that the NTOA recognized benefits in their evaluation.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The SLx MD-25 ACSS retails for $189.99. For even more info, please visit primaryarms.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"NTOA Members Recommend Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 ACSS","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/14\/primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124528,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-05-24 15:03:08","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-24 19:03:08","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/91ZuIDAy1IY\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A Utah man faces multiple charges after a police shooting in West Valley. Officer body cam footage shows the suspect ignore multiple commands before charging police wielding a crowbar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Utah Man Charges Police Wielding Crowbar, Gets Shot Multiple Times<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Police charged 25-year-old Denny James Clark with two counts of assault against a peace officer, reported The Salt Lake Tribune<\/a>. He also faces charges of aggravated burglary, vehicle burglary and criminal mischief. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incident began when a woman woke to a barking dog, only to see the suspect allegedly take a crowbar from a truck bed in her driveway, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. She then reportedly told the suspect \"Get out of here or I'll call the cops!\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The suspect allegedly went to the front door, striking and shattering the window with the crowbar. He struck and kicked the door, cracking it, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage<\/a> shows police arrive on the scene. Multiple officers approached Clark, ordering he drop the crowbar several times. \"Nope, let me get these car keys or someone's getting it,\" he says. Officers keep moving in. \"Alright, here I come,\" Clarks says. He then makes a threatening move, crowbar raised high, toward and officer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officers again yell \"Drop it\" several more times. But Clark proceeds on. Footage shows an officer deploy a Taser, but it fails to slow down the suspect. Clark appears to be attempting to run away. Then he turns on a dime, cutting back toward officers with the crowbar. Finally an officer fires five shots with his duty pistol, immediately dropping Clark to the ground. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows Clark lying on the ground, clearly in pain. He seemingly loses the function of one arm, unable to comply with the command to show hands. Officers finally move in, cuff the suspect, then begin rendering first aid. Authorities apprehended the suspect without any further incident. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Police Shoot Utah Man Charging Officers With Crowbar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/24\/utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124588,"post_author":"205","post_date":"2021-05-13 10:34:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-13 14:34:07","post_content":"\n\n\n

Like any other professional skill, the ability of law enforcement to respond to outbreaks of mob violence, especially as a unit, needs to be practiced in real time. A mock prison riot exercise provides experience for police and correction officers, improving response to unrest in an enclosed area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Mock Prison Riot Training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The annual MPR is a law enforcement<\/a> and corrections expo, training, and qualification experience where volunteer \u201cinmates\u201d act the parts of unruly inmates turned rioters at the decommissioned state penitentiary in Moundsville, West Virginia. The MPR also highlights the latest technology at the co-located exposition in addition to training scenarios, technology demonstrations, evaluations, certification workshops, skills competition for the hundreds of law enforcement and corrections officers from all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What we see on the video is enthusiastic orange-clad role-players on an enclosed basketball court acting as disruptive inmates who start with shouting and posturing against the approaching line of heavily protected corrections personnel intent on restoring order. Preceded with a sustained barrage of .68 caliber PepperBall powder training rounds impacting at the feet of the rioters that in a real threatening situation would have released a powerful cloud of PAVA dust, the trained Corrections Emergency Response Team (CERT) protected by acrylic shields, Avon respirators, gas projectors and less lethal launchers moved to contain the rioters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows a few inmates obeying the shouted commands of the CERT, lying on the ground. Officers took them into custody. Conversely, a couple turned their taunts into fury, hurling themselves into the approaching phalanx. After a brief but vigorous struggle, each of the orange-suited combatants were quickly and effectively subdued, ending face down and hooked up. A potential hand-to-hand engagement quickly changed with rioters and CERT members face-to-face. They slapped backs and shook hands, reassuring the other following the training. Not normal for a real prison riot, but standard for any of the many similar scenarios run several times a day at the annual Mock Prison Riot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defending Against Threats<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The biggest unknown when engaging a crowd or during an interaction with just one person is defending from possible threats. If a subject or crowd stops being peaceful and cooperative and suddenly begins to be belligerent and hostile by displaying aggressiveness ranging from passive resistance to lethal violence, now both law enforcement and civilians have a wide variety of self-defense options including less lethal irritant sprays, gases or dusts that can be distributed from a variety of delivery systems. The PepperBall Technologies Inc. offers a variety of less lethal .68 caliber projectiles similar in appearance to the commercial projectiles loaded with water-based paint for marking and competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PepperBall projectiles include impact, glass breaking, training (filled with either paint, water, or baby powder) and irritant rounds that contain either a 0.5% or 5.0% PAVA solution (also known as Capsaicin II, a natural capasaicinoid found in pepper plants) for individual or area saturation. PepperBall also produces a comprehensive line of projectile launchers for law enforcement, with one of the most popular being the TAC-SF launcher that can propel the entire line of PepperBall projectiles in semi-automatic, three shot or full auto at up to a dozen .68 caliber projectiles a second at targets 60 feet to over 150 feet away. The TAC-SF has a under barrel, forward mounted rechargeable high pressure compressed air tank and 180 round hopper that offers quick reload capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall's Civilian Variants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall also offers less lethal self-defense projectors for civilians using the same irritant dust filled projectiles used by police. The cartridge-powered, single-shot PepperBall COMPACT runs off CO2. It looks like a fat cigar tube, but it shoots a single .68-caliber SD round filled with powerful pepper dust. The effective range measures 30 feet. It provides opportunity to escape and evade a threatening criminal act. It also provides a measure to stop an assault without using deadly force. The CO2 cartridge and fresh PepperBall reloads using the available refill kit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also available is the multi-shot PepperBall Mobile that is a LED flashlight\/red LASER projector and .68 caliber projectile launcher. Each Mobile can place three projectiles out to forty feet aimed by the LASER giving protection from multiple attackers from a very innocent-looking path-illuminating device. The PepperBall Mobile is powered by CO2 cartridges that, as the projectiles, can be replaced by the user. For more information, please visit mockprisonriot.org<\/a> and PepperBall Technologies, Inc. at pepperball.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Mock Prison Riot: Police & Correction Officers Training for the Real Deal","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"mock-prison-riot-training","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/13\/mock-prison-riot-training\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":7},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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Why Shooting to Wound Doesn't Work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Officer Gamins reportedly shot dry and reloaded twice. \u201cI thought I was hitting him, but with shots going through his clothing it was hard to tell for sure,\" he said. \"This much was certain: he kept moving and kept shooting, trying his damnedest to kill me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This case, and many more, show examples of effective fire failing to stop a violent criminal. Even when struck in vital areas, they can keep moving and attacking. Despite these facts, one Georgia law enforcement agency attempted to reinvent proven LE training recently. LaGrange police department<\/a> began training officers to shoot to incapacitate. The shooting to wound philosophy states it would be considered less life threatening to shoot at smaller, often faster-moving targets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The theory itself goes against experience, facts and studies on human and ballistic dynamics. It is also contrary to a change in law enforcement training that occurred decades ago over unaccountable shots by officers and shooting for reasons other than to protect life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1985, U.S. Supreme Court case, Tennessee v Garner<\/em>, reversed long-standing practices based on English common law. It set new standards for law enforcement's use of deadly force. Now police could shoot at a fleeing suspect \"only if the officer has a good-faith belief that the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious physical injury to the officer or others.\" In 1989, Graham v Connor<\/em> made it clear the legal test by which force is used, including deadly force, remains reasonableness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shoot to Catch 'Em?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Decades prior, law enforcement<\/a> officers could shoot at suspects for a host of reasons, including stopping a suspect for almost any type of crime. This was based on that English common law precept which imposed a death sentence for most felonies. Under that legal doctrine, shooting at a fleeing suspect had the same effect and penalty as catching them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, many suspects proved either unarmed or committed only minor offenses. Worse still, sometimes officers missed, begging the question: where did the rounds go? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As one study noted, law enforcement agencies at the time around the nation had an average hit rate well below 50%. From 1976 to 1981, out of 155 Michigan police departments, officers hit suspects<\/a> in approximately 27% of the incidents. In New York City, the New York Police Department (NYPD) had a hit rate of 26% for 1987, 31% for 1988, and 23% for 1989. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That lack of accuracy and accountability of the shots fired pushed the profession to devise better training and use of force standards, reinforced by the Tennessee vs Garner<\/em><\/a> landmark case. Additionally, missed rounds underscored the liability for the surrounding public. If an officer missed the suspect, hand, leg or arm \u2013 multiple shots could ensue. All subsequent rounds may surely find an end point somewhere other than the intended suspect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Tells the Story<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Which brings us back to why shooting to wound makes no sense. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, multiple research studies have been done to conclude that an officer is always behind the curve <\/a>with responding to a suspect's actions. Even with draw times, officers average draw speed is almost always a half a second or so behind a suspect, placing the officer in the defensive position from the start of an incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secondly, suspects move quickly and often quicker than officers because they are uninhibited by the law or care for hitting bystanders. This makes hitting small and fast moving targets like a hand, foot or leg not only impractical but improbable as research has proven time and again. This also shows that the reasonableness standard<\/a> allowed to officers by the Graham decision, enabling them to react based on a totality of circumstances, is not only appropriate but practical to help save the officers and victims lives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Protecting Life<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Third, with the way the Tennessee decision restricts officers use of deadly force to only to protect life, the use of deadly force in only in the gravest of circumstances,  David Klinger, professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri-St. Louis said, \u201cShooting to injure or maim someone wouldn't stop an aggressive subject<\/a>\u2026.and officers are trying to stop the threat to their life, or the life of their partner or a citizen. Why would we want to injure or maim people?,\" he said. \"It doesn't stop them.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fourth, ballistics don't always work the way intended, and \"magic bullets\" still don't exist. Handguns, the primary law enforcement duty weapon, pack a low-energy punch (aka, terminal ballistics). Often, one bullet from a handgun does not possess enough terminal ballistics to stop a threat, especially in the area of \u201ccenter mass\u201d where a lot of tissue and bone are located. Therefore, it often takes multiple shots<\/a> to \u201cstop a threat,\u201d but even then, history has shown that they may keep fighting and killing. So if hitting an area filled with vital organs can\u2019t stop a threat with the involved miss rates, how can shooting at a non-vital area with an increased miss rate solve the problem?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shooting to Wound: Placing Officers in Jeopardy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Add into the above, the documented stress factors<\/a> during an incident on an officer and the impact that stress has on shooting accuracy, trying to hit a small moving target would be very difficult and reckless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or as Professor Klinger said, \u201cBecause of the potential risks, it would be \"very difficult\" to train officers to shoot to wound instead. If someone's life is in jeopardy, shooting to maim or injure will have little effect on the actions of the individual who is trying to kill.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In officers Gramins' incident, the gangster took 14 gunshots by the .45 ACP round, roundly considered one of the most powerful fight-stoppers on the market. Six round struck the heart, right lung, left lung, liver, diaphragm, and right kidney. All shots considered \"center mass,\" standard in law enforcement training, they failed to stop the threat. It wasn\u2019t until Gramins, from behind cover, saw the suspect bend down to peer under the patrol car, that he was then able to strike the suspect in the only target area available \u2013 his head, which finally stopped the threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on the above facts and research, shooting to wound, which is not a new concept, flies in the face of facts, data and human dynamics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it is always critical for law enforcement to adapt new tactics and training to meet current community and tactical needs, those changes should be rooted in fact and science, not fiction. Despite Hollywood depictions that shooting guns out of the hands of suspects is possible, the reality is it isn\u2019t practical and the only hit that type of situation may produce, is on the  bystander who happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Why Shooting to Wound Doesn't Work for Law Enforcement Officers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shooting-to-wound","to_ping":"","pinged":"https:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2011\/05\/important-new-reaction-time-study-addresses-whats-reasonable-in-armed-suspect-encounters\/\nhttps:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2007\/02\/new-tests-show-deadly-accuracy-startling-speed-even-inexperienced-shooters-can-achieve-in-shooting-cops\/\nhttps:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2018\/11\/new-study-on-shooting-accuracy-how-does-your-agency-stack-up\/","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/15\/shooting-to-wound\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124436,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-14 11:16:47","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-14 15:16:47","post_content":"\n

Members from the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) recently recommended the Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 micro red dot featuring the ACSS CQB reticle. The endorsement of the SLx MD-25 ACSS for duty-use came following extensive testing by NTOA officers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

NTOA Recommends Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS CQB for Duty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The NTOA comprises one of America's leading voices for law enforcement products and equipment. It leverages its own network of expert evaluators with real-world trials to evaluate gear. NTOA member tests include weeks of practical assessment. A concluding final score grades products according to at least six of 13 major evaluating criteria. Optics criteria include Design, Performance, Ease of Use, Size, Quality, Durability, Storage, Versatility, Convenience, Application, Comfort, Accuracy, and Cleaning & Maintenance. an optic must average a score of 3 across all criteria to pass. Products averaging 4-4.49 out of 5 earn a Silver rating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS earned a coveted Silver rating, scoring 4.43. Evaluators agreed on the sight's durability and ease-of-use, reported Primary Arms. Further, evaluators noted the 25mm aperture for target acquisition on quick engagements. Evaluators also expressed their appreciation for the ACSS CQB reticle. It combines a fast-acquisition horseshoe with a precise center chevron and BDC holdover dots. \"Overall, this has become my favorite optic<\/a> for its price range,\" said one evaluator. \"Its controls are very easy to use and large to be able to handle with gloves or under stress. ... The optic seems to be very sturdy and exceeded my expectations.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The implementation of our ACSS-CQB reticle into the proven MD-25 red dot platform allows Primary Arms Optics to bring even more value, technology and versatility to the customer,\u201d said Robert Sheets, Primary Arms Optics\u2019 Director of Engineering. \"The MD-25 ACSS utilizes cutting edge LED technology, premium coatings and high-grade materials packaged into a robust and durable package that performs well above its price point. We are proud that the NTOA recognized benefits in their evaluation.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The SLx MD-25 ACSS retails for $189.99. For even more info, please visit primaryarms.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"NTOA Members Recommend Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 ACSS","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/14\/primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124528,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-05-24 15:03:08","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-24 19:03:08","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/91ZuIDAy1IY\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A Utah man faces multiple charges after a police shooting in West Valley. Officer body cam footage shows the suspect ignore multiple commands before charging police wielding a crowbar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Utah Man Charges Police Wielding Crowbar, Gets Shot Multiple Times<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Police charged 25-year-old Denny James Clark with two counts of assault against a peace officer, reported The Salt Lake Tribune<\/a>. He also faces charges of aggravated burglary, vehicle burglary and criminal mischief. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incident began when a woman woke to a barking dog, only to see the suspect allegedly take a crowbar from a truck bed in her driveway, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. She then reportedly told the suspect \"Get out of here or I'll call the cops!\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The suspect allegedly went to the front door, striking and shattering the window with the crowbar. He struck and kicked the door, cracking it, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage<\/a> shows police arrive on the scene. Multiple officers approached Clark, ordering he drop the crowbar several times. \"Nope, let me get these car keys or someone's getting it,\" he says. Officers keep moving in. \"Alright, here I come,\" Clarks says. He then makes a threatening move, crowbar raised high, toward and officer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officers again yell \"Drop it\" several more times. But Clark proceeds on. Footage shows an officer deploy a Taser, but it fails to slow down the suspect. Clark appears to be attempting to run away. Then he turns on a dime, cutting back toward officers with the crowbar. Finally an officer fires five shots with his duty pistol, immediately dropping Clark to the ground. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows Clark lying on the ground, clearly in pain. He seemingly loses the function of one arm, unable to comply with the command to show hands. Officers finally move in, cuff the suspect, then begin rendering first aid. Authorities apprehended the suspect without any further incident. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Police Shoot Utah Man Charging Officers With Crowbar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/24\/utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124588,"post_author":"205","post_date":"2021-05-13 10:34:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-13 14:34:07","post_content":"\n\n\n

Like any other professional skill, the ability of law enforcement to respond to outbreaks of mob violence, especially as a unit, needs to be practiced in real time. A mock prison riot exercise provides experience for police and correction officers, improving response to unrest in an enclosed area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Mock Prison Riot Training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The annual MPR is a law enforcement<\/a> and corrections expo, training, and qualification experience where volunteer \u201cinmates\u201d act the parts of unruly inmates turned rioters at the decommissioned state penitentiary in Moundsville, West Virginia. The MPR also highlights the latest technology at the co-located exposition in addition to training scenarios, technology demonstrations, evaluations, certification workshops, skills competition for the hundreds of law enforcement and corrections officers from all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What we see on the video is enthusiastic orange-clad role-players on an enclosed basketball court acting as disruptive inmates who start with shouting and posturing against the approaching line of heavily protected corrections personnel intent on restoring order. Preceded with a sustained barrage of .68 caliber PepperBall powder training rounds impacting at the feet of the rioters that in a real threatening situation would have released a powerful cloud of PAVA dust, the trained Corrections Emergency Response Team (CERT) protected by acrylic shields, Avon respirators, gas projectors and less lethal launchers moved to contain the rioters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows a few inmates obeying the shouted commands of the CERT, lying on the ground. Officers took them into custody. Conversely, a couple turned their taunts into fury, hurling themselves into the approaching phalanx. After a brief but vigorous struggle, each of the orange-suited combatants were quickly and effectively subdued, ending face down and hooked up. A potential hand-to-hand engagement quickly changed with rioters and CERT members face-to-face. They slapped backs and shook hands, reassuring the other following the training. Not normal for a real prison riot, but standard for any of the many similar scenarios run several times a day at the annual Mock Prison Riot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defending Against Threats<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The biggest unknown when engaging a crowd or during an interaction with just one person is defending from possible threats. If a subject or crowd stops being peaceful and cooperative and suddenly begins to be belligerent and hostile by displaying aggressiveness ranging from passive resistance to lethal violence, now both law enforcement and civilians have a wide variety of self-defense options including less lethal irritant sprays, gases or dusts that can be distributed from a variety of delivery systems. The PepperBall Technologies Inc. offers a variety of less lethal .68 caliber projectiles similar in appearance to the commercial projectiles loaded with water-based paint for marking and competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PepperBall projectiles include impact, glass breaking, training (filled with either paint, water, or baby powder) and irritant rounds that contain either a 0.5% or 5.0% PAVA solution (also known as Capsaicin II, a natural capasaicinoid found in pepper plants) for individual or area saturation. PepperBall also produces a comprehensive line of projectile launchers for law enforcement, with one of the most popular being the TAC-SF launcher that can propel the entire line of PepperBall projectiles in semi-automatic, three shot or full auto at up to a dozen .68 caliber projectiles a second at targets 60 feet to over 150 feet away. The TAC-SF has a under barrel, forward mounted rechargeable high pressure compressed air tank and 180 round hopper that offers quick reload capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall's Civilian Variants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall also offers less lethal self-defense projectors for civilians using the same irritant dust filled projectiles used by police. The cartridge-powered, single-shot PepperBall COMPACT runs off CO2. It looks like a fat cigar tube, but it shoots a single .68-caliber SD round filled with powerful pepper dust. The effective range measures 30 feet. It provides opportunity to escape and evade a threatening criminal act. It also provides a measure to stop an assault without using deadly force. The CO2 cartridge and fresh PepperBall reloads using the available refill kit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also available is the multi-shot PepperBall Mobile that is a LED flashlight\/red LASER projector and .68 caliber projectile launcher. Each Mobile can place three projectiles out to forty feet aimed by the LASER giving protection from multiple attackers from a very innocent-looking path-illuminating device. The PepperBall Mobile is powered by CO2 cartridges that, as the projectiles, can be replaced by the user. For more information, please visit mockprisonriot.org<\/a> and PepperBall Technologies, Inc. at pepperball.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Mock Prison Riot: Police & Correction Officers Training for the Real Deal","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"mock-prison-riot-training","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/13\/mock-prison-riot-training\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":7},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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Officer Timothy Gramins now carries 145 rounds<\/a> while on duty, a lesson learned after his 2008 56-second shootout with a \"Gangster Disciple\" bank robber. The criminal vowed to kill any police officer that stopped him and Officer Gramins happened upon him. During the incident, the criminal fired over 21 rounds at Officer Gramins despite being shot by the Officer multiple times from his Glock 21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Why Shooting to Wound Doesn't Work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Officer Gamins reportedly shot dry and reloaded twice. \u201cI thought I was hitting him, but with shots going through his clothing it was hard to tell for sure,\" he said. \"This much was certain: he kept moving and kept shooting, trying his damnedest to kill me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This case, and many more, show examples of effective fire failing to stop a violent criminal. Even when struck in vital areas, they can keep moving and attacking. Despite these facts, one Georgia law enforcement agency attempted to reinvent proven LE training recently. LaGrange police department<\/a> began training officers to shoot to incapacitate. The shooting to wound philosophy states it would be considered less life threatening to shoot at smaller, often faster-moving targets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The theory itself goes against experience, facts and studies on human and ballistic dynamics. It is also contrary to a change in law enforcement training that occurred decades ago over unaccountable shots by officers and shooting for reasons other than to protect life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1985, U.S. Supreme Court case, Tennessee v Garner<\/em>, reversed long-standing practices based on English common law. It set new standards for law enforcement's use of deadly force. Now police could shoot at a fleeing suspect \"only if the officer has a good-faith belief that the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious physical injury to the officer or others.\" In 1989, Graham v Connor<\/em> made it clear the legal test by which force is used, including deadly force, remains reasonableness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shoot to Catch 'Em?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Decades prior, law enforcement<\/a> officers could shoot at suspects for a host of reasons, including stopping a suspect for almost any type of crime. This was based on that English common law precept which imposed a death sentence for most felonies. Under that legal doctrine, shooting at a fleeing suspect had the same effect and penalty as catching them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, many suspects proved either unarmed or committed only minor offenses. Worse still, sometimes officers missed, begging the question: where did the rounds go? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As one study noted, law enforcement agencies at the time around the nation had an average hit rate well below 50%. From 1976 to 1981, out of 155 Michigan police departments, officers hit suspects<\/a> in approximately 27% of the incidents. In New York City, the New York Police Department (NYPD) had a hit rate of 26% for 1987, 31% for 1988, and 23% for 1989. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That lack of accuracy and accountability of the shots fired pushed the profession to devise better training and use of force standards, reinforced by the Tennessee vs Garner<\/em><\/a> landmark case. Additionally, missed rounds underscored the liability for the surrounding public. If an officer missed the suspect, hand, leg or arm \u2013 multiple shots could ensue. All subsequent rounds may surely find an end point somewhere other than the intended suspect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Tells the Story<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Which brings us back to why shooting to wound makes no sense. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, multiple research studies have been done to conclude that an officer is always behind the curve <\/a>with responding to a suspect's actions. Even with draw times, officers average draw speed is almost always a half a second or so behind a suspect, placing the officer in the defensive position from the start of an incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secondly, suspects move quickly and often quicker than officers because they are uninhibited by the law or care for hitting bystanders. This makes hitting small and fast moving targets like a hand, foot or leg not only impractical but improbable as research has proven time and again. This also shows that the reasonableness standard<\/a> allowed to officers by the Graham decision, enabling them to react based on a totality of circumstances, is not only appropriate but practical to help save the officers and victims lives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Protecting Life<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Third, with the way the Tennessee decision restricts officers use of deadly force to only to protect life, the use of deadly force in only in the gravest of circumstances,  David Klinger, professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri-St. Louis said, \u201cShooting to injure or maim someone wouldn't stop an aggressive subject<\/a>\u2026.and officers are trying to stop the threat to their life, or the life of their partner or a citizen. Why would we want to injure or maim people?,\" he said. \"It doesn't stop them.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fourth, ballistics don't always work the way intended, and \"magic bullets\" still don't exist. Handguns, the primary law enforcement duty weapon, pack a low-energy punch (aka, terminal ballistics). Often, one bullet from a handgun does not possess enough terminal ballistics to stop a threat, especially in the area of \u201ccenter mass\u201d where a lot of tissue and bone are located. Therefore, it often takes multiple shots<\/a> to \u201cstop a threat,\u201d but even then, history has shown that they may keep fighting and killing. So if hitting an area filled with vital organs can\u2019t stop a threat with the involved miss rates, how can shooting at a non-vital area with an increased miss rate solve the problem?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shooting to Wound: Placing Officers in Jeopardy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Add into the above, the documented stress factors<\/a> during an incident on an officer and the impact that stress has on shooting accuracy, trying to hit a small moving target would be very difficult and reckless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or as Professor Klinger said, \u201cBecause of the potential risks, it would be \"very difficult\" to train officers to shoot to wound instead. If someone's life is in jeopardy, shooting to maim or injure will have little effect on the actions of the individual who is trying to kill.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In officers Gramins' incident, the gangster took 14 gunshots by the .45 ACP round, roundly considered one of the most powerful fight-stoppers on the market. Six round struck the heart, right lung, left lung, liver, diaphragm, and right kidney. All shots considered \"center mass,\" standard in law enforcement training, they failed to stop the threat. It wasn\u2019t until Gramins, from behind cover, saw the suspect bend down to peer under the patrol car, that he was then able to strike the suspect in the only target area available \u2013 his head, which finally stopped the threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on the above facts and research, shooting to wound, which is not a new concept, flies in the face of facts, data and human dynamics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it is always critical for law enforcement to adapt new tactics and training to meet current community and tactical needs, those changes should be rooted in fact and science, not fiction. Despite Hollywood depictions that shooting guns out of the hands of suspects is possible, the reality is it isn\u2019t practical and the only hit that type of situation may produce, is on the  bystander who happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Why Shooting to Wound Doesn't Work for Law Enforcement Officers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"shooting-to-wound","to_ping":"","pinged":"https:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2011\/05\/important-new-reaction-time-study-addresses-whats-reasonable-in-armed-suspect-encounters\/\nhttps:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2007\/02\/new-tests-show-deadly-accuracy-startling-speed-even-inexperienced-shooters-can-achieve-in-shooting-cops\/\nhttps:\/\/www.forcescience.org\/2018\/11\/new-study-on-shooting-accuracy-how-does-your-agency-stack-up\/","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/15\/shooting-to-wound\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124436,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-14 11:16:47","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-14 15:16:47","post_content":"\n

Members from the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) recently recommended the Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 micro red dot featuring the ACSS CQB reticle. The endorsement of the SLx MD-25 ACSS for duty-use came following extensive testing by NTOA officers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

NTOA Recommends Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS CQB for Duty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The NTOA comprises one of America's leading voices for law enforcement products and equipment. It leverages its own network of expert evaluators with real-world trials to evaluate gear. NTOA member tests include weeks of practical assessment. A concluding final score grades products according to at least six of 13 major evaluating criteria. Optics criteria include Design, Performance, Ease of Use, Size, Quality, Durability, Storage, Versatility, Convenience, Application, Comfort, Accuracy, and Cleaning & Maintenance. an optic must average a score of 3 across all criteria to pass. Products averaging 4-4.49 out of 5 earn a Silver rating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Primary Arms SLx MD-25 ACSS earned a coveted Silver rating, scoring 4.43. Evaluators agreed on the sight's durability and ease-of-use, reported Primary Arms. Further, evaluators noted the 25mm aperture for target acquisition on quick engagements. Evaluators also expressed their appreciation for the ACSS CQB reticle. It combines a fast-acquisition horseshoe with a precise center chevron and BDC holdover dots. \"Overall, this has become my favorite optic<\/a> for its price range,\" said one evaluator. \"Its controls are very easy to use and large to be able to handle with gloves or under stress. ... The optic seems to be very sturdy and exceeded my expectations.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The implementation of our ACSS-CQB reticle into the proven MD-25 red dot platform allows Primary Arms Optics to bring even more value, technology and versatility to the customer,\u201d said Robert Sheets, Primary Arms Optics\u2019 Director of Engineering. \"The MD-25 ACSS utilizes cutting edge LED technology, premium coatings and high-grade materials packaged into a robust and durable package that performs well above its price point. We are proud that the NTOA recognized benefits in their evaluation.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The SLx MD-25 ACSS retails for $189.99. For even more info, please visit primaryarms.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"NTOA Members Recommend Primary Arms Optics SLx MD-25 ACSS","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:54","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/14\/primary-arms-slx-md-25-acss-cqb\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124528,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-05-24 15:03:08","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-24 19:03:08","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/91ZuIDAy1IY\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A Utah man faces multiple charges after a police shooting in West Valley. Officer body cam footage shows the suspect ignore multiple commands before charging police wielding a crowbar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Utah Man Charges Police Wielding Crowbar, Gets Shot Multiple Times<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Police charged 25-year-old Denny James Clark with two counts of assault against a peace officer, reported The Salt Lake Tribune<\/a>. He also faces charges of aggravated burglary, vehicle burglary and criminal mischief. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incident began when a woman woke to a barking dog, only to see the suspect allegedly take a crowbar from a truck bed in her driveway, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. She then reportedly told the suspect \"Get out of here or I'll call the cops!\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The suspect allegedly went to the front door, striking and shattering the window with the crowbar. He struck and kicked the door, cracking it, reported The Salt Lake Tribune. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage<\/a> shows police arrive on the scene. Multiple officers approached Clark, ordering he drop the crowbar several times. \"Nope, let me get these car keys or someone's getting it,\" he says. Officers keep moving in. \"Alright, here I come,\" Clarks says. He then makes a threatening move, crowbar raised high, toward and officer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officers again yell \"Drop it\" several more times. But Clark proceeds on. Footage shows an officer deploy a Taser, but it fails to slow down the suspect. Clark appears to be attempting to run away. Then he turns on a dime, cutting back toward officers with the crowbar. Finally an officer fires five shots with his duty pistol, immediately dropping Clark to the ground. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows Clark lying on the ground, clearly in pain. He seemingly loses the function of one arm, unable to comply with the command to show hands. Officers finally move in, cuff the suspect, then begin rendering first aid. Authorities apprehended the suspect without any further incident. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Police Shoot Utah Man Charging Officers With Crowbar","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/24\/utah-man-crowbar-police-shooting\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124588,"post_author":"205","post_date":"2021-05-13 10:34:07","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-13 14:34:07","post_content":"\n\n\n

Like any other professional skill, the ability of law enforcement to respond to outbreaks of mob violence, especially as a unit, needs to be practiced in real time. A mock prison riot exercise provides experience for police and correction officers, improving response to unrest in an enclosed area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Mock Prison Riot Training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The annual MPR is a law enforcement<\/a> and corrections expo, training, and qualification experience where volunteer \u201cinmates\u201d act the parts of unruly inmates turned rioters at the decommissioned state penitentiary in Moundsville, West Virginia. The MPR also highlights the latest technology at the co-located exposition in addition to training scenarios, technology demonstrations, evaluations, certification workshops, skills competition for the hundreds of law enforcement and corrections officers from all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What we see on the video is enthusiastic orange-clad role-players on an enclosed basketball court acting as disruptive inmates who start with shouting and posturing against the approaching line of heavily protected corrections personnel intent on restoring order. Preceded with a sustained barrage of .68 caliber PepperBall powder training rounds impacting at the feet of the rioters that in a real threatening situation would have released a powerful cloud of PAVA dust, the trained Corrections Emergency Response Team (CERT) protected by acrylic shields, Avon respirators, gas projectors and less lethal launchers moved to contain the rioters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows a few inmates obeying the shouted commands of the CERT, lying on the ground. Officers took them into custody. Conversely, a couple turned their taunts into fury, hurling themselves into the approaching phalanx. After a brief but vigorous struggle, each of the orange-suited combatants were quickly and effectively subdued, ending face down and hooked up. A potential hand-to-hand engagement quickly changed with rioters and CERT members face-to-face. They slapped backs and shook hands, reassuring the other following the training. Not normal for a real prison riot, but standard for any of the many similar scenarios run several times a day at the annual Mock Prison Riot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defending Against Threats<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The biggest unknown when engaging a crowd or during an interaction with just one person is defending from possible threats. If a subject or crowd stops being peaceful and cooperative and suddenly begins to be belligerent and hostile by displaying aggressiveness ranging from passive resistance to lethal violence, now both law enforcement and civilians have a wide variety of self-defense options including less lethal irritant sprays, gases or dusts that can be distributed from a variety of delivery systems. The PepperBall Technologies Inc. offers a variety of less lethal .68 caliber projectiles similar in appearance to the commercial projectiles loaded with water-based paint for marking and competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PepperBall projectiles include impact, glass breaking, training (filled with either paint, water, or baby powder) and irritant rounds that contain either a 0.5% or 5.0% PAVA solution (also known as Capsaicin II, a natural capasaicinoid found in pepper plants) for individual or area saturation. PepperBall also produces a comprehensive line of projectile launchers for law enforcement, with one of the most popular being the TAC-SF launcher that can propel the entire line of PepperBall projectiles in semi-automatic, three shot or full auto at up to a dozen .68 caliber projectiles a second at targets 60 feet to over 150 feet away. The TAC-SF has a under barrel, forward mounted rechargeable high pressure compressed air tank and 180 round hopper that offers quick reload capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall's Civilian Variants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

PepperBall also offers less lethal self-defense projectors for civilians using the same irritant dust filled projectiles used by police. The cartridge-powered, single-shot PepperBall COMPACT runs off CO2. It looks like a fat cigar tube, but it shoots a single .68-caliber SD round filled with powerful pepper dust. The effective range measures 30 feet. It provides opportunity to escape and evade a threatening criminal act. It also provides a measure to stop an assault without using deadly force. The CO2 cartridge and fresh PepperBall reloads using the available refill kit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also available is the multi-shot PepperBall Mobile that is a LED flashlight\/red LASER projector and .68 caliber projectile launcher. Each Mobile can place three projectiles out to forty feet aimed by the LASER giving protection from multiple attackers from a very innocent-looking path-illuminating device. The PepperBall Mobile is powered by CO2 cartridges that, as the projectiles, can be replaced by the user. For more information, please visit mockprisonriot.org<\/a> and PepperBall Technologies, Inc. at pepperball.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Mock Prison Riot: Police & Correction Officers Training for the Real Deal","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"mock-prison-riot-training","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:12:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/05\/13\/mock-prison-riot-training\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":7},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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Clearly, the company takes great pride in its work. We already know that high-level law enforcement officers and competitive shooters alike choose Safariland. So whatever the stakes, be it preservation of life or the rigors of competition, professionals choose Safariland gear. And when you see a video like this, it becomes extremely easy to see why. For even more info, please visit safariland.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Safariland Holster Retention Tests Push the Extremes","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"safariland-holster-retention-tests","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/16\/safariland-holster-retention-tests\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":7},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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Clearly, the company takes great pride in its work. We already know that high-level law enforcement officers and competitive shooters alike choose Safariland. So whatever the stakes, be it preservation of life or the rigors of competition, professionals choose Safariland gear. And when you see a video like this, it becomes extremely easy to see why. For even more info, please visit safariland.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Safariland Holster Retention Tests Push the Extremes","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"safariland-holster-retention-tests","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/16\/safariland-holster-retention-tests\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":7},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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\u201cAt The Safariland Group, we live for innovation, performance, excellence and legacy every day\u201d said Tim Drnec, VP of Marketing and Commercial Sales for The Safariland Group. \u201cOur team wanted to go out and show our products in an all-new way, and they certainly achieved that-and then some. These scenarios demonstrate the ultra-reliability of our holsters\u2019 function, design, build and of course, retention.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secure Against High Force, Jolts and Torque<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Above all, a holster system need to show its strength. So to show just brawny Safariland holsters are, the test hit the gym. The Level IV retention withstood sheer brute force. Then the holsters headed to a high-speed day on the water. Finally, the test wrapped up at all-new heights. A tester demos the system, putting incredible faith in the holster as he dangles from a helicopter! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clearly, the company takes great pride in its work. We already know that high-level law enforcement officers and competitive shooters alike choose Safariland. So whatever the stakes, be it preservation of life or the rigors of competition, professionals choose Safariland gear. And when you see a video like this, it becomes extremely easy to see why. For even more info, please visit safariland.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Safariland Holster Retention Tests Push the Extremes","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"safariland-holster-retention-tests","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/16\/safariland-holster-retention-tests\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":7},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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Secure Against High Force, Jolts and Torque<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Above all, a holster system need to show its strength. So to show just brawny Safariland holsters are, the test hit the gym. The Level IV retention withstood sheer brute force. Then the holsters headed to a high-speed day on the water. Finally, the test wrapped up at all-new heights. A tester demos the system, putting incredible faith in the holster as he dangles from a helicopter! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clearly, the company takes great pride in its work. We already know that high-level law enforcement officers and competitive shooters alike choose Safariland. So whatever the stakes, be it preservation of life or the rigors of competition, professionals choose Safariland gear. And when you see a video like this, it becomes extremely easy to see why. For even more info, please visit safariland.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Safariland Holster Retention Tests Push the Extremes","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"safariland-holster-retention-tests","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/16\/safariland-holster-retention-tests\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":7},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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A new video showcasing Safariland holster retention tests highlights just how tough the company's gear can be. Built for personal, law enforcement and duty use, the gear needs to stand up to anything you can throw at it. Well, Safariland seemingly shows that and more, an extreme video putting its gear<\/a> to extreme tests. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Extreme Safariland Holster Retention Tests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt The Safariland Group, we live for innovation, performance, excellence and legacy every day\u201d said Tim Drnec, VP of Marketing and Commercial Sales for The Safariland Group. \u201cOur team wanted to go out and show our products in an all-new way, and they certainly achieved that-and then some. These scenarios demonstrate the ultra-reliability of our holsters\u2019 function, design, build and of course, retention.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secure Against High Force, Jolts and Torque<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Above all, a holster system need to show its strength. So to show just brawny Safariland holsters are, the test hit the gym. The Level IV retention withstood sheer brute force. Then the holsters headed to a high-speed day on the water. Finally, the test wrapped up at all-new heights. A tester demos the system, putting incredible faith in the holster as he dangles from a helicopter! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Extreme Safariland Holster Retention Tests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt The Safariland Group, we live for innovation, performance, excellence and legacy every day\u201d said Tim Drnec, VP of Marketing and Commercial Sales for The Safariland Group. \u201cOur team wanted to go out and show our products in an all-new way, and they certainly achieved that-and then some. These scenarios demonstrate the ultra-reliability of our holsters\u2019 function, design, build and of course, retention.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secure Against High Force, Jolts and Torque<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Above all, a holster system need to show its strength. So to show just brawny Safariland holsters are, the test hit the gym. The Level IV retention withstood sheer brute force. Then the holsters headed to a high-speed day on the water. Finally, the test wrapped up at all-new heights. A tester demos the system, putting incredible faith in the holster as he dangles from a helicopter! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clearly, the company takes great pride in its work. We already know that high-level law enforcement officers and competitive shooters alike choose Safariland. So whatever the stakes, be it preservation of life or the rigors of competition, professionals choose Safariland gear. And when you see a video like this, it becomes extremely easy to see why. For even more info, please visit safariland.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Safariland Holster Retention Tests Push the Extremes","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"safariland-holster-retention-tests","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/16\/safariland-holster-retention-tests\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":7},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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The .68-caliber 303 projectiles maintain accuracy and maximum effectiveness and safety, according to FN. Officers can quickly change projectiles from inert, marking impact or irritant. The clear, rear magazine cover enables officers to visually inspect projectile type and count in the magazine. For even more info, please visit fnamerica.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"FN 303 Mk2: Less Lethal System Launcher Updated for Law Enforcement","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fn-303-mk2-less-lethal-launcher","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:52","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:52","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/17\/fn-303-mk2-less-lethal-launcher\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124416,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-16 14:33:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-16 18:33:00","post_content":"\n

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A new video showcasing Safariland holster retention tests highlights just how tough the company's gear can be. Built for personal, law enforcement and duty use, the gear needs to stand up to anything you can throw at it. Well, Safariland seemingly shows that and more, an extreme video putting its gear<\/a> to extreme tests. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Extreme Safariland Holster Retention Tests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt The Safariland Group, we live for innovation, performance, excellence and legacy every day\u201d said Tim Drnec, VP of Marketing and Commercial Sales for The Safariland Group. \u201cOur team wanted to go out and show our products in an all-new way, and they certainly achieved that-and then some. These scenarios demonstrate the ultra-reliability of our holsters\u2019 function, design, build and of course, retention.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secure Against High Force, Jolts and Torque<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Above all, a holster system need to show its strength. So to show just brawny Safariland holsters are, the test hit the gym. The Level IV retention withstood sheer brute force. Then the holsters headed to a high-speed day on the water. Finally, the test wrapped up at all-new heights. A tester demos the system, putting incredible faith in the holster as he dangles from a helicopter! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clearly, the company takes great pride in its work. We already know that high-level law enforcement officers and competitive shooters alike choose Safariland. So whatever the stakes, be it preservation of life or the rigors of competition, professionals choose Safariland gear. And when you see a video like this, it becomes extremely easy to see why. For even more info, please visit safariland.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Safariland Holster Retention Tests Push the Extremes","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"safariland-holster-retention-tests","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/16\/safariland-holster-retention-tests\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":7},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The .68-caliber 303 projectiles maintain accuracy and maximum effectiveness and safety, according to FN. Officers can quickly change projectiles from inert, marking impact or irritant. The clear, rear magazine cover enables officers to visually inspect projectile type and count in the magazine. For even more info, please visit fnamerica.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"FN 303 Mk2: Less Lethal System Launcher Updated for Law Enforcement","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fn-303-mk2-less-lethal-launcher","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:52","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:52","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/17\/fn-303-mk2-less-lethal-launcher\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124416,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-16 14:33:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-16 18:33:00","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/hTmN3GvwYRw\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A new video showcasing Safariland holster retention tests highlights just how tough the company's gear can be. Built for personal, law enforcement and duty use, the gear needs to stand up to anything you can throw at it. Well, Safariland seemingly shows that and more, an extreme video putting its gear<\/a> to extreme tests. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Extreme Safariland Holster Retention Tests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt The Safariland Group, we live for innovation, performance, excellence and legacy every day\u201d said Tim Drnec, VP of Marketing and Commercial Sales for The Safariland Group. \u201cOur team wanted to go out and show our products in an all-new way, and they certainly achieved that-and then some. These scenarios demonstrate the ultra-reliability of our holsters\u2019 function, design, build and of course, retention.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secure Against High Force, Jolts and Torque<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Above all, a holster system need to show its strength. So to show just brawny Safariland holsters are, the test hit the gym. The Level IV retention withstood sheer brute force. Then the holsters headed to a high-speed day on the water. Finally, the test wrapped up at all-new heights. A tester demos the system, putting incredible faith in the holster as he dangles from a helicopter! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clearly, the company takes great pride in its work. We already know that high-level law enforcement officers and competitive shooters alike choose Safariland. So whatever the stakes, be it preservation of life or the rigors of competition, professionals choose Safariland gear. And when you see a video like this, it becomes extremely easy to see why. For even more info, please visit safariland.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Safariland Holster Retention Tests Push the Extremes","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"safariland-holster-retention-tests","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/16\/safariland-holster-retention-tests\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":7},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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The 303 Mk2 utilizes a lightweight, rugged polymer. A compressed CO2 air tank drives the system. The revised launcher delivers pin-point accuracy out to 50 yards, according to FN. New, adjustable flip-up metal sights get officers on target. Meanwhile, a MIL-STD 1913 top rail provides for mounting optical or red dot sights. The optimized operating system doubles the service life of the FN 303 Mk2, allowing 5,000 projectiles fired before first required routine maintenance. It reduces armor maintenance requirements while maintaining operational readiness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The .68-caliber 303 projectiles maintain accuracy and maximum effectiveness and safety, according to FN. Officers can quickly change projectiles from inert, marking impact or irritant. The clear, rear magazine cover enables officers to visually inspect projectile type and count in the magazine. For even more info, please visit fnamerica.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"FN 303 Mk2: Less Lethal System Launcher Updated for Law Enforcement","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fn-303-mk2-less-lethal-launcher","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:52","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:52","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/17\/fn-303-mk2-less-lethal-launcher\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124416,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-16 14:33:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-16 18:33:00","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/hTmN3GvwYRw\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A new video showcasing Safariland holster retention tests highlights just how tough the company's gear can be. Built for personal, law enforcement and duty use, the gear needs to stand up to anything you can throw at it. Well, Safariland seemingly shows that and more, an extreme video putting its gear<\/a> to extreme tests. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Extreme Safariland Holster Retention Tests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt The Safariland Group, we live for innovation, performance, excellence and legacy every day\u201d said Tim Drnec, VP of Marketing and Commercial Sales for The Safariland Group. \u201cOur team wanted to go out and show our products in an all-new way, and they certainly achieved that-and then some. These scenarios demonstrate the ultra-reliability of our holsters\u2019 function, design, build and of course, retention.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secure Against High Force, Jolts and Torque<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Above all, a holster system need to show its strength. So to show just brawny Safariland holsters are, the test hit the gym. The Level IV retention withstood sheer brute force. Then the holsters headed to a high-speed day on the water. Finally, the test wrapped up at all-new heights. A tester demos the system, putting incredible faith in the holster as he dangles from a helicopter! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clearly, the company takes great pride in its work. We already know that high-level law enforcement officers and competitive shooters alike choose Safariland. So whatever the stakes, be it preservation of life or the rigors of competition, professionals choose Safariland gear. And when you see a video like this, it becomes extremely easy to see why. For even more info, please visit safariland.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Safariland Holster Retention Tests Push the Extremes","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"safariland-holster-retention-tests","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/16\/safariland-holster-retention-tests\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":7},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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\u201cFrom the first release of the FN 303 Less Lethal launcher in the early 2000s to the release of the Mk 2 variant today, FN has been at the forefront of the ever-changing landscape of policing, developing innovative solutions for officers and agencies,\u201d said Charles \u201cBucky\u201d Mills, Sr. Director, Law Enforcement and Federal Sales for FN America, LLC. \u201cUpdates in the FN 303 Mk2 include fully adjustable sights for ease of zeroing, and upgrades to the air operating system that double the service life of the launcher and reduce required maintenance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 303 Mk2 utilizes a lightweight, rugged polymer. A compressed CO2 air tank drives the system. The revised launcher delivers pin-point accuracy out to 50 yards, according to FN. New, adjustable flip-up metal sights get officers on target. Meanwhile, a MIL-STD 1913 top rail provides for mounting optical or red dot sights. The optimized operating system doubles the service life of the FN 303 Mk2, allowing 5,000 projectiles fired before first required routine maintenance. It reduces armor maintenance requirements while maintaining operational readiness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The .68-caliber 303 projectiles maintain accuracy and maximum effectiveness and safety, according to FN. Officers can quickly change projectiles from inert, marking impact or irritant. The clear, rear magazine cover enables officers to visually inspect projectile type and count in the magazine. For even more info, please visit fnamerica.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"FN 303 Mk2: Less Lethal System Launcher Updated for Law Enforcement","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fn-303-mk2-less-lethal-launcher","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:52","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:52","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/17\/fn-303-mk2-less-lethal-launcher\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124416,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-16 14:33:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-16 18:33:00","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/hTmN3GvwYRw\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A new video showcasing Safariland holster retention tests highlights just how tough the company's gear can be. Built for personal, law enforcement and duty use, the gear needs to stand up to anything you can throw at it. Well, Safariland seemingly shows that and more, an extreme video putting its gear<\/a> to extreme tests. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Extreme Safariland Holster Retention Tests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt The Safariland Group, we live for innovation, performance, excellence and legacy every day\u201d said Tim Drnec, VP of Marketing and Commercial Sales for The Safariland Group. \u201cOur team wanted to go out and show our products in an all-new way, and they certainly achieved that-and then some. These scenarios demonstrate the ultra-reliability of our holsters\u2019 function, design, build and of course, retention.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secure Against High Force, Jolts and Torque<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Above all, a holster system need to show its strength. So to show just brawny Safariland holsters are, the test hit the gym. The Level IV retention withstood sheer brute force. Then the holsters headed to a high-speed day on the water. Finally, the test wrapped up at all-new heights. A tester demos the system, putting incredible faith in the holster as he dangles from a helicopter! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clearly, the company takes great pride in its work. We already know that high-level law enforcement officers and competitive shooters alike choose Safariland. So whatever the stakes, be it preservation of life or the rigors of competition, professionals choose Safariland gear. And when you see a video like this, it becomes extremely easy to see why. For even more info, please visit safariland.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Safariland Holster Retention Tests Push the Extremes","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"safariland-holster-retention-tests","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/16\/safariland-holster-retention-tests\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":7},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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FN 303 Mk2 Less Lethal Launcher<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFrom the first release of the FN 303 Less Lethal launcher in the early 2000s to the release of the Mk 2 variant today, FN has been at the forefront of the ever-changing landscape of policing, developing innovative solutions for officers and agencies,\u201d said Charles \u201cBucky\u201d Mills, Sr. Director, Law Enforcement and Federal Sales for FN America, LLC. \u201cUpdates in the FN 303 Mk2 include fully adjustable sights for ease of zeroing, and upgrades to the air operating system that double the service life of the launcher and reduce required maintenance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 303 Mk2 utilizes a lightweight, rugged polymer. A compressed CO2 air tank drives the system. The revised launcher delivers pin-point accuracy out to 50 yards, according to FN. New, adjustable flip-up metal sights get officers on target. Meanwhile, a MIL-STD 1913 top rail provides for mounting optical or red dot sights. The optimized operating system doubles the service life of the FN 303 Mk2, allowing 5,000 projectiles fired before first required routine maintenance. It reduces armor maintenance requirements while maintaining operational readiness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The .68-caliber 303 projectiles maintain accuracy and maximum effectiveness and safety, according to FN. Officers can quickly change projectiles from inert, marking impact or irritant. The clear, rear magazine cover enables officers to visually inspect projectile type and count in the magazine. For even more info, please visit fnamerica.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"FN 303 Mk2: Less Lethal System Launcher Updated for Law Enforcement","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fn-303-mk2-less-lethal-launcher","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:52","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:52","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/17\/fn-303-mk2-less-lethal-launcher\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124416,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-16 14:33:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-16 18:33:00","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/hTmN3GvwYRw\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A new video showcasing Safariland holster retention tests highlights just how tough the company's gear can be. Built for personal, law enforcement and duty use, the gear needs to stand up to anything you can throw at it. Well, Safariland seemingly shows that and more, an extreme video putting its gear<\/a> to extreme tests. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Extreme Safariland Holster Retention Tests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt The Safariland Group, we live for innovation, performance, excellence and legacy every day\u201d said Tim Drnec, VP of Marketing and Commercial Sales for The Safariland Group. \u201cOur team wanted to go out and show our products in an all-new way, and they certainly achieved that-and then some. These scenarios demonstrate the ultra-reliability of our holsters\u2019 function, design, build and of course, retention.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secure Against High Force, Jolts and Torque<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Above all, a holster system need to show its strength. So to show just brawny Safariland holsters are, the test hit the gym. The Level IV retention withstood sheer brute force. Then the holsters headed to a high-speed day on the water. Finally, the test wrapped up at all-new heights. A tester demos the system, putting incredible faith in the holster as he dangles from a helicopter! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clearly, the company takes great pride in its work. We already know that high-level law enforcement officers and competitive shooters alike choose Safariland. So whatever the stakes, be it preservation of life or the rigors of competition, professionals choose Safariland gear. And when you see a video like this, it becomes extremely easy to see why. For even more info, please visit safariland.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Safariland Holster Retention Tests Push the Extremes","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"safariland-holster-retention-tests","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/16\/safariland-holster-retention-tests\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":7},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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If 2020 taught us anything, it's that the world, at the drop of a hat, can descend into chaos. So the timing couldn't be better on the release of the updated FN 303 Mk2 Less Lethal Launcher. The Mk2 improves upon FN's original 303 system<\/a>, firing fin-stabilized .68-caliber projectiles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

FN 303 Mk2 Less Lethal Launcher<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFrom the first release of the FN 303 Less Lethal launcher in the early 2000s to the release of the Mk 2 variant today, FN has been at the forefront of the ever-changing landscape of policing, developing innovative solutions for officers and agencies,\u201d said Charles \u201cBucky\u201d Mills, Sr. Director, Law Enforcement and Federal Sales for FN America, LLC. \u201cUpdates in the FN 303 Mk2 include fully adjustable sights for ease of zeroing, and upgrades to the air operating system that double the service life of the launcher and reduce required maintenance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 303 Mk2 utilizes a lightweight, rugged polymer. A compressed CO2 air tank drives the system. The revised launcher delivers pin-point accuracy out to 50 yards, according to FN. New, adjustable flip-up metal sights get officers on target. Meanwhile, a MIL-STD 1913 top rail provides for mounting optical or red dot sights. The optimized operating system doubles the service life of the FN 303 Mk2, allowing 5,000 projectiles fired before first required routine maintenance. It reduces armor maintenance requirements while maintaining operational readiness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The .68-caliber 303 projectiles maintain accuracy and maximum effectiveness and safety, according to FN. Officers can quickly change projectiles from inert, marking impact or irritant. The clear, rear magazine cover enables officers to visually inspect projectile type and count in the magazine. For even more info, please visit fnamerica.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"FN 303 Mk2: Less Lethal System Launcher Updated for Law Enforcement","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fn-303-mk2-less-lethal-launcher","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:52","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:52","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/17\/fn-303-mk2-less-lethal-launcher\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124416,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-16 14:33:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-16 18:33:00","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/hTmN3GvwYRw\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A new video showcasing Safariland holster retention tests highlights just how tough the company's gear can be. Built for personal, law enforcement and duty use, the gear needs to stand up to anything you can throw at it. Well, Safariland seemingly shows that and more, an extreme video putting its gear<\/a> to extreme tests. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Extreme Safariland Holster Retention Tests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt The Safariland Group, we live for innovation, performance, excellence and legacy every day\u201d said Tim Drnec, VP of Marketing and Commercial Sales for The Safariland Group. \u201cOur team wanted to go out and show our products in an all-new way, and they certainly achieved that-and then some. These scenarios demonstrate the ultra-reliability of our holsters\u2019 function, design, build and of course, retention.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secure Against High Force, Jolts and Torque<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Above all, a holster system need to show its strength. So to show just brawny Safariland holsters are, the test hit the gym. The Level IV retention withstood sheer brute force. Then the holsters headed to a high-speed day on the water. Finally, the test wrapped up at all-new heights. A tester demos the system, putting incredible faith in the holster as he dangles from a helicopter! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clearly, the company takes great pride in its work. We already know that high-level law enforcement officers and competitive shooters alike choose Safariland. So whatever the stakes, be it preservation of life or the rigors of competition, professionals choose Safariland gear. And when you see a video like this, it becomes extremely easy to see why. For even more info, please visit safariland.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Safariland Holster Retention Tests Push the Extremes","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"safariland-holster-retention-tests","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/16\/safariland-holster-retention-tests\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":7},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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Just this past weekend, Chicago police responded to 38 shootings from Friday evening through Sunday. Shooting victims ranged from 15 to 62 years old, according to Fox News<\/a>. One murder victim died from stabbing wounds. The total carnage recorded 54 injured and eight killed throughout the city, suggesting illegal guns do not explain the root of the problem, despite Lightfoot's anti-gun assertion. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Chicago Felon Shoots 2 Officers in Violent Shootout With Police","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"chicago-felon-shoots-2-officers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:51","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:51","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/21\/chicago-felon-shoots-2-officers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124412,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-17 12:09:05","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-17 16:09:05","post_content":"\n

If 2020 taught us anything, it's that the world, at the drop of a hat, can descend into chaos. So the timing couldn't be better on the release of the updated FN 303 Mk2 Less Lethal Launcher. The Mk2 improves upon FN's original 303 system<\/a>, firing fin-stabilized .68-caliber projectiles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

FN 303 Mk2 Less Lethal Launcher<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFrom the first release of the FN 303 Less Lethal launcher in the early 2000s to the release of the Mk 2 variant today, FN has been at the forefront of the ever-changing landscape of policing, developing innovative solutions for officers and agencies,\u201d said Charles \u201cBucky\u201d Mills, Sr. Director, Law Enforcement and Federal Sales for FN America, LLC. \u201cUpdates in the FN 303 Mk2 include fully adjustable sights for ease of zeroing, and upgrades to the air operating system that double the service life of the launcher and reduce required maintenance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 303 Mk2 utilizes a lightweight, rugged polymer. A compressed CO2 air tank drives the system. The revised launcher delivers pin-point accuracy out to 50 yards, according to FN. New, adjustable flip-up metal sights get officers on target. Meanwhile, a MIL-STD 1913 top rail provides for mounting optical or red dot sights. The optimized operating system doubles the service life of the FN 303 Mk2, allowing 5,000 projectiles fired before first required routine maintenance. It reduces armor maintenance requirements while maintaining operational readiness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The .68-caliber 303 projectiles maintain accuracy and maximum effectiveness and safety, according to FN. Officers can quickly change projectiles from inert, marking impact or irritant. The clear, rear magazine cover enables officers to visually inspect projectile type and count in the magazine. For even more info, please visit fnamerica.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"FN 303 Mk2: Less Lethal System Launcher Updated for Law Enforcement","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fn-303-mk2-less-lethal-launcher","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:52","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:52","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/17\/fn-303-mk2-less-lethal-launcher\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124416,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-16 14:33:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-16 18:33:00","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/hTmN3GvwYRw\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A new video showcasing Safariland holster retention tests highlights just how tough the company's gear can be. Built for personal, law enforcement and duty use, the gear needs to stand up to anything you can throw at it. Well, Safariland seemingly shows that and more, an extreme video putting its gear<\/a> to extreme tests. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Extreme Safariland Holster Retention Tests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt The Safariland Group, we live for innovation, performance, excellence and legacy every day\u201d said Tim Drnec, VP of Marketing and Commercial Sales for The Safariland Group. \u201cOur team wanted to go out and show our products in an all-new way, and they certainly achieved that-and then some. These scenarios demonstrate the ultra-reliability of our holsters\u2019 function, design, build and of course, retention.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secure Against High Force, Jolts and Torque<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Above all, a holster system need to show its strength. So to show just brawny Safariland holsters are, the test hit the gym. The Level IV retention withstood sheer brute force. Then the holsters headed to a high-speed day on the water. Finally, the test wrapped up at all-new heights. A tester demos the system, putting incredible faith in the holster as he dangles from a helicopter! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clearly, the company takes great pride in its work. We already know that high-level law enforcement officers and competitive shooters alike choose Safariland. So whatever the stakes, be it preservation of life or the rigors of competition, professionals choose Safariland gear. And when you see a video like this, it becomes extremely easy to see why. For even more info, please visit safariland.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Safariland Holster Retention Tests Push the Extremes","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"safariland-holster-retention-tests","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/16\/safariland-holster-retention-tests\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":7},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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The shooting marks 16 officers shot at during the last 15 months, according to AP News. Suspects fired at another 108 officers<\/a> during that time. Mayor Lori Lightfoot blamed the flow of illegal guns as the source of the cause. The shooting \"underscores the danger that our men and women in the Police Department face every single day,\" Lightfoot said, reported AP News. \"They run to danger to protect us. And we can't ever forget that.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just this past weekend, Chicago police responded to 38 shootings from Friday evening through Sunday. Shooting victims ranged from 15 to 62 years old, according to Fox News<\/a>. One murder victim died from stabbing wounds. The total carnage recorded 54 injured and eight killed throughout the city, suggesting illegal guns do not explain the root of the problem, despite Lightfoot's anti-gun assertion. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Chicago Felon Shoots 2 Officers in Violent Shootout With Police","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"chicago-felon-shoots-2-officers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:51","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:51","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/21\/chicago-felon-shoots-2-officers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124412,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-17 12:09:05","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-17 16:09:05","post_content":"\n

If 2020 taught us anything, it's that the world, at the drop of a hat, can descend into chaos. So the timing couldn't be better on the release of the updated FN 303 Mk2 Less Lethal Launcher. The Mk2 improves upon FN's original 303 system<\/a>, firing fin-stabilized .68-caliber projectiles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

FN 303 Mk2 Less Lethal Launcher<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFrom the first release of the FN 303 Less Lethal launcher in the early 2000s to the release of the Mk 2 variant today, FN has been at the forefront of the ever-changing landscape of policing, developing innovative solutions for officers and agencies,\u201d said Charles \u201cBucky\u201d Mills, Sr. Director, Law Enforcement and Federal Sales for FN America, LLC. \u201cUpdates in the FN 303 Mk2 include fully adjustable sights for ease of zeroing, and upgrades to the air operating system that double the service life of the launcher and reduce required maintenance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 303 Mk2 utilizes a lightweight, rugged polymer. A compressed CO2 air tank drives the system. The revised launcher delivers pin-point accuracy out to 50 yards, according to FN. New, adjustable flip-up metal sights get officers on target. Meanwhile, a MIL-STD 1913 top rail provides for mounting optical or red dot sights. The optimized operating system doubles the service life of the FN 303 Mk2, allowing 5,000 projectiles fired before first required routine maintenance. It reduces armor maintenance requirements while maintaining operational readiness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The .68-caliber 303 projectiles maintain accuracy and maximum effectiveness and safety, according to FN. Officers can quickly change projectiles from inert, marking impact or irritant. The clear, rear magazine cover enables officers to visually inspect projectile type and count in the magazine. For even more info, please visit fnamerica.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"FN 303 Mk2: Less Lethal System Launcher Updated for Law Enforcement","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fn-303-mk2-less-lethal-launcher","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:52","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:52","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/17\/fn-303-mk2-less-lethal-launcher\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124416,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-16 14:33:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-16 18:33:00","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/hTmN3GvwYRw\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A new video showcasing Safariland holster retention tests highlights just how tough the company's gear can be. Built for personal, law enforcement and duty use, the gear needs to stand up to anything you can throw at it. Well, Safariland seemingly shows that and more, an extreme video putting its gear<\/a> to extreme tests. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Extreme Safariland Holster Retention Tests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt The Safariland Group, we live for innovation, performance, excellence and legacy every day\u201d said Tim Drnec, VP of Marketing and Commercial Sales for The Safariland Group. \u201cOur team wanted to go out and show our products in an all-new way, and they certainly achieved that-and then some. These scenarios demonstrate the ultra-reliability of our holsters\u2019 function, design, build and of course, retention.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secure Against High Force, Jolts and Torque<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Above all, a holster system need to show its strength. So to show just brawny Safariland holsters are, the test hit the gym. The Level IV retention withstood sheer brute force. Then the holsters headed to a high-speed day on the water. Finally, the test wrapped up at all-new heights. A tester demos the system, putting incredible faith in the holster as he dangles from a helicopter! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clearly, the company takes great pride in its work. We already know that high-level law enforcement officers and competitive shooters alike choose Safariland. So whatever the stakes, be it preservation of life or the rigors of competition, professionals choose Safariland gear. And when you see a video like this, it becomes extremely easy to see why. For even more info, please visit safariland.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Safariland Holster Retention Tests Push the Extremes","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"safariland-holster-retention-tests","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/16\/safariland-holster-retention-tests\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":7},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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Chicago's History of Violence<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The shooting marks 16 officers shot at during the last 15 months, according to AP News. Suspects fired at another 108 officers<\/a> during that time. Mayor Lori Lightfoot blamed the flow of illegal guns as the source of the cause. The shooting \"underscores the danger that our men and women in the Police Department face every single day,\" Lightfoot said, reported AP News. \"They run to danger to protect us. And we can't ever forget that.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just this past weekend, Chicago police responded to 38 shootings from Friday evening through Sunday. Shooting victims ranged from 15 to 62 years old, according to Fox News<\/a>. One murder victim died from stabbing wounds. The total carnage recorded 54 injured and eight killed throughout the city, suggesting illegal guns do not explain the root of the problem, despite Lightfoot's anti-gun assertion. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Chicago Felon Shoots 2 Officers in Violent Shootout With Police","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"chicago-felon-shoots-2-officers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:51","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:51","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/21\/chicago-felon-shoots-2-officers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124412,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-17 12:09:05","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-17 16:09:05","post_content":"\n

If 2020 taught us anything, it's that the world, at the drop of a hat, can descend into chaos. So the timing couldn't be better on the release of the updated FN 303 Mk2 Less Lethal Launcher. The Mk2 improves upon FN's original 303 system<\/a>, firing fin-stabilized .68-caliber projectiles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

FN 303 Mk2 Less Lethal Launcher<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFrom the first release of the FN 303 Less Lethal launcher in the early 2000s to the release of the Mk 2 variant today, FN has been at the forefront of the ever-changing landscape of policing, developing innovative solutions for officers and agencies,\u201d said Charles \u201cBucky\u201d Mills, Sr. Director, Law Enforcement and Federal Sales for FN America, LLC. \u201cUpdates in the FN 303 Mk2 include fully adjustable sights for ease of zeroing, and upgrades to the air operating system that double the service life of the launcher and reduce required maintenance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 303 Mk2 utilizes a lightweight, rugged polymer. A compressed CO2 air tank drives the system. The revised launcher delivers pin-point accuracy out to 50 yards, according to FN. New, adjustable flip-up metal sights get officers on target. Meanwhile, a MIL-STD 1913 top rail provides for mounting optical or red dot sights. The optimized operating system doubles the service life of the FN 303 Mk2, allowing 5,000 projectiles fired before first required routine maintenance. It reduces armor maintenance requirements while maintaining operational readiness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The .68-caliber 303 projectiles maintain accuracy and maximum effectiveness and safety, according to FN. Officers can quickly change projectiles from inert, marking impact or irritant. The clear, rear magazine cover enables officers to visually inspect projectile type and count in the magazine. For even more info, please visit fnamerica.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"FN 303 Mk2: Less Lethal System Launcher Updated for Law Enforcement","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fn-303-mk2-less-lethal-launcher","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:52","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:52","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/17\/fn-303-mk2-less-lethal-launcher\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124416,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-16 14:33:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-16 18:33:00","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/hTmN3GvwYRw\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A new video showcasing Safariland holster retention tests highlights just how tough the company's gear can be. Built for personal, law enforcement and duty use, the gear needs to stand up to anything you can throw at it. Well, Safariland seemingly shows that and more, an extreme video putting its gear<\/a> to extreme tests. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Extreme Safariland Holster Retention Tests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt The Safariland Group, we live for innovation, performance, excellence and legacy every day\u201d said Tim Drnec, VP of Marketing and Commercial Sales for The Safariland Group. \u201cOur team wanted to go out and show our products in an all-new way, and they certainly achieved that-and then some. These scenarios demonstrate the ultra-reliability of our holsters\u2019 function, design, build and of course, retention.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secure Against High Force, Jolts and Torque<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Above all, a holster system need to show its strength. So to show just brawny Safariland holsters are, the test hit the gym. The Level IV retention withstood sheer brute force. Then the holsters headed to a high-speed day on the water. Finally, the test wrapped up at all-new heights. A tester demos the system, putting incredible faith in the holster as he dangles from a helicopter! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clearly, the company takes great pride in its work. We already know that high-level law enforcement officers and competitive shooters alike choose Safariland. So whatever the stakes, be it preservation of life or the rigors of competition, professionals choose Safariland gear. And when you see a video like this, it becomes extremely easy to see why. For even more info, please visit safariland.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Safariland Holster Retention Tests Push the Extremes","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"safariland-holster-retention-tests","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/16\/safariland-holster-retention-tests\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":7},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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Footage shows the incident turn in an instant, with the suspect getting the drop on police. A violent, intense firefight ensued, with police finally shooting Lua in the leg, ending the threat. Both officers received medical treatment, as did the suspect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chicago's History of Violence<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The shooting marks 16 officers shot at during the last 15 months, according to AP News. Suspects fired at another 108 officers<\/a> during that time. Mayor Lori Lightfoot blamed the flow of illegal guns as the source of the cause. The shooting \"underscores the danger that our men and women in the Police Department face every single day,\" Lightfoot said, reported AP News. \"They run to danger to protect us. And we can't ever forget that.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just this past weekend, Chicago police responded to 38 shootings from Friday evening through Sunday. Shooting victims ranged from 15 to 62 years old, according to Fox News<\/a>. One murder victim died from stabbing wounds. The total carnage recorded 54 injured and eight killed throughout the city, suggesting illegal guns do not explain the root of the problem, despite Lightfoot's anti-gun assertion. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Chicago Felon Shoots 2 Officers in Violent Shootout With Police","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"chicago-felon-shoots-2-officers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:51","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:51","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/21\/chicago-felon-shoots-2-officers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124412,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-17 12:09:05","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-17 16:09:05","post_content":"\n

If 2020 taught us anything, it's that the world, at the drop of a hat, can descend into chaos. So the timing couldn't be better on the release of the updated FN 303 Mk2 Less Lethal Launcher. The Mk2 improves upon FN's original 303 system<\/a>, firing fin-stabilized .68-caliber projectiles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

FN 303 Mk2 Less Lethal Launcher<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFrom the first release of the FN 303 Less Lethal launcher in the early 2000s to the release of the Mk 2 variant today, FN has been at the forefront of the ever-changing landscape of policing, developing innovative solutions for officers and agencies,\u201d said Charles \u201cBucky\u201d Mills, Sr. Director, Law Enforcement and Federal Sales for FN America, LLC. \u201cUpdates in the FN 303 Mk2 include fully adjustable sights for ease of zeroing, and upgrades to the air operating system that double the service life of the launcher and reduce required maintenance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 303 Mk2 utilizes a lightweight, rugged polymer. A compressed CO2 air tank drives the system. The revised launcher delivers pin-point accuracy out to 50 yards, according to FN. New, adjustable flip-up metal sights get officers on target. Meanwhile, a MIL-STD 1913 top rail provides for mounting optical or red dot sights. The optimized operating system doubles the service life of the FN 303 Mk2, allowing 5,000 projectiles fired before first required routine maintenance. It reduces armor maintenance requirements while maintaining operational readiness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The .68-caliber 303 projectiles maintain accuracy and maximum effectiveness and safety, according to FN. Officers can quickly change projectiles from inert, marking impact or irritant. The clear, rear magazine cover enables officers to visually inspect projectile type and count in the magazine. For even more info, please visit fnamerica.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"FN 303 Mk2: Less Lethal System Launcher Updated for Law Enforcement","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fn-303-mk2-less-lethal-launcher","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:52","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:52","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/17\/fn-303-mk2-less-lethal-launcher\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124416,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-16 14:33:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-16 18:33:00","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/hTmN3GvwYRw\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A new video showcasing Safariland holster retention tests highlights just how tough the company's gear can be. Built for personal, law enforcement and duty use, the gear needs to stand up to anything you can throw at it. Well, Safariland seemingly shows that and more, an extreme video putting its gear<\/a> to extreme tests. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Extreme Safariland Holster Retention Tests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt The Safariland Group, we live for innovation, performance, excellence and legacy every day\u201d said Tim Drnec, VP of Marketing and Commercial Sales for The Safariland Group. \u201cOur team wanted to go out and show our products in an all-new way, and they certainly achieved that-and then some. These scenarios demonstrate the ultra-reliability of our holsters\u2019 function, design, build and of course, retention.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secure Against High Force, Jolts and Torque<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Above all, a holster system need to show its strength. So to show just brawny Safariland holsters are, the test hit the gym. The Level IV retention withstood sheer brute force. Then the holsters headed to a high-speed day on the water. Finally, the test wrapped up at all-new heights. A tester demos the system, putting incredible faith in the holster as he dangles from a helicopter! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clearly, the company takes great pride in its work. We already know that high-level law enforcement officers and competitive shooters alike choose Safariland. So whatever the stakes, be it preservation of life or the rigors of competition, professionals choose Safariland gear. And when you see a video like this, it becomes extremely easy to see why. For even more info, please visit safariland.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Safariland Holster Retention Tests Push the Extremes","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"safariland-holster-retention-tests","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/16\/safariland-holster-retention-tests\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":7},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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Officers responding to a call of gunfire, encountered 45-year-old Bruce Lua. Footage shows several officers issue a series of verbal commands. But Lua pulled a gun instead, drawing suddenly on police. One officer took a round in the shoulder above his protected vest, according to AP News. Another officer received a gunshot wound to the hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows the incident turn in an instant, with the suspect getting the drop on police. A violent, intense firefight ensued, with police finally shooting Lua in the leg, ending the threat. Both officers received medical treatment, as did the suspect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chicago's History of Violence<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The shooting marks 16 officers shot at during the last 15 months, according to AP News. Suspects fired at another 108 officers<\/a> during that time. Mayor Lori Lightfoot blamed the flow of illegal guns as the source of the cause. The shooting \"underscores the danger that our men and women in the Police Department face every single day,\" Lightfoot said, reported AP News. \"They run to danger to protect us. And we can't ever forget that.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just this past weekend, Chicago police responded to 38 shootings from Friday evening through Sunday. Shooting victims ranged from 15 to 62 years old, according to Fox News<\/a>. One murder victim died from stabbing wounds. The total carnage recorded 54 injured and eight killed throughout the city, suggesting illegal guns do not explain the root of the problem, despite Lightfoot's anti-gun assertion. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Chicago Felon Shoots 2 Officers in Violent Shootout With Police","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"chicago-felon-shoots-2-officers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:51","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:51","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/21\/chicago-felon-shoots-2-officers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124412,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-17 12:09:05","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-17 16:09:05","post_content":"\n

If 2020 taught us anything, it's that the world, at the drop of a hat, can descend into chaos. So the timing couldn't be better on the release of the updated FN 303 Mk2 Less Lethal Launcher. The Mk2 improves upon FN's original 303 system<\/a>, firing fin-stabilized .68-caliber projectiles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

FN 303 Mk2 Less Lethal Launcher<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFrom the first release of the FN 303 Less Lethal launcher in the early 2000s to the release of the Mk 2 variant today, FN has been at the forefront of the ever-changing landscape of policing, developing innovative solutions for officers and agencies,\u201d said Charles \u201cBucky\u201d Mills, Sr. Director, Law Enforcement and Federal Sales for FN America, LLC. \u201cUpdates in the FN 303 Mk2 include fully adjustable sights for ease of zeroing, and upgrades to the air operating system that double the service life of the launcher and reduce required maintenance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 303 Mk2 utilizes a lightweight, rugged polymer. A compressed CO2 air tank drives the system. The revised launcher delivers pin-point accuracy out to 50 yards, according to FN. New, adjustable flip-up metal sights get officers on target. Meanwhile, a MIL-STD 1913 top rail provides for mounting optical or red dot sights. The optimized operating system doubles the service life of the FN 303 Mk2, allowing 5,000 projectiles fired before first required routine maintenance. It reduces armor maintenance requirements while maintaining operational readiness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The .68-caliber 303 projectiles maintain accuracy and maximum effectiveness and safety, according to FN. Officers can quickly change projectiles from inert, marking impact or irritant. The clear, rear magazine cover enables officers to visually inspect projectile type and count in the magazine. For even more info, please visit fnamerica.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"FN 303 Mk2: Less Lethal System Launcher Updated for Law Enforcement","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fn-303-mk2-less-lethal-launcher","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:52","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:52","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/17\/fn-303-mk2-less-lethal-launcher\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124416,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-16 14:33:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-16 18:33:00","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/hTmN3GvwYRw\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A new video showcasing Safariland holster retention tests highlights just how tough the company's gear can be. Built for personal, law enforcement and duty use, the gear needs to stand up to anything you can throw at it. Well, Safariland seemingly shows that and more, an extreme video putting its gear<\/a> to extreme tests. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Extreme Safariland Holster Retention Tests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt The Safariland Group, we live for innovation, performance, excellence and legacy every day\u201d said Tim Drnec, VP of Marketing and Commercial Sales for The Safariland Group. \u201cOur team wanted to go out and show our products in an all-new way, and they certainly achieved that-and then some. These scenarios demonstrate the ultra-reliability of our holsters\u2019 function, design, build and of course, retention.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secure Against High Force, Jolts and Torque<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Above all, a holster system need to show its strength. So to show just brawny Safariland holsters are, the test hit the gym. The Level IV retention withstood sheer brute force. Then the holsters headed to a high-speed day on the water. Finally, the test wrapped up at all-new heights. A tester demos the system, putting incredible faith in the holster as he dangles from a helicopter! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clearly, the company takes great pride in its work. We already know that high-level law enforcement officers and competitive shooters alike choose Safariland. So whatever the stakes, be it preservation of life or the rigors of competition, professionals choose Safariland gear. And when you see a video like this, it becomes extremely easy to see why. For even more info, please visit safariland.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Safariland Holster Retention Tests Push the Extremes","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"safariland-holster-retention-tests","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/16\/safariland-holster-retention-tests\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":7},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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\"This offender had no regard for their position as police officers. No regard. And began trying to kill them,\" Brown said, reported AP News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officers responding to a call of gunfire, encountered 45-year-old Bruce Lua. Footage shows several officers issue a series of verbal commands. But Lua pulled a gun instead, drawing suddenly on police. One officer took a round in the shoulder above his protected vest, according to AP News. Another officer received a gunshot wound to the hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows the incident turn in an instant, with the suspect getting the drop on police. A violent, intense firefight ensued, with police finally shooting Lua in the leg, ending the threat. Both officers received medical treatment, as did the suspect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chicago's History of Violence<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The shooting marks 16 officers shot at during the last 15 months, according to AP News. Suspects fired at another 108 officers<\/a> during that time. Mayor Lori Lightfoot blamed the flow of illegal guns as the source of the cause. The shooting \"underscores the danger that our men and women in the Police Department face every single day,\" Lightfoot said, reported AP News. \"They run to danger to protect us. And we can't ever forget that.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just this past weekend, Chicago police responded to 38 shootings from Friday evening through Sunday. Shooting victims ranged from 15 to 62 years old, according to Fox News<\/a>. One murder victim died from stabbing wounds. The total carnage recorded 54 injured and eight killed throughout the city, suggesting illegal guns do not explain the root of the problem, despite Lightfoot's anti-gun assertion. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Chicago Felon Shoots 2 Officers in Violent Shootout With Police","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"chicago-felon-shoots-2-officers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:51","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:51","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/21\/chicago-felon-shoots-2-officers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124412,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-17 12:09:05","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-17 16:09:05","post_content":"\n

If 2020 taught us anything, it's that the world, at the drop of a hat, can descend into chaos. So the timing couldn't be better on the release of the updated FN 303 Mk2 Less Lethal Launcher. The Mk2 improves upon FN's original 303 system<\/a>, firing fin-stabilized .68-caliber projectiles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

FN 303 Mk2 Less Lethal Launcher<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFrom the first release of the FN 303 Less Lethal launcher in the early 2000s to the release of the Mk 2 variant today, FN has been at the forefront of the ever-changing landscape of policing, developing innovative solutions for officers and agencies,\u201d said Charles \u201cBucky\u201d Mills, Sr. Director, Law Enforcement and Federal Sales for FN America, LLC. \u201cUpdates in the FN 303 Mk2 include fully adjustable sights for ease of zeroing, and upgrades to the air operating system that double the service life of the launcher and reduce required maintenance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 303 Mk2 utilizes a lightweight, rugged polymer. A compressed CO2 air tank drives the system. The revised launcher delivers pin-point accuracy out to 50 yards, according to FN. New, adjustable flip-up metal sights get officers on target. Meanwhile, a MIL-STD 1913 top rail provides for mounting optical or red dot sights. The optimized operating system doubles the service life of the FN 303 Mk2, allowing 5,000 projectiles fired before first required routine maintenance. It reduces armor maintenance requirements while maintaining operational readiness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The .68-caliber 303 projectiles maintain accuracy and maximum effectiveness and safety, according to FN. Officers can quickly change projectiles from inert, marking impact or irritant. The clear, rear magazine cover enables officers to visually inspect projectile type and count in the magazine. For even more info, please visit fnamerica.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"FN 303 Mk2: Less Lethal System Launcher Updated for Law Enforcement","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fn-303-mk2-less-lethal-launcher","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:52","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:52","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/17\/fn-303-mk2-less-lethal-launcher\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124416,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-16 14:33:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-16 18:33:00","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/hTmN3GvwYRw\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A new video showcasing Safariland holster retention tests highlights just how tough the company's gear can be. Built for personal, law enforcement and duty use, the gear needs to stand up to anything you can throw at it. Well, Safariland seemingly shows that and more, an extreme video putting its gear<\/a> to extreme tests. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Extreme Safariland Holster Retention Tests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt The Safariland Group, we live for innovation, performance, excellence and legacy every day\u201d said Tim Drnec, VP of Marketing and Commercial Sales for The Safariland Group. \u201cOur team wanted to go out and show our products in an all-new way, and they certainly achieved that-and then some. These scenarios demonstrate the ultra-reliability of our holsters\u2019 function, design, build and of course, retention.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secure Against High Force, Jolts and Torque<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Above all, a holster system need to show its strength. So to show just brawny Safariland holsters are, the test hit the gym. The Level IV retention withstood sheer brute force. Then the holsters headed to a high-speed day on the water. Finally, the test wrapped up at all-new heights. A tester demos the system, putting incredible faith in the holster as he dangles from a helicopter! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clearly, the company takes great pride in its work. We already know that high-level law enforcement officers and competitive shooters alike choose Safariland. So whatever the stakes, be it preservation of life or the rigors of competition, professionals choose Safariland gear. And when you see a video like this, it becomes extremely easy to see why. For even more info, please visit safariland.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Safariland Holster Retention Tests Push the Extremes","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"safariland-holster-retention-tests","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/16\/safariland-holster-retention-tests\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":7},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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\"They were in uniform, clearly Chicago police officers, and this offender had no regard for their position as police officers \u2014 no regard \u2014 and began trying to kill them,\" said Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown, reported AP News<\/a>. \"But for the good Lord\u2019s grace that we\u2019re not here talking about planning a funeral for our officers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"This offender had no regard for their position as police officers. No regard. And began trying to kill them,\" Brown said, reported AP News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officers responding to a call of gunfire, encountered 45-year-old Bruce Lua. Footage shows several officers issue a series of verbal commands. But Lua pulled a gun instead, drawing suddenly on police. One officer took a round in the shoulder above his protected vest, according to AP News. Another officer received a gunshot wound to the hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows the incident turn in an instant, with the suspect getting the drop on police. A violent, intense firefight ensued, with police finally shooting Lua in the leg, ending the threat. Both officers received medical treatment, as did the suspect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chicago's History of Violence<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The shooting marks 16 officers shot at during the last 15 months, according to AP News. Suspects fired at another 108 officers<\/a> during that time. Mayor Lori Lightfoot blamed the flow of illegal guns as the source of the cause. The shooting \"underscores the danger that our men and women in the Police Department face every single day,\" Lightfoot said, reported AP News. \"They run to danger to protect us. And we can't ever forget that.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just this past weekend, Chicago police responded to 38 shootings from Friday evening through Sunday. Shooting victims ranged from 15 to 62 years old, according to Fox News<\/a>. One murder victim died from stabbing wounds. The total carnage recorded 54 injured and eight killed throughout the city, suggesting illegal guns do not explain the root of the problem, despite Lightfoot's anti-gun assertion. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Chicago Felon Shoots 2 Officers in Violent Shootout With Police","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"chicago-felon-shoots-2-officers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:51","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:51","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/21\/chicago-felon-shoots-2-officers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124412,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-17 12:09:05","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-17 16:09:05","post_content":"\n

If 2020 taught us anything, it's that the world, at the drop of a hat, can descend into chaos. So the timing couldn't be better on the release of the updated FN 303 Mk2 Less Lethal Launcher. The Mk2 improves upon FN's original 303 system<\/a>, firing fin-stabilized .68-caliber projectiles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

FN 303 Mk2 Less Lethal Launcher<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFrom the first release of the FN 303 Less Lethal launcher in the early 2000s to the release of the Mk 2 variant today, FN has been at the forefront of the ever-changing landscape of policing, developing innovative solutions for officers and agencies,\u201d said Charles \u201cBucky\u201d Mills, Sr. Director, Law Enforcement and Federal Sales for FN America, LLC. \u201cUpdates in the FN 303 Mk2 include fully adjustable sights for ease of zeroing, and upgrades to the air operating system that double the service life of the launcher and reduce required maintenance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 303 Mk2 utilizes a lightweight, rugged polymer. A compressed CO2 air tank drives the system. The revised launcher delivers pin-point accuracy out to 50 yards, according to FN. New, adjustable flip-up metal sights get officers on target. Meanwhile, a MIL-STD 1913 top rail provides for mounting optical or red dot sights. The optimized operating system doubles the service life of the FN 303 Mk2, allowing 5,000 projectiles fired before first required routine maintenance. It reduces armor maintenance requirements while maintaining operational readiness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The .68-caliber 303 projectiles maintain accuracy and maximum effectiveness and safety, according to FN. Officers can quickly change projectiles from inert, marking impact or irritant. The clear, rear magazine cover enables officers to visually inspect projectile type and count in the magazine. For even more info, please visit fnamerica.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"FN 303 Mk2: Less Lethal System Launcher Updated for Law Enforcement","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fn-303-mk2-less-lethal-launcher","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:52","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:52","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/17\/fn-303-mk2-less-lethal-launcher\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124416,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-16 14:33:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-16 18:33:00","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/hTmN3GvwYRw\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A new video showcasing Safariland holster retention tests highlights just how tough the company's gear can be. Built for personal, law enforcement and duty use, the gear needs to stand up to anything you can throw at it. Well, Safariland seemingly shows that and more, an extreme video putting its gear<\/a> to extreme tests. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Extreme Safariland Holster Retention Tests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt The Safariland Group, we live for innovation, performance, excellence and legacy every day\u201d said Tim Drnec, VP of Marketing and Commercial Sales for The Safariland Group. \u201cOur team wanted to go out and show our products in an all-new way, and they certainly achieved that-and then some. These scenarios demonstrate the ultra-reliability of our holsters\u2019 function, design, build and of course, retention.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secure Against High Force, Jolts and Torque<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Above all, a holster system need to show its strength. So to show just brawny Safariland holsters are, the test hit the gym. The Level IV retention withstood sheer brute force. Then the holsters headed to a high-speed day on the water. Finally, the test wrapped up at all-new heights. A tester demos the system, putting incredible faith in the holster as he dangles from a helicopter! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clearly, the company takes great pride in its work. We already know that high-level law enforcement officers and competitive shooters alike choose Safariland. So whatever the stakes, be it preservation of life or the rigors of competition, professionals choose Safariland gear. And when you see a video like this, it becomes extremely easy to see why. For even more info, please visit safariland.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Safariland Holster Retention Tests Push the Extremes","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"safariland-holster-retention-tests","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/16\/safariland-holster-retention-tests\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":7},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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Chicago Felon Guns Down 2 Police Officers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\"They were in uniform, clearly Chicago police officers, and this offender had no regard for their position as police officers \u2014 no regard \u2014 and began trying to kill them,\" said Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown, reported AP News<\/a>. \"But for the good Lord\u2019s grace that we\u2019re not here talking about planning a funeral for our officers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"This offender had no regard for their position as police officers. No regard. And began trying to kill them,\" Brown said, reported AP News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officers responding to a call of gunfire, encountered 45-year-old Bruce Lua. Footage shows several officers issue a series of verbal commands. But Lua pulled a gun instead, drawing suddenly on police. One officer took a round in the shoulder above his protected vest, according to AP News. Another officer received a gunshot wound to the hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows the incident turn in an instant, with the suspect getting the drop on police. A violent, intense firefight ensued, with police finally shooting Lua in the leg, ending the threat. Both officers received medical treatment, as did the suspect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chicago's History of Violence<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The shooting marks 16 officers shot at during the last 15 months, according to AP News. Suspects fired at another 108 officers<\/a> during that time. Mayor Lori Lightfoot blamed the flow of illegal guns as the source of the cause. The shooting \"underscores the danger that our men and women in the Police Department face every single day,\" Lightfoot said, reported AP News. \"They run to danger to protect us. And we can't ever forget that.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just this past weekend, Chicago police responded to 38 shootings from Friday evening through Sunday. Shooting victims ranged from 15 to 62 years old, according to Fox News<\/a>. One murder victim died from stabbing wounds. The total carnage recorded 54 injured and eight killed throughout the city, suggesting illegal guns do not explain the root of the problem, despite Lightfoot's anti-gun assertion. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Chicago Felon Shoots 2 Officers in Violent Shootout With Police","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"chicago-felon-shoots-2-officers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:51","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:51","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/21\/chicago-felon-shoots-2-officers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124412,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-17 12:09:05","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-17 16:09:05","post_content":"\n

If 2020 taught us anything, it's that the world, at the drop of a hat, can descend into chaos. So the timing couldn't be better on the release of the updated FN 303 Mk2 Less Lethal Launcher. The Mk2 improves upon FN's original 303 system<\/a>, firing fin-stabilized .68-caliber projectiles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

FN 303 Mk2 Less Lethal Launcher<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFrom the first release of the FN 303 Less Lethal launcher in the early 2000s to the release of the Mk 2 variant today, FN has been at the forefront of the ever-changing landscape of policing, developing innovative solutions for officers and agencies,\u201d said Charles \u201cBucky\u201d Mills, Sr. Director, Law Enforcement and Federal Sales for FN America, LLC. \u201cUpdates in the FN 303 Mk2 include fully adjustable sights for ease of zeroing, and upgrades to the air operating system that double the service life of the launcher and reduce required maintenance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 303 Mk2 utilizes a lightweight, rugged polymer. A compressed CO2 air tank drives the system. The revised launcher delivers pin-point accuracy out to 50 yards, according to FN. New, adjustable flip-up metal sights get officers on target. Meanwhile, a MIL-STD 1913 top rail provides for mounting optical or red dot sights. The optimized operating system doubles the service life of the FN 303 Mk2, allowing 5,000 projectiles fired before first required routine maintenance. It reduces armor maintenance requirements while maintaining operational readiness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The .68-caliber 303 projectiles maintain accuracy and maximum effectiveness and safety, according to FN. Officers can quickly change projectiles from inert, marking impact or irritant. The clear, rear magazine cover enables officers to visually inspect projectile type and count in the magazine. For even more info, please visit fnamerica.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"FN 303 Mk2: Less Lethal System Launcher Updated for Law Enforcement","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fn-303-mk2-less-lethal-launcher","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:52","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:52","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/17\/fn-303-mk2-less-lethal-launcher\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124416,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-16 14:33:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-16 18:33:00","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/hTmN3GvwYRw\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A new video showcasing Safariland holster retention tests highlights just how tough the company's gear can be. Built for personal, law enforcement and duty use, the gear needs to stand up to anything you can throw at it. Well, Safariland seemingly shows that and more, an extreme video putting its gear<\/a> to extreme tests. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Extreme Safariland Holster Retention Tests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt The Safariland Group, we live for innovation, performance, excellence and legacy every day\u201d said Tim Drnec, VP of Marketing and Commercial Sales for The Safariland Group. \u201cOur team wanted to go out and show our products in an all-new way, and they certainly achieved that-and then some. These scenarios demonstrate the ultra-reliability of our holsters\u2019 function, design, build and of course, retention.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secure Against High Force, Jolts and Torque<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Above all, a holster system need to show its strength. So to show just brawny Safariland holsters are, the test hit the gym. The Level IV retention withstood sheer brute force. Then the holsters headed to a high-speed day on the water. Finally, the test wrapped up at all-new heights. A tester demos the system, putting incredible faith in the holster as he dangles from a helicopter! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clearly, the company takes great pride in its work. We already know that high-level law enforcement officers and competitive shooters alike choose Safariland. So whatever the stakes, be it preservation of life or the rigors of competition, professionals choose Safariland gear. And when you see a video like this, it becomes extremely easy to see why. For even more info, please visit safariland.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Safariland Holster Retention Tests Push the Extremes","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"safariland-holster-retention-tests","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/16\/safariland-holster-retention-tests\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":7},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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A Chicago felon, awaiting trial on assault charges, drew on two police officers in a dangerous gunfight May 16. Recently released officer body cam footage shows the shootout, where officers returned fire, injuring the suspect. The shootout illustrates the problems officers face, especially in Windy City, where violence toward police continues to rise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Chicago Felon Guns Down 2 Police Officers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\"They were in uniform, clearly Chicago police officers, and this offender had no regard for their position as police officers \u2014 no regard \u2014 and began trying to kill them,\" said Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown, reported AP News<\/a>. \"But for the good Lord\u2019s grace that we\u2019re not here talking about planning a funeral for our officers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"This offender had no regard for their position as police officers. No regard. And began trying to kill them,\" Brown said, reported AP News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officers responding to a call of gunfire, encountered 45-year-old Bruce Lua. Footage shows several officers issue a series of verbal commands. But Lua pulled a gun instead, drawing suddenly on police. One officer took a round in the shoulder above his protected vest, according to AP News. Another officer received a gunshot wound to the hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows the incident turn in an instant, with the suspect getting the drop on police. A violent, intense firefight ensued, with police finally shooting Lua in the leg, ending the threat. Both officers received medical treatment, as did the suspect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chicago's History of Violence<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The shooting marks 16 officers shot at during the last 15 months, according to AP News. Suspects fired at another 108 officers<\/a> during that time. Mayor Lori Lightfoot blamed the flow of illegal guns as the source of the cause. The shooting \"underscores the danger that our men and women in the Police Department face every single day,\" Lightfoot said, reported AP News. \"They run to danger to protect us. And we can't ever forget that.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just this past weekend, Chicago police responded to 38 shootings from Friday evening through Sunday. Shooting victims ranged from 15 to 62 years old, according to Fox News<\/a>. One murder victim died from stabbing wounds. The total carnage recorded 54 injured and eight killed throughout the city, suggesting illegal guns do not explain the root of the problem, despite Lightfoot's anti-gun assertion. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Chicago Felon Shoots 2 Officers in Violent Shootout With Police","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"chicago-felon-shoots-2-officers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:51","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:51","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/21\/chicago-felon-shoots-2-officers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124412,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-17 12:09:05","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-17 16:09:05","post_content":"\n

If 2020 taught us anything, it's that the world, at the drop of a hat, can descend into chaos. So the timing couldn't be better on the release of the updated FN 303 Mk2 Less Lethal Launcher. The Mk2 improves upon FN's original 303 system<\/a>, firing fin-stabilized .68-caliber projectiles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

FN 303 Mk2 Less Lethal Launcher<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFrom the first release of the FN 303 Less Lethal launcher in the early 2000s to the release of the Mk 2 variant today, FN has been at the forefront of the ever-changing landscape of policing, developing innovative solutions for officers and agencies,\u201d said Charles \u201cBucky\u201d Mills, Sr. Director, Law Enforcement and Federal Sales for FN America, LLC. \u201cUpdates in the FN 303 Mk2 include fully adjustable sights for ease of zeroing, and upgrades to the air operating system that double the service life of the launcher and reduce required maintenance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 303 Mk2 utilizes a lightweight, rugged polymer. A compressed CO2 air tank drives the system. The revised launcher delivers pin-point accuracy out to 50 yards, according to FN. New, adjustable flip-up metal sights get officers on target. Meanwhile, a MIL-STD 1913 top rail provides for mounting optical or red dot sights. The optimized operating system doubles the service life of the FN 303 Mk2, allowing 5,000 projectiles fired before first required routine maintenance. It reduces armor maintenance requirements while maintaining operational readiness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The .68-caliber 303 projectiles maintain accuracy and maximum effectiveness and safety, according to FN. Officers can quickly change projectiles from inert, marking impact or irritant. The clear, rear magazine cover enables officers to visually inspect projectile type and count in the magazine. For even more info, please visit fnamerica.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"FN 303 Mk2: Less Lethal System Launcher Updated for Law Enforcement","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fn-303-mk2-less-lethal-launcher","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:52","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:52","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/17\/fn-303-mk2-less-lethal-launcher\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124416,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-16 14:33:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-16 18:33:00","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/hTmN3GvwYRw\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A new video showcasing Safariland holster retention tests highlights just how tough the company's gear can be. Built for personal, law enforcement and duty use, the gear needs to stand up to anything you can throw at it. Well, Safariland seemingly shows that and more, an extreme video putting its gear<\/a> to extreme tests. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Extreme Safariland Holster Retention Tests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt The Safariland Group, we live for innovation, performance, excellence and legacy every day\u201d said Tim Drnec, VP of Marketing and Commercial Sales for The Safariland Group. \u201cOur team wanted to go out and show our products in an all-new way, and they certainly achieved that-and then some. These scenarios demonstrate the ultra-reliability of our holsters\u2019 function, design, build and of course, retention.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secure Against High Force, Jolts and Torque<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Above all, a holster system need to show its strength. So to show just brawny Safariland holsters are, the test hit the gym. The Level IV retention withstood sheer brute force. Then the holsters headed to a high-speed day on the water. Finally, the test wrapped up at all-new heights. A tester demos the system, putting incredible faith in the holster as he dangles from a helicopter! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clearly, the company takes great pride in its work. We already know that high-level law enforcement officers and competitive shooters alike choose Safariland. So whatever the stakes, be it preservation of life or the rigors of competition, professionals choose Safariland gear. And when you see a video like this, it becomes extremely easy to see why. For even more info, please visit safariland.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Safariland Holster Retention Tests Push the Extremes","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"safariland-holster-retention-tests","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/16\/safariland-holster-retention-tests\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":7},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/j-Fqab_r7Kg\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A Chicago felon, awaiting trial on assault charges, drew on two police officers in a dangerous gunfight May 16. Recently released officer body cam footage shows the shootout, where officers returned fire, injuring the suspect. The shootout illustrates the problems officers face, especially in Windy City, where violence toward police continues to rise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Chicago Felon Guns Down 2 Police Officers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\"They were in uniform, clearly Chicago police officers, and this offender had no regard for their position as police officers \u2014 no regard \u2014 and began trying to kill them,\" said Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown, reported AP News<\/a>. \"But for the good Lord\u2019s grace that we\u2019re not here talking about planning a funeral for our officers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"This offender had no regard for their position as police officers. No regard. And began trying to kill them,\" Brown said, reported AP News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officers responding to a call of gunfire, encountered 45-year-old Bruce Lua. Footage shows several officers issue a series of verbal commands. But Lua pulled a gun instead, drawing suddenly on police. One officer took a round in the shoulder above his protected vest, according to AP News. Another officer received a gunshot wound to the hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage shows the incident turn in an instant, with the suspect getting the drop on police. A violent, intense firefight ensued, with police finally shooting Lua in the leg, ending the threat. Both officers received medical treatment, as did the suspect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chicago's History of Violence<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The shooting marks 16 officers shot at during the last 15 months, according to AP News. Suspects fired at another 108 officers<\/a> during that time. Mayor Lori Lightfoot blamed the flow of illegal guns as the source of the cause. The shooting \"underscores the danger that our men and women in the Police Department face every single day,\" Lightfoot said, reported AP News. \"They run to danger to protect us. And we can't ever forget that.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just this past weekend, Chicago police responded to 38 shootings from Friday evening through Sunday. Shooting victims ranged from 15 to 62 years old, according to Fox News<\/a>. One murder victim died from stabbing wounds. The total carnage recorded 54 injured and eight killed throughout the city, suggesting illegal guns do not explain the root of the problem, despite Lightfoot's anti-gun assertion. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Chicago Felon Shoots 2 Officers in Violent Shootout With Police","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"chicago-felon-shoots-2-officers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:51","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:51","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/21\/chicago-felon-shoots-2-officers\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124412,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-17 12:09:05","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-17 16:09:05","post_content":"\n

If 2020 taught us anything, it's that the world, at the drop of a hat, can descend into chaos. So the timing couldn't be better on the release of the updated FN 303 Mk2 Less Lethal Launcher. The Mk2 improves upon FN's original 303 system<\/a>, firing fin-stabilized .68-caliber projectiles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

FN 303 Mk2 Less Lethal Launcher<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFrom the first release of the FN 303 Less Lethal launcher in the early 2000s to the release of the Mk 2 variant today, FN has been at the forefront of the ever-changing landscape of policing, developing innovative solutions for officers and agencies,\u201d said Charles \u201cBucky\u201d Mills, Sr. Director, Law Enforcement and Federal Sales for FN America, LLC. \u201cUpdates in the FN 303 Mk2 include fully adjustable sights for ease of zeroing, and upgrades to the air operating system that double the service life of the launcher and reduce required maintenance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 303 Mk2 utilizes a lightweight, rugged polymer. A compressed CO2 air tank drives the system. The revised launcher delivers pin-point accuracy out to 50 yards, according to FN. New, adjustable flip-up metal sights get officers on target. Meanwhile, a MIL-STD 1913 top rail provides for mounting optical or red dot sights. The optimized operating system doubles the service life of the FN 303 Mk2, allowing 5,000 projectiles fired before first required routine maintenance. It reduces armor maintenance requirements while maintaining operational readiness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The .68-caliber 303 projectiles maintain accuracy and maximum effectiveness and safety, according to FN. Officers can quickly change projectiles from inert, marking impact or irritant. The clear, rear magazine cover enables officers to visually inspect projectile type and count in the magazine. For even more info, please visit fnamerica.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","post_title":"FN 303 Mk2: Less Lethal System Launcher Updated for Law Enforcement","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fn-303-mk2-less-lethal-launcher","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:52","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:52","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/17\/fn-303-mk2-less-lethal-launcher\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":124416,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2021-06-16 14:33:00","post_date_gmt":"2021-06-16 18:33:00","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/hTmN3GvwYRw\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A new video showcasing Safariland holster retention tests highlights just how tough the company's gear can be. Built for personal, law enforcement and duty use, the gear needs to stand up to anything you can throw at it. Well, Safariland seemingly shows that and more, an extreme video putting its gear<\/a> to extreme tests. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Extreme Safariland Holster Retention Tests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt The Safariland Group, we live for innovation, performance, excellence and legacy every day\u201d said Tim Drnec, VP of Marketing and Commercial Sales for The Safariland Group. \u201cOur team wanted to go out and show our products in an all-new way, and they certainly achieved that-and then some. These scenarios demonstrate the ultra-reliability of our holsters\u2019 function, design, build and of course, retention.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secure Against High Force, Jolts and Torque<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Above all, a holster system need to show its strength. So to show just brawny Safariland holsters are, the test hit the gym. The Level IV retention withstood sheer brute force. Then the holsters headed to a high-speed day on the water. Finally, the test wrapped up at all-new heights. A tester demos the system, putting incredible faith in the holster as he dangles from a helicopter! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clearly, the company takes great pride in its work. We already know that high-level law enforcement officers and competitive shooters alike choose Safariland. So whatever the stakes, be it preservation of life or the rigors of competition, professionals choose Safariland gear. And when you see a video like this, it becomes extremely easy to see why. For even more info, please visit safariland.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n","post_title":"VIDEO: Safariland Holster Retention Tests Push the Extremes","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"safariland-holster-retention-tests","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/16\/safariland-holster-retention-tests\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":7},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};