The Last Man or Woman Standing: Training Until The Lights Go Out…or Come On!

The Last Man or Woman Standing: Training Until The Lights Go Out…or Come On!

By Lance J. LoRusso, Esq. ========== Editor’s note: Prominent law enforcement attorney Lance LoRusso, author of this article, will be joining Calibre Press’s Jim Glennon in a free, critically important Webinar: A Lawyer’s Perspective: Don’t Wait Until IT Happens! The...
Defeating the Blur: Rethinking Traditional Police Training to Close Quarter Spontaneous Attacks

Defeating the Blur: Rethinking Traditional Police Training to Close Quarter Spontaneous Attacks

by Chris Butler and Dan Fraser No Crystal Ball If you knew you were going to be suddenly ambushed and assaulted by an assailant at extreme close quarters on your next shift, how would you prepare for it? You’d probably have a lot of questions about who your opponent...
Managing a Live-Fire Range

Managing a Live-Fire Range

Firearms instructor courses sometimes fail to address the important topic of how to safely and effectively manage the firing line. Without proper care, control and forethought, the potential for unproductive training or, worse yet, injury to one of our own is a real...
Negligent Shootings

Negligent Shootings

In only the past four years, seven more law enforcement officers have been killed in non-duty related shootings. The two most recent deaths occurred in the first four months of 2015. April, 2015: A Florida officer is killed during firearms training by another officer...