Tactical Response back issues from March 2007:
Neil Blackwood, Knife-maker
Mar 01, 2007; ... (ProQuest-CSA LLC: ... denotes text missing in the original.) Neil Blackwood began making wooden knives at age 6. He took his father's industrial arts shop class in the eighth grade where he perfected his skill. Blackwood worked as a machinist for 25 years where he continued to work with ...
Benchmade-Blackwood Rukus-series
Mar 01, 2007; ... By TR Staff Two of the most promising blades from Benchmade are the award-winning Rukus and-hot off the blacksmith's anvil-the Mini-Rukus. Both are Neil Blackwood designs. The oversize Rukus is geared to tactical officers, while the Mini-Rukus is ideal for patrol officers. A ...
Remington's 7615P Pump Action Rifle
Mar 01, 2007; ... The patrol rifle market is dominated by AR-15-type semiautomatic rifles. However, these rifles also look very much like military select fire weapons, although most are semiautomatic only. For departments that wish to avoid the perceived negative, "military" image but want the firepower of a .223 ...
Video Surveillance Via Cell Phone
Mar 01, 2007; ... There is no information more precious to a SWAT team than intelligence. Knowing the physical layout of a targeted location, its defenses, and how many people are inside can save the lives of SWAT team members and the bad guys they are charged with apprehending. In hostage takings and ...
The Secret of Active Listening
Mar 01, 2007; ... The art of hostage negotiation does not focus on one particular moment. The most successful negotiations are built from solid understanding of the hostage taker and the development of mutual trust between negotiator and taker. Many negotiators have found that the most effective way to ...
Terrorism Deterrence, Part II
Mar 01, 2007; ... Terrorist attacks usually fall into one of two categories, the "decimation assault" and the "mass hostage siege." Like all other actions taken by terrorists, the decimation assault is not a "crime." It is an "attack" mounted by an organized, militarized terrorist group. The decimation ...
Sport Supplements 101
Mar 01, 2007; ... As an officer with an active interest in staying fit, you've probably visited a sport supplement store or leafed through the ads in a fitness magazine. Sure enough, there are a lot of supplements out there that can give you an edge in the gym and in the field. Unfortunately, there's also a fair ...
Streamlight's Low-Light Instructor Course
Mar 01, 2007; ... Streamlight sponsors and endorses Team One Network as its provider of low-light training. Team One Network offers a three-day Low Light / Laser Instructor course, which covers almost every aspect of integrating low-light and laser training into any current training program. This ...
VALHALLA'S Extreme Close Quarters PISTOL COURSE
Mar 01, 2007; ... Proximity negates skill. The inference of that statement is when armed encounters occur up close, the untrained assailant can cancel out the skill of the trained officer. To buy into this means that we cannot by virtue of our training develop the skills to win at close range. I would argue that ...
Valhalla Training Center
Mar 01, 2007; ... The Valhalla Training Center is located in the San Juan mountain range above Montrose in southwest Colorado. The training center is within the world class Elk Mountain Resort, which features five-star service and accommodations within 275 acres surrounded by a national forest. In operation for ...
Israeli Anti-Terrorist SWAT School
Mar 01, 2007; ... Terrorism is not new. Neither are counterterrorism forces. What is relatively new in the U.S. is the concept of law enforcement SWAT teams and first responders becoming anti-terrorism / counterterrorism (AT/CT) operators, or at least AT/CT-capable. Columbine and 9/11, while very ...
Escalate, Not Tap-out
Mar 01, 2007; ... Though relatively new in law enforcement training circles, ground fighting has quickly gained popularity for its practicality and necessity. An agency that does not recognize its importance by now is decidedly behind the times, bordering on negligent in its failure to train its officers. Because ...
RAPID ASSAULT TOOLS
Mar 01, 2007; ... In the world of tactical law enforcement operations, one of the most critical moments is the breach. If the entry into the door or other portal of the structure is not made in a rapid fashion, then the entire operation may be in jeopardy. In some structures there will be more than one ...
HUDSON v. MICHIGAN AND FORCED ENTRY
Mar 01, 2007; ... In June 2006, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment's "knockand-announce" rule may be admissible in a court of law. In a 54 decision, the court noted that the interests protected under the "exclusionary rule" differ from the interests protected ...
SLEEP INERTIA AND CALLOUTS
Mar 01, 2007; ... Sleep inertia is a concern for all departments that have officers on call, and it is especially a concern for tactical officers awoken from a deep sleep to respond to an incident. Sleep deprivation is one thing. Shift work and fatigue are known causes of decreased alertness and impaired ...
Remington's 40XS Tactical Rifle
Mar 01, 2007; ... Remington's 40X rifle dates to 1955 when the company introduced the original 40X match rifle in caliber .22 Long Rifle. These rifles, adapted from Remington's Model 722 action, quickly established a reputation for accuracy and reliability. While the 40X rifles made before 1964 were built on the ...
Sharpening YOUR DUTY KNIFE
Mar 01, 2007; ... There used to be a time when knife carry was rare among the police. A knife in a pouch on the duty belt in the early 1980s would elicit "Rambo" comments from other officers. Now it is a commonly accepted tool in police work and rare for an officer not to carry at least one knife on ...
EGOS AND MULTI-AGENCY OPERATORS
Mar 01, 2007; ... After months of organization and planning, the two or more separate teams get together for their first practice as a single, multiagency team. To no one's surprise, you will immediately find out that not all operators have the same techniques! Combining two stand-alone teams together is ...