Corrections Firearms Training News & Articles

• 'We carry guns': Armed judges in spotlight after Ohio attack

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  The question of whether judges should be armed got renewed attention after a judge who was carrying a gun was shot outside his courthouse and fired back

• Bill would mandate safe storage for corrections officers' firearms

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  The bill has passed in the House and is now in the Senate

• Mock prison riot gets new warden

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  A 16th version of the Mock Prison Riot at the former West Virginia Penitentiary will happen in May

• Packing Heat: Why you should be able to carry off-duty

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  For many years, correctional officers with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) were able to carry firearms off duty. Then in the late 1970s, along came DOC director R...

• Fla. deputy shoots, kills inmate trying to escape

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  Associated PressPALATKA, Fla. — Officials in Florida say a corrections officer shot and killed an inmate who tried to escape from jail by climbing a razor wire fence.Sheriff Jeff Hardy says a deput...

• Enhancing grip strength

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  Video: Broadband Download Windows Media Player In this week's Police1 Video Tip, provided by the Police Officers Safety Association (POSA), Jeff Brooks, a police officer and martial arts expert, ex...

• If you find one weapon, keep looking

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  Video: Broadband Dialup Download Windows Media Player This video clip serves as a reminder of how easy it can be for a suspect to conceal one—or many—weapons, including a full-length shotgun and a ...

• What would you do?

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  Download the video Download Windows Media Player This week’s video training tip, provided by the Law Enforcement Training Network, explores three response options to a “man with a gun” call involvi...

• Entry Weapon Choices

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  Video: Broadband Dialup Download Windows Media Player In this tip from the Police Officers Safety Association (POSA), Training Director Ralph Mroz explores the pros and cons of the traditional use ...

• Training for safe, effective lateral movement skills

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  Video: Broadband Dialup Download Windows Media Player In this week’s Police1 Video Tip, law enforcement fitness expert James Di Naso with Police Kinesiology Company demonstrates training exercises ...

• Firearm Safety Rules from TeamOne

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  Revised Firearm Safety Rules: Cardinal Rules Rule One:Treat every firearm as if it were loaded. Rule Two:Point your firearms in a safe direction — one where an unintentional discharge will cause NO...

• The best shotgun stance

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  Video: Broadband Dialup Download Windows Media Player In this sample out-take from the Police Officers Safety Association (POSA) video Basic Tactical Shotgun Skills for Law Enforcement, the correct...

• Simulated weapons safety

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  Video: Broadband Dialup Download Windows Media Player In this sample out-take from the Police Officers Safety Association (POSA) video Force-on-Force Simulation Instructor for Law Enforcement, a cr...

• Quick response to bleeding wounds

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  A tip learned in the military a few years back to help stop serious bleeding: Feminine napkins and tampons, which are super absorbent, are great for helping to control bleeding wounds. Tampons fit ...

• CELL PHONE CAPABLE OF FIRING 4 .22 ROUNDS

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  Most see airport security as a pain. Some deal better than others. Some feel violated, when you watch this movie, you'll understand why they want your cell phone through the x-ray machine.Read this...

• Fundamental extremely close quarter shooting technique

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  Video: Broadband Dialup Download Windows Media Player In this sample out-take from the Police Officers Safety Association (POSA) video "Close Quarter Shooting for Law Enforcement," the fundamental ...

• Problems with the "tactical reload"

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  Video: Broadband Dialup Download Windows Media Player In this week's video tip, Ralph Mroz, Training Director for the Police Officers Safety Association discusses the so-called tactical reload — a ...

• Shotgun Reloading

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  Video: Broadband Dialup Download Windows Media Player We believe that the way shotgun reloading is almost universally taught is impractical and often impossible in the real world. In this week's vi...

• The new models in firearms training

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  By Ralph Mroz Director of Training Police Officers Safety Association Those of you who've been following the issues in firearms tactics and training over the last decade will by now have noticed so...

• Realistic training to enhance your close quarter core skills

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  By Ralph Mroz At the Police Officer Safety Association we teach a course called Close Quarter Handgun Core Skills. It is a course focused on just what the title suggests: fundamental skills and dri...