I want us all to think back on situations we have found ourselves in and thought, “Wow, I could have easily been in a bad way if that guy would have wanted to attack.” We have all had times that we have made some pretty major tactical errors when it comes to dealing with contacts […]
Tactical Performance
I found these eight critical components of tactical performance by Dallas SWAT veteran Steve Claggett in an article in PoliceOne. I want to share them with you all because they are excellent truths with regards to surviving and keeping ourselves safe. Are these consistently your personal priorities when you’re on the street?
Use of Cover
Maintaining a mindset of identifying and using cover is critical to our survival. When the shooting starts, it is best to be behind something that stops bullets. We should either move towards cover or look for cover. Barricaded shooting is using field expedient cover to provide an advantageous shooting position. Although I am discussing firing […]
Pre-Contact Assessment
I would like to share a few simple Laws of Defensive Tactics we discussed in a street survival class I attended a few years ago. While several of these laws are truly common sense, all of them can save your life.
Privately-Funded Neighborhood Security on the Rise
Due to budgetary reasons, some cities are forced to lay off police officers. Some residents have decided to contract private security to make up for lack of patrols in their neighborhood. Read the full story here.