By Ken FarrenIALEFI Control #20-05 National statistics advise year after year that most police officers are killed in the 3–7-foot range. That’s confined space and we had better train our officers how to survive in that space or they will die in it. The definition of the verb “confined” is to keep within bounds; to […]
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By Rom RanalloIALEFI Control #20-01Produced by Rom Ranallo, April 2020 As a firearms instructor, you are often judged by your peers on your ability to deal with “remedial shooters.” They exist in virtually every police department in the world. The purpose of this article is to define what a remedial shooter is, why they exist,
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Author: Brian C. SmithPhotos by: Brian C. Smith Jr.IALEFI Control #19-24 I acquired my first firearms instructor certification in 1986, from the National Rifle Association’s Law Enforcement Activities Division. During that time, I was primarily instructing private security personnel from a number of agencies and police department qualifications. Ironically, when police personnel reported to the
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“Tap, rack, bang” and “point that barrel down range” were new clichés heard by the teenagers on June 9, 2019 at the pistol range. The class titled “Basic Pistol Fundamentals for Children of Police Officers” was scheduled at the Compound Gun Repair and Range in Crete, Illinois. There were approximately eight brave souls that reported
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PREFACE: We’re trainers. We train others how to effectively, safely and efficiently protect ourselves and others with a firearm. This training includes having a means of lethal force readily available – on our person. Especially now that a large segment of society, including LEOs, reach maturity limits; concerns of age are significant. This poses the
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Authors – Jay Laluz & John Weinstein, PhD Introduction There is a saying among pizza lovers: “The worst pizza I ever ate was still pretty good.” A similar principle applies to modern duty handguns. Nearly all current handguns produced by reputable manufacturers are well made, reliable, and safe. That does not mean, however, that they
Departmental Handgun Selection Considerations: More Complex than You Think! Read More »
Effective employment of the patrol rifle by law enforcement officers is reliant upon a successful training program, whether it is taught in house, through a state training academy, or through some other vetted source. Specifically, one aspect of patrol rifle training that is extremely important to officer survival is the transition to handgun in the
Continued Response to a Continued Threat: Teaching the Rifle to Handgun Transition Read More »
Recently a Captain in our department was taking her service pistol off the top shelf of her locker when she lost control of the pistol. As the pistol fell, she tried to catch it before it hit the concrete floor – a very natural human reaction, to be sure. Unfortunately, as sometimes happens in such
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In the high-stakes world of law enforcement, where split-second decisions can mean the difference between life and death, effective training isn’t a luxury—it’s a necessity. As agencies nationwide seek to improve officer safety, public trust, and performance under pressure, one approach has emerged as a critical cornerstone: real-world training. Grounded in the latest research from
Author – Tom Alibrando To live fire demo or not live fire demo? That is the question…and let me bring the bottom-line up front. You need to be capable of showing everything, live, in front of students, every time. So let me tell you a story. When I was in basic instructor school (not even
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