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Dangerous Idiots Clint Smiths column on stupid

range drills (Reality Check II, March/April 2009) struck a chord with me.As the departments range master,I was tasked with making our train-

ing more realistic according to ourchief, who is not a shooter at all. Hetold me to make sure our guys knowwhat its like to have gun shots close

by he must have been watchingsome TV show is all I can figure. Iasked him exactly how he thinksI should do that. He said, I dontknow, put them at the dirt berm andshoot next to them maybe?

I explained why that was not a

good idea. Andthanks to Clint,I can now showhim the articleto back me up.

Make sure you continue to not beafraid to address these kinds of important issues.

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Back Where? I read Roys column about being

Back in the Saddle ( Insider , March/April 2009) and wanted to say hi. Irecall reading his stuff since the early

1980s and now Im glad to see hes theeditor at COP. Im sure hell keep the ball rolling there and Ive always en- joyed his to-the-point attitude. Which iswhy I like your magazine!

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tactic, but have never done it or seen itdone. How effective is it when using the.223? Can any of your writers expand onthis tactic?

Deputy Jason EtheridgeVia e-mail

Jason, Ive had the opportunity to notonly witness this sort of thing, but actu-

ally red a few rounds through a wind - shield from the inside. A good friend hadaccess to a junkyard in the country andthe owner didnt mind if we did a bit ofinformal testing on cracked windshields.What we found (wearing leather welding

jackets and goggles and face shields)

ican COP. Well continue to help those of you on the streets by keeping you postedabout good gear, tactics, ideas, tips and well continue to make sure youknow whats ridiculous too. Thats the

fun part! Roy

Defend Em? I thought Mr. Cloughs article ( In De-

fense of Defense Attorneys , March/April2009) was going to be some drivel about

public defenders and how hard their jobsare, with hand wringing and such. I wassurprised to read a well-balanced articleabout why we do need good, ethical de-fense attorneys, even though many ofus in law enforcement still hate it whenone uses the law to get a client off. Mr.Cloughs article helped me to understandsome of the reasons they win at times.

Of cer Carl Robertson New Jersey

Shooting Windshields The photo in the article about the

Spikes Tactical ri e ( Spikes TacticalST-15 SBR , March/April 2009) shows anof cer posing as if hes going to shootthrough the windshield. Ive seen train-ing like this and read where its a viable

was the rounds all easily penetrated. Themuzzle blast and noise were stunningthough. Depending upon the load (stan-dard ball 55-gr. FMJ or Federals Tacti-cal .223 we used at the time some yearsago), performance on the target varied.The FMJ ball had some fragmentationissues but still made good holes in a target about ve yards in front of the hood.

It was hard to tell, but it seems there wasalso some variation in impact from our

point of aim. The Federal Tactical heldtogether better. We used a 20" Colt ARand sat way back to clear. While not acomprehensive test, it did give us someidea, and I wouldnt hesitate to shootthrough glass if I had to but youd be

sure to damage your hearing Ill bet. Imnot sure how these short-barreled ri es

perform though. Maybe a reader outthere has some experience with this and

can write in? Let us know at [email protected] and well print what we learn. Roy

Likes Us Great magazine! A bud told me

about your online edition and since Ihave a wireless Internet card for mylaptop, I can read COP during thoselong graveyard shifts and not have to

It did give us someidea, and I wouldnt

hesitate to shootthrough glass if I had

to but youd besure to damage your

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worry about my squad mates stealingmy issue! Oh, I read it for training, notfor pleasure right.

Of cer Rory AtchinsonOregon

If you havent checked it out, go towww.americancopmagazine.com andbrowse the online edition. Its searchable

so you can nd an article from any pastissue, and allows hot links on Web sites. Roy

And First off thank you for an excellent

magazine. Each issue gives food forthought. I have the honor to be the Train-ing Of cer and Firearms Instructor for a

branch of Brinks Inc., the armored carcompany, and the subject of plastic/toy/colored guns has come up in our train-ing. Just as police of cers are expected

to make very fast decisions under stress,our messengers, when out on the street

between their truck and a customerslocation, are in a similar situation. Theymay have to make a life and death deci-sion. If its pointed at them, and the badguy will not respond to orders to stop,the messengers job is to stop the ac-tion. If anybody thinks a plastic gunwould somehow intimidate or save him,they chose the wrong armored car mes-senger to approach.

Clint Smiths column ( Plastic Prac-tice, Realty Check II Jan/Feb 2009) preaches to the choir. The use of it should be shouted from the rooftops. This kindof training is not only cost effective, butits safe and allows a student to leavetraining with the same number of holesas he/she started the session with.

Thank you again for publishing thesetwo articles, and an excellent publication.

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Kudos To Doc Williams I just now got the Sept/Oct issue

from my chief s desk. Reading the ar-

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ticle by Dr. Williams ( Shooting With X-Ray Vision ), I now know Ive beenright for many years regarding round-

placement in order to stop an attack.Having had EMT and flight-medictraining I knew the conventional pa-

per targets were incorrect and had usall shooting in the wrong place. Any-

body familiar with human anatomyknows this.Thank you for making this known to

more of cers. However, the problem re -mains in current training, still using the

basic paper target. As shown, the backof a target using this information wouldleave the shooter low in quali cationscores. Most of us out there may shoottwice a year. If we use this concept thescores would be low maybe career-ending low and most of us dont havethe opportunity to shoot enough so wecan qualify one day and train properly

the rest of the time. We need a strongmovement within the law enforcementworld to produce a proper target. Thankyou for a true cops magazine. Thankyou for the real stuff!

Sgt. Rick HochmannSanta Anna PD, Texas

More Pink Ponderings It is a big deal, treat it as a real gun.

Im not in police work of any type, how-ever I have a conceal carry permit. I feelanyone facing an of cer with a gun issubject to being shot.

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Toro Caca In response to Paul Markels edito-

rial ( Toro Caca: Priceless or Ridiculous,Jan/Feb 2009), I started my adult life inCarters Army (1975-78) and intendedto make a career out of military service.Being sent to do my duty armed with anM16A1 baseball bat helped me realize Icouldnt play the game for 20 or moreyears. I had hoped things had changed,

at least while were engaged in the Waron Terror. It seems our troops needour prayers even more than I realized.Thanks for a ne publication.

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and it did. I lit-up my tractor in a perfectly dark barn, and I could have rebuilt the engine with justthe 9430 lighting things up. I also did a could I carry

this and use it as a ashlight test and, well, it didnt doso well in that test. But it might just be me and I need to workon upper-body strength. Im thinking with enough duct tape Icould probably rig a handy shoulder/waist/arm/wrist holder.Click, wham ! The sizzling beam ashes into the front seat of

a miscreants car as they shrink back, shocked and awed.May I see your drivers license please? Hell yes I cansee it! Ha! Double ha!

They want this thing back and Im trying togure out a way to keep it. At about $800 it seemslike its a lot, but if I amortize it over 20 years,

thats only, um, uh, er $3.30 a month for aashlight. Hell, thats cheap. Hey Suzi

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D ont tell me you dont have the ashlight gene, because I know you do. Imalways in the middle of a quest for the bestest, brightest, coolest, smallest,niftiest, makes-the-most-sense ashlight, regardless of any particularly good

reason. Im boggled into a stupor when someone says, Oh? A ashlight?Um, uh, I think I may have one somewhere then produces one of those barely glowing99-cent, plastic, dime-store ashlights. How can you not have a ashlight, and probablyhave at least one in a pocket somewhere? Gads its, its un-American.

Ive been known to stand on my back deck at night overlooking about six acres inour back yard and shine ashlights into the dark in a constant contest of which oneis really best? And I can never decide. Hey Suzi, aw, cmon, dont roll your eyes, is thisone just a bit brighter? Can you see that little rock better with this one (shining a light) orthis one (shining another)? I could never decide who was the clear winner until now.But it does have some, shall we say, personal portability problems.

The Winner Is

The 9430 is the master of all sorta-portable lightsfor cops. You need to keep the term portable in anopen-minded manner. This isnt a carry it on the

belt light, but more of a keep it in the trunk forthose times when you need to light the snot out of a placelights. With about 2,000 (!) lumens of light, it not only winsthe light up Roys back yard game but does a fair job oflighting up a grove of walnut trees about 300 yards away.And yes, we could see the little beady eyes of thefurry woodland creatures way out there. EvenSuzi didnt roll her eyes too much.

Its got a built-in charging port and givesyou a run time of up to 15 hours on the lowsetting, which is hardly less bright than thehigh setting. The light itself is a mainte-

nance-free LED array that will only burn forsome 50,000 hours. Thats only 5.7years, so remember: if youleave it on 24 hours a dayfor six years, you mighthave to replace the light.

The head rotates 360degrees and is on anexpandable mini-mastso you can pretty muchaim this baby anywhereyou need the light. Theresother goodies like alow-battery indica-tor, waterproofswitch and alock on that ex-tension mast.

The Test

The Pelican 9430 AreaLighting System may just

be the ultimate keep it inthe patrol car trunk light.

Light a crime scene? Noproblem. We tried it ina pitch-black basementroom and, well, you cansee the results.

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tional of cer will spend more time withconvicted felons in two years than the aver-age police of cer will in a career and95 percent of us do it without any rearms.Correctional of cers are outnumbered 60:1

or worse in most cases. Walk any tier,cellblock, chow hall or recreation yard and

youll know very quickly just how badlywere outnumbered. We maintain over 2.2million people behind bars in the UnitedStates some of whom are the mostdeviant criminals yet many people stillquestion the legitimacy of this profession.

Are correctional of cers law enforce -ment of cers? Should they have the rightto carry? Anyone whos ever worked

behind he walls of our nations prisons, jails and juvenile detention centers would

nd these questions unfathomable, andabsurd. If were not law enforcementof cers what are we?

CORRECTIONS BRI AN DAWEBEHIND THE FENCE.

Brian Dawe is the Executive Director for The American Correctional Ofcer (www.americanco.org) and the American Correctional Ofcers Intelligence Network (www.COIntel.net). He can be

95 percent ofcorrections of-

cers are notarmed.

Bad guys get locked up. Then whodeals with them? We do cor-rectional of cers, that is. But arethey any less dangerous? We have

powers of arrest while in the performance of

Here Come Da Judge

our duties and are authorized to use deadlyforce. Forty thousand of us get assaulted,and nearly a dozen are killed in the line ofduty every year. Police catch them, but wehave to keep them. The average correc-

COPS OR NOT ?

A

ccording to the U.S. Department of Justice Lawenforcement of cers include but are not limited to,

police, corrections, probation, parole and judicialof cers (42 U.S.C. 3796). Were now recognized

and included on the Law Enforcement Of cers MemorialWall in Washington, DC. Were covered under the nations bene t programs for law enforcement of cers killed or per -manently disabled in the line of duty and several states haveenacted similar legislation recognizing the vital role we playin law enforcement. So, we are law enforcement of cers,right? Uh, er, if only it were that uncomplicated, and why isit so important at this point in our history?

Thanks to the diligent work by the Law EnforcementAlliance of America over the last decade, HR 218, known asthe Right to Carry law was enacted in August 2004. Thislaw allows for active and retired law enforcement of cers tocarry a concealed weapon across state lines while off dutyas long as certain certi cation requirements are met. Thered

been some questions about the laws limitations; however arecent decision by the courts upheld the intent of the legisla-tion as written. Yet, only 13 states convey some level of

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peace of cer status upon their correc -tional of cers Arkansas, Cali -fornia, Colorado, Idaho, Louisiana,Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey,

New York, Rhode Island, Texas,Utah and Wyoming and most ofthose states dont confer full peaceof cer status to their of cers on andoff duty. This laws an important toolfor correctional of cers so its impor -tant all members of my profession beafforded full peace of cer status inevery jurisdiction.

The Awful TruthOver recent years weve seen an

increase in the number of of cers being assaulted or murdered off-du-

ty as a result of their job behind thewalls. The Internet and cell phoneshave made it easy to track downand nd nearly anyone you want.Gangs and terrorists have nationaland international communicationsnetworks and theyre getting moresophisticated every day. Accordingto the National Gang Task Forces2005 Threat Assessment report

prison gangs are now ordering hitson correctional of cers on the streetfrom behind prison walls.

An of cer was murdered duringa robbery in a mall parking lot whenhis attackers discovered he was acorrectional of cer. Another wasgunned down at home, in front ofhis family because hed placed agang-banger in segregation the day

before while on the job. An of cerwas shot while sitting on his front

porch after a gang member recog-nized him from state prison andanother of cer was badly beatenoutside a diner by an ex-con whorecognized him. And these arentisolated incidents.

We are law enforcement of cers

in every sense of the word. Its timeour nation took notice and politiciansrealize we put our lives on the lineeveryday to protect our communities.We should be afforded the appropri-ate respect and dignity that goes withsuch a sacri ce. Most importantly,we should be provided the toolsneeded to protect ourselves. All cor-rectional of cers must be affordedfull peace of cer status. Legislationshould be enacted in every jurisdic-tion in the nation to address thisissue. We must be allowed to protectour families and ourselves from thevery people we protectsociety from everyday. *
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CARRY OPtIONs MARK HANTENfROM hOlstERs tO hAvERsACks.

GrabIt AndGo!

T he recent attacks in Mombai are a clear reminder terrorist threats are still a reality in our world. Im arm believer this type of coordinated multiple shooterattack is much more likely than a dirty bomb, or

Chem/Bio attack. A couple of years ago, I was at a paintballeld and there was a contingent of Middle Eastern folks

chanting Muslim prayers in the parking lot in their camies.They were less than friendly and seemed to be training forsomething. Some of the 9/11 terrorists got their ight train -ing nearby, so I called a couple of the local Feds and let themknow about our paintball crew. Im not really sure how itturned out, but it stuck with me. The one thing we can be sureof is more attacks are inevitable and we owe it to the public,our families, and ourselves to be prepared.

Over the years, weve all seen a signi cant change in the philosophy of police training for active shooter attacks. Onething that hasnt changed is when these attackers are motivated,the only way to stop them is to go nd them, corner them andshoot them. Of course, we try to solicit their surrender, but forthe truly motivated ones, we are the ones who must stop them.Thankfully, the weapons many patrol of cers are currently car -

rying are substantially upgraded from what most of us had justa few years ago. Now we need to make sure we have the rest ofthe gear to stay in the ght.

Two pieces of gear I really like for the patrol response to an

Rie Bandolier

I n an active shooter response, youll already have most of what youneed with you. Youll have your handgun, ashlight, cuffs and radioon your belt, so what you really need is your ri e and more bullets.Thats exactly what the Ri e Bandolier is all about more ammo.

It carries four 30-round AR magazines and two handgun magazines inan easy-to-throw over your head satchel you can grab in seconds. Its theideal grab-n-go ammo carrier.

active shooter situation are the Ri e Bandolier and S.T.R.I.K.E.Bandolier by BLACKHAWK! I know, Im assuming you havea patrol carbine at your disposal, and hopefully its equippedwith a very quick and simple single point sling like SOG Ar-morys ONE-Point Bungie Sling.

The BLACKHAWK! S.T.R.I.K.E. Bandolier offers a wide rangeof options for outtting your active shooter response rig.

The S.T.R.I.K.E.Bandolier

S ome plain clothes assignmentsmay have you in the eld with -out a duty belt when the callcomes out, so you may want a

little more than ammo when you gocharging into battle. The S.T.R.I.K.E.Bandolier offers versatility so you can

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out t yourself appropriately consider -ing your situation. The S.T.R.I.K.E.Bandolier is a con gurable bandolierallowing for the attachment of anyMOLLE gear pouches you may need.With BLACKHAWK!s S.T.R.I.K.E.CQC Platform, you can easily add ahandgun holster to the rig, or you canadd any MOLLE or S.T.R.I.K.E. radio

pouch, ashlight pouch and whatevercon guration of ammo pouches suityour fancy. The big plus here is thewide range of options available tocon gure your ideal setup.

More Later While these bandoliers offer greatoptions for carrying critical additional

gear into the fray, theyre just bando-liers. And for those of you without car-

bines, you might try BLACKHAWK!sShotgun Bandolier for use with your

patrol shotgun.In an upcoming issue, Ill address

a couple of options for vests and plate carriers, which offer the abilityto carry additional gear as well asoffering the ballistic protection thatcould save your hide in a knock-down-drag-out gunfightwith motivated terrorists.

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PRIVATE sECURItY Ed PAlUMBOIssUEs ANd tR ENds ON thE PRIvAtE sIdE Of lAW ENfORCEM ENt.

c omments by the main authors of the principal blueribbon commission that studied the 9/11 attacks, seemto indicate were still in trouble. The United States is atgreat risk for more terrorist attacks because Congress

and the White House failed to enact several strong securitymeasures, according to Chairman Thomas Kean, formergovernor of Jersey. Along with (former) Congressman LeeHamilton, Kean agreed, as a whole, people are no longer

paying attention. Priorities have shifted. Several membersof this commission went so far as to say the U.S. is less safethan it was before 9/11.

Since the commissions nal report in 2004, the U.S. hasenacted the centerpiece proposal creating a national intel-ligence directorate. This is the typical U.S. government solu-tion to ANY problem build a bigger and more expensivegovernment. But weve stalled on other ideas, includingimproving communication among emergency responders and

Les

S safe

On the sub-continent these days,the en vogue phrase is post26/11, deployed to referencesigni cant consequences of

the Mumbai hotel terrorist attacks of November 26, 2008 (we would phrase it11/26). Hundreds, maybe thousands ofarticles appeared in almost every Indiannewspaper the morning after the deadlyattacks against that nations premier busi-ness destinations, describing all that was

known to be wrong before, and all thatwould change in the post 26/11 world.India is a wondrously literate placewith so many newspapers; its easier tocategorize them by language. There are13 Hindi language dailies alone.

26/11 sounds suspiciously like ourown post 9/11 appellation, still appliedto a whole host of ideas, programs, initia-tives, conversations, centered on a baseassertion hope, more accurately that things would indeed have changed,and for the better. To be fair, some thingshave gotten markedly better, as wevenot had a major terrorism incident in ourhomeland since 9/11, but how much ofthis is just luck?

Viewed from a private security man-agement perspective, we hope the peo-

ple of India have somewhat better luckin their post 26/11-world than weveenjoyed in ours. Much of the post-9/11fervor for greater and smarter and moreef cient security programs publicand private alike has dissipated.

shifting federal terrorism- ghting money so it goes to states based on risk level. Theres clearly a fading sense of urgency.

One can recognize in India now the same language we spoke just after 9/11, as its applied politically and within academic, me-dia and corporate cultures, describing a new willingness to broachany and all solutions. Risk management has become a major

priority after the 26/11 Mumbai attacks (which killed 179 peopleand have been blamed on Pakistan-based militants). Previously,security was not a priority, whether from the government perspec-tive of national security concerns, or for many private entities.

Now, though, companies are making it a priority and are consciousthey need to allocate more time and money to it. Well, so far.

Both the Taj Mahal and Trident hotels, scenes of horri cviolence, have hired the same Israeli security rm to providesuch specialized security services as psychological pro ling,maritime security, and counter-terrorism training by formerarmed forces of cers and intelligence experts.

This same out t recently established a joint venturewith an India-based security rm to provide security to the

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Now and then we get an incident where multiple of cers are

dealing with a violent suspect. Its easy for each of cer to feelthey need to focus on the suspect due to his level of violence.But it takes a calm, con dent of cer to recognize the situation

and step back to handle scene security. Remember, however, to com-municate this to your fellow of cers.

Speaking of communication, how many contact and cover errorsresult from a lack of it? Too often of cers assume their partner knowswhat theyre doing or dealing with and are then surprised when they failto act/react to something. Dont put each other in this position. If youreworried about tipping the suspect off to your tactics, come up with aseries of code words or phrases.

Remember, of cer safety is like building an engine. You have a plan, put the pieces together, and then start ne-tuning it until it works the wayit should. As any car buff knows, it always needs a little extra tweaking.Your of cer safety should be the same way: you were given the plan and

put the pieces together in the academy. Now for the rest of your career,you just need to keep ne-tuning it. This is what makes you awinner, not just a survivor. Stay safe and go home a winner.

OFFICER sURvIvAl JOhN RUssOGEttING hOME IN thE sAME CONdItION YOU WENt tO WORk IN.

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You can maintain concentrationon the stop, but keep an over- view of your surroundings.

ContactandCoverW eve been trained in the art of contact andcover for three decades now, since its creationin San Diego following the fateful GrapeStreet Park incident. On September 14, 1984,San Diego PD Officers Tim Ruopp and Kim Tonahillwere murdered near Balboa Park, by that coward JoselitoCinco. Yet after all this time, I still see officers violate

You Know The Rules

DONT JUST JUMP IN

W e all know the big no-nos: two of cers, each searching suspects at the same time;one writes a ticket while the other searches a car; a single of cer searching the carwhile the suspect is left alone at the curb. Lets be honest too, these are things weveseen and probably done ourselves and knew them to be obvious not to dos.

How about the not so obvious? Like being the cover of cer on a pedestrian stop andspending all your time focused on the suspect your partner is dealing with. This is onewe hear about far too often. Remind yourself to watch 360 degrees. Threats have a wayof coming from where you least expect it, so look around you at areas you may not havethought of. While on this point, how far away are you looking? We often forget bad guyshave long guns too. Dont limit your scanning to right around you but rather as far as youcan see. Also, look up and down. Bad guys hide under cars and climb onto rooftops. Whatabout traf c hazards? We get so worried about someone shooting us we forget about the

bad driver who veers into us as we handle our business on the sidewalk.

the basictenets ofcontact andcover. It seems each new generation of officers findsways to convince themselves, it wont happen to me.Lets honor the memory of our fallen officers by learningfrom their great sacrifice.

Contact and Cover: remember, one ofcermakes the contact and one ofcer covers.

If you werecovering this

ofcer, wherewould you be

looking?

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R emember the ABCs of rst aid? In case you forgot,heres a very short reminder; Airway (open it),Breathing (ensure theyre breathing) and Circulation(is there a pulse, are they bleeding). This isnt aboutFirst Aid ABCs this is about severe wounds, the kind ofwounds that make you say all sorts of profanity in your rushto save a life. During severe trauma situations where a major

bleed is likely, such as vehicle crashes, gunshot wounds,explosions, etc. failure to address these wounds appropriatelyand swiftly can prove fatal very quickly. If a major arteryis severed a person can bleed to death in mere minutes Idont mean 10 or 15 minutes I mean two or three.

For many years conventional medical wisdom was a

HARD tOOls PAUl MARkElEssENtIAl tOOls fOR thE JOB.

W e were hit by an I.E.D. Iwas thrown from the truckand ended up on my back. Before the dust from the blast

settled they opened up on us with smallarms re. It took a second for my headto clear and then I realized there was

something wrong with my right leg. Itwouldnt work. I looked down and sawmy lower pant leg was shredded andbright red blood was soaking it. My

The C-A-T comes in black,orange or a blue trainer.

Paul didnt lose his leg when hepracticed, neither will you.

The LAST Resort?

TourniqueTs:

NOT JUST FOR THE BATTLEFIELD

blowout kit was on my vest and I was ableto get the tourniquet out. I put it on abovemy knee and cranked it down until the blood

stopped owing. My teammates were scat -tered around returning re. I found my M-4,

pulled myself up and got back into the ght.This incident happened to my friend.

It took place on a road outside of Ra-madi, Iraq, but it couldve been just aboutanywhere. Before you shake your headand say, that couldnt happen here let me

remind you of the 1997 North Holly-wood Bank Robbery. Severely wound-ed of cers were scattered all aroundand bleeding out while the re ghtraged on. While location is relative, thetrauma is the same. A 7.62mm gunshotwound in Iraq or Afghanistan is no dif-ferent than one in Detroit, Chicago, orL.A. Bleeding to death on the street inMiami is the same as bleeding to deathon a dirt road in Baghdad.

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bandages were available. If that didntwork youd apply direct pressure to acorresponding pressure point. If thatdidnt work then youd reluctantly ap-

ply a tourniquet. The old thinking wasthe application of a tourniquet would

result in the amputation of a limb. Itswhat I learned in basic rst aid as ayoung Marine in the 1980s and thenlater in the police academy. I dontknow. Pick your poison bleed todeath or lose a limb.

The U.S. Army nally conducted astudy on the use of tourniquets. Whatthey found was soldiers who receivedadvanced medical treatment traumasurgery within two hours of theapplication of a tourniquet, suffered no

permanent damage. Thats great newsfor you and me. Do you work withintwo hours of a trauma center? If youdo, then you should have a tourniquetin your gear bag. Better yet, you shouldactually carry it with you.

Tourniquet SolutionAlong with dispelling the belief

tourniquets were bad, the Army testednumerous commercially made devices.One of those is the C-A-T by NorthAmerican Rescue; theyre one of onlytwo brands of tourniquets issued toevery U.S. Army soldier going intocombat. C-A-T is short for Combat

Application Tourniquet. I have personalexperience with these and theyre theones I use when teaching military stu-dents. Theyre easy to use and effective.You can put them on yourself with onehand pretty important if youre theone in need of the tourniquet. The C-A-T comes in black or bright orange andtheres an all blue trainer. The best partis they cost less than $30 and take uplittle space. At the very least you shouldhave one in your rst aid kit even

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ground, recognized that.I understood why the department

felt the need to do this. I commentedto our department liaison on more thanone occasion that the last person Iwant to be confused with on a call isthe person in charge. I still stick bythat quote today with the understand-ing I am an Auxiliary Of cer and my

job is to assist the of cer on the streetdo his job by doing what Ican and watching their back.

RESERVES PERRY W. hORNBARGERdEdICAtION ANd PROfEssIONAlIsM thAt GOEs BEYONd PAY.

*Perry W. Hornbarger is the Unit Commander of the Chestereld, VA Auxiliary Police Unit. He can be reached at [email protected].

W hen our unit switchedfrom a special policeunit to an auxiliary unitin 2004, we changed

uniforms to the same uniform asevery other county of cer. Onlythe badges and patches are differ-ent. With the old different uni-form, required by state code, all thesupervisors wore the standard rankinsignias Captain, Lieutenant andSergeant. With the new uniform,

Silver Badge: heressilver on the chest of afull-time sworn ofcer.

WHOS INCHARGE ?T his question comes up occasionally, when in reality, it never should. Unlessyou happen to have the formal training and the street savvy of a veteranof cer whos out there ve or so nights a week, the regular of cer is always

in charge. Does this mean the average reserve of cer cant perform the jobadequately? I certainly hope not. Does this mean the regular of cer always knows theright way to get the job done? Not necessarily, but they still hold the responsibility for

their decisions and the actions taken on a call. A wise street of cer will use whateverknowledge is at hand to help him make a decision. Just because a reserve of cer maynot have had the formal training and presumably hasnt been in a coma for theirentire career they may have seen this situation before and can offer some soundadvice. The wise old reserve of cer whos been out there for 20 or 30 years just may

be the go-to guy.

MAKE A DECISION

B ut deciding whos in charge is something thatneeds to be understood up front. Arriving ata call is not the time to decide. Having saidthat, whoevers not in charge should still do

their job; providing good cover (read Russos Of cerSurvival column in this issue about Contact and Cov-er). Recently on the Internet I watched a tragic video.It showed two of cers being killed by an assailantwho seemed to be nothing more than a by-stander.I dont know the details of the clip, but it seemedthere mustve been some misunderstanding of whowas in charge. I watched the clip over and over, andthought, what if I was that second of cer, would Ido the right thing? We should always try to secondguess ourselves and do a mental post-action review and if were smart enough learn something from it. Oneof my greatest fears as a unit commander is wondering if oneof my people wouldnt do their job as a cover of cer and

Uniformly Confusingthe department took our rank insigniasaway and changed from the standardrank structure to position designations.I went from Captain to Unit Com-mander, Auxiliary Lieutenant becameSquad Leader, you get the idea. Whilethis was a source of discontent amongmy staff, we all realized the average

person doesnt necessarily look at the patch or badge; they saw the sameuniform and rank insignia and most

people, with or with a military back-

end up in the same situation. Remember, even if youre notin charge, you still have an important job to do: watch your

partner's back.

Patches and names: what do the colors mean? Who is aregular and who is a reserve? Is silver tops or gold?

The public has no idea.

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EVOC ANthONY RICCIsURvIvING IN YOUR MOBIlE OffICE.

Anthony Ricci is the owner and president of Advanced Driving and Security (ADSI). Hes been teaching cops to drive for over 10 years. www.1adsi.com.

The company was foundedin 1996 with one objec-tive to provide clean,ef cient, reliable and

affordable inner-city transportation.Okay, so thats about four objectives,

but after a decade, the engineersand designers worked to create a100-percent electric vehicle that notonly had style, but performance. Theresult was the Vectrix VX-1, a zero-emission vehicle no gas, no oiland no compromise. This highwayand freeway-legal vehicle tops out at62 MPH and accelerates from 0-50mph in 6.8 seconds. Okay, so itsnot intended as a pursuit vehicle butthose stats are pretty impressive forelectric power. Thats the equivalentto some 400cc motorcycles.

Think of the additional law en-forcement bene ts too. No gas and oilmeans it can be used indoors, great for

patrolling large stadiums or any specialevent. Its virtually silent as Detec-tive Derek Siconol of NYPD pointsout, it allows you to easily sneak upon somebody, giving you the elementof surprise. It also allows the rider aunique rapid-deployment capability.This actually worked in Providencewhere Major Melaragno told me oneof his of cers interrupted a drug dealin progress and was able to make thearrest. Its excellent in traf c, parades,and can patrol areas not accessible tocruisers. Its quick acceleration and

This isnt about stealing overtime shifts, sorry. Not that extra green. Along with operating Advanced Driving &Security Inc., I am currently the Rider Coach Trainer forRhode Islands Rider Education Program (RIREP). As part of my duties for this program I was tasked with helping theProvidence Police train several of their of cers on the Vectrix

Personal Electric Vehicle.Like many departments Providence was looking tosave on fuel costs while enhancing their ability to reducecrime. Major Steven Melaragno of the Providence Police

nimble handling make it easy and safe tonavigate through heavy city traf c, andthe Brembo brake system makes stoppingan easy task.

I tested the VX-1 prior to setting upthe training class and I was impressedwith the excellent handling due tothe low center of gravity, rigid chas-sis and balanced weight distribution.The 515 pound machine is distributed

Department who lead this training effort explains, wewere looking at the Vectrix as a means to expand the

boundaries of neighborhood foot patrols. So I gured,not a problem. I can be a scooter tutor. I wont lie though,at rst I laughed at the of cers who were selected for this

project. I mean they werent motor of cers after all

just scooter puppies, right? Well, I had to apologize tothem since I was quite surprised by the Vectrix. Its not ascooter; its in a class of its own, offering many optionsfor police work beyond fuel and cost ef ciency.

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You eat your dinner out of a greasy paper sack with aclowns face on it at 0300, absent-mindedly won-dering how much of that crap is sticking to yourcoronary arteries. You couldnt count the cups of bad, burntcoffee youve started on hot, then returned to finish cold after

a call that could have been better handled by a shaved ape

than by a ten-year veteran with two units to go on a bach-

elors in criminal justice.

You hose wino-barf off your boots in a closed gas station,shaking your head at the odor rising from the back seat. Oh,yeah, you know that smell, all right the stench of booze-lacedhuman feces know it with the same familiarity you know thesmell of fresh fear, stale sweat, bodies in various stages of returning-to-dust; burning rubber, burning dope, burning esh.Sometimes when people say, Im sure youve seen it all,youre thinking, a nd even worse, Ive smelled it all.

Youve stood on the porch side of a screen door so grimy-opaque with dirt and fly-specks you couldnt see a thing,moved closer to hear whether that was a cry for help then

jumped back when an 11" butcher knife stabbed vic iouslythrough, slicing off the shirt button just above your belt buckle,reminding you why you wear body armor in 110-degree heat.

Youve reached in pockets on searches and found chewed gum,snot-lled rags, broken glass vials, unexplained rolls of crisp newfties, two mummied ngers though your suspect still had all tenof his own, an equally mummied turd the Babbling Man claimedwas his pet, and uncovered hypodermic needles the hard way.

You thought you were through cleaning up at that multi-fatalaccident scene when you saw the lump on the pavement and ittook you a long ten-count to realize it was a mans testicle. You

thought you were through too at that child-murder scene whenyou found the kids doll where it fell behind the dumpster, andyour guts went cold with the knowledge it would never beplayed with again, not by that little girl, oh, no. Never .

Youve fought ex-cons, ex-priests, ex-linebackers, an ex-copgone over to the dark side, and, youd swear before God, ex-humans . Youve been shot at and missed, shit at and hit, spit on byscumbags and cursed by cowards, pissed on by politicians andpissed off by people who call themselves your superior ofcers.Youve fought for your life, fought for your buddies, fought tokeep your sanity intact and your family whole, and fought thealmost overwhelming urge to reach out and squeeze a neck tenyears overdue for a throttling or bust a nose thats been stuck muchtoo high in the air for far too long and too arrogantly.

Youve come home from life-sucking long shifts, nights thatput the grave in graveyard shift , scraped your nails until theybled and scrubbed your skin til it shone, and found sometimestheres something something that just wont wash away.

So why the hell would you carry on?

Lessons Learned Youve learned justice doesnt come from courts not often

enough to make it more than an occasional fairy tale come true,anyway and the only two kinds of real justice left are street and poetic . Youve learned virtually everyone above and belowyou in the social spiral violates the law regularly, then perjuresthemselves about it with impunity. Youve learned truth cant bebought, but lies can be paid for.

Youve learned losing a fight doesnt mean losing your ghting spirit , and in this life our life every time you seethe sun rise it means youre a winner. You know the difference

between a hard guy and a tough guy; that hard is all on the sur-face, brittle and thin, but tough goes all the way through. Hardguys break and shatter, while tough guys suck up the punishmentand soldier on. Youve learned the kind of people who tell you

This badge, this shield, thissharp pointed star haventyou carried it long enough?

Too long? Why carry on?

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Editors Note: Due to the many requestsweve had, were proud to re-print JohnMorrisons memorable words from our

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Ill have your badge couldnt lift yourbadge, much less bear it with honor.

Youve learned cit izens spenddecades screwing up their lives, thenexpect you to solve their self-createdproblems in 15 minutes; that theyll lettheir children run wild and becomemonsters, then call you to control them.Youve learned you can only expecthumans to be human ; that is, scared,scarred, confused and irrational, andyou can never, ever expect thosehumans to be humane .

Youve learned new definitions of friends; that some may stand behind you when times are hard, but the oneswho really count will stand beside youwhen things go deadly-dark and termi-nally serious and sometimes, thosetruest of true friends are those youhardly know, and share only one thingwith: you both wear the badge, andyou both carry on.

Youve learned no matter how highyou stack the deck or how heavy youload the dice; no matter how well-trained, weapons-skilled, fit and pre-pared you are, there are some bulletswith your name on em, and othersaddressed To Whom It May Concern ;that you can lose and die, dropped like abox of rocks in a gravel parking lot; and

it has nothing to do with good and evil,right or wrong, just winning and losing.If you roll the dice often enough, theyllrun against you. Dice are cruel that way.

And when they turned against your part-ners, you learned to say goodbye.

Oh, God, yes, were good at sayinggoodbye . This life offers the cheapest,ugliest deaths and the most opulent, gaudyfunerals. Dress uniforms are pulled from

the closet, brushed and pressed; blackbands circle arms and lay diagonallyacross shields and stars, all done asthough on autopilot, too many times, andall too often for brothers and sisters who

were much too young, too fresh and fullof life, and you think, This is a job for old men, men with burnt-cinder eyes and leather hearts, stiff with scars and steeped

in pain. Men like me; not these kids .The motorcade rolls, hissing on the

same pavement that soaked up that youngcops blood. White gloves are raised in aslow, nal salute. Pipers blow a mournful,haunting dirge, and someone, weeping, isgently handed a folded ag. Backing away in more ways than one we stand inthe wind and smoke in silence. Goodbye

Why? Why carry on?

Its How Were Wired You cant be a cop just because you

need a job. You cant be a peace officerbecause its a steady paycheck and bene-fits. Not a real cop; not a true peaceofcer. You cant do it to help people,or for the nobility of public service.

Thats a load of crap. Those are justexcuses, and they wear thin, turn pale.You dont enforce the law because it

is necessary to the security of a democ-ratic society, or because you burn withfervent belief in The Rule of Law. Screwthe law . You dont cleave to the truth onthe witness stand while all others lie theirasses off because you fear punishment forperjury. Screw fear; piss on punishment .No cop ever sprinted across a bullet-sweptparking lot to scoop-and-drag the crossrevictim of a gang turf battle for love of hisfellow citizens. To hell with that .

You do it for love and law, all right,but it is love of courage, duty and honor;for a law, but that law is your code , andthat code is one of courage, duty andhonor. Your code demands you enforceand obey the law; to protect and servewithout fear or favor; to run into dangerwhen others flee; t o stand and deliverwhere others falter and fail.

And you do it because you cant helpit. Its stamped in your genes, burnedinto your DNA like a bar code. Inanother time, another place, you wouldhave been samurai, knight-errant, war-rior-monk, Minuteman. You may not behappy as a modern American cop, butyoud be miserable doing anything else.

If any of this doesnt ring true for you,then get the hell out now and go sellinsurance or install cabinets or some-thing. They can be honorable trades, andyou can be a good citizen, but not a realcop , not a true peace ofcer .

If wailing sirens are pl ay ing yo ursong ; if you nodded and muttered,d amn right when you read thesewords, then youre one of us, and Amer-

ican COP will stand and deliver with you.Because weve been there , and done that because its who we are andhow were wired too. *

Im sureyouve seen it

all, yourethinking,And even

worse, Ivesmelled it all.

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Clint SmithPhotos: Robbie Barrkman

100 YARD 5-SHOT GROUPS (INCHES) Federal 40 grain Nosler Vshok 3/4 CorBon 55 grain BlitzKing 1/2 CorBon 53 grain DPX 1 M193 Ball 2M855 Ball 1 1/2

In Clints hands, theNoveske proved to be a

reliable platform.

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The "Light" Patrol Rie

N4NoveskeC

ontrary to popular belief, a heavy ri e is no more accurate sim - ply because its heavy or has a long barrel . Thinking a 16-lb. AR platform will save my life is also not always true.Like it or not street cops are more like infantrymen thantheyre willing to admit. They carry new gear for a while,

but if its not used every day it ends up in the trunk. Evenworse is when administrators have cops carry rifles in car

trunks. That way, when theyre engaged in a raging gun battle they haveto retrieve said rifle from the trunk great. Remember the FBI vs. Plattand Mattox shoot out? I rest my case.

We know as soon as a cop gets killed all the training improves for a fewmonths until, in theory, whatever tactics or equipment issues involved

are addressed. Or, more likely, until they become bored or lazyagain. Sometimes we even put the need to wear fancy,

detective-type clothes above wearing body ar -mor. In that Armani suit, is it better to

look good than be good? Deepdown we know better.

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We also know this damn AR ri e-

thing is heavy because a crap-load ofstuff is so often stuck onto them. Thisexcess of equipment is an attempt tocompensate for a lack of skill. The mere

possession of a patrol ri e by a police of -cer does not equate to competency it

simply means the cop has a ri e. Com - petency has yet to be determined.

The Real Problems A ri e needs to be lightweight so cops

will actually carry it. Whether using ironsights, scopes, lasers, tasers and the like,cops must also be able to see the targetwell enough to hit it. And nally, copsneed to be able to hit the target. It soundssimple enough, so what would we actu -ally need on a ri e to be able to accom -

plish these three tasks?After all the years of complaining

about AR platforms getting heavier,

someone John Noveske hasmade a light ri e that really works.Even better, this ri e is outside thecustom ri e forum and thereforewont break the bank. Most ARsare parts-guns of a sort, but thisone isnt. Its not assembled from

junk stuff either. The upper andlower are made for each otherfrom the beginning, and yet thecost is well within a standardri e price range. I think Johnmight be onto something here.

John Noveske, the man be -hind Noveske Ri e Works, re -cently spent time with me hereat the ranch and explained thenew N4 Light Carbine and howits put together. I reviewed thelow pro le con guration bearinga 10" free- oating hand guard an -

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Lights from SureFire andStreamlight were tested

with the Noveske.

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Noveske N4 rie has solid design elements making it a reliable patrol rie.

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The Noveske proofmark conrms the rieupper and lower were

crafted as one unit.

chored withsix Kong-like

screws and a 1913rail for attachments.The N4 has the low

pro le gas block systemunder the hand guard, and the

1913 rail on top sports a ip-upfront and rear sight system. The

14.5" cold hammer-forged barrel witha 1-in-7" twist is permanently tted with a

Vortex ash hider. The spot weld modestlyshows so there can never be a question its

on to stay keeping it legal

under the short bar -rel length NFA rules.

Instead of all the goofyM203 mounting bulges like

an M4, the N4 barrel is slick and tough. Its the same qual -

ity barrel used for the M249 ma -chinegun, chrome lining steel and all.The N4 also mounts a solid Vl -

tor butt stock and a rendition of the

old Duck Bill pistol grip (from TangoDown) that keeps the trigger guardfrom gouging your middle nger of the

ring hand. The Vltor stock and handguard are both set up to take the QD100quick-detach sling swivels and allowseverything from a standard carry strapto a Vickers-type tactical sling. Sotheres an example of a light ri e.

I mounted a Leupold 3x9 30mmscope for targeting, and the groupsand ammo were fired from a benchrest position. I was testing the N4

not me I already know the N4shoots better than I do.

It appears the better the ammunitionthe better groups, and that of course makes

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Cops admire certainachievements;the guy whomakes the mostarrests, seizes

the most dope or managesto pull over ANYTHINGon management. But inmy book, theres oneguy who truly achievesgreatness the guywho can take his carand make it his home.

Lets face it welive in our cars,and nowhere is thistruer than plain-clothes guys onsurveillance. Youmay be sitting inthe same vehi -cle for 20 hoursstraight. You may

not make it homefor three days.The smell inyour car and the

back of your gymlocker may be indistinguishable. I learnedlong ago you can suffer through a surveillance or youcan thrive through it. Heres all you need.

The Basics Whatever vehicle youre assigned, make sure the heat -

er and air conditioner work. This may require you buya 12-pack of beer for the vehicle maintenance tech, butits money well spent. Lights and siren are a plus. If youhave a car-mounted radio, try to get it mounted under theseat and hide the microphone. Nowadays, if you can get adash-mounted GPS, theyre a godsend, especially i f your

surveillance takesyou into areas you dont know.

Next, you need your basic car emer -gency kit like any other vehicle.Make sure there are a spare tire,

jumper cables, lug wrench and jack,and maybe even a tow strap. This kitmay also include an extra quart ofoil and some brake fluid, depend -ing on how big of a piece of shityour unmarked car is. I usuallythrow in a couple screwdrivers,

SUITING UP

YOURSURVEILLANCEVEHICLE

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shows how an experi- enced cop can handle

a difcult situation.

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ing of night do you wearglasses? Did you remember

to bring them? Put all thesethings in a small travel bag along withsome deodorant, a toothbrush andtoothpaste you know, basic toilet -ries. When you havent been home ina few days, a shower at a truck stop ora friendly local P.D. and a change ofclothes can make a huge difference toyour outlook on life.

Get a zip-up garment bag and put asports coat, white shirt and a tie in there.You never know when youll get calledto court at the last minute. Ive testi edwearing jeans and cowboy boots before,

but at least I had the jacket and tie so the judge let it slide.

Now heres a real lifesaver. Havean old duffel bag with a set of torn,stained BDUs, a ratty T-shirt and oldsneakers. Why, you ask? If I ever putthem on, I know when Im done wear -ing them theyll be going directly intothe trash. Sometimes a surveillanceends in a search warrant and Ive found

myself crawling through dog poop

agent? Its only your partners or yourlife that might depend on it.

Something as simple as aspirin or Ibu - profen is often overlooked. Its good forthat headache youre bound to get tryinghard not to fall asleep, or the aches and

pains caused from sitting for long hours.Heck, it might be needed for that wickedhangover from the previous night.

No Lace Chonies Clothing is one area where most of -

cers under-prepare. Make sure youhave at least one change of normalclothes including shoes, socks andunderwear. Do you have cold weather

clothing with you? Your surveil -lance might start on a warm, sun -ny day but it can get really coldwhen night falls or you mayhave to follow your target into

an area with a cooler climate.Keep a jacket, warm hat and

gloves available. Speak -

pliers and a folding shovel. Gettingstuck in the mud, even in the city,isnt uncommon.

Whats Up Doc? Be prepared for any medical emer -

gencies; surveillances have a nasty wayof going south fast. Have a rst-aidkit or medical bag with you. It doesnthave to be huge or complicated; yourenot going to be operating on anyonesspleen out there, but you just might needsomething to plug a bullet hole and keep

pressure on it until you get the person tothe hospital or the ambulance arrives.Do you have a tourniquet or a quick-clot

Canyou say PortaPotty?

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If youre going rst-class andhave a van with a curtain,

well, here you go. Ladies, areyou paying attention?

Nope, its not just an empty bottle,it just may be your savior at o-dark

thirty and you cant get out of the carto winky. We prefer Gatorade bottles

for the, um, uh, bigger opening.

Some accidentally left beer (and dont be chintzyhere with white label) at the police garage may

help to assure some, um, cooperation from the staffthere so you get just what you need when going out

to ght crime. Bribery? You bet.

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please let i t only be dog poop underthe worlds nastiest single-wide look -ing for the stash, so I speak from ex -

perience on the need for throw-awayclothes . Nuf said.

Its All In The Bag Next comes the go-to-hell-bag . The

Border Patrol calls it a tricky bag , whileothers call it a patrol bag or a raid bag. As a

plains clothes guy, you probably have your pistol and a badge somewhere on you.Most of the time, thats all you need. Butthe likelihood of helping serve a warranton any given day is pretty fair. You oughtto have more than just a badge around yourneck before you kick in a door.

In my raid bag I keep a raid belt withholster, magazines, cuffs, collapsible batonand a ashlight. It also has my vest that ismarked Police on the front and back. I

have a Kevlar helmet I never wear, but theyissued it so I carry it around. Honestly, Idont know why. My raid headgear is usu -ally a ball cap. Then there are gloves, clear

plastic glasses (dont laugh, you get some -thing in your eye and see how much helpyou are), spare batteries, extra cuffs, bellychains and leg irons. The last are handy ifyou have to transport some idiot and youre

by yourself. Some guys will also throw inelbow and knee pads.

Finally you need spare ammo. But let mequalify that! You need spare ammo insideof magazines. Spare ammo inside of ammo

boxes is useless. If you think there will be a pause in the gun ght long enough for youto waltz back to your car, bust out a box of

bullets, load up your empty magazines and

get back to business, then youreon crack. Yet for some reason, ev -ery cop I know carries an extra boxof bullets. The only time I have everused my box was to reload my maga -zine after a shooting contest at a roadsign on a slow midnight shift.

Other Stuff Of course there are a few toolssurveillance demands: pen, notepad,

binocs, radio charger, phone charger,digital camera and night vision if yourdepartment has some.

Finally we come to the specialty items.These are the items normal uniform cops

probably dont need. These are the thingsthat elevate a basic investigator into a sur -veillance king. It used to be tapes, thenCDs. Now it is an MP3 player, prefer -ably you can hook directly into your carsspeakers. A bottle of No Doz in the glove

box can be handy, but I prefer copious

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Two critical items: A GPS to get your sorry-lost self back ontrack and goodies to keep your ghting energy up. Note the

Help Me icon on the screen might come in handy.

Gunsites kit is more thanband-aids and iodine. Froma tourniquet and QuikClotto airways, chest seals,gloves, wound dressingsand a quick-look instruc- tion card, this may keepsomeone alive until thecavalry gets there.

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gure out how to make an espressomachine portable.

Always keep water and somesnacks hidden. I recommendnothing that will melt or crusheasily. Power bars are good. Iusually have an MRE just incase things get really desper -ate. An extra $10 or a debitcard for a trip through thedrive-through beats every -thing else.

An empty Gatorade bottleunder the seat is critical. Ifyou have the eye on a xedsurveillance, you arent go -

ing anywhere. When naturecalls nature calls. Gatorade bot -tles have a wide mouth and are easyto hit. McDonalds cups work in a

pinch, but after you

have had the bottom fall out of one andhad to sit in a puddle of your own urinefor six hours, you will endorse plastic

bottles. The voice of experience.Oh, and I always keep a large foldout

map to put across my lap when I haveto use the Gatorade bottle in a crowded

parking lot. Apart from occasional per -formance anxiety, it works like a charm.And you wont get lost. Ladies? Youreon your own here. Next comes the little DVD player orPlayStation Portable (PSP). Hey, if youdont have the eye and you are a blockaway, youll have plenty of time to hit

pause before jumping back into the sur -veillance. A little book light and stack ofold American COP magazines can also

pass the time.Finally, throw in a football or a base -

ball and glove. If you are a dedicatedsurveillance team, sooner or later you

and your crew will sit around in a park or empty parking lot waiting

for the call to go someplace andstart following someone. Playingcatch while youre getting paid iseven more fun now than when you

did it for free.Finally, no matter how easy you

make your life, always tell the bossit was hell and the only reason youkeep doing it is to support the team.Dont let him seeyou smile. *

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A raid vest is a good idea, but so is awell-thought-out rst trauma kit likethis one from Gunsite. Called an Ad- vanced Trauma Kit its available from

their pro-shop. www.gunsite.com

Dont scrimp on glasseither. Hours spentwith your eyes to apair of binocs or scopewill quickly tell thedifference betweengood quality optics

and junk.Bring extra ammo, loaded into magazines, not tossed inyour gear bag in boxes. If you need it, you need it now.

Note the .375 H&H hey, you never know.

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Ive had some un -

pleasant experi -ences in my 47years, but rightnear the top

is taking a three-

second blast froma TASER in a class put on by certi edTASER instructors.Being TASEd is en -couraged by manyinstructors so the stu -dents can better under -stand the effectiveness ofthe TASER and know, rst-hand, just how powerful of atool it can be. Even though itsvery controlled in the classroom,most people have seen enoughYouTube videos about TASERsto know they dont want any partof it. I wouldnt have either, but Iwas planning on teaching my fam -

ily how to usethe new TASER

C2 and I reallywanted to know

if I could ghtthrough it at all.

Simply put NO I couldnt, and the

way I see it, no one canif its properly deployed.It isnt a matter of ght -

ing through pain. Its a completely physiological response where the person being TASEd loses control of his nervoussystem and cant control his muscles. TAS -

ER International calls this Neuromuscu -lar Incapacitation (NMI). When some -

one standing is TASEd properly, hefalls down. When he falls, hes so

incapacitated he cant even puthis hands out, so basically, he

falls at on his face or back de - pending upon where his mo -

mentum is headed. The onlyresidual injuries from the

TASER might be a coupleof small burns from the en -try and exit of the electrical

pulses but the fall thatsanother story.

How's It Work? In a nutshell, upon activation,

the TASER C2 launches two barbed probes, which remain connected to the

device by lightwei

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