New American Truth

I’ve trained under most of the top guys in the country and have a PhD in Criminal Justice Education. Most importantly, I’ve been involved in several shootings personally.

The Immediate Action Medical Kit, its basic components, uses and practical applications described in the following text are intended for the Active Shooter scenario where a hasty team comprised of one or more officers are responding to a threat.

Way back in the 1980s a company called GLOCK introduced the Model 17 9mm pistol. It had, of all things, a polymer frame. Now I’m not technically savvy enough to tell you the difference between polymer and plastic but, in my opinion, too many people jumped on the “oh my gosh, a plastic gun!” bandwagon [...]

Experienced shooters know that there are many components of skill involved when placing a shot on a target. In fact, the seven basic fundamentals of marksmanship were developed and listed so that we could teach new shooters how to shoot accurately. That said, just because someone masters the seven basic marksmanship skills does not mean [...]

It is common knowledge that a suspect, armed with an edged weapon and within twenty-one feet of a police officer presents a deadly threat. Why? Because the “average” man can run that twenty-one feet in about one-point-five seconds; the same one-point-five seconds it will take that police officer to recognize danger, draw and point his [...]

Hopefully all of our contemporary warriors know what an OODA Loop is. Just in case: OODA stands for Observe, Orient, Decide, Act. It is the human decision making cycle first documented by fighter pilot John Boyd. Long time readers know that I have reviewed each step and all of the inputs / implications affecting each, [...]

Do you remember your police academy firearms training? During the summer of 1986, at the local county police academy, a basic recruit class enjoyed a whole week of classroom and range training. Of the almost thirty student officers, only two or three had a difficult time qualifying on the paper targets (B27s) as they turned [...]