COP TALK

Rangemaster’s Tom Givens gathers master instructors to brainstorm on teaching issues.

Cops carry more ammo today than in yesteryear. Is there such a thing as too much?

More cops are carrying the 1911 pistol today than at any time in history. “Shootability” due to good ergonomics...

A cop who became famous for switching to a 9mm with 145 rounds on his person after a gunfight returns to a .45.

Coposaurus-Rex is not extinct. He walks among us even as we speak. And it’s probably not wise to mess with him.

Learning from world champion competitive shooter, Rob Leatham.

Wyatt Earp. The name resonates through American history, and not just among peace officers. Stuart Lake’s...

Police use of force is under more scrutiny than ever today, much of it unjustified. Whether cop or armed citizen, be...

“We don’t try our cases in the press” has to change. Here’s why. There’s a Latin saying: Silentium est...

The Viridian X5L Gen 3 Gun-mounted camera just might save your freedom by documenting exactly what happened in a...

It’s no secret cops have gone heavily to the 9mm in the last few years, but not everyone understands why.

Defensive police handgun fire sometimes has to be fast and furious … but sometimes, distance or limited threat...

When Handgunner began in 1976, the service revolver was still king. Only one major civilian law enforcement entity...

New duty gear may make some things easier, but some things harder.

Hated by Jeff Cooper, loved by police liability lawyers, double action only (DAO) duty pistols are a breed all their...

Trending among gun enthusiasts who carry concealed, compact red dot sights have found their way into law...

Misunderstandings, some knowingly fostered by the anti-cop crowd, are rampant among the general public. Here are...

As long as any of us have been alive, some law enforcement agencies have mandated a “company gun” policy of one...

If we don’t know where we’ve been, it’s harder to tell where we’re going. In 2020 Colt re-introduced their...

Ron Barber’s In the Line of Duty training videos have been a tremendous asset to law enforcement for many years....

In 2003, a joint effort by GLOCK and an ATK team led by the brilliant Ernest Durham birthed the .45 GAP cartridge....

Fueled by media hype, mass murders have led more of our guys and gals in blue to carry something more substantial...

Even when it doesn’t cause the gun to malfunction, the unlocked wrist impairs shooting speed and perhaps even...

From the mid-1980s to 2019, as an expert witness I’ve had to explain — in court — how the suspect managed to...

In 2003 a core group of experienced master trainers including six-time shootout survivor and founder Ed Nowicki,...

When they first pinned a badge on me in 1972, carrying a gun off duty was pretty much part of the law enforcement...

Sgt. Matt Little has won many “combat pistol” matches, and feels competition is a stone on which to hone...

Karl Rehn near Austin, Texas has become one of today’s most valuable and credible trainers in the areas of...

We can’t expect to defeat enemies we don’t understand. It’s why LAPD’s officer survival guru Rich Wemmer...

In this issue’s Ayoob Files we share the memories of Ed Mireles, the hero of the notorious 1986 FBI firefight in...

ILEETA, the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association, is the leading organization for...

The current rise of the 9mm in American policing is not a first-time phenomenon. It’s more like a Renaissance.

Some LE agencies, such as NYPD and Las Vegas Metro, no longer issue handguns at all and require their officers to...

I recently had occasion to re-read The Saturday Night Special, an anti-gun polemic thinly disguised as investigative...

The object in my hand is shaped like a stylized small Remy Martin cognac bottle, only heavier. I point its wide end...

Finger straight along the frame above the trigger guard has to be made clear! Just “finger on frame” is not...

Going back in history, American police training used to be a lot more parochial than it is now. “Not invented...

There are few more humiliating things which can happen to a police officer than to shoot himself while holstering...

I was a 20-something patrolman when I shot the Second Chance match for the first time. Richard Davis, the inventor...

I’m writing this just after returning from the Texas Bar Association’s annual CLE (Continuing Legal Education)...

American cops today carry mostly striker-fired duty pistols or hammer-fired SIG or HK double actions, and unless...

These days it might be your duty to stop the next rampaging mass murderer. Ask yourself the age-old question: if you...