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PROTIP: You should buy and carry pepper gas.

PROTIP: You should buy and carry pepper gas. Apart from me getting a small commission, here is a good reason to own pepper gas. You are more likely to be in a situation where you may have to hose an

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Posted in Less Lethal, PROTIP

The Killing of Cpl. Bruce MacKay

It doesn’t matter who you are. Bad tactics will get you killed. Now in the civilian context pepper spray is very useful for creating pain to escape but it should never be relied on as something that is guaranteed to

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Posted in Less Lethal, Officer Safety, Training

Thoughts on Stun Guns and TASERs

Modern TASERs are great for law enforcement use as an intermediate force option to subdue a suspect to reduce the possibility of a Rodney King type incident. TASERs must be carried in a manner that is different from how a

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Posted in Concealed Carry, Less Lethal

The Collapsible Baton

Learning how to use one of humanity’s oldest weapons is a vital skill. There really isn’t a whole lot that is particularly sophisticated. Simple and aggressive movement wins the day. If you haven’t done it yet, check out Kelly McCann’s

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Posted in Impact Weapons, Less Lethal

The NOK Mini Peregrine

This was developed and designed by Guro Randall Hodges, of the AMOK! Knife Fighting System and Napassorn (Nok) Hodges, founder of Nok Hard Contact Training Knives. All wood and rubber, no metal Very easy to switch between reverse grip and saber grip

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Posted in Knives, Less Lethal