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SWAT SELECTION & TRAINING: RAISING THE BAR

Paul Howe

May 25
5 min

SWAT SELECTION & TRAINING: RAISING THE BAR

SWAT selection and training must be kept at a high standard, pure from politics and social experimentation.

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Paul Howe

May 21
3 min

Appendix Carry-Inside the Waistband

As a professional instructor I make it my business to know all the holsters and how to use/set them up.

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Paul Howe

May 20
7 min

2nd Amendment & the Kool-Aid Drinkers

WHO’S COMING TO GET THEM?

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Paul Howe

May 19
5 min

Active Shooter: Train Now or Pay Later

Responding to an Active Shooter is the most difficult mission to perform of all the missions skills assigned.

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Paul Howe

May 17
5 min

Link-up Procedures

“Teach us how not to shoot each other”

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"The Mechanical Safety: Use it or take the gamble."

Paul Howe

May 17
4 min

"The Mechanical Safety: Use it or take the gamble."

Movement and room clearing with the weapon on fire and a straight finger?

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RESPONSE TO MP-5 SAFETY EDITORIALS IN NTOA’S “THE TACTICAL EDGE”

Paul Howe

May 10
3 min

RESPONSE TO MP-5 SAFETY EDITORIALS IN NTOA’S “THE TACTICAL EDGE”

*Re-post by request... I would like to weigh into the MP-5 mechanical safety debate with a few a points. I read the original article wri...

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Training Facilities: Throwing money the wrong way

Paul Howe

Apr 18
4 min

Training Facilities: Throwing money the wrong way

I note that whenever a tragedy occurs, line of duty death or raid gone wrong, money is thrown at the problem by building a less than func...

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Paul Howe

Apr 16
5 min

UNKNOWN VS. KNOWN

The argument of going to the Unknown (which I teach) vs. the Known has be argued and I will try and lay out my reasoning with a recent ca...

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Paul Howe

Apr 16
4 min

Leadership: Camping at the Top

"Camping at the Top" refers to leaders who have reached their personal goal or the leadership position they desire and either coast or be...

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Paul Howe

Apr 14
4 min

Of Fads and Perception

I have been working with LEO’s (Law Enforcement Officers) for over 30 years and have watched the roller coaster of fads come and go. New ...

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