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The Case Head the Official Publication of the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors & Armorers Association P.O TheThe CaseCase HeadHead The Official Publication of the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors & Armorers Association © 2009 MLEFIAA WINTER 2009/2010 Best Wishes for a Happy New Year © 2009 MLEFIAA Page 1 The Case Head The official publication of the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors & Armorers Association P.O. Box 253, Princeton, MA 01541-0253 MISSION STATEMENT The Massachusetts Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors' & Armorers' Association was formed to promote pro- fessionalism, continuing education, improvement in training methods and techniques of the proper law enforce- ment use of firearms in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Association strives to promote and foster mutual cooperation between instructors. Through discussion and a common interest in law enforcement firearms training, officer survival and tactical skills, MLEFIAA hopes to keep the members at the forefront of firearms training. Through our monthly meetings and annual training confer- ence, we provide a means for the exchange of ideas and information regarding law enforcement firearms training, training methods, educational activities and new firearms technologies. MLEFIAA currently has over 400 members. While mainly from Massachusetts, our membership extends interna- tionally to countries as far away as Sweden. The Association endeavors to secure new members from the law en- forcement training community who are engaged in the field of firearms training, maintenance, education or related fields. Our goal is to continuously upgrade the level of firearms training of law enforcement personnel here in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION Membership is offered at two levels - Active & Associate. Active membership is open to all duly sworn law en- forcement officers of any local, county, state, federal or specialized law enforcement agency within the Common- wealth of Massachusetts; whose official duties include the training of law enforcement personnel in the proper use of firearms; or whose duties involve the maintenance and repair of firearms for their respective agencies. Associate membership is open to sworn law enforcement firearms instructors and armorers from agencies outside of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, non-sworn firearms instructors & armorers working within an agency within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and representatives of private industry who are engaged in the de- sign, development, manufacture, or training in firearms, ammunition and other related technologies designed for law enforcement use. Complete details can be found at our website: www.MLEFIAA.org Articles & Letters to the Editor Articles and letters should be no more than 1000 words in length and submitted in MS Word. Any photos should be in JPEG format. MLEFIAA encourages a healthy discussion of training issues but we require that you keep it level headed and respect opposing views. You do not have to agree, but we will not publish articles that are in- flammatory or otherwise do not uphold the reputation of this Association. Copyright 2007 Mass. Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors & Armorers Association The Case Head is the official publication of the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors & Armorers Association and is published quar- terly for the benefit of the membership. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the express written permission of the Editor and the Executive Board of the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors & Armorers Association. The articles, views and opinions expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors & Armorers Association, the Executive Board or it’s members. © 2009 MLEFIAA Page 2 In This Issue MPTC Firearms Instructor Program News Page 2 Police on Police Shootings Taskforce Testimony Page 3 Monthly Back Up Weapons Page 5 Meeting Calendar Recycle Your Old Body Armor Page 9 January 26, 2010 Basic Firearms Safety Course Ethics Question Page 10 Smith & Wesson Springfield, MA (elections) Random Thoughts On Handgun Reliability & Longevity Page 10 February 23, 2010 Maynard PD MPTC Firearms Instructor News By Todd Bailey needed. As the economy be- course of fire more than dou- March 23, 2010 As readers of the Case Head gan to fade and the state had to bles the officer’s exposure to Pending have seen over the past four cut back on training dollars, this valuable tool. years, there have been the need to share the work load Most recently the Recruit April 27, 2010 changes to the Municipal Po- became self evident as the Firearms Program was targeted Pending lice Training Committee’s training coordinator is only a with the intention of standard- firearms training program. part time position. izing training at this level May 25, 2010 These changes have roots The first job the committee across the state. It is presently Lancaster PD which go back even further received was to improve the in the final draft stages how- Instructor Recert when Jim Ring was the fire- basic instructor program to one ever when complete, entry arms training coordinator. which other states and agen- level firearms training will be June 22, 2010 Jim completely rewrote the cies would want to model their the same regardless of which Location Pending program to give the instructor program after. The end prod- academy is teaching the pro- Instructor Recert a solid teaching base and in- uct increased the length of the gram. There was also a call to cluded applicable case law to class from five to eight days include some level of firearms July & Aug 2010 support needed training. and added practical teaching training with the Reserve In- No meeting - When Jim had to step aside modules to help train the new termittent Academy program. Summer Vacation due to health reasons, Bill trainers. This program contin- Although these officers are Leanos immediately picked ues to be a work in progress slated to received less hours of September 2010 up the reins and has continued and is constantly being as- training than their full time Annual Training to update and improve the sessed and improved with the academy counterparts, it will Conference program. goal of turning out the best be more than they are currently The first of these changes firearms instructors in the mandated to get. October 26, 2010 was to give the handgun country. The Firearms Training Location TBA qualification course of fire a The Instructor Trainer pro- Committee has a lot on their long overdue overhaul. The gram was formalized into a plate in 2010. The most nota- Nov. 23, 2010 static nature of the course was five day class with required ble issues they will be dealing Location TBA discarded in favor of a dy- annual updates. Since instruc- with include standardized namic program with empha- tors who are selected for this training and qualification stan- December 2010 sized real world factors like level are already accomplished dards for service pistol, addi- Merry Christmas movement, pivoting and inte- marksman, emphasis was tional instructor levels, a grating defensive tactics into placed on train the trainer and Less Lethal program and the Watch your E-mail for the firearms training program. maintaining MPTC standards. implementation of online train- last minute changes and Bill then established a The MPTC Patrol Rifle ing. details steering committee of dedi- course was changed from a Having no standardized cated and experienced trainers basic 20 round course of fire to training and qualification for who would be his sounding a 50 round course which in- veteran police officers has board for new ideas and help cluded the same concepts as been a double edged sword. hammer out new material as the handgun course. The new Continued on Page 6 © 2009 MLEFIAA Page 3 Police-on-Police Shootings Task Force by Deputy Chief William Brooks Lt. Fred Leland is a frequent contributor the New England Narcotic Enforce- sion that the man must have done to the CASE HEAD and has his own train‐ ment Officers Association. something wrong. There is nothing ing company ‐ Law Enforcement & Secu‐ I must acknowledge that when I inherently wrong with that perception; rity Consulting (www.LESC.net). first began teaching about friendly it might make the officer cautious and The follow article is the testimony of Dep‐ fire, I found that the best information serve to protect him from harm. In fact uty Chief William Brooks when he ap‐ had been developed by the New York a citizen might think the same thing, peared before the NYPD Police on Police City Police Department. The NYPD and citizens have called the police to Shootings Task Force. It appeared on academy provided me with their les- report a gunman who turned out to be Fred’s website and should be of interest son plan and with a videotape that I a plainclothes officer. But the officer’s to all firearms instructors. still use today. perception that the gunman must be a The Causes of Friendly Fire criminal can also be problematic if the I want to thank Governor Patterson for For friendly fire to occur, two fac- man with the gun turns out to be an establishing this task force, and the tors must first be in place; a law en- innocent citizen or a law enforcement members of the task force for their forcement officer must be in plain- officer. service. In spite of the fact that law clothes, and the officer must have his/ Second, the sight of a man with a enforcement officers have tragically her[1] firearm drawn. This is the rea- gun can cause the patrol officer to been victims of accidental shootings at son that most victims of friendly fire focus on the gun itself. This factor, the hands of their brother and sister were either off-duty or working a called “weapon focus” in studies on officers for more than a century, this plainclothes assignment when they eyewitness memory, can cause the undertaking is, to my knowledge, the were shot.[2] It should be noted that officer to focus so intently on the other most comprehensive examination of both factors must be present.
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