Shooting Range Lead Cleanup: Indoor Best Practices
Published on July 7, 2022
Lead exposure from shooting range operations isn’t just a hypothetical concern. Studies have repeatedly found elevated blood lead levels in recreational shooters who regularly visit shooting ranges. Based on this 2014 work from the CDC, it seems likely that at least 400 people land at a doctor’s office yearly with elevated blood lead levels … Continued
Shooting Range Lead Removal: Outdoor Best Practices
Published on July 1, 2022
Around 60,000 metric tons of lead ammo is fired in the US each year, most of it at shooting ranges. That’s a lot of lead being released into the air—where it immediately coats shooters’ faces and hands—and scattered on the ground—where it may leech into groundwater or migrate beyond your property. Without reliable shooting … Continued
TASS now at all three CTCs
Published on June 30, 2022
U.S. Army PEO STRI: All three of the Army’s Combat Training Centers (CTCs) now have our Training Aircraft Survivability Equipment Simulation Suite (TASS). This means AH-64Es, UH/HH-60Ms, and CH-47Fs at all CTCs can fly with the TASS Kits. The system, which was already in use at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, and JRTC, Fort … Continued
What to Consider When Building a Home Shooting Range
Published on June 8, 2022
We all recognize that frequent practice is vital to being able to safely and effectively handle a firearm and reliably put shots on target. Nonetheless, less than 13% of all U.S. gun owners report regularly making it to the range. Roughly half of all gun owners say they go to a range rarely if … Continued
Reenvisioning Police Training: The Need for Creative Thinking and Instructional Design
Published on May 26, 2022
From Article: VerPlanck, Joy.“Reenvisioning Police Training: The Need for Creative Thinking and Instructional Design,” Police Chief Online, April 27, 2022. A new era of scrutiny and public demand for police transparency has put agencies and officers in the white-hot heat of a spotlight in search of reform.1 Police can no longer look at threats as … Continued
William James College Launches First-of-a-Kind Police and Mental Health Practitioner Co-Response Academic Training Program
Published on May 17, 2022
Under the direction of Dr. Sarah Abbott, the first clinician hired for the award-winning, internationally renowned Framingham Jail Diversion Program, William James College’s cutting-edge training program for law enforcement and clinicians will reshape the way first responders approach situations involving individuals in a mental health crisis. The program will use a MILO training system that … Continued
ICE and Lulius Innovation announces Strategic Partnership to enhance Aviation Training Simulations, Sustainment Tracking and Analysis
Published on April 28, 2022
ICE, the developers of the Tactical Engagement Simulation System (TESS) and Training ASE Stimulation Suite (TASS) for all helicopters in the Army inventory, announces the strategic partnership with Lulius Innovation, creator of the Aviation Status Dashboard (ASD). The partnership is designed to expand the portfolio of both companies and integrate modern technology to all Army … Continued