The Basic Firearms Safety Course: Saturday July 18th VFW Hall Robins Road Walpole, MA
Course Description
This program of instruction is designed to give the student a basic knowledge of the firearm, so it can be handled and stored safely. The Basic Firearms Safety Course is designed for Massachusetts’s residents looking to obtain a License to carry firearms in accordance with the Massachusetts Gun laws. This is a classroom only presentation with lecture and hands on dry fire drills conducted to enhance learning.
Some of what this course covers is as follows:
Threat Assessment and Management Workshop Wednesday July 29th Presented by Fred Leland
This class has been taught to police officer throughout the country including the recent International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors annual training conference in West Palm Beach Florida June 2009.
The workshop has also been presented to Security Personnel contracted by the Department of Homeland Security, colleges and universities, hospitals, places of worship and other private enterprises.
Course Description:
Law Enforcement & Security Consulting, Inc (LESC) Most Read Articles with Fred Leland
Here is a compiled list of some the most popular articles written by Fred Leland of Law Enforcement and Security Consulting, Inc. All the articles are centered on developing situational awareness and decision making under pressure, as well as create and nurture the strategic and tactical mindset that is essential in detecting, preventing and resolving conflict and violence, be it on patrol, the street, a university or campus, hospital, place of worship
Conflict, Violence and the Art of Operations...Connecting the End (Strategy) with the Means (Tactics) by Fred Leland
Manage your military position like water. Water takes every shape. It avoids the high and moves to the low. Your war can take any shape. It must avoid the strong and strike the weak. Water follows the shape of the land that directs its flow. Your forces follow the enemy, who determines how you win. ~Sun Tzu, The Art of War 6:8.1-7
The "D" in OODA By: Frank Borelli
For any contemporary warrior who is not already familiar with Boyd's Cycle - the human decision making paradigm - I say to you, "Go and study." First documented by Col. John Boyd (USAF Ret, now deceased), the Human Decision Making Cycle is comprised of the following four steps repeated in endless loops: Observe; Orient; Decide; Act. Anyone who has ever been in a fight knows that thinking faster than your opponent matters - and not just a little. Veteran combatants have given testimony as to the applicability and importance of Boyd's Cycle.
Slowing down your opponent's OODA Loop by Spartan Cops
As I discussed in The OODA Loop: A simple concept for modern combat strategy, there are two ways to take the offense away from our opponent. One is to overtake him in the cycle by being faster. I discussed common tactics for that strategy in How to zip through the OODA Loop. The second method is to slow your opponent down. This article discusses tactics for that strategy.
What is a Policeman Video by Paul Harvey
What is a Policeman video pretty much says it all in about 3 minutes. click here
10 things police officers should always do from Spartan Cops
10 things police officers should always do
- Always wear body armor because it has proven to save officer lives.
- Always carry a backup gun because you may need it when you are fighting over your duty gun.
THE CRIME-TERRORISM NEXUS:THREAT CONVERGENCE RISKS IN THE TRI-BORDER AREA
Check out this great report on the links between crime and terrorism and the emerging threat it poses the United States and its citizens. This will ultimately have an affect on us in law enforcement and security. Its 33 pages and well worth the read.
Fred