5 Things Every Cop Should Know about street survival

After working with law enforcement agencies and officers for over ten years, Crimson Trace has extensive experience helping these professionals.  We’ve written a report that offers a summary of our findings, entitled “Five Things Every Cop Should Know About Street Survival,” which is summarized here.  Click here for a PDF of the full report.

1. Your Training May Not Adequately Prepare You For Deadly Force Incidents
Range and tactical training provide the basics.  But if a potential use-of-force scenario develops, variables that are not part of your training often emerge. Most shooting situations happen at lightning speed, and take place in darkness or low-light.  The scene is chaotic, subjects are moving, and you may be moving too.  Most importantly, your senses will be completely focused on the threat facing you, and not techniques you learned at the range.  In this environment, Lasergrips offer extremely beneficial advantages that can bridge the gap between where training leaves off and real-life experience begins.

2.  Intense Stress Reduces Your Body’s Ability To Maintain Control
Any time your life is threatened, your body automatically shifts into “fight or flight” mode.  Your heart races, adrenaline rushes through your veins, and your hands may shake.  If the threat is visible, your field of vision will narrow and focus on what’s trying to hurt you.  All of these physical reactions limit your ability to accurately aim your weapon using traditional sights. Lasergrips enable you to overcome these physical reactions and accurately aim your weapon without relying on traditional sights. 

3. Law Enforcement Agencies Improve Their Hit Ratios By Over 300% With Lasergrips.
Even though U.S. law enforcement officers are some of the best-trained shooters in the world, the latest NIJ data shows that they hit their mark only about 25% of the time.  Missed shots can have unintended and tragic consequences, both for the officers and public. Statistics from law enforcement users have shown that shootings in which officers used Lasergrips resulted in hit ratios of 90% or better.  Fewer shots were fired, which means fewer errant bullets placed people or property at risk.  

4. Potentially Lethal Encounters Frequently End Without A Shot Fired
Lasergrips have proven to be an extremely effective deterrent due to their ability to dramatically project the threat of imminent lethal force being applied.  Remember, there are only two options after an officer draws a weapon and points it at a threatening subject: re-holstering it after the situation clears, or firing it. Lasergrips offer a third option of projecting the threat of lethal force in an immediate and highly visible way.  Many times, it can makes the difference between firing and re-holstering a weapon.  No one wants the personal and professional stress of a shooting.  Unquestionably, the BEST outcome is for a criminal to comply without shots being fired.

5. New Technology Can Help You Survive On The Street
Technology now exists to help cops of all skill levels improve their shooting speed and accuracy. But with so many different options now available, it can be very difficult to distinguish between serious equipment and useless, high-tech gadgets

The preceding is a direct excerpt taken from the Crimson trace Laser Grip mfg. home page and is not necessarily the opinion of our Tactical Weapons Training Staff.