WEAPON RETENTION COURSE

Most  law enforcement agencies spend a majority of training time on the  handling, manipulation and use of department issued firearms. Even  agencies that offer little to no training face state mandates requiring  them to conduct firearms training to their officers. While these skills  are vital and necessary, an often under-trained or completely ignored  area of training is firearm retention. Especially when you consider that  most deadly force situations (according to the FBI UCR) occur between  0-5 feet (contact distance). 

Anyone  carrying a firearm (LEO or not) needs to be adequately trained to  retain their firearm. Officers depend on their firearm to “keep them  safe” but very few officers train to keep the firearm itself safe. Every  call a police officer responds to involves a weapon because we bring  them. If an officer doesn't know how to retain their firearm they are  merely a walking holster holding the gun for someone else that is  willing to take it. 

Even  when agencies do teach firearm retention, the techniques are often  confusing, unrealistic, ineffective, and archaic. Instructors (often  with little training themselves) show numerous retention techniques.  Commonly a different technique for every type of grab (from the side,  rear, holstered, drawn, standing and on the ground, one hand and two  hand grabs). There are simply too many choices to remember, especially  under the extreme stress of a life and death situation where someone is  trying to tear the weapon from your holster or from your grip.  

Our  method of instruction is very different. Our instructors have years of  training in both firearms and physical control skills. They have all  been involved in real life critical incidents. We have narrowed down the  list of viable options to retain your weapon to a few simple choices.  Think of one key that can open many doors. We will teach you proven,  pressure tested concepts and principles that will give you the answer  you need regardless of position. 

Our  program will cover protecting your handgun, taser and rifle (and any  other gear carried on your duty belt or vest carrier). We will cover  what gear (such as holsters) to stay away from due to repeated pressure  testing failures and what gear we have found to be the most dependable  under stress. This class includes active resistance and not just static  step by step scripted attacks. Students will learn to face live human  pressure and resistance. This is a force on force program and includes  the use of Simunition training, TECC considerations, scenario based  exercises and close quarter environments. 

*This  program can be combined with our Edged Weapon Response Course for a 4  day course. Contact us for pricing and hosting a course! 

Student Testimonials: 

“The edged weapon and firearm techniques are the most common sense, logical and risk reducing that I have ever learned.”  

 “Fifteen  years on SWAT and I truly believed I knew how to draw, protect and  retain my firearm. I could not have been more wrong.”