P&SN Blog Edged Weapon Defense: Lessons from the Past

Michael T. Rayburn Present-day officers must relearn and strengthen their ability to recognize threats; understand the deadly potential of even small weapons; and accurately judge when the use of deadly force is appropriate. Lately, it seems we have been inundated with numerous videos of officers being attacked with edged weapons, resulting in multiple cases of officers being slashed; stabbed; and, in some instances, stabbed several times. I am not here to point fingers, but, clearly, somewhere along the way, the...The post Edged Weapon Defense: Lessons from the Past first appeared on Police and Security News.