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Mathew Pruitt Joins Lewis Machine & Tool Company

Sunday, September 22nd, 2013

MILAN, IL (September 19, 2013) – Lewis Machine & Tool Company (LMT), an Illinois based company that designs, prototypes and manufactures firearms and accessories law enforcement, military and commercial manufacturers announces the appointment of Mathew Pruitt to the management team. As the Director of International Business Development for LMT, Mathew will broaden the scope of LMT’s current international sales efforts while increasing market share.

Mr. Pruitt formerly spent 10 years working on project management with the Illinois Quad City Chamber of Commerce and Quad City Development Group (these organizations are now merged into the Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce). He served as the Vice President for economic development and regional project management. Mathew was instrumental in the attraction of one of the biggest projects in the Quad Cities in the past 30 years and helped a facility with a $300M re-investment to modernize their plant. This helped secure 200 existing jobs and created 150 new jobs for the area.

Mathew grew up in the Quad Cities and graduated college in Cedar Falls, Iowa at the University of Northern Iowa. After college he lived in Chicago and has since moved back to the Quad Cities.

In his new position with Lewis Machine & Tool Company, Mathew will expand the international business to supplement LMT’s current success in the commercial, military, government and law enforcement markets. He will be creating greater awareness of Lewis Machine & Tool Company’s capabilities as a complete firearms manufacturer focused on increasing brand awareness in the international market for not only firearms but also accessories and upgrades.

Lewis Machine & Tool Company, a GSA supplier, was founded in 1980 in Milan, Illinois, with the mission of designing and producing the highest quality of products for the military and government agencies. LMT provides customers with the highest standards in design, engineering and quality assurance in everything they manufacture from custom firearms to accessories. For more information, contact Lewis Machine & Tool Company at sales@lmtdefense.com.

www.lewismachine.net/

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James Yeager Asks You To “Stop James Yeager From Being On Doomsday Preppers”

Sunday, September 22nd, 2013

James Yeager wants you to sign a petition to keep him off of Nation Geographic’s Doomsday Preppers.

I don’t care if you love James Yeager or you hate him, that man knows how to work the media. This time he’s aiming to get his own TV show and he makes no bones about it. He knows that controversy means ratings. He’s got the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence on one side with their petition to persuade NatGeo to keep him off of Doomsday Preppers. On the other, he has NatGeo who spent a great deal of money to shoot the episode featuring him. So what does he do? He goes for broke. He wants his supporters to play both sides in order to increase the coverage (hell, it’s working…I’m talking about it) because he is betting that with enough interest, he can roll it into his own series. Simply Brilliant. You know what? I wouldn’t be one bit surprised if it works.

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Tactical Training Operations School – Chemical Threats To The Erad Operator

Saturday, September 21st, 2013

You can download the full .pptx document here.

www.ttoscorp.com

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Gunfighter Moment – Mike Pannone

Saturday, September 21st, 2013

The Triad
a crucial intersection

I have been preaching for nearly a decade now that shooting is about body mechanics and body mechanics is all about what I call “the triad”. That is the point at which we operate with the best efficiency i.e. reliable and repeatable speed and precision.

* Strength- “power in the most efficient range of motion”
* Dexterity-“control with minimum effort and maximum precision”
* Visual acuity- “vision that is specifically as precise as the task requires”

Everything we do in the shooting world puts a premium on the efficient use of the body and weapon together at the intersection of at a minimum two of these three factors. Every action and technique should be evaluated and refined based on this in order to maximize its speed, precision and effectiveness. Operating at the triad makes motions and techniques feel more natural and allow the shooter to learn them faster, more precisely and conduct them in varied conditions more reliably. Anyone who has been in one of my classes has heard me say repeatedly “if you get outside your range of motion for strength and dexterity you are making the action harder and compromising your efficiency.” Every human body is different so your “triad” is your own…find it and don’t violate it.

– Mike Pannone

Mike Pannone retired from the Army’s premier assault force (1st SFOD-D) after an explosive breaching injury. A year after his retirement America was attacked on 9/11 and he returned to help serve his country as the head marksmanship instructor at the Federal Air Marshals training course and then moved to help stand up the FAMS Seattle field office. In 2003 he left the FAMS to serve as a PSD detail member and then a detail leader for the State Department during 2003 and 2004 in Baghdad and Tikrit.

In 2005 he served as a ground combat advisor of the Joint Counter IED Task Force and participated on combat operations with various units in Al Anbar province. Upon returning he gave IED awareness briefings to departing units and helped stand up a pre-Iraq surge rifle course with the Asymmetric Warfare Group as a lead instructor. With that experience as well as a career of special operations service in Marine Reconnaissance, Army Special Forces and JSOC to draw from he moved to the private sector teaching planning, leadership, marksmanship and tactics as well as authoring and co-authoring several books such as The M4 Handbook, AK Handbook and Tactical Pistol shooting. Mike also consults for several major rifle and accessory manufacturers to help them field the best possible equipment to the warfighter, law enforcement officer and upstanding civilian end user. He is considered a subject matter expert on the AR based Stoner platform in all its derivatives.

www.ctt-solutions.com

Gunfighter Moment is a weekly feature brought to you by Alias Training & Security Services. Each week Alias brings us a different Trainer and in turn they offer some words of wisdom.

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Combat FlipFlops Presents Hot Shots Calendar

Saturday, September 21st, 2013

While we were in the UK earlier this summer for the Hot Shots Calendar photo shoot, Combat FlipFlops was also on hand, preparing a short, behind the scenes video.

Don’t forget, the 2014 calendars and playing cards are now available for order.

www.HotShotsCalendar.com

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Benchmade Knife Company Announces “Benchmade Law Enforcement Division”

Friday, September 20th, 2013

We received this announcement just a little while ago. Check out their Facebook page to keep abreast of what Benchmade is doing for the LE community.

September 19, 2013, OREGON CITY, Ore. – Benchmade Knife Company is pleased to announce the launch of it’s “Law Enforcement Division”.

Benchmade has proud history of serving law enforcement agencies over the years and Benchmade’s Law Enforcement Division looks to directly speak and address the needs of law enforcement individuals and agencies.

“As a part of the Benchmade team, the Law Enforcement Division looks to key-in and specifically work closely with all those in the law enforcement and tactical markets,” says Brian Montgomery, New Business Development Manager, Federal Law Enforcement Sales. “Our new Facebook page will be a great outlet and opportunity to share relevant stories and articles and as well, introduce and share specific product developed for all those in law enforcement.”

Troy Corum, Benchmade’s Commerical Law Enforcement Business Development Manager, says, “Within our division we have 40 years-plus of experience in law enforcement and the tactical markets. With some of these new tools and assets we will be implementing we look to even better serve all those in this market.”.

You can visit the Benchmade Law Enforcement Division Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/BenchmadeLE

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