Red dot sights on pistols for patrol officers: Policy and training considerations

Highlighting the difference between single focal plane with an optic and three focal plane with traditional iron sites. (Photo/Jim Dexter)
Since the inception of the first electric police car in Akron, Ohio, in 1899, technology has been a driver for the law enforcement profession. It went quickly to 2019 and technology continues to improve the ability for an officer to perform duties, with particular attention to improving efficiency and ease of use.

Advancement in observation systems has enabled officers to improve their ability to use their firearms - single-service revolvers with their vision integrated into the plethora of options currently available for semi-automatic vision-containing machines. adjustable, tritium and optical fibers.
Changes in iron visor systems have improved the ability of users to see and follow their views, but they have not proposed a method to change the way their eyes see the scene and the threat itself; agents were still exiled to a target system, a face and a face.

Place the red dot sight (RDS) in front of the guns. In particular, the red dot service views that withstand the rigors of police work. Red dots are not new; Competitive shooters have been successfully using electronic aiming systems for more than 30 years. With companies that improve red dot visors so that they can be mounted directly onto a slide and can handle the rigors of reverse and sliding manipulations - such as Trijicon Ruggedized Miniature Reflex (RMR) and Leupold's Delta Point Pro - RDS systems can now be considered reliable considered for using the gun for transporting goods.

FOCAL PLANS
Optics-ready choices like the FN 509 MRD are becoming common in the duty carry market. For FN the optic is the focus, not an afterthought. (Photo/Jim Dexter)
Father's time costs us all, you can't get around it. A group of gun instructors were recently asked what they were doing to help people with vision problems. The question was answered with a superficial "nothing" answer.

While traditional iron visors can vary in viewing ability, including high visor rings or fiberglass, the system remains that of a viewfinder, a viewfinder and a target. No change in the iron visors will change how the visors are used and what the eye must see to take an acceptable photo.

Traditional shooting with iron cannons requires three focal areas. This means that the eye must do more work to perform its task - it must take and process the front view, the rear view and the target to align everything for good trigger pressure.

With RDS, the eye uses a focal plane: the goal. When firing at an RDS, the officer remains focused on the threat / target because the point overlaps the target and, as soon as the point is placed in the correct aiming position, the agent can engage. The ability to stay focused on the goal has additional benefits over simply reducing the number of focus areas that the mind needs to focus on. The remaining focus on the threat allows officers to gather and process additional information at a deadly force meeting, since nothing should fade before the decision to pull the trigger is made.

USE OF
Although competitors have been using RDS systems for years, these visors were normally mounted on platforms attached to the chassis and not designed to be operated with one hand or torn apart by a ballistic shield.

The service level optic allows an officer to mount the RDS directly onto the slide and does not affect the officer's ability to perform any kind of manipulation that may be required with a firearm. The Leupold Trijicon RMR and Delta Point Pro are reliable observation systems that remain functional despite the demands of the use of police firearms.
There are several RDS mounting options that allow departments to choose how they can advance with RDS on guns. By directly milling a knife, the RDS can be mounted directly on the existing firearm in a cut specially designed for the optics chosen. Nearly all major weapon manufacturers now offer a gun with mounting plate options so that officers can choose the optics they want to use and mount the correct plate on the sled. With the spare brackets that use the current dovetail on the back, the RDS can also be mounted on the slider.

The introduction of RDS in the use of law enforcement has also been hampered by the ability of a firearm to be stored and transported with acceptable retention. Safari Island has solved the problem with a number of "RDS" cases that allow an officer

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