Once again, NRAblog carries the message of Gunny R. Lee Ermey straight from the range at the National Police Shooting Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico. What? You aren't keeping up with your NRA Law Enforcement training? Don't let Gunny know ...

Wayne LaPierre will be the keynote speaker at the 48th Annual National Police Shooting Championships (NPSC) Awards Banquet in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The Awards Banquet, open to all NPSC competitors and vendors, is scheduled for Wednesday, September 22, at the Albuquerque Hilton on University Boulevard.

“On the 50th Anniversary of NRA’s Law Enforcement Division, our brand of firearms instruction has set the standard for America’s men and women in blue,” said Division Director Glen Hoyer. “Wayne LaPierre will address the enormous achievements to date in training America’s law officers and look to the challenges we still face with domestic security concerns in our post 9-11 world.”

Established in 1960, the NRA Law Enforcement Division (LED) has trained more than 50,000 Law Enforcement instructors with a focus on providing officers with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to WIN a lethal encounter.

First held in 1962, National Police Shooting Championships is directed by NRA’s Law Enforcement Division, and supported in part by the Davidson’s Law Enforcement Endowment and the Law Enforcement Training Endowment of the NRA Foundation, including generous donations from more than 100 firearm and equipment manufacturers and businesses.

Live updates and results from the 2010 NPSC will be available right here at NRAblog!

R. Lee Ermey (the infamous Gunny) straight from the range at the National Police Shooting Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico with a few choice words for Law Enforcement officers who don't participate in competitions. Take his advice and find a competition near you.

Eight paper targets and two separate Firing Areas make up the final course from the Fairfax Tactical Police Competition. Sounds simple enough, but there are a few twists to add to the mix. First, you can only load six rounds at a time. Second, all reloads must take place within designated Firing Areas. Third, the Range Office will slip a dummy round into your first magazine.

On a hot sunny day, clearing that dummy round could make all the difference.

Might have taken a while, but it was worth the wait.

Before handing out the trophies, Tournament Director Marc Lipp shared a few words with the crowd:

"On behalf of the National Rifle Association, I want to thank everyone for coming out. I would be remiss if I didn't thank the range staff and I can't tell you how happy we our to be here. If you ever run into the brass here, let them know how much you enjoyed your time here today.

"If you ever need anything, let us know. Please think of us when it comes to training or an armor school. A few years ago a student asked if there was anything the NRA could do about armor schools. So we asked the manufacturers and they came whole hog to offer the course for free. Glock, HK, Benelli, Colt, all the big ones agreed to come. Getting a slot could be hard, we even had one guy come here from Hawaii, so apply online and don't think you lost out if you're on the waiting list."

But enough of that ... let's get on to the winners:

Patrol Division			Tactical Division
Ting Sun, McKinney Police Department	330.75		C.A., US Army	286.94
Kevin Cates, Durham Police Dept.	338.21		Larry Houck, Department of Army	292.74
Charles Swinford, Montgomery Co. Police Dept.	339.57		Robert Windsor, Wake Co. Sherrif's	303.04
Jerry Tuscano, Perry Nuclear	348.06		Robert Kamensky, Montgomery Co. Police	318.25
Michael Lane, Lewisville Police Dept.	348.09		Jay Bodnar, Perry Nuclear	360.39

There's always a chance that head shots are the only option left. The threat is hiding behind his intended victim, he's wearing body armor, or it's the only thing visible while peering out a window. This stage requires the officer to make that ever so difficult shot through a number of scenarios, including laying on his side, before the three minute bell is rung.

Be sure to stay tuned. We've almost wrapped up things on the competition side and are waiting on the final scores so the tactical and patrol champ can be crowned.

Starting with a duty pistol in the holster and a shotgun in a staging barrel, course number four at the Fairfax Tactical Police Competition tests the shooters ability in basic handgun and shotgun handling and accuracy. There are twenty-seven targets at this stage to do just that. Between stationary clay, falling steel, and five clay targets on a wheel, this is by far one of the more challenging tests of the day. Go through the six firing areas in under three minutes and might just you have a chance.

For those of you sitting on the edge of your seats ... the scores are in. Well, the preliminary scores are in, but that's enough to get the ball rolling. With these scores we issue a caution; not all events are included in these scores, so expect the names and numbers to change as the match concludes.

Here's where we are so far:

The Remington Outdoor Foundation was developed to focus on three vital areas of the outdoors; access, awareness, and education. To quote their website, Remington Outdoor "supports the efforts of its partners to share hunting and target shooting traditions with youth, women and other participants and outdoor enthusiasts while emphasizing the importance of safety, training, ethics, and access."

This year, they were kind enough to continue their support of the Fairfax Tactical Police Competition.

"We're extremely pleased that the Remington Outdoor Foundation has maintained their status as a major sponsor of this tactical and the National Police Shooting Championships in New Mexico," said Tournament Director Marc Lipp. "The NRA's relationship with Remington has been a long and productive one. In fact, Remington Law Enforcement has partnered with Remington Outdoor to become the 2010 Match Sponsor of the National Shotgun Championship."

To learn more about Remington Outdoor Foundation, visit their website at http://outdoorroadmap.com/.

You're sitting at your desk taking a complaint when all heck breaks loose. Screaming voices, outrageous demands, and a threatening, "I'll shoot you..." prompts you to run to the door with pistol drawn. Targets one through six, scattered amongst a couple of your fellow officers, must be engaged.

The third station is the Rifle Run. On signal, the shooter retrieves and loads his rifle while approaching the left wall. After taking out your first five targets, make your way to the second position where you can engage targets number six and seven. After that, there is a third firing area for numbers eight through thirteen. A whole lot of running and a whole lot of targets. Just keep it under three minutes.

To keep up with last year's tradition, the first station reviewed on the blog day is the second station of the field. Titled, "Traffic Stop Approach," you approach a van when the driver starts firing shots. After engaging the four primary targets, move to firing area #2 where three additional threats are found in and around a shed.

The safety briefings and course reviews are complete here in Fairfax, Virginia as the 3rd Annual Fairfax Tactical Police Competition begins. On hand are veteran and rookie shooters ready to take on the challenging courses that Marc Lipp and the rest of his staff from NRA Law Enforcement Division cooked up.

Be sure to check in throughout the day was NRAblog will continue update you on scores and courses of fire.

The NRA's Law Enforcement Division is turning 50!

You've read about the commemorative coin police officers will receive when attending an armorer school or training school, or taking part in one of the division's many competitions.

The NRA Program Materials Center offers a few items anyone can purchase, including the badge in the photo at left.

The 2010 Tactical Police Competition on June 19 – held right here in Fairfax – now has online registration.

To register, go here and fill in the blanks. SAVE it on your computer, and then email a copy of your saved file as an e-mail attachment to LEcompetitions@nrahq.org.

Not sure if Tactical Police Competition (TPC) is for you? You don't have to be an NRA member to enter this match, but you must have military or law enforcement credentials. These will be required before you are able to compete. No competition guns are required; your duty gun is adequate. The nice folk in Law Enforcement Competition even have loaner patrol rifles and shotguns they'll be happy to share.

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