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• 4 myths of front sight focus

  Mike Ox Law Enforcement, Defense & Security

  There are a ton of myths floating around about using a front sight focus on a self-defense pistol. One is that you must always use a front sight focus. I agree with this for bullseye shooting, 4H shooting, hunting non-dangerous game, and other specific situations. I also think it’s critical to practice front sight focus during every practice session and at the end of every string of fire (red dots are the possible/probable exception). Let's take a quick look at a few others.

• How bollards increase security at commercial and outdoor spaces

  Jon Schram Law Enforcement, Defense & Security

  In recent years, we have seen a tremendous shift in the importance of safety, not just inside commercial spaces but outside as well. With the idea of security on everyone's mind, more and more facilities, including schools, retailers, and private businesses are looking to do their part in preventing ram-raiding, vehicle intrusions, and pedestrian incidents. Because protecting both your building and infrastructure as well as the pedestrians around your commercial or outdoor space is critically important, many facilities have chosen to install bollards for increased safety and security.

• Optometrist discovers cannabinoids as means to identify use of marijuana

  Dr. Denise A. Valenti Law Enforcement, Defense & Security

  Unlike for alcohol, there is no breathalyzer or in-the-field measure of performance such as the Standard Field Sobriety Test. Impairment Measurement Marijuana and Driving (IMMAD), based in Quincy, Massachusetts, is a bioscience company working to fill the gap of limited technology to detect impairment to drive with marijuana use. IMMAD is collaborating with the Boston University School of Medicine’s Biomedical Forensics (BMFS) Program to do something about the risk of marijuana impaired drivers contributing to fatal crash rates.

• How to maintain cybersecurity in a new online business

  Michelle Deery Law Enforcement, Defense & Security

  Launching a new online business is exciting but also challenging. And one of the biggest challenges you face is that of keeping your business safe from potential online attacks. In fact, 68% of business leaders feel their cybersecurity risks are increasing. In 2021, cybercriminals have developed a range of security threats that have the potential to target and harm any online business. These threats can breach your data, compromise it and even hold your entire business ransom. In this guide, we’ll be taking a look at the types of cybersecurity threats you face, as well as the tactics you can implement that will help to safeguard your online business.

• What’s the BIG Idea? Episode 2: Steve Jurash on leading through crisis

  Hank Boyer Law Enforcement, Defense & Security

  In this video, Hank Boyer visits with Steve Jurash, president of the 5,000-plus member Manufacturing Alliance of Philadelphia (MAP). MAP represents several hundred thousand manufacturing employees. In March 2020, Jurash led MAP through an incredibly challenging period of dealing with the COVID-19 crisis, an event that brought manufacturing everywhere to a sudden halt. With several hundred thousand employees' lives affected by his decision-making, Jurash faced one of his most challenging periods of leadership. He shares more than 20 best practices effective leaders use to navigate during periods of crisis.

• The dangers of home title fraud: What it is and how to stop it

  Brian Wallace Law Enforcement, Defense & Security

  It’s time to look at one of the latest cybersecurity threats out there. Typically, when you think of cyber scams, you’re usually thinking about things such as credit card fraud, identity theft, viruses, phishing, and so on. An emerging trend is home title fraud, which robs people of their home and the home equity they have built up over the course of years. You might be surprised to learn that real estate and rental fraud grew more than 2.6 times the rate of credit card fraud from 2015 to 2019.

• Infographic: Understanding eminent domain

  Brian Wallace Law Enforcement, Defense & Security

  One of the basic understandings of the American dream is having a house and land. What if the government then came along and tried to take your land? If you own land, you need to know your rights when it pertains to eminent domain. This is happening across the nation. Eminent domain has roots based on the Fifth Amendment, and grants the government the rights to seize private property without the owner's consent — with two main points: as long as the government provides just compensation and claims for public use, it is permissible. Find out more with this visual deep dive.

• What types of knowledge can a law firm marketing agency provide?

  Christina Drobney Law Enforcement, Defense & Security

  Marketing your law firm means that you want to attract clients to your firm. Often, this includes blogging, digital marketing, billboard ads, SEO, and many other strategies. However, doing this takes a lot of time and knowledge. A law marketing firm can do this for you and give you a lot of knowledge on how to do it. It's a delicate balance to invest money in marketing and run your law firm at the same time. Knowledge is the key to success. You need to know which methods are most effective for your law firm.

• Making the switch to a pistol red dot instantly and effortlessly

  Mike Ox Law Enforcement, Defense & Security

  Red dot sights on pistols, also called micro red dots or micro red dot sights (MDRS), are all the rage right now for defensive use after proving their effectiveness in the shooting sports for the last several years. They are almost as big of a game-changer on pistols as they were on long guns. On most targets, you can keep your focus on your target, put the red dot where you want your bullet to go, and the bullet will go there. They negate many of the aiming advantages of a longer slide, make shooting easier for shooters with visual confusion and they can be easier to track in recoil than iron sights.

• Self-defense shooting with corrective lenses

  Mike Ox Law Enforcement, Defense & Security

  A lot of times, the techniques that we use for plinking and having fun with guns don’t necessarily carry over to self-defense shooting. Take shooting with glasses or contacts as an example. The fact is, we may or may not have our corrective lenses handy when we need to defend ourselves. It may be bifocals, trifocals, correcting astigmatism, monovision, progressives or readers, but roughly three-quarters of Americans wear corrective lenses of one sort or another. That can pose some interesting challenges with shooting … particularly self-defense shooting using traditional iron sights.

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