1st Annual Police Unity Tour Tactical Shoot

This past weekend, 18-19APR09, a few personnel known to us worked at and attended the 1st Annual Police Unity Tour Tactical Shoot at the International Training Incorporated center in West Point, Virginia. I think this an fund raising outreach of the Police Memorial Foundation but I am not sure of my ground there. Anyway, Rob and Brandon of ITI acted as the Host and MD respectively. They were supported by the MD and AMD of Black Creek IDPA. Sponsors included CompTac, 5.11, Blackhawk!, CE Dynamics, Sonny Boy Auctions and Nevco Targets. LEA sponsorship included James City County PD and York/Poquoson Sheriff's Office.

The match used modified IDPA rules and scoring with a very LEO oriented COF. There were two shoot house scenarios, some running and gunning (hard for old duffer RSO!) and some steel with poppers, minipoppers, plate racks and wicked dueling trees! The police, sheriffs and corrections officers attending on saturday are not IDPA/IPSC folks and do not share our indepth knowledge of cover, concealment or even range commands. But, the squad I RSO'd at least followed instructions and were safe. But you make no mistake about it, they were fast, athletic (hard on old duffer RSO!) and shot well if they did not use cover. A BG on the other side of them is going to be in big trouble!

Sunday was the turn of the IDPA and IPSC folks. I am hoping that Scott will post some footage as he is all about the magic box (computer thang). I over heard and may not be authorized to announce the planning for a large area match at ITI in the fall. Preliminarily designated as the Paul Blart Memorial (Observe and Report) Mall Ninja Tactical Sectional, at least ten (10) stages are in the rumour mill at this time. A simms stage in Air Marshal Down is supposedly in the works.