S.W.A.T. December 2007 - McKeesport Police Department

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EdITOR
Denny Hansen
PROdUCTION dIRECTOR
Kathleen Allard
ART dIRECTOR
Betty Shonts
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Louis Awerbuck
LAW ENFORCEMENT CONSULTANT
Brent Wheat
TRAINING CONSULTANT
Rob Pincus
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TESTING CONSULTANT
Ashley Emerson, MN
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Jeff Randall
CONTRIBUTING STAFF
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Steve Malloy, Tiger McKee, Eitan Meyr,
Eugene Nielsen, Scott Reitz,
Stewart Rhodes, Patrick A. Rogers,
Clint Smith, Leroy Thompson,
Claire Wolfe, James Yeager
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BRIEFING ROOM
A TIME FOR GIVING
As this issue reaches you, Christmas is just
around the corner.
Shoppers will be scurrying around trying
to find just the right gift for loved ones
and friends, bright lights will adorn homes,
children’s eyes will be wide with wonder and
anticipation—and telemarketers from charities
you have never heard of will be calling as you
sit down to your evening meal.
There are some charities, however, that deserve
a hard second look.
TOYS FOR TOTS
Toys For Tots, the U.S. Marine Corps’ premier
community action program and one of the
nation’s flagship Christmas charitable causes,
is dedicated to “delivering a message of hope
and bringing the joy of Christmas” to America’s
needy children. The Toys For Tots program
reached a record 7.6 million needy children in
2006.
Quantico Tactical Supply has joined the
Toys For Tots campaign as a National Corporate
sponsor. During the month of December,
Quantico Tactical Supply (QTS) and participating
manufacturers will donate 5% of sales to
the Toys For Tots campaign. Customers spending
$75 or more during the month of December
will receive a free commemorative T-shirt to
recognize their support. Additionally, each of
QTS’ six retail locations will be drop-off locations
for toy donations, and customers will be
able to make direct cash donations to Toys For
Tots. For more information, call (800) 589-2715
or visit www.quanticotactical.com.
LOUdER THAN WORdS
In the September issue, we reported on the
charitable organization Louder Than Words
holding a raffle to benefit AmericanSnipers.
org (another very worthwhile charity). By the
time you read this, the custom pistol built for
the raffle will be completed. The drawing will
take place in February at the SHOT Show in
Las Vegas (winner need not be present to win).
Folks can read all about it at www.louderthan-
words.us. Go to “LTW Projects” and look for a
reference to LTW #4. Tickets are only $10 and
can be purchased at www.pistolraffle.com.
Americansnipers.org is helping our deployed
snipers daily in a big way—here’s a great way
for everybody to help and maybe win a one-ofa-kind
custom 1911 and a boatload of high-end
accessories! At the time the article was written,
the custom package was still not fully formed.
Here is an updated list of contributors to the
package:
Bar-Sto Precision Machine
Black Hills Ammunition
Brownells
Center Mass, Inc.
Chris Reeve Knives
Dakota Ammo
Dawson Precision
Evolution Gun Works
FNH-USA
IDPA
Ionbond Coatings
Leupold
Matt Burkett
Metaloy Industries, Inc.
NRA
Nossar Gun Leather
S.W.A.T. Magazine
Safariland
Safe Direction
Springfield Armory
Starlight Cases
Strike Tactical
Trijicon
Tripp Research
USPSA
VZ Grips
Wilson Combat
From all of us at S.W.A.T., we wish you a
truly happy and safe holiday season.
Until next time, stay low and watch your
back.
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