Like every police agency in the State of California, the Clayton Police Department conducts regular firearms training as required by State Law.
Naturally, live fire training and tactics can only be conducted at a traditional range facility. Some agencies use high-tech simulators to conduct scenario based training outside of a traditional range facility. These simulators often cost thousands of dollars, which is something that smaller police agencies simply cannot afford.
Recently the Clayton Police Department was awarded a grant of $2,000 from the National Rifle Association Foundation for the purchase of airsoft weapons to further their training capability.
The following information is from the Clayton Police Dept.:
The airsoft weapons use compressed air to fire small plastic BBs that are biodegradable. With proper safety equipment and strict safety protocols, the equipment is safe to use in controlled environments. It can’t be stressed enough, these weapons are a critical part of our training regiment, they are not toys. Great care is being taken to assure our training is presented in the safest manner possible.
These airsoft weapons look, feel and operate much like the actual weapons issued to our officers. The equipment will allow our officers to participate in realistic force-on-force training scenarios against live role-players and aggressors. This type of training has been shown to better prepare police officers to respond and handle rapidly developing, dynamic situations.
Thanks to the generous grant of $2000 from the NRA Foundation, the Clayton Police Department will be better prepared to serve our community. This equipment will allow our staff to experience high risk scenarios within a training environment. This training will better prepare our staff to face potential dangers in the real world.
When my son was a student at UBSV, they would sometimes go to the police academy as training aids for traffic stop classes. They always brought my beater minivan home with pink splats in all kinds of places that I could never clean. He also took a paintball between the eyes that really rang his bell. I suspect that these airsoft weapons will be a lot easier on the equipment and personnel than the paintballs were.
“It can’t be stressed enough, these weapons are a critical part of our training regiment, they are not toys.”
I don’t know, but it makes me chuckle…..sounds like boys with toys.
Good for Clayton PD and good for the NRA
Isn’t the NRA evil? You mean they do good things, too?
We used them for ARNG training during drill to clear rooms and such. Obviously not as heavy, but you can still go through the motions.
Wear a helmet when using a paintball gun.
SImunitions shoot soap – it cleans off.
Good stuff like this is part of why I support the NRA.
This is why you become a cop, so you can play with toy guns. Paint balling is a better experience. I
Airsoft is not a toy, can put a hole in a full unopened soda can.
@safety so can a knitting needle, a nail, or a garden variety screwdriver. What’s your point?
The NRA is bad.
How neat. Airsoft is no joke. I.P.S.C has a division for it and you can spend $800 on a competition level pistol.
New way to deter crime in Clayton – airsofting?
Good News! for the last 22 years I thought all My NRA Dues and Contributions were for the Political goals of the organization….Now I see My contributions applied locally.
Well, there goes my membership in NRA. Police receive tax dollars and live fat off of them; they don’t need my donations.
It would be nice if they spent this grant locally…*hint* *hint*. Especially with a owner who is a 15+ year Clayton Resident.
I love popping off a few Airsoft pellets into the sky at sunset (The bats go crazy trying to catch them).
Dear poster 15:
Oh no ! How will the NRA get along without you?
Mike Mann, you forgot the link: http://www.hobbytown.com
@anon … really? Think again … the CPD is a municipality and they are receiving the grant. The officers will BENEFIT from having these weapons, but it surely doesn’t add to their pension. Your comment makes zero sense.
Sure we sucked out two more thousand for toys….you’re doing a great job, the police. Thanks. With that said disband all police.
Can I play a bad guy? Sounds like fun!
I’m tired of reading about Peuking Maggots Surviving Police Shootouts.
The Clayton PD should not accept a donation from an organization that works to defeat sensible gun laws.
@ #24:
Sensible as defined by whom, you and the rest of the hand-wringers? Surely you can provide the Clayton PD with other sources of donations that are more in line with your tender sensibilities.
@ Asprin… They haven’t.
Dennis at #10,
“What’s the point?”
Geeeeeeeeeeee, maybe the very obvious concept that biodegradable things can still hurt like a son-of-a-gun?
(Oh, please catch the biodegradable pun, someone…..)
#24 So you donate instead, ‘kay?
@Aspirin #24….
Here we go ….”sensible” gun laws.
“Sensible” as defined by the VPC or by the Brady Center? Or by the “million mom march”? Or by other hoplophobes?
Apparently, you’re not aware of the fact that the NRA does support law enforcement in many ways. You might want to see what they really do before popping off with uninformed opinions.
“… so can a knitting needle, a nail, or a garden variety screwdriver. What’s your point?”
The point is that these units are not toys, and neither are the above items.
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