HOW THEY’LL USE IT TO BE READY FOR ANYTHING. THIS BRAND NEW SHOOTING RANGE FOR MOORE NORMAN TECHNOLOGY CENTER HAS SOME REALLY ADVANCED CAPABILITIES, LIKE THESE CHARGING TARGETS, AND THEY SAY IT’S THE NEXT STEP IN TRAINING A NEW GENERATION OF OFFICERS. IF THEY HAVE TO SHOOT FROM UNDERNEATH A CAR, UNDERNEATH SOME TYPE OF BARRIER AT A SUSPECT. THIS IS WHAT THIS IS HOW WE TEACH THEM TO DO THAT. OFTEN AT CRIME SCENES WHERE A SUSPECT IS BARRICADED, OFFICERS TAKE COVER LIKE THIS BEHIND CARS AND AROUND CORNERS. BUT HOW DO YOU TRAIN FOR THAT? IT IS A FULL 50 YARD, UH, RANGE FROM NEW CLASSROOMS TO GUN RANGES AND A PLACE TO CLEAN GUNS. MOORE, NORMAN TECHNOLOGY CENTER IS MAKING SURE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT CAN TRAIN ACCURACY IN ANY SITUATION. I’M GOING TO SHOOT A COUPLE OF ROUNDS FROM THREE DIFFERENT TWO ROUNDS FROM THREE DIFFERENT, UM, PORTS. SINCE 2020. THEY’VE OFFERED STATE CERTIFIED TRAINING IN THEIR BASIC PEACE OFFICER COURSE. BUT THIS IS THEIR NEWEST UPGRADE. WE HAVE DIFFERENT PROGRAMING. WE CAN DO TO SIMULATE RED AND BLUE LIGHTS THAT THEY MAY ENCOUNTER ON DURING LOW LIGHT SITUATIONS. ON NIGHT SHIFT, THE TARGETS WILL PROGRESS AWAY AND TWO, THEY’RE ON A TROLLEY SYSTEM SO THEY WILL PROGRESS AWAY FROM YOU OR TO YOU DEPENDING ON THE SITUATION. AND FOR LOCAL DEPARTMENTS LIKE MOORE PD, THOSE NEW TRAINEES ARE CRUCIAL, BUT THE SHOOTING RANGE IS ALSO OFFERED UP TO THEIR MORE EXPERIENCED OFFICERS FOR FREE, NOT JUST THE NEW OFFICERS COMING IN, BUT ALSO OUR INCUMBENTS. WE CAN TRAIN IN LOW LIGHT SITUATIONS WHENEVER WE DON’T HAVE TO WAIT FOR JUST ODD HOURS OF THE DAY ANYMORE. THE NEXT CLASS OF CADETS STARTS IN AUGUST, AND WE’LL GET TO USE THIS FACILITY AFTER THE GRAND
New shooting range to offer specialized training for law enforcement officers
Future and current officers in the OKC metro area now have a new home for specialized training thanks to a new shooting range at the Moore Norman Technology Center.
Updated: 5:26 PM CDT Jul 10, 2024
Future and current officers in the OKC metro area now have a new home for specialized training thanks to a new shooting range at the Moore Norman Technology Center.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.The new range has some advanced capabilities, like changing targets, and they said it’s the next step in training a new generation of officers.“If they have to shoot from underneath a car or underneath some type of barrier at a suspect, this is how we teach ‘em to do that,” said Shon Elroy, range master.Often at crime scene, where a suspect is barricaded, officers take cover, behind cars and around corners. But how do you train for that?“It is a full 50-yard range facility,” Gary Shelton, basic peace officer certification coordinator.From new classrooms to gun ranges, and a place to clean guns, the Moore Norman Technology Center is making sure law enforcement can train accuracy in any situation. >> Download the KOCO 5 App“I’m gonna shoot a couple of rounds, two rounds, from three different ports,” said Elroy.Since 2020, they’ve offered state-certified training in their basic peace officer course, this is their newest upgrade.“We have different programming that is on there that simulates red and blue lights that they may encounter during low light situations on night shift,” Shelton said. “The targets will progress away and to. They’re on a trolley system so they will progress away from you or to you depending on the situation.” And for local departments like the Moore Police Department, those new trainees are crucial, but the shooting range is also offered up to their more experienced officers, for free.“Not just the new officers coming, but the incumbents,” said Lt. Brian Clarkston, with the Moore Police Department. “We can train in low light situations; we don’t have to just wait for odd hours of the day anymore.”The next class of cadets starts in August and will get to use this facility after the grand opening in September.Top HeadlinesNorman restaurant patrons report being pepper sprayed on patioEarlywine Golf Course's clubhouse reopening after $8.5 million renovationHomicide investigation underway in Grady County, OSBI saysOKC police search for suspects who fled from officers after being spotted in stolen carThese two amusement park giants just merged. Rollercoaster fans are nervous
NORMAN, Okla. — Future and current officers in the OKC metro area now have a new home for specialized training thanks to a new shooting range at the Moore Norman Technology Center.
Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
The new range has some advanced capabilities, like changing targets, and they said it’s the next step in training a new generation of officers.
“If they have to shoot from underneath a car or underneath some type of barrier at a suspect, this is how we teach ‘em to do that,” said Shon Elroy, range master.
Often at crime scene, where a suspect is barricaded, officers take cover, behind cars and around corners. But how do you train for that?
“It is a full 50-yard range facility,” Gary Shelton, basic peace officer certification coordinator.
From new classrooms to gun ranges, and a place to clean guns, the Moore Norman Technology Center is making sure law enforcement can train accuracy in any situation.
>> Download the KOCO 5 App
“I’m gonna shoot a couple of rounds, two rounds, from three different ports,” said Elroy.
Since 2020, they’ve offered state-certified training in their basic peace officer course, this is their newest upgrade.
“We have different programming that is on there that simulates red and blue lights that they may encounter during low light situations on night shift,” Shelton said. “The targets will progress away and to. They’re on a trolley system so they will progress away from you or to you depending on the situation.”
And for local departments like the Moore Police Department, those new trainees are crucial, but the shooting range is also offered up to their more experienced officers, for free.
“Not just the new officers coming, but the incumbents,” said Lt. Brian Clarkston, with the Moore Police Department. “We can train in low light situations; we don’t have to just wait for odd hours of the day anymore.”
The next class of cadets starts in August and will get to use this facility after the grand opening in September.
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