Georgia School Safety Specialist Certification
We have created Georgia’s very first certification course as a School Safety Specialist. This course is Georgia POST certified for 40 hours of training. School safety is much more than an active shooter training. We teach the bigger picture of school safety. Attendees learn how to identify safety issues on campus and how to recognize […]
Updated Georgia Basic Peace Officer Mandate
On June 11, 2024 The Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council (GA POST) voted to increase the minimum training requirements to become a certified peace officer in Georgia. This will increase the previous 408 hours of training to 810 hours (maximum). The new hours will provide for other training previously not included in the […]
Department NFA to Officer NFA
PURPOSE: When an NFA item is transferred to a LE Department and the Officer wishes to transfer the NFA item to them personally this is the process that needs to be followed. Sample letter requesting the expediting on the Form 4. Needs to be printed off on Department letterhead, signed by a supervisor and a […]
Why do my Officer's need suppressors?
I get this question a lot when showing off our "Duty Ready" rifles. CLEO's hit me with "I don't know why my Officer's need a suppressor". The answer is simple. It's called noise-induced hearing loss or NIHL. Imagine we are responding to an active shooter in a school. Both Officers are equipped with rifles and […]
Georgia's Squatter Reform Act HB 1017
Governor signed Georgia's Squatter Reform Act HB 1017 on April 24, 2024. This Bill adds a new section to OCGA § 16-7-21.1 - Criminal Trespass. "A person commits the offense of unlawful squatting when he or she enters upon the land or premises of another and resides on such land or premises for any period […]
GACP Summer Training Conference
LEMS will be attending the Georgia Association of Chief's of Police Summer Training Conference in Savannah, Georgia on July 21-22. We will be located at table 50 and will showing off our "Duty Ready" Rifles and software. Swing by to enter to win a free suppressor.
Required POST Training for 2024
Georgia Pease Officers Standards and Training have added two new required training classes to the Governor's Initiative requirement for 2024. One hour of Human Trafficking and one hour of Gang Awareness have been added to the already required three classes to meet the yearly Governors Initiative requirement. Additional information can be found here:https://www.gpstc.org/news/governors-initiative-courses/