Day Three of Rock’a Lock’a BANG! BANG! brought participants back to the former Nevada State Maximum Security Prison for another full day of hands-on training. With the event now firmly established inside the prison environment, the training continued to expand beyond traditional lock manipulation. SPARROWS continued its focus on covert entry with impressioning, while Breaching instructors worked on mechanical techniques. Forensics was also brought into the mix, demonstrating how investigative techniques and technology can be adapted to the covert-entry community. Forensics The forensics class focused on how forensic tools and techniques can be applied to covert entry and intelligence gathering. Understanding who has been inside an environment, what they have interacted with, and what evidence they may have left behind can provide valuable information. One of the more interesting demonstrations involved microdotting. Special microdots were placed on a keypad and were designed to fluoresce under a specific wavelength of light when they had been touched. The demonstration showed how seemingly invisible indicators can be used to determine whether an object or area has been accessed. It was another example of the broader approach Rock’a Lock’a BANG! BANG! takes to training: looking at familiar technology and techniques from an entirely different…
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Rock’a Lock’a BANG! BANG! Kicked off last week in Carson City for another iteration of what has quickly become one of the more unique events on the tactical convention calendar. Hosted by SPARROWS Lock Picks, the event brings together professionals from the tactical, law enforcement, security, and technical communities for…
