Texas County Sheriff's Department deputy Traci Ciepiela holds a specially designed gun and CO2 cartridge while sitting in front of the control screen of a Ti Training Firearms Simulator used for training by the Texas County Sheriff's Department for two weeks in June. Ciepiela is a certified trainer for the system.

While it could arguably be called a really cool video game, the technologically advanced system that recently spent a couple of weeks in the possession of the Texas County Sheriff’s Department was actually a unique and effective training tool.

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