American COP wins prestigious award.

American COP, the new law enforcement magazine from FMG Publications, received the prestigious Public Safety/Trade award at the 55th Annual Maggie Awards in April. The Western Publication Association, representing magazine publishers west of the Mississippi, presented the award. The Maggie selection committee recognized American COP's outstanding publishing within the public safety sector.

"It's an honor to be recognized among so many large, well-established publications," said Dave Douglas, American COP editor. "As a magazine only in publication for 10 months, it represents how committed we are to providing a useful tool for real cops."

American COP's quality stems from its brutally honest and no-nonsense approach, according to Douglas.

"It truly is a magazine for cops by cops and that honesty and quality in the public safety sector did not go unnoticed in the publishing world," Douglas said.

The four other finalist publications for the 2006 Public Safety/Trade award were FireRescue, JEMS, Security Sales & Integration, and Wildland Firefighter.

The Maggies, known as "the Oscars of the magazine industry," received over 2,000 entries representing 400 magazines for this year's awards. For the past 55 years, the Maggie Awards have brought together publishing executives and professionals working in all aspects of the industry for the awards show. More that 600 publishing professionals attended the black-tie ceremony at the Westin Hotel in Los Angeles.

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FMG Publications, headquartered in San Diego, is also the publisher of the commercial magazines: American Handgunner, GUNS Magazine and the trade magazine, Shooting Industry.