New Study on Police Homicides of Unarmed Suspects: Roughly Half Not Firearms-Related
Republished with permission from forcescience.org:
Probably no single force event raises more questions, inflames more protests, and generates more misperceptions than the police killing of an unarmed suspect. Now, thanks to a new 437-page study published...
BREAKING: Alton Sterling Shooting By Louisiana Cops Sparks “Outrage”
https://youtu.be/LrT2KLuuPig
Chilling cell phone video surfaced Tuesday of two Louisiana cops killing a 37-year-old man selling music outside a Baton Rouge convenience store after an anonymous caller claimed he had a gun," nydailynews.com reports. "The...
Ex-NYPD Tactical Training Unit Coordinator: New York’s Finest Don’t Need to Patrol with Rifles
"Patrick Lynch proposes New York City police officers be armed with long guns in light of the swelling number of active shooter incidents and the recent wave of assassinations of police officers," ex-NYPD Tactical Training Unit...
This Video Won’t Calm the Anti-Cop Furies Any Time Soon
Disclaimer: the video below was released by an attorney and doesn't show his client (the man in the yellow shirt with arms raised) actually being shot. As such, we don't know what, if anything,...
Indiana Cop Shoots Indiana Cop: The Hidden Problem of Police Domestic Violence
"Adrian Aurs showed up at his estranged wife’s apartment late Friday. The Indianapolis police officer was angry and armed," washingtonpost.com reports. "What he saw in the living room made him even more angry . . .
“What...
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh: The BPD Doesn’t Need to Carry Long Guns
"Boston Mayor Marty Walsh says he disagrees with city police unions that officers need long guns," boston.com reports, "and he was taken aback by the unions’ demands for new equipment." Wait. What? I thought one...
British Police Don’t Carry Guns: Another Myth Exploded
https://youtu.be/v0TXXnEpWo8
If you believe American anti-gun agitprop, U.K. gun control laws are so effective the police don't need to carry guns! Anyone who's seen MP5-toting cops cruising Heathrow, The City or Buckingham Palace (to name a...
Force Science Institute Study on Police “Unintentional Discharges”
https://youtu.be/pv89_3rrW8Y
Republished from a forcescience.org email blast:
When are you most likely to experience the shock and potentially deadly consequences of an unintentional discharge:
a) While clearing an area in response to a call?
b) While performing routine...
Police One: Cops Should Be Riflemen First
"With all the current attacks on law enforcement, some would say that 'times sure have changed' — but they haven’t," Mike Rayburn writes at policeone.com. "There’s always been this underlying disdain for law enforcement,...
Weirton, WV Police Respond to Story About Fired Officer Stephen Mader
As a follow up to yesterday's story about the West Virginia Police Officer who was allegedly fired for not shooting a suspect, TTAG reader 'sota' points out that the Weirton PD responded to the story in an...
Retired Chicago Deputy Chief of Detectives Benefits from Gun Law Reform
A retired Deputy Police Chief of Detectives in Chicago should be glad that gun carry law reform has been passed. He was shot recently and had to return fire. He wounded his 21-year-old assailant,...
Blue Force Gear Quote of the Day: CA Cops Lose 300 Guns
“Every gun dealer is required to know where every gun is at all times. Why aren’t these police departments holding themselves to at least these standards?” California gun rights attorney Chuck Michel, quoted in Police might not know...