Florida Deputy Threatens to Shoot Florida Concealed Carry Licensee in the Back
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pns3_Peke30
Bulgaria: Ahmed Dogan Assassination Attempt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cN8KZwKRVXQ
When seconds count armed bodyguards are only seconds away. What up with the beat-down? One gets the impression that Bulgarian politicians are a bit . . . thuggish.
Who Protects Our Children?
By William Kiphart
PoliceOne Member
Sandy Hook has changed me forever. I try to keep abreast and keep you all informed on trends in such incidents. The difference about the days following Sandy Hook has been...
The Truth About Chicago Police Chief’s “Threat” to Shoot Concealed Carry License Holders
“I don’t care if they’re licensed legal firearms, people who are not highly trained… putting guns in their hands is a recipe for disaster," Chicago’s Police Chief Gary McCarthy told a Windy City radio interviewer...
BREAKING: Obama Administration Planning to Put Police in Schools?
Right from the start I wondered why the Obama Administration wouldn't want to put cops in every school in America---other than the fact the idea was proposed by NRA Veep Wayne LaPierre after the...
Belleville, IL Cops Boycott Denny’s
It's not exactly news that gun owners have a tough row to hoe in the Land of Lincoln. But cops, too? bnd.com reports that "Belleville Police Capt. Don Sax said five on-duty detectives were...
Video from TTAG’s School Shooting Simulation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fuEoklylko
This video, courtesy of the Record Journal, shows one of the scenarios we ran this weekend in order to gather data about school shootings and whether an armed teacher would be effective in stopping...
Quote of the Day: Act in Haste Edition
"The results (of the Firearms Act of 1998) have not been what proponents of the act wanted. Within a decade of the handgun ban and the confiscation of handguns from registered owners, crime with...
The Myth of the Confused First Responder
Among the many imagined scenarios for those who object to arming citizens in facilities attractive to spree killers is first responders not knowing the good guy from the bad guy. This is indeed possible,...
A Parent’s Guide to School Shootings
By Greg Ellifritz
I walked into the high school wearing two guns and a bullet resistant vest. I had a rifle, six spare magazines, and a ballistic helmet stashed close by in my car. It...
School Shootings: You Can’t Sterilize the World
By Paul Markel
Nobody likes a Monday morning quarterback. I know I don't. However, sometimes we must examine a tragedy to determine what when wrong. The FAA investigator at the scene of an airplane crash...