Chicago Cops Deploy Shot Spotter. Again. Still.
In its ongoing, increasingly desperate and obviously ineffective attempt to stem the rising tide of gun violence, Chicago's throwing everything against the proverbial wall. Well, not everything. Kidnapping and torture are now off the...
Off-Duty NYPD Shot Cop Stays in the Fight
From TTAG reader Hasdrubal:
After the often poorly regarded NYPD shooting of a murder suspect at the Empire State Building---in which nine innocent bystanders were wounded---it is refreshing to see another incident with the...
Deal Revealed on CT State Police Switch to .45 SIG SAUER P220
After reading TTAG's post James Yeager: .40's suck, the Connecticut State Police are trading in their .40 caliber SIG SAUER P229 semi-automatic pistols for .45 caliber P220 SIGs. Just kidding. Although we received official confirmation of...
FBI Tactical Team Patrols Brookfield After WI Spree Killing
According to the photo caption on this Reuters image at dailymail.co.uk., "Federal investigation- An FBI tactical team patrols outside the Brookfield Square mall in Brookfield, Wisconsin, after the shooting at the Azana Spa." Who...
Who Polices the Police?
"Two weeks before Spokane police Officer Barry O’Connell’s daughter accidently shot herself Easter Sunday with her father’s department-issued pistol," spokesman.com reports, "O’Connell had completed a gun safety refresher course stressing the importance of...
Texas DPS SOG Picks the SIG SAUER 1911 TACOPS
No, the caps lock isn't stuck. DPS SOG? That's Department of Public Safety, Special Operations Group to you and me. And SIG wants you to know that the Texas Rangers won't be carrying some...
OR’s Armed Posses Displace Police
"In a rural community like this, we all know each other, and we're all related." I'm hoping that doesn't mean what it seems to mean. 'Cause Carol Dickson's comment about the efficacy of her...
NYPD Issues “Tactical Awareness Bulletin”
"After several fatal police shootings this year, a new memo sent out to police is asking that officers work on their firearm skills." Ah. We were wondering how many unarmed civilians had to eat...
Pro Tip: Don’t Attempt an Armed Robbery at a Police Station
Even in Australia. And especially if all you're holding is a knife (or as they say down there, a noif). As dailytelegraph.com.au reports, "... a man entered the foyer of Curtin House in Beaufort...
Self-Defense Tip: Carry Pepper Spray So You Don’t Have to Shoot A Dog
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeUid2gt-XU&feature=plcp
"Quawan Branch, 9, described the attack by Memphis Police on his 1-year-old Labrador, named Pepper," wmctv.com reports. "'The police officer, he just came up and started shooting at my dog,' he said. Several children said they...
OMG! A Man with A Rifle! Taking it Into His House! OMG!
Let's start at the end of this report by California's kcoy.com: "Isla Vista Foot Patrol and UC Police conducted a check off the area with a K9 unit. At about 7:00AM authorities detained the suspect and recovered the...
OKC Cops: Just Like You and Me, Only Better
Unfortunately, we've seen this kind of thing before: a gun owner experiences a bout of family drama. There's a gun involved and it, er, "goes off." What's more, the police determine that the dood...