Obama Administration Defends Holding a Gun to 11 Year-Old’s Head
"The agents entered the 14-year-old girl’s room first, shouting “Get down on the fucking ground.” The girl, who was lying on her bed, rolled onto the floor, where the agents handcuffed her. Next they...
Have Dogs Decided It’s Time to Shoot Back?
With all the instances of SWATties and regular beat cops shooting dogs seemingly at every opportunity, you have to figure the word's starting to get around within the dog community. One pooch in western...
ACLU Sues to Get RI Man His Guns
The ACLU has been known---notorious in some circles---for being fairly selective about the civil liberties they choose to defend. But if you're in the business of upholding constitutional rights, playing favorites and choosing to...
Chicago Top Cop on Shooting Binge: The Murder Rate is Doing Just Fine
Maybe Windy City politicians should just stay away from microphones. If you hadn't heard, Chicago had yet another rough weekend homicidally speaking. The latest tally: 8 dead, 46 injured. When it comes to blood...
Armed EPA Agents?
"The North Carolina man visited by armed EPA agents after sending an email to a controversial agency official says he not satisfied with the explanations about what he considers an excessive response and that...
It Could Be You! NC Po-Po Ready for Domestic Terrorists
Remember the hysteria surrounding private militias? You know; back when Sarah "She Put a Reticle Over Her Opponents on her Facebook Page" Palin was the Republican choice for Vice President? About the time Jared...
OMG! A Stun Gun! Used on A Pregnant Woman!
"Tiffany Rent stood hunched over in pain outside a Far South Side courthouse Wednesday, tears streaming down her face as she worried about whether her unborn son had been harmed when a Chicago police...
Guns for Goons Courtesy Deputies Ryan McGowan and Thomas Lu
TTAG commentator Derrick writes:
"When police responded to a report of shots fired near San Francisco in February 2011, they wound up in a standoff with 29-year-old Joseph Camilleri and his girlfriend," news.yahoo.com reports. "The two were...
In Defense of SWAT
Special Weapons and Tactics teams have lately gotten a bad rap both here on TTAG and in the press. Stories abound of SWAT teams kicking in doors (sometimes the wrong door), shooting the family...
Question of the Day: What Would You Do If You Were SWATed?
"Conservative bloggers say they are being terrorized by a potentially deadly prank in which phony 911 calls bring armed cops to their doors in search of criminals, all in retaliation for their blog posts,"...
Ft. Worth Cop Shoots Dog in Wrong House Response
It's getting downright dangerous holding down a gig as a faithful family dog these days. Note to canines: if you see a cop walking up your driveway, run and hide under the porch. Go...
Gun Crime: Baltimore Gets it Right While NYC Mayor Bloomberg Pisses on Philly’s Stop-And-Frisk...
"The average prison time doled out to Baltimore’s felony gun offenders doubled in 2011 to more than five years in state institutions from 32 months in 2009, according to Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, who released new crime...