Why Police Militarization Makes Us Less Safe
I've written a large numbers of posts attacking the up-armoring and military mindsetting of U.S. police. My main point: SWAT comes in, civil liberties go out. America moves closer to a police state. Meanwhile,...
North Carolina State Highway Patrol Buy SIG SAUER P226 in .357SIG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsBGfytvZHE
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol (NCSHP) are tooling-up with the SIG SAUER P226 in .357SIG. Given that the NCSHP has 1600 sworn officers, the order's probably around 2k guns. SIG's press release (after the...
Watervliet, NY Asks Pistol Permit Applicants for Facebook Passwords. Or Not.
The photo above shows an application for a pistol permit as used by the Watervliet, New York police department. It comes to us from "Mazz," a member of the nyfirearms.com forum . As you can see the...
WI SWAT Cops Huddle Behind Armored Car, Shoot Dog [Video NSFW]
http://youtu.be/pgJS8jMwlqo
"A SWAT team sent to handle an alleged neighborhood dispute over dog waste ended up killing the dog, and igniting a firestorm of criticism against the local police force," nydailynews.com reports. Wait. What? Why...
Savannah, GA Police Response Shows Why You’re The First Responder
Reader Ben W. writes:
I share this story that happened a few days ago to an acquaintance of mine who lives a few blocks away from me. It's a perfect example of why, regardless of...
Incendiary Image of the Day: The History of the American Policeman Edition
TTAG reader Chip in South Florida writes:
I just had a job cross my desk that I found interesting and thought you, too, would get a kick out of it. The Chief of Police of my...
Waco Biker Autopsies Released…Without Ballistics Reports
McLennan County has released autopsy reports on nine bikers killed in the May 17 Twin Peaks shootout, the Waco Tribune-Herald reported Thursday. Not included with information released to the public are the ballistic reports,...
NY Police Confiscate Legally Owned, Registered Handguns Because of Motorcycle Club Membership
The relationship between the police and motorcycle clubs isn't exactly cordial. We've seen what can result from that tension in Waco recently, and the justice system is still trying to figure out what the heck happened....
How New York Became a Nexus of Second Amendment Infringement
After the American Revolutionary War, New York legislators didn't include gun rights in their state constitution. They considered firearms freedom too obvious to include. And any legal protection redundant, thanks to the U.S. Constitution's Second Amendment. And so it was -- until 1911. That's...
One Year Later, Shooter Cleared in Florida Road Rage Case
On July 23, 2015, in Citrus County, Florida, Robert Doyle and Candelario Gonzalez had a very bad day. Both men made intemperate statements during a road rage incident. Gonzalez had his wife and two...
San Antonio Pulls the Plug on ShotSpotter Gunfire Detection System, Hartford, CT Next?
"A program intended to help police officers identify where a shooting happens, get there quicker and ultimately cut down on crime has been stripped from the proposed city budget because city leaders said it's...
Department of Justice Report Whitewashes Pulse Nightclub Police Response
"The Orlando Police Department and other agencies performed strongly during the Pulse nightclub massacre, but additional training is needed to improve communication and prepare for future terror attacks, officials wrote in a report commissioned by the U.S. Department...