Eugene (OR) SWAT Safety Fail
registerguard.com has a story on a $600k lawsuit brought by Officer Brian Hagen against the city of Eugene, Oregon. Hagen says he was punished for raising safety concerns about the city's SWAT team. Testifying in...
Re-Establishing Castle Doctrine in Indy
Last May, the Indiana State Supreme Court ruled that citizens living in the Hoosier state don't have the right to resist law enforcement officers entering their home---even when the police don't have a warrant. Yes,...
“Texas Navy” Launches First of Six Rio Grande Gunboats
I used to sell boats. These things probably set my state back at least $5m dollars. Not to mention the ongoing price of running the damn things. And for what reason? We could just...
NYPD Cop’s Spare Magazine Stops Bullet
Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. And sometimes things happen so fast, nothing you do (or don't) makes a difference anyway. Fortunately for NYPD Officer Thomas Richards, he was carrying a spare...
Armed Police Drones?
http://www.myfoxhouston.com/video/videoplayer.swf?dppversion=11212
Last week, the New York Times gave us the heads-up that "A new federal law, signed by the president on Tuesday, compels the Federal Aviation Administration to allow drones to be used for all sorts of commercial...
Is Call of Duty Police Warfare Pro-Militarization Propaganda?
Gotcha. The above video is a fan-made "spoof" of the Activision franchise. There is no Call of Duty: Police Warfare. Got me too; the game play and plot line seemed entirely credible---right up to...
LA Cops Launch 60-Shot Volley at Carjacker
As the song says, it never rains in Southern California. Unless you're talking about lead. "Eleven Los Angeles police officers fired more than 60 shots, fatally wounding an armed carjacking suspect in Koreatown at...
We Are Homeland Security
In an article entitled "The Myth of the End of Terrorism," author Scott Stewart reveals that, surprise, "terrorism will continue no matter what the next geopolitical cycle brings." Hear that? Cha-ching. There goes another...
Chief Anderson to Open Carry Tuscaloosans: We Ask, You Tell
In yesterday's Quote of the Day, Tuscaloosa Police Chief Steve Anderson announced his department's new "proactive" approach to citizens exercising their legal right to openly carry firearms in his city. A local member of TTAG's Armed...
Self Defense Tip: Don’t Pull the Trigger Unless You Have To
"I didn't think I could handle this guy physically, so I fired into the ground," Fleming told FoxNews.com. "He stopped. He knew I was serious. I was angry … and I was worried that...
OMG, OMG! He Has Guns! In His Car! OMG!
http://kstu.vid.trb.com/player/PaperVideoTest.swf
California? Yeah, I'll buy that. Massachusetts? New York? Sure. But Utah? As our friends at the Brady Campaign recently verified for us, it's hard to find a more firearms-friendly locale than the Beehive State....