The .9mm Trend Spreads to Flyover Country
The people in charge of hiring LEOs in the Canton, Ohio area may want to review their screening processs. Canton is, of course, home to everyone's favorite former beat cop, Daniel Harless. Now comes...
FBI Chainsaw Oops
TTAG's been highlighting the militarization of the post 9/11 law enforcement community. The argument for assault cops: if you haven't done anything wrong you have nothing to fear. The argument against assault cops: if you...
NSW (AU): Restrict Ammo Sales to Stop Drive-Bys
Gun rights advocates oppose seemingly sensible new gun control regulation by deploying the slippery slope argument. For example: if we "close the gun show loophole" and force all private gun sellers to pay for...
The One Gun That I’d Ban
I was heading back from the range last night. I pulled up behind a cop waiting at a red light. A few seconds later, the police officer switched on his cherries, drove through the...
Depressed in DC? Don’t Let the Cops Know About It.
Mathew Corrigan is an Army reservist who was battling depression and insomnia. Wanting some help with the problems, he called what he thought was the military's emotional support help line. Instead, he mistakenly called...
STL PD: Resistance is Futile
This new media thing certainly brings with it some oddities. Like working with Dan and Robert for the better part of 2011 having never actually met them face-to-face. Thanks to Nick’s trip down to...
Quote of the Day: Mission Creep Edition
"Virginia Tech and Columbine. Now, let’s look at the numbers: Any given middle school, high school, or college in America can expect to have exactly one homicide on its campus every 12,000 years. So...
Question of the Day: Do We Need Fewer Armed Police?
You might say we need more hot cops. And who am I to argue? But today's question is about quantity, not quality. Are there too many cops? Make the jump for the list of...
OMG! OMG! A dog! In a park! OMG!
Speaking of dummies in the federal government, some of them seem to think it's OK to enforce dog-walking regulations with less lethal weaponry. At least they do around San Francisco, that bastion of peace,...
NYPD 2010 Report: Use of Firearms by Police On the Decline
RF sent me a link this morning to a report compiled for the New York City Police Department that outlined the circumstances behind every bullet fired by an NYPD cop that wasn't on the...
Battlewagon’s Comment on Carl Jr.’s Shooting
I did 5 deployments. I’ve shot people and never lost a minute of sleep over it because I was lucky enough to never have an ambiguous situation. I look at that video and think...
TN Cops Won’t Face Charges in Road Rage Gun Incident
"Brock Estep, 31, of Knoxville, alleged that two men in a Toyota Avalon attempted to cut him off in traffic as they pulled out of the Waffle House parking lot at the corner of...