The Carl’s Jr. Shooting: Food for Thought
I watched the YouTube video from the fast food restaurant shooting story presented by Robert Farago and tried to digest what I witnessed - both in the video and the subsequent comments by posters...
Videographers Laugh At Shooting at Carl Jr.’s [CA] [NSFW]
TTAG commentator Joe sent us a link to this YouTube video of an Officer Involved Shooting outside Carl Jr.'s restaurant in Monterey Park, California : "The man did not swing the pipe at the...
Question of the Day: Are You Fit Enough for Armed Self-Defense?
"I learned that a law enforcement injury prevention, tactical fitness and wellness class was given a thumbs down for any officer from a large department because 'fit cops don't stop bullets.' Apparently poor fitness,...
Force Science Institute: Cops Deserve Better Post-Shooting Treatment Than Civilians
Ray Meyer was a sergeant for the California Highway Patrol. The ex-cop emailed the Force Science Institute (FSI) a question that's been rattling around my head for a while: why should cops get special treatment...
Menacing Mug Shot of the Day: Reynaldo Vargas
Reynaldo Vargas was apparently strolling through beautiful downtown Galt, California Wednesday morning when he spotted some members of the local constabulary. Being on probation and in possession of a firearm, Reynaldo became...agitated. Or so...
Brooklyn Cops Shoot Armed Homeowner
Thanks to decades of gun control, there are parts of America where legally-armed civilians are so rare that the boys in blue don't consider the possibility that a man holding a gun could be...
Canton Cop Daniel Harless Fired For Motorist Abuse
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kassP7zI0qc&feature=player_embedded
Canton police officer and anger management poster boy Daniel Harless has been fired from the Canton, Ohio police force. Faithful TTAGers will recall officer Harless's distinguished body of work. As cantonrep.com so eloquently put...
SERPA Holsters Banned from FLETC
FLETC, the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, is a facility in Georgia where over 90 federal agencies send their new recruits to be trained as law enforcement officers. That includes firearms handling, and is sometimes a recruit's...
SureFire Sued Over Plano Accidental Shooting
On-gun doodads can definitely be handy. I have a Crimson Trace laser on a P3AT I carry and it's one of the best things I've bought, gun-wise. As useless as that little thing's sights...
Gun Confiscation – What to Do
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kf8trl69kzo
In discussions about SHTF scenarios among my fellow gun-nuts, occasionally the talk turns to hiding your guns from the authorities. Caches, hidden compartments, hideaways and the like. My contention is that if you're hiding...
Crazy-Ass Non Sequitur of the Day: PETA Edition
The NRA evidently names a Country Artist of the Month. Probably on a monthly basis. For some reason. Anyway, in case you missed the news, Trace Adkins got the nod for January. As a...
Quote of the Day: 911 Edition
"I can't tell you that you can do that but you do what you have to do to protect your baby." - 911 operator's advice to Sarah McKinley, abcnews.go.com