Run That By Me Again: Whitewash Edition
"During the struggle to take the suspect into custody, the suspect struck one of the officer’s handguns, causing the gun to fire," Pratt wrote in a statement released to the press, reported by belmontshorepatch.com....
New York Times Suddenly Notices Police Militarization
To which we can only chuckle and reply, "Ya think?" We've been yakking about the militarization of policing here for a while. Sending SWATties out to serve what used to be run-of-the-mill search warrants,...
Going Postal: ‘Active Shooter’ at Montgomery Post Office
It was just Monday that we highlighted a lawsuit filed by a Colorado couple who want to be able to carry their concealed weapons when they pick up their mail. The federal guvmint doesn't...
Thespian Survival Tip: Drop the Damned Gun
There are probably more gun-friendly cities that San Francisco. But it doesn't matter what city you're filming in, if a bunch of cops charge in with guns drawn and yelling at you to drop...
Bad Law Enforcement Advice of the Day: Colorado Springs Edition
You hear it so often it must be printed in police department handbooks. "Just give the robber what he wants. It's not worth getting hurt over a few dollars." Would the same cops who...
Annals of Open Carry: Death Wish Edition
What are the odds that someone could walk into a Chicago police station holding a loaded AR, declare martial law and not be either repeatedly ventilated, billy-clubbed to a bloody pulp or even charged...
What’s Wrong With this Police Smith & Wesson M&P Requisition?
I heart the Smith & Wesson M&P .45. That said, if you buy the handgun in the Bay State it's hamstrung by the dreaded Massachusetts trigger---an action so heavy the Granby Charter Days Tractor...
Portland Cop Indicted In Mistaken Live Ammo Shooting
Dane Reister, the Portland cop who accidentally shot a fleeing suspect with live ammo instead of beanbags last June, has been indicted by a grand jury. It's the first time a Portland police officer's...
This incident from Greene County in my beloved home state of Missouri . ....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj1DOzy9ILs
"Tammy Robinette made several huge errors in judgment while driving in Greene County on the night of October 4," riverfronttimes.com reports. "Drinking and driving was a big one. That caused a sheriff's deputy to pull her over. But...
Self-Defense Tip: How to Handle a Routine Police Stop
Before I became a law enforcement officer I had a concealed carry permit. During the mandatory safety course, the instructor encouraged us to disclose the fact that we had a firearm in the car...
Kids Play With Toy Gun, Parents Lectured by Local Cops
A near pants-soiling situation for local law enforcement took place on the highways of Southern California earlier this week when a motorist spied what turned out to be a toy M16 in a passing...
Irresponsible Gun Owner Of The Day: Detective Ed Owens
Hypothetically speaking, what would you do if you left your gun safe open for three days, your three-year-old son gained access to a loaded gun and shot himself in the head? How would you...