James Ray Palmer and the Truth About Gunfights

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNWcPqJ9OX8 On September 13, James Ray Palmer rode his motorcycle to the Crawford County courthouse in Van Buren, Arkansas. He carried three semi-automatic handguns with him, along with an AR-15 style rifle. He wore a...

Business (Corruption) As Usual In Camden, NJ

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Camden, New Jersey, one of the true garden spots of the Garden State, is a tough place. The south Jersey town just across the Delaware River from the City of Brotherly Love is known...

Self-Defense Tip: You’re Not the Good Guy

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYwZ8gFhxi4 "Police said the man who was shot picked up an officer's gun that had fallen to the ground and, at one point, turned toward several police officers," charlotteobserver.com reports. Wait. What? "Police were called about a...

New Video: Did Leroy Webster Fire on Cops in Self-Defense?

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSwCJdNPwrY&feature=player_embedded#!' Recently released video of the now infamous Crown Heights shooting---where eight police officers fired 73 shots at Leroy Webster---clearly shows material exploding at Johnson's feet as Webster frantically attempts to re-enter the building and escape the...

Playground Safety First! Maryland-National Capital Park Police Buys 17 Bushmaster ARs

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bjw0uKcpGW0 Hard on the heels of news that Amtrak police have purchased 100 Bushmaster M4-Type Patrolman’s Carbine rifles comes word that the Maryland-National Capital Park Police are down for 17 of the same. They'll use them to protect 400 parks,...

NY Cops May Have Killed Bystander With One of 71 Stray Bullets

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http://publish.vx.roo.com/nypost/viral/2010/flashembed/ In another example of appalling marksmanship by members of law enforcement, it appears that a bystander who was killed during one of the 52 shooting events that occurred in New York City over the...

Marcus Schantz’s Closing Argument in the Trial of Kenneth Green

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  "Homicidal or suicidal, that’s what you have to be to shoot a gun at police officers that are in your home to execute a search warrant, homicidal or suicidal . . . This was a...

Safety First! Amtrak Buys 100 Bushmaster ARs

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Press release: Madison, NC –   Bushmaster Firearms International (BFI) was recently awarded a contract to supply the Amtrak Police Department with 100 best-selling, Bushmaster M4-Type Patrolman’s Carbine rifles. These lightweight, gas-operated custom rifles feature...

Ode to the Gibson Guitar Raid

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Imagine you're a middle-aged federal law enforcement agent on a Special Reaction Team. Back when the S.W.A.T. TV show had punctuation, yours was a lonely profession. Uncle Sam only deployed you for bank robbers...

Don’t Want to be Shot in Chicago? You Probably Don’t Have to Worry. Much.

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The city of Chicago has done everything it legally can (not to mention some that have been found illegal) to avoid having a shooting range built within city limits. But judging by general state...

Question of the Day: Do We Need More Cops or More Armed Citizens?

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  When I lived in the UK, the BBC ended every single news story about any social ill by moaning about money. The unspoken assumption: anything can be solved with enough government spending. Except, of...

Serial Drunk DC Cop Shoots Up Car With Five Passengers

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Washington DC cop Kenneth Furr can’t seem to hold his liquor. His drinking has gotten him into a number of jams over the years, but he's remained on the DC police force through all...