Thoughts on Equipment Placement, Conditioned Response, Reaction Time, Hick’s Law, the 21 foot guideline,...
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Recently, a transit Officer was convicted of...
Car Crashes Kill More Cops Than Bullets
I suppose it's a pretty obvious fact: car crashes claim more cops' lives than felons' firearms. I imagine that donuts (a.k.a. heart disease) kill more police than bullets as well. Here are the stats...
Question of the Day: Volunteer Cops?
It's often said that America has an all-volunteer Army. I don't think so. Every United States soldier receives a paycheck. The compensation may be meager (and the hours inflexible), but I reckon that getting...
Probable Cause? We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Probable Cause!
A quick shout out to TTAG contributor and legal eagle Chris Dumm. If Mr. Dumm has a moment, I'd appreciate it if he'd cast his eyes on this story from staho.com. "Marco’s Pizza employees...
Download “Emotion Guided Threat Detection: Expecting Guns Where There Are None” Here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cwxc_zLH560
Click here to download the new study "Emotion Guided Threat Detection: Expecting Guns Where There Are None." Bottom line: angry cops are more likely to be trigger happy than happy cops. Who knew? Time...
Lockdown Madness
"Brumby Elementary School, Sope Creek Elementary, East Valley Elementary, Powers Ferry Elementary and East Side Christian Academy in Cobb County were put on lockdown Thursday as police searched the area for two men who...
Here’s Why American Gun Owners Don’t Want a Gun Registry
When I lived in England, I would rail against the government's intrusion into its citizens' private lives. During my time on the island, the U.K. became the most surveilled country on planet Earth. The...
Why You Should Keep Your Car in Perfect Tune
"Phillip Ransom thought he had trouble Thursday night when his old van broke down on the side of the road, booming out backfires," kansascity.com reports. "Two Kansas City police officers, mistaking the van’s backfires...
Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Chief Steve Sibbrell
What's the trick to training a dog? Buy the right dog. What's the trick to choosing men and women capable of handling lethal force on society's behalf? Hire the right people. Obviously, that's easier...
“One of the officers was in fear for his life, and he fired,” Weis...
"The five-mile chase that began about 5:30 p.m. Sunday at Polk Street and Francisco Avenue was triggered when officers spotted what turned out to be a paintball gun in a vehicle," Chicago Police Superintendant...
Brits Deploy “Several Hundred” Heckler & Koch G36 Ahead of Olympics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGwbH738s2o
You know that idea that Britain is so peaceful that the average "Bobby" on the street doesn't carry a gun? Forget that for a laff, mate. Even as the country's pols tighten already asphyxiatory restrictions...