“I think it’s absolutely unnecessary for me or anyone else to carry a gun....
Hey, we're all entitled to our opinions. But when it comes to gun rights (and wrongs) some opinions are more important than others. The one expressed above was issued by Marysville, Michigan Mayor Pro-Tem...
TSA Intercepts Two Guns a Day at Airport Security
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has a blog. In an entry entitled Guns Are No Fun at the Checkpoint, the agency reports that "From time to time, things show up at airports that cause us to...
“Clearly, rapid aggressive action by a single actor has been and is now the...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ13CZ4Hekg
Ever since the massacre at Columbine, U.S. law enforcement officials have gradually realized that a responding officer facing what's called an "active shooter" (a.k.a. spree killer) can't wait for the SWAT team to arrive. The...
Latest on Videotaping Police
You may remember the Maryland case where a motorcyclist's helmet-cam recorded an undercover policeman emerging from his car with his gun drawn. The greatly embarrassed constabulary decided to go on the offense, charging the...
“You don’t want to approach someone with a knife. Good things don’t happen”
But what, pray tell, DO you do if you're a police officer and you have to separate a perp with a knife from his edged weapon? If you don't want to get sued...
Cops Can’t Shoot for You Know What
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuwHygZlWYE
"Three Philadelphia police officers opened fire Saturday evening in Frankford and critically wounded a man after he appeared to pull a handgun." philly.com reports. While bloggers like Mikeb302000 worry about cops shooting unarmed civilians, I...
“I love my koi fish more than anything but I’d never point a loaded...
Austin Texas' SWAT team is feeling the heat, after swooping down on a suspected koi rustler. "Eric Philippus, 43, said 10 to 12 police officers came to search his house about 10 a.m. yesterday,...
“ShotSpotters” Detection System Does Sweet FA in Newark Killing
"A man was shot several times and killed outside the clothing store he owns in Newark’s South Ward today, marking the city’s third homicide in as many days," nj.com reports. "The victim was shot...
Oakland Braces for Race Riots Over Mehserle Verdict
BART cop Johannes Mehserle is accused of second degree murder in the shooting of African American Oscar Grant. Mehserle's defense: he meant to Tase Grant, not fire a 9mm bullet into his back. The...
Philadelphia Labor Lawyer Buys 100 Mossbergs for his Local Police
Since 2007, attorney James Binns' been buying motorcycles and bikes for the Philadelphia Police. According to philly.com, Binns' expanded CopWheels program has ponied-up some $10k for 100 Mossberg 12-gauge tactical shotguns. TTAG asked Binns if the...