This is Why Police Don’t Shoot to Wound or Disarm
Why not shoot someone in the leg?
“And the answer is always, ‘Well, have you eliminated the threat if you shoot someone in the leg or the arm?’” said Shrewsberry, who is now the...
Defunding the Police is an Increasingly Difficult Argument to Make
The country experienced a record homicide spike in 2020, with cities like New York and Los Angeles reporting historic year-over-year surges — still well below the record murder rates of the ‘80s and ‘90s,...
Adios Art: Miami City Council Makes it Official, Fires Art Acevedo
From the Associated Press . . .
Miami city commissioners unanimously voted Thursday to fire Police Chief Art Acevedo after a short and stormy tenure in which he clashed with city officials and members of...
Seattle Businesses Discover the Real Costs of Woke Politics and Defunded Law Enforcement
Seattle businesses have a problem on their hands. Ongoing political violence from violent Antifa and Black Lives Matter types, coupled with increased criminal violence and vagrants doing drugs and taking dumps in commercial areas...
Houston Police Bodycam Video Shows Perp Shooting Cops With Illegal Full-Auto GLOCK Switch
https://youtu.be/ttxOfz4ShA8
We've written in the past about illegal full-auto GLOCK switches sold by Chinese knock-off sites like Wish.com. It looks like one of these switches was used in September by a perp who shot and...
Homeowner Shot By Police Going After Prowlers With a ‘Replica’ 1911 [VIDEO]
Charles Sharp, 49, called 911 to report "intruders" on his property in Mantua Township, New Jersey back on September 14th. Despite his last name, he did just about everything wrong before and during his...
DEA Agent and Gunman Killed, Two Officers Wounded in Shootout On Amtrak Train in...
By Terry Tang and Michelle A. Monroe, AP
A Drug Enforcement Administration special agent was killed Monday when a passenger, who also died, opened fire as officers were doing a routine inspection for illegal contraband...
VIDEO: Dramatic California Police Shootout Leaves Officer Critically Wounded
In August, police in Modesto, California conducted a search of a home follow a high-speed pursuit. During that search, an occupant ambushed officers, leaving one critically wounded. Bodycam footage from the incident has been...
Feud: Philly’s Democrat Mayor and Police Commissioner Want Soros DA to Do His Damn...
Outlaw said police believe some of the main drivers of the spike in violence since the spring of 2020 are domestic incidents, neighborhood beefs that escalate on social media, and narcotics sales. She also...
Emboldened Criminals, Pandemic Stress, and a Police Legitimacy Crisis Created the 2020 Homicide Spike
By Justin Nix, University of Nebraska Omaha
Homicides in the U.S. spiked by almost 30% in 2020.
That was the main takeaway from figures released on Sept. 27, 2021, by the FBI that showed almost uniform...
Alleged Florida Cop Killer Captured After Sheriff Advises Citizens to ‘Blow Him Out the...
A four-day manhunt has come to an end now that former Marine and suspected cop killer Patrick McDowell has been captured by police in northeast Florida. Deputy Josh Moyers stopped McDowell Friday morning and...
LA County Sheriff’s Department Investigating Deputy’s Courtroom Negligent Discharge
Remember...only highly trained law enforcement officers and members of the military are qualified to handle the responsibility of safely carrying a firearm. To wit, this story from the Associated Press . . .
A Los...