The 21-Foot Principle (Not Rule!)
This article was contributed by Warren Wilson, a lieutenant with metropolitan police department in Oklahoma. He is a former SWAT team leader, current firearms instructor and writer. He has been a full-time law enforcement officer...
BREAKING: 5 Houston Police Officers Reported Shot, Suspect is ‘Down’
UPDATE: Latest information indicates that four officers were shot and a fifth sustained a non-gunshot injury.
Mayor @SylvesterTurner and Police Chief @ArtAcevedo Media Briefing on Shooting of 5 HPD Officers https://t.co/1PkSvaDg9j
— Houston Police (@houstonpolice) January...
About Face: Baltimore School Police Will Carry Guns After All
Back on January 22, the Baltimore School Board voted unanimously to forbid Baltimore School Police officers from carrying weapons. Of course, what could possibly go wrong with that kind of misguided thinking, right? After...
6 Ways To Avoid Getting Shot By Police After A Defensive Gun Use
No one wants to have to defend themselves or their family with a gun. At the same time, as gun owners, we're prepared to do that if circumstances demand it. For many of us,...
AP Poll Shows Parents Have Low Confidence in Schools’ Ability to Respond to a...
Saturday is the 20th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting. That means we'll be inundated in coming days by pronunciations and pontificating from the go-to "gun safety" talking heads (think Shannon, Eric, Diane,...
Officer Found Guilty of 3rd Degree Murder in Shooting of Justine Damond
In July of 2017, Justine Damond of Minneapolis dialed 911 to report a possible sexual assault near her home. Officers searched the area and when a squad car drove through an alley near Damond's...
Former Fort Worth Cop Aaron Dean Charged With Murder in Killing of Atatiana Jefferson
From the Associated Press
A white former Fort Worth police officer has been booked in jail on a murder charge for the shooting of a black woman through a window in her home.
Aaron Dean was...
Double Standard: Why Do Police Officers Involved in a Shooting Get a ‘Cooling Off’...
By Lisa Marie Payne, Associated Press
After a police officer fatally shoots someone, it can take days or even weeks before the public or his supervisors hear the officer's version of what happened.
In many states,...
Connecticut Cop Who Shot at Unarmed Couple in Car Charged With Felony Assault, Reckless...
By Dave Collins, Associated Press
A Connecticut police officer who opened fire on an unarmed couple's car and wounded a 22-year-old woman was charged Monday with felony assault and reckless endangerment.
State's Attorney Patrick Griffin determined...
Cops Wrestle With Whether and When to Take a Suicidal Officer’s Gun
By Tom Hays, Associated Press
A law enforcement think tank wants police departments dealing with a suicide crisis in their ranks to rethink how they make one of their toughest decisions: when to take guns...
It’s Time for Law Enforcement To Stand With America’s Gun Owners
A reader who wishes to remain anonymous writes . . .
“Bad men need no more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing.” – John Stuart Mill
Law-abiding American...
‘Stop-and-Frisk’ Can Work, Under Careful Supervision
By Henry F. Fradella, Arizona State University and Michael D. White, Arizona State University
In mid-November, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg apologized publicly for his backing of a practice intended to reduce violent...