Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Officer William Scott Kern
When anti-gunners argue that the police are OK to carry firearms that they'd ban from private use---because cops are trained to handle the responsibility---I just laugh. I think about the cops I've seen shooting...
Attorney General Eric Holder: I Heart Police Militarization
Just before the head of Interpol told the world that arming citizens is the best way to protect against terrorist attacks on "soft targets" U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder assured cops attending the International Association...
Question of the Day: Got Trunk Gun?
Now that I'm living in Texas, I've been giving serious consideration to stashing a "trunk gun" in the CLS. A lot of gun folk recommend a pistol-caliber carbine for the job. According to Captain...
Michigan City, Indiana Sgt. Chris Yagelski: Gun Buybacks Reduce Crime
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6IPkjwdJYM
Another day, another "gun buyback." I use quote marks because the police conducting these cash-for-guns events didn't sell the firearms to their owners. So they're not really buying them back. They're buying them. No...
Connecticut: The Coming Storm
Written by Mike McDaniel. Republished from statelymcdanielmanor.wordpress.com:
Friday, June 27th, 2014, 0-dark-thiry:
The politicians have made their decision. By a twist of fate–your file simply happened to be on the top of the stack for no particular reason–you’ll be...
Connecticut Confiscation: It Won’t Be Door-to-Door
Reader John writes...
TTAG's post, Connecticut: The Coming Storm was the last straw for me. Many have been discussing the general theme of confiscation for a while, and while I believe that is a good thing...
Could Connecticut Gun Laws Spark Another Waco?
By Parson Turnbull
There's been a lot of discussion among members of the Armed Intelligentsia lately about how Connecticut's finest might proceed if they decide to confiscate unregistered guns from the state's 100,000 or more...
Disgruntled Gamer SWATs Rival
"Long Island police dispatched helicopters, emergency vehicles and an army of cops to a home where someone called in a bloody rampage on Tuesday," nypost.com reports. "They arrived with guns drawn and ready for...
Texas Officer Dies After No-Knock Raid Shooting
"Authorities went to a four-plex apartment on the 1100-block of circle 'm' drive to serve a search warrant," kxxv.com reports. "When Dinwiddie and another officer tried to enter the apartment 50 year-old Marvin Louis Guy and...
Cops Don’t Want Your Help, Apparently
"Police were searching the area of Sixth Street after a reported burglary when they spotted the suspect, Charles Cole," officer.com reports. "Officials said that Cole became verbally aggressive and then assaulted an officer during...
Shaneen Allen: Discretion and Distaste
“Earlier this year, a 27-year-old medical professional named Shaneen Allen drove peacefully out of her home state of Pennsylvania and into neighboring New Jersey. Today, she faces the prospect of three years in prison,"...
Less Lethal = Less Survivable
The Michael Brown shooting has, once again, provoked rampant and uninformed speculation about “less than lethal” alternatives to stopping attackers. “Why didn’t the officer use a Taser?” “Why didn’t they shoot him with beanbags...