Police Procedure

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hvfbikv0gBc I love me some tactical shotguns. They're as close to a one-stop shot as you can get in a firearm. They're perfect for making solid objects disappear in an explosion of bits. Don't try...

John Filippidis thought he was prepared for his Christmas roadtrip. He knew he'd be passing through some states in the northeast that didn't value his Second Amendment rights as much as his home state...

"Officer Kevin Kelly, 24, was cited by San Francisco police and released for allegedly showing a gun to a server in an attempt to impress her about 2:40 a.m. Sunday at the 24-hour IHOP...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCKO7xi8ZeY Do I really have to justify the selection of Filer, Idaho Police Officer Tarik Hassani as our Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day? Suffice it to say, Office Hussani has no business carrying a firearm,...

Gentlemen, I recently came across a story in California. While it may not directly be related to gun issues, as a member of the Armed Intelligentsia I can't help but recognize a slippery slope or...

"The incident began at about noon today when the off-duty officer was at his home with his child when he did not respond to his doorbell and a knock on the door," chicagotribune.com. "Believing...

By Bud Harton I became a cop in the spring of 1969 after returning home from Vietnam. It's hard to imagine now, but returning Vietnam veterans weren't really appreciated by the American public at the...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJQKCe1ej1o Sgt Patrick Hayes saw the Jerry Miculek video on open carry protocol. He couldn't agree more: There have been a number of news stories recently concerning folks running around with long guns. Most were from...

http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1 TTAG reader BG writes: As a cop, how should I encounter a belligerent possibly intoxicated person open carrying a long gun? After several reports of irrational or possible drunken behavior of an obviously armed person?...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fmdAS_Z6CY “We were looking for a lost child,” an Salt Lake City police officer tells dog owner Sean Kendall. “He entered the yard looking for a lost child. He was threatened by the dog and shot the dog....

Deputy's firearm discharges while serving a warrant, the headline at northwestgeorgianews.com reports. Damn inconvenient time for a firearm to decide to discharge wouldn't you say? "At approximately 1315 hours this date, Deputies from the...

I was wondering why the tale of a rifle-toting man shot in an Ohio Walmart didn't trigger the Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America anti-gun group's hysteria alert system. After all, MDA's only success has...