Leechburg PA Police: Shotguns Are Antiquated
"With the things going on in the world and society today, shotguns have become an antiquated weapon for us. Shotguns don't have distance." So sayeth Leechburg PA police Chief Mike Diebold . According to pittsburghlive.com,...
Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Off Duty Chicago Cop
It can't be easy being a police officer in the City of Broad Shoulders in the County of Cook. You're held up to such high standards, after all. Coppers there are - to hear...
Quote of the Day: Heaven Forfend Edition
"Last November, the House passed a bill that, as Gail Collins put it in a column, requires 'states with strict gun regulations to honor concealed-weapon carry permits issued in states where the gun rules are...
Why No-Knock Warrants Suck
There's nothing wrong with a no-knock warrant--at least in theory. The cops know some bad guy is holed-up inside a house or apartment. A really bad guy. Someone they know is armed and dangerous....
Liquid Body Armor?
"A company called BAE Systems is using a liquid technology that, theoretically, would make any Kevlar vest stronger," kpho.com reports, following-up on a story about a Phoenix police officer whose Custom Armor Technologies model...
Why You Will Always Have to Take Your Shoes Off at Airports
There are so many things wrong with the security theater performed at airports it's hard to know where to focus one's ire. You could zoom in on granny molestation, or zoom out and wonder...
What I Learned About Active Shooter Shooting at SIG SAUER. So Far . ....
Day one of SIG SAUER's three day Active Shooter course was dedicated to introducing me to me. Specifically what I can and can not do with a pistol and a rifle. After a brief...
SIG SAUER Active Shooter Response Instructor Course School Shooting Simulation
"Controlled chaos." That's how SIG SAUER Senior Instructor Scott Reidy describes police response to an active shooter at a school. At best. And no wonder. Officers entering the scene of a school shooting don't...
Guns for Goons Courtesy Deputies Ryan McGowan and Thomas Lu
TTAG commentator Derrick writes:
"When police responded to a report of shots fired near San Francisco in February 2011, they wound up in a standoff with 29-year-old Joseph Camilleri and his girlfriend," news.yahoo.com reports. "The two were...
How Not to Arrest a Cop
AP: "Police learned about a possible inappropriate relationship between the girl and Covarrubias two days before the shooting. The girl told investigators she had sex with Covarrubias and agreed to participate in a ruse...
Obscure Object of Desire: Baker Batshield with QuickDon
Rick Baker (of bakerballistics.com) has improved his Batshield. Am I wrong for wanting one?
Robert - the head goes through the loop created by the QuikDon (on the shield's interior photo after the jump). As...
Texas Trucking Company Wants Compensation for DEA “Botched Sting”
"The DEA is running neck-and-neck with the ATF for the title of most dangerous federal law-enforcement agency; in my view, both should be dissolved and their responsibilities handed over to some more responsible party,...