ATF gets Black Eye for Abusive Conduct on Alaskan Highway
On 19 May, 2016, a member of the ATF, or at least someone driving one of their vehicles at a time that it was supposed to be in service, may have engaged in abusive...
Lawsuit Claims Detroit Dog Death Squad
"A shocking new lawsuit claims that Detroit police officers serving a search warrant needlessly killed three dogs inside the home before they allegedly threatened the owner," dailymail.co.uk reports. "Homeowner Nikita Smith was horrified to...
Dan Baum: Why Don’t the Police Have Phasers Set to Stun Yet?
Dan Baum is one of America's greatest writers. While I disagreed with the pro-gun control editorializing in Gun Guys: A Road Trip -- written in the immediate aftermath of the Sandy Hook massacre -- I can't recommend...
Police Refining Active Shooter Response Strategy
Republished from forcescience.org:
Dr. Mike Clumpner holds a PhD in homeland security policy, with dissertation research on coordinated public safety responses to active shooters. He has logged 24 years in urban fire services, 21 years as...
BREAKING: UT-Austin Campus Cop Hospitalized After Negligent Discharge
"A University of Texas police officer accidentally shot himself Tuesday morning outside of the campus police department, according to UT police. Paramedics took the officer to University Medical Center Brackenridge with injuries not considered to...
University of Central Florida Police Chief Richard Beary: Why I Oppose Campus Carry
From a securityinfowatch.com interview with University of Central Florida Police Chief Richard Beary:
To get a concealed weapons permit in the State of Florida, all you have to do is go to any gun show or go...
How New York Became a Nexus of Second Amendment Infringement
After the American Revolutionary War, New York legislators didn't include gun rights in their state constitution. They considered firearms freedom too obvious to include. And any legal protection redundant, thanks to the U.S. Constitution's Second Amendment. And so it was -- until 1911. That's...
Insp. Chris Butler: Fixing Fatal “Strong but Wrong” Police Firearms Training
Republished with permission from forcescience.org email blast:
In a provocative, in-depth interview newly posted online, Insp. Chris Butler (above), one of North America's leading use-of-force experts, minces no words in assessing present shortcomings of police training. "Currently,"...
Force Science Institute Survey: The “Ferguson Effect” on Policing Is Real
By David Blake of the Blake Consulting and Training Group in Brentwood, CA. Republished from Force Science Institute:
Nearly half of patrol officers surveyed nationally say they have cut back on traffic and pedestrian stops,...
Cop Fires on Cops After Cops Respond to Shots Fired Domestic Abuse Report
https://youtu.be/JqsuK4cvBT4
Back in 1991, researcher L.B. Johnson studied domestic violence amongst police officers. Johnson found that 40 percent of police officer families experience domestic violence, as compared to 10 percent of the general population. Regardless of the rate, domestic violence by...
Louisiana Open Carrier Shoots And Kills Gas Station Assailant: Defensive Gun Use of the...
In a decent neighborhood in Mandeville, Louisiana, an unidentified store clerk was attacked by an aggressive customer at a gas station. A firearms instructor on the scene -- openly carrying his .40 caliber pistol in a holster -- felt...
University of South Alabama Campus Cops Write-Up Student for Open Holster Protest (“Engaging in...
https://youtu.be/0_mu2YIXWq8
Universities are developing a reputation for being mini fascist states, only allowing speech that the university administration agrees with, or is considered "politically correct." The University of South Alabama has lived up to the...