The Blast Gauge System From BlackBox Biometrics
I can't tell you how many times I've been asked about the relative concussion levels of the 160-some-odd muzzle devices I've tested for recoil and flash. Unfortunately, I've had no way to respond other...
A Post About Policing That’s Not Really Gun-Related But Kinda Is. Because Guns.
Republished from a forcescience.org email blast:
Capt. Charles (Chip) Huth of the Kansas City (MO) PD (above) posted his thoughts on how a mind-set of moral superiority in LEOs may unwittingly be damaging efforts to build community...
Sikh Temple Shooting Cop Reveals Gunfight Hero Syndrome
https://youtu.be/0_bNXKGdpRQ
Republished with permission from a forcescience.org email blast:
An officer we’ll call Joe arrived at a residence to check out a 911 hang-up and interrupted a mentally disturbed man trying to strangle his mother with...
FL Firefighter Who Answered Door With Gun Cleared Under ‘Stand Your Ground’ Law
In March of last year, Miami-Dade Fire Captain Nick Marian of Miami Shores, Florida, answered a knock at his door and the ringing of his doorbell. He lives in a rough part of town,...
Armed Man Saves Wounded Arizona State Trooper
About 4:30 a.m. yesterday, an Arizona State Trooper was shot while investigating a rollover accident. The officer was then further attacked. The accident occurred on a remote section of I-10 about 50 miles west...
Police Officers Previewing Use-of-Force Videos Before Making A Statement…an Unjustifiable Cop Carve Out?
https://youtu.be/ypEN1ay5i78
"Should cops see body cam video before giving UOF (use of force) statements?" That's the question posed in a debate sponsored by Lexipol ("America's leading provider of state-specific policies and verifiable policy training for public safety organizations"). According...
Pew Research: White Male Pro-Gun Veteran Police Officers More Likely to Fire Weapon
Most Americans believe that the typical officer fires their weapon "on the streets" at least once in their life. According to a Pew Research Center self-reporting study, only 27 percent of police officers report that...
Domestic Violence: More Guns, Less Injury
A new study shows that only 17 of 35,413 domestic violence incidents resulted in a gunshot wound. The study was based on police reports collected in Philadelphia in 2013. From psychcentral.com:
A new study shows that...
Anaheim Police Officer ‘Get Off My Lawn’ Shooting a Negligent Discharge?
https://youtu.be/CTabRBFG5fM
Protests broke out overnight in southern California after a cell phone video emerged showing an off duty LAPD officer drawing and discharging his firearm while trying to forcibly remove a teenager from his private...
New from Centinel Solutions: Shield Police Gun Camera
https://youtu.be/xZ1k8dJChkc
"Our tamper-proof suite of devices ensures that all officer-involved shootings are accurately recorded and secured," Centinel Solutions' website proclaims. As seen in the news report above, the Shield Police Gun Camera fits on a semi's...
Man Carrying Pool Cue Case Shuts Down Idaho University
American universities are hotbeds of anti-gun animus. No uniform? No gun on campus! Because criminals, crazies and terrorists obey gun laws. Or all gun owners are potential criminals, crazies or terrorists. Or something. This "logic" leads...
Pennsylvania Police Department Destroys $25,000 of Legal Guns
In Pennsylvania, Abington police destroyed 185 guns they had been collecting since 1998.
From abingtonpd.org:
In January, 2017 Abington Police disposed of 185 guns that had accumulated in secure evidence storage since 1998. The guns were...