Memo to Police Facing ‘Green Tip’ Ammo: Use Polyethylene Armor with Lightweight Silicon Carbide...
The brouhaha over "green tip" M855 ammo would be funny if it wasn't. Despite the ATF's strategic withdrawal on their plans to ban the popular rifle ammo - in the face of enormous pro-ballistic blowback,...
TX Bill Would Limit Photographing Cops, Discriminate Against Anyone Carrying a Gun
With the progress of a bill moving through the Texas legislature that would legalize the open carry of handguns (at least for CCW license holders), Second Amendment rights in the Lone Star state seem...
How One City Kept the Peace After a White Cop/Black Suspect Officer-Involved Shooting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCrQyUQCJS0
This article originally appeared at forcescience.org and is reprinted here with permission
Stripped to its bare bones, the incident had the ingredients of another racial firestorm: A white cop with a prior shooting on his...
Baltimore SROs Prevented from Carrying Guns in Schools
"In a country where we're talking about arming teachers, Baltimore has decided to disarm the police. It's crazy." That's the reaction of Sgt. Clyde Boatwright, president of Baltimore's school police union, after the Maryland house of...
Leave Guns To The Police: They’re Professionals!
People don’t need guns! They’re more likely to shoot themselves or a member of their family. Leave it to the police, the professionals. They’re highly trained! This is a common claim, and interestingly enough, those...
OMG! A Cop Racks A Shotgun! OMG!
http://youtu.be/id_MNTcc2v0
One of the most persistent shibboleths in the gun world: racking a pump-action shotgun will scare away a burglar. While it can be true, it's not the best way to play You Bet Your Life....
Video of LA Police Shooting Goes Viral (NSFW)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_7RG7wL5V8
"'At some point in there, a struggle over one of the officer's weapons occurred,' Smith said. 'At that point an officer-involved shooting happened.'" That's the report at latimes.com quoting Cmdr. Andrew Smith of LAPD's Central Division and...
Is Smart911, “911 On Steroids”, a Threat to Gun Owners?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pgpJzK4d9U
Reader Michael L. writes:
I received a notification that my county police department has instituted a system called Smart911. From my research it is a private company that sells their service to government entities. It...
A Police Standoff Story Where No One Gets Shot
Mountain Home - (Ammoland.com) - An Arkansas Game and Fish Commission wildlife officer helped defuse a potentially dangerous situation last week in Mountain Home. Wildlife Officer Cpl. Doug Small was on daily patrol Feb. 5, when he...
Video Shows Pasco, WA Police Officers Shoot, Kill Fleeing Suspect
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-0uqFTBclo
"Washington state police are investigating a video uploaded to YouTube that captures the death of a man shot repeatedly by police. The video, taken by a bystander, surfaced Wednesday, a day after the Tuesday shooting death...
A Veteran’s Response to John Farnam’s Post Encouraging Police to Shoot More People
TTAG previously reposted Mr. John S. Farnam's article, posted on the Defense Training Institute's web site, titled "Police Use of Force." In that article, Mr. Farnam writes "The problem is not that we’re shooting...
Force-on-Force Sims: The New Front in the Battle for Gun Rights
"Police use of force is a topic KHOU 11 News has been exploring this week," the Houston news org reminds readers, "starting with our story on Wednesday with activist Quanell X running through 'shoot don't shoot'...