TASER XREP Is NOT A Shotgun Round. Per Se.

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According to wbay.com, the Green Bay (WI) police are adopting the TASER XREP round. I didn't see anything wrong with their story. But then I don't work for TASER's PR department. Steve Tuttle does. What's...

Victoria (AU) Police Switch from S&W .38 Revolvers to .40 M&Ps

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I fired a .40 Caliber Smith & Wesson M&P last night. Alex, an EMT from Russia, carries one. He like very much the gun because is incredibly light, bullets aren't cheap, they rip terrific...

Winnipeg Police Can Now Carry Off-Duty in Civvies

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The Winnipeg police have been busy defending the Long Gun Registry---against the wishes of both retired cops and Canadian gun owners. Both of whom see the Registry as intrusive, ineffective, onerous and expensive. Even...

Chicago Gun Buy-Back Program a Total Failure

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The Chicago Sun-Times reports that the "Don't Kill a Dream, Save a Life Gun Turn-In" program collected more than 4,000 weapons yesterday. "Police say they gathered 55 assault weapons, 660 replica weapons, more than...

Blackhawk (Gets) Down

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Our man Kozak's left his luxury digs for the show floor at the National Rifle Association (NRA) convention in Charlotte, N.C. Greeting our intrepid reporter: a Man in Black who has mastered the art of...

Detroit SWAT Team Shoots Seven-Year-Old Aiyana Jones

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Don't give me grief about this one. I know: day in, day out, SWAT teams risk their lives in the endless pursuit of public safety. THEY are FAR more likely to be killed by...

1000 ft. School Exclusion Zones vs. The Second Amendment

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The above image is from a Connecticut group campaigning against the relocation of a power plant. It gives you a pretty good idea how difficult it is for someone on the ground to figure...

Is Filming the Police Legal?

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHjjF55M8JQ&feature=player_embedded You may recall that Farago posted that video of the policeman stopping the motorcyclist in, Why You Should Never Make A Cop Angry or Nervous. Well, posting the video on Youtube sure made the cops...

Grey’s Anatomy Season Finale Guns Down Rivals; Why The SWAT Team Didn’t Take a...

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSlO8bkn2I4 Variety reports that Grey's Anatomy's season finale was a hit. The show wasn't as big a hit as last year's finale, but what do you want, blood? Well yes, obviously. Before I share...

San Diego Sheriff Bill Gore: Concealed Carry Permit Holder Must Be “Specific Target”

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San Diego Sheriff Bill Gore is up for re-election. In the run up to that blessed event, Sheriff Gore is facing mounting criticism for his department's extreme reluctance to issue concealed carry permits to...

To Kill A Mocking Bird: UK Debates Arming Police After Spree Killing. Or Not.

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In the post-mortem examination of taxi driver Derrick Bird's shotgun spree-killing, the U.K. police have come under fire for not stopping the maniac's mayhem earlier. Why wouldn't they? In a society where even the...

Lies, Damn Lies and Crime Statistics

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Hey, isn't it great that crime is on the wane? We must be doing something right. Or are we? We can certainly pull up stats that say crime is going down. And we can...