‘A Concerned Cop’ in St. Louis’ Safety Message for Civilians
"If you don't have a gun, get one and get one soon," a poster called A Concerned Cop posts on St. Louis Cop Talk forum ahead of the grand jury decision in the Michael Brown...
SURPRISE! FL Active Shooter Drill Angers Parents
"A school lockdown drill in Winter Haven, Florida, angered parents whose children apparently texted in alarm, with one noting that a police officer with an assault rifle came into a classroom," abcnews.go.com reports. "Initially,...
WA State Patrol: We Won’t Arrest Universal Background Check Protesters
We recently reported that Washington state gun owners are planning an act of civil disobedience. In defiance of the Evergreen State's freshly-minted Universal Background Check law - brought into being by a mid-term ballot initiative...
WA SWAT Team Win Shootout – With 911 Caller
"The had told Vancouver police that he spotted 59-year-old John Kendall in the 700 block of Northeast Blanford Drive," kgw.com reports. "A manhunt was under way at the time for Kendall, who deputies said...
NY Deputy Sees Rifle, Swears Like a Sailor, Slaps Citizen, Grabs Keys and Searches...
http://youtu.be/1XExqABO4kc
You don't really need a backstory to this gone-viral video. We publish it here because the entire incident was rifle-related. It all started when a man named Colin Fitch purchased a .22 caliber long gun....
ASPCA Position on Police Shooting Dogs
The ASPCA believes that most instances of police shootings of dogs are avoidable. The Force Continuum concept has been helpful in reducing unnecessary injuries to the public and professionals in encounters with potentially...
Ohio K-9 Cop Cleared of Wrongful Dog Shoot
“Officer Gilkerson has a tremendous love for animals,” Chief Whitehead told toledoblade.com. “At no point in our careers as officers do we hope to pull a firearm and have to shoot anyone or anything....
WI SWAT Cops Huddle Behind Armored Car, Shoot Dog [Video NSFW]
http://youtu.be/pgJS8jMwlqo
"A SWAT team sent to handle an alleged neighborhood dispute over dog waste ended up killing the dog, and igniting a firestorm of criticism against the local police force," nydailynews.com reports. Wait. What? Why...
New York Police Shoot Cop Car Invader Who Isn’t Michael Brown
"Cops shot a 25-year-old man after he jumped in the backseat of their unmarked squad car and grabbed a sergeant's pistol in Brooklyn early Sunday," nydailynews.com reports. "Authorities say the suspect hopped in the...
Oops! Kissimmee, FL Wrong House No-Knock Raid
"All I see is guns pointed at me, officers coming through the door. I hear, 'boom, boom, boom,' two to three times," reports wftv.com. That's how King Baker described being awoken Thursday by members...
La Quinta, CA Cops Point Guns At Rattled Vet. And?
http://youtu.be/CiJbHiQTe2c
The YouTube video involving a brace of La Quinta, California cops and pair of citizens above is highlighted by freethoughtproject.com. As regular readers know, context is everything. Here's cameraman Alejandro Natividad's account of what...
Anonymous Hacktivists: Ferguson PD Officer Wilson Will Not Be Indicted in Michael Brown Killing
Surveying the evidence released by various sources, it seems probable that the grand jury will not indict Officer Darren Wilson, the man who shot and killed African-American teen Michael Brown. Quoting anonymous sources, the...