TSA Intercepts Two Guns a Day at Airport Security
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has a blog. In an entry entitled Guns Are No Fun at the Checkpoint, the agency reports that "From time to time, things show up at airports that cause us to...
“I think it’s absolutely unnecessary for me or anyone else to carry a gun....
Hey, we're all entitled to our opinions. But when it comes to gun rights (and wrongs) some opinions are more important than others. The one expressed above was issued by Marysville, Michigan Mayor Pro-Tem...
Question of the Day: What’s Wrong with This Police Procedure?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-G8IcSi6qo
I don't make it a habit to second guess police procedure. Although I've had plenty of adrenal dumps in my lucky-ass life, I haven't walked a mile in those shiny shoes. Still, I...
Question of the Day: What’s Wrong with THIS Police Procedure?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7or1pWUib2U
Texas DPS Orders 2748 TASER X26 ECDs
Shocking I know, but Texas law enforcement officers are big into non-lethal weapons. OK, they're big into guns as well. Big guns. But fans of the "everything is bigger in Texas" meme should note that this...
“Officers’ safety comes first, and not infringing on people’s rights comes second”
And there you have it: the Philadelphia Police Department's view of its citizens' right to bear arms. This via Lt. Fran Healy, special adviser to the police commissioner, responding to a story about...
Time: Can A Gun Buyback Program Stem Violence In Detroit?
Nope. And I have to say it's incredibly refreshing to read a piece from Time mag's media moguls that shoots down Detroit's gun buyback program with TTAGian gusto. Motown blogger Darrell Dawsey penned the...
A Police Officer Writes
In the summer of 1993 I had to shoot a female who had threatened her son and then barricaded herself in a bathroom with a knife. As the event unfolded, the female almost scored...
Caution! 911 May NOT Be the Number to Call After a Shooting
Earlier today, I posted the following statement: "In battle, you do what you gotta do, live, call 911 and deal." The 911 part of the formula is no small point. All your go-to gun...
Active Shooter Analysis: Three-Plus Police Teams Don’t Work
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkaGKv-ACEI
In the last installment of Phillip Van Cleave's force-on-force training report , the gun guy's active shooter exercise followed the accepted police protocol. A group of three or four shooters teamed-up to take on the...
Smith & Wesson Scoop Firm-Fixed-Price Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity Multiple-Award ATF Contract for M&P40
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OPpXvtOYYQ
I pity the poor bastards who have to fill-out all the paperwork to bid for a government contract. It's certainly not child's play. In fact, they're pencil-pushing mavens genetically predisposed to eat legal language...
Teen Killed After FL Policeman Tries to Tase and Drive
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A66wW8DlFC0
What would have happened if the policeman had managed to Tase the teen while the fleeing cyclist was on his bike? Not the sharpest cop in the box.