The .9mm Trend Spreads to Flyover Country
The people in charge of hiring LEOs in the Canton, Ohio area may want to review their screening processs. Canton is, of course, home to everyone's favorite former beat cop, Daniel Harless. Now comes...
Quote of the Day: Open Challenge Edition
“I don’t agree that people should be allowed to carry a weapon openly. I have instructed my officers to challenge anyone they see carrying a weapon openly to make sure that they have the...
What if these DC Undercover Cops Got the Wrong Man?
The Washington Post is, surprisingly, contemplating the wisdom of carrying a firearm for self-defense. The article accompanying this video doesn't quite get there. And there's something very wrong about the events shown above. More...
Self Defense Tip: Don’t Pull the Trigger Unless You Have To
"I didn't think I could handle this guy physically, so I fired into the ground," Fleming told FoxNews.com. "He stopped. He knew I was serious. I was angry … and I was worried that...
Is Call of Duty Police Warfare Pro-Militarization Propaganda?
Gotcha. The above video is a fan-made "spoof" of the Activision franchise. There is no Call of Duty: Police Warfare. Got me too; the game play and plot line seemed entirely credible---right up to...
Armed Police Drones?
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Last week, the New York Times gave us the heads-up that "A new federal law, signed by the president on Tuesday, compels the Federal Aviation Administration to allow drones to be used for all sorts of commercial...
Re-Establishing Castle Doctrine in Indy
Last May, the Indiana State Supreme Court ruled that citizens living in the Hoosier state don't have the right to resist law enforcement officers entering their home---even when the police don't have a warrant. Yes,...
Left and Right Unite! Your Militarized Police State is at Hand!
"Occupiers say police arrived suddenly before a protest march, pouring from vans to order residents of 540 NW Seventh Street into the building's courtyard before searching both people and apartments," huffingtonpost.com reports. "Three Occupy...
SWAT Urban Assault Vehicle: Really?
Driving along Interstate 44 the other day, I had occasion to snap the above photo. This was not an armored truck carrying a mountain of cash to various and sundry establishments around our fair...
Another Victim of Racial Profiling or Trayvon-Mania?
TTAG takes a skeptical view of police procedures. We regularly report on deficiencies re: firearms training, gun handling (i.e. negligent discharges), SWAT team proliferation, officer strategy (i.e. questionable shootings) and bureaucratic coverups. The lack of...
Less Lethal TASER May Have Sparked Auto Inferno
"The explosion and fire that followed the pursuit of a wrong-way driver near Buckman Springs may have been caused by a spark from a Border Patrol officer's Taser," officer.com reports. "Multiple sources the...
Does Anyone Actually Know What A “Stand Your Ground” Law Means?
As we've been following the media coverage of the Trayvon Martin shooting and its aftermath one fact stands clear: the press has no frickin' clue what a "stand your ground" (SYG) law actually means....