Cuffed Meth Addict Shoots at Cops with Pistol Hidden in His Butt
Truth be told, we've already run a story about a woman who secreted a firearm in her vagina. In that case, Jennifer McCarthy was hiding her gat from her boyfriend. In today's tale (so to speak),...
MI Open Carry Encounter: A Police Officer’s Perspective
TTAG reader BG writes:
As a cop, how should I encounter a belligerent possibly intoxicated person open carrying a long gun? After several reports of irrational or possible drunken behavior of an obviously armed person?...
Book Review: Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America’s Police Forces
I finally finished reading Radley Balko's book, Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces. RF did a brief preview of the book last year when it came out, but never got...
Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: [Former] Officer Jeffrey R. Mang
"As a bowler pocketed his $21 refund just after midnight at the Kenmore Lanes in February, he had to contend with an off-duty Kenmore police officer – moonlighting as a security guard – who...
Open Carry of Long Arms – A Law Enforcement Perspective
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJQKCe1ej1o
Sgt Patrick Hayes saw the Jerry Miculek video on open carry protocol. He couldn't agree more:
There have been a number of news stories recently concerning folks running around with long guns. Most were from...
Common Sense in Chagrin Falls, Ohio
"Ohio is a traditional open-carry state," wikipedia.org informs. "The open-carry of firearms by those who legally possess the firearm is a legal activity in Ohio with or without a license. While legal, the practice...
When SWAT Teams Don’t Attack
"Police said they went to a home on Old Hershey Road after a report that a man was randomly shooting at a tree with a semi-automatic firearm around 3:15 a.m.," abc27.com reports. "When the...
NRA Gun Guru Dom Raso Hearts Police Militarization
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cQDIIRQnQU&feature=youtu.be
As his air quotes indicate, NRA gun guru Dom Raso doesn't have much time for people who bemoan "the build-up of law enforcement." He prefers to call police militarization "the evolution of a relationship between...
Common Sense in Unionville Michigan
"Unionville has its own school system, flower shop, and bar - but a police department is missing in the Tuscola County community," wnem.com reports. No, the cops aren't AWOL. Unionville - the Gateway to...
Denver Cops Whip Out Their Pieces During Swing Party
Guns and booze don't mix. We all know that, right? Throw some sex into that admixture and you've got yourself a really combustible situation. Sadly, that's a lesson Denver officers Steve Loan and Jeremy Ownbey...
Maybe There’s a Good Reason the ChiComs Didn’t Arm Their Cops Sooner
"A handgun went off during a police safety talk at a kindergarten in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou on Thursday, injuring four adults and one child, police said." You may remember that the...
From the Annals of Police Militarization: GA SWAT Burn Toddler With Stun Grenade
As much as we bemoan the fact that facts don't trump emotion when it comes to public debate about public safety (e.g., the post-Newtown civilian disarmament surge), they don't. Most people make decisions based...