TSA Chief: No Guns For My Blue Shirt Goons
"The Transportation Security Administration will not arm its officers in the wake of the November attack at Los Angeles International Airport that left one screener dead," usatoday.com reports. "TSA Administrator John Pistole said a...
Des Moines SWAT Team Does What SWAT Teams Do
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNztrA1bwZM
The reporter's note above the whotv.com account of this Iowa SWAT team no-knock raid says it all (save Radley Balko's WaPo takedown): "We have some new information regarding the story we reported Monday night on...
Albuquerque “Cop Killer” Pursuit Video Released
Christopher Chase was an aspiring cop killer. We know this because, according to abqjournal.com, he had 'cop killer' tattooed across his knuckles. Wait, that's nine letters. How…never mind. Chase apparently wanted to go out...
Small-Handed UK Officers Sue Over Failed Firearms Test
"TWO 'petite' women police officers failed a firearms test because the guns they were given were too big for them to fire with their small hands," dailyexpress.co.uk reports. And so Victoria Wheatley and...
Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Unidentified Chicago Cop
In yet another example of exemplary gun-handling - not to mention stellar emergency preparedness - an (always) un-named Chicago Police Departemt sarge had a mishap with his service revolver Monday morning. "The gun went...
WA Police Officer and IGOTD Winner Derek Carlile Reinstated
Derek Carlile occupies a prominent place in the IGOTD Hall Of Eternal Infamy. We've been following his case for nearly two years, ever since the off-duty police officer left a loaded handgun in his...
Incendiary Image of the Day: Law Enforcement Today Edition
Law Enforcement Today Tweeted the image above. It seems the boys in blue are feeling a bit unappreciated. Combative even. The sentiment is more than a little reminiscent of the 60's, when police brutality...
Should CT Police Confiscate Guns If Ordered To Do So? A Law Enforcement Perspective
Sgt. Patrick Hayes writes:
There has been talk that the only way Connecticut can enforce their new gun laws is by confiscation. Of course the State is saying they don't intend to do that -...
NM Police Kill Homeless Man – Good Shoot?
Albuquerque PD officers first use less lethal means to apprehend homeless illegal camper James Boyd. But the situation escalates and Boyd is shot and killed by the police officers, all of which is captured...
Incendiary Image of the Day: SIG SAUER Hearts No-Knock Raids Edition
A TTAG reader sent the following email to the NRA and SIG SAUER:
I like SIG. So much so that I bought my own when my my agency switched to one from the Beretta 92....
Could There be Another Waco? A (Local) Law Enforcement Perspective
By Sgt. Patrick Hayes
Could there be another Waco? Or a Ruby Ridge? Of course. There is always a chance and today there seems to be an even bigger chance. First, let's make a distinction....
Incendiary Image of the Day: Another Day, Another MRAP Edition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppzM-QaPPcE
First of all, sorry for getting the town wrong in an earlier version of this post. Second, huh? What does ANY police force need with an MRAP? I mean, if it gets to the...