Sioux Falls PD Falls Out of Love with .40 Cal
"Over the next year, the police department in South Dakota's largest city will be going from .40-caliber Glocks to 9 mm pistols," ksfy.com reports. " Chief Doug Barthel said the pistols have better accuracy and...
Norwalk CT Cops Under the Gun for Illegal Search and Seizure
Norwalk Connecticut resident Duane Doutel had some major issues with one Doctor Staw. After a bit of back and forth, Doutel left a voicemail warning that a public confrontation "would not be pretty." The...
Annals of Police Investigative Technique: Sarasota SWAT Edition
“I was thinking, is this some kind of nutjob?” Nope. Just a totally tooled-up federal marshall in SWAT gear pointing a rifle and laser at Louise Goldsberry through her kitchen window. Because that's always...
NYPD Discovers Sight-Shooting Not Used in CQB
By John V.
The 2011 NYPD Annual Firearms Discharge Report drives a stake through the sacred mantra that self defense handgun shots must be aimed using the sights. The NYPD gauges officers' success in close quarters...
Self-Defense Tip: Beware of the Freeze Response
Gun gurus talk about the "fight or flight" response. They warn students that they will experience one or both of these adrenalin-fired reactions to extreme stress/danger. No matter which way an individual reacts---and they...
Question of the Day: Why Would a Cop be Against Concealed Carry?
Sgt. Betsy Brantner-Smith reckons off-duty carry is important for officers to protect themselves and their loved ones. And did you catch this bit: "Make sure you carry additional ammunition with you . . ....
“Confiscation Under the Guise of Safety”
"Making our communities safer." Doing something about guns. Security theater. Same as it ever was. And likely will be. The nation's best-looking state attorney general is going all in on Cali's APPS gun grab program. In a...
Wait, Who Are The Responsible Ones Again?
By Pascal
A story at courier-journal.com (behind an annoying pay wall) details the aftermath of a recent automobile-deer interface when a LEO arrived on the scene:
“I went inside to get my gun, and when I came out, my...
OMG! Fireworks! And So Close to Independence Day! OMG!
"Dane County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a complaint of a man with a gun in the area of 4800 Scherbel Road at about 3:20 p.m. Deputies said 32-year-old James Weightman had what appeared to be...
Irresponsible Gun Owners of the Day: U.S. Park Police
In preparation for next week's move to The Lone Star State, my FFL and I carefully re-inventoried my firearms. Description, pictures, serial numbers. Paper and flash drive copies. Given the civilian disarmament movement's willingness...
FNS-9 Contest Entry – Police Interface Advice
By John G.
So you’re carrying and you see an officer approaching, what do you do if he stops you? Prepare yourself for that chance encounter by understanding the laws. I wanted to write this because...
An Armed Guard is Not The Answer to School Shootings
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWOx-EIAu9c#at=16
Notice the word "the." An armed guard is not "the" answer to school shootings. And no, I'm not going to prattle on about a comprehensive approach to preventing active shooters in this nation's schools....