OMG! A Cop Racks A Shotgun! OMG!
http://youtu.be/id_MNTcc2v0
One of the most persistent shibboleths in the gun world: racking a pump-action shotgun will scare away a burglar. While it can be true, it's not the best way to play You Bet Your Life....
Baltimore SROs Prevented from Carrying Guns in Schools
"In a country where we're talking about arming teachers, Baltimore has decided to disarm the police. It's crazy." That's the reaction of Sgt. Clyde Boatwright, president of Baltimore's school police union, after the Maryland house of...
Court Awards $5.5m to Seattle Man Shot By Cops 16 Times; Officers Not Charged
Dustin Theoharis was napping at an apartment he was renting in his friend Cole Harrison’s home in Washington," blacklistednews.com reports. "Police weren’t looking for Theoharis or even his friend Harrison, but instead for Harrison’s son. Harrison’s...
Boston Marathon Bombing Report Reveals Cops’ Ballistic Cluster-You-Know-What
"Overall, the response to the Boston Marathon bombings must be considered a great success," the official after-action report opines. Yes, well, as we reported back in the day, no. The decision to put the whole...
Tulsa, OK Cop Kills Fleeing Suspect With the Wrong Gun [Video NSFW]
https://youtu.be/QKcar_zV8zk
You may recall that BART policeman Johannes Mehserle shot Oscar Grant III to death when he mistook his gun for a TASER. Mehserle went down for that one, a killing caught on tape by multiple witnesses. The...
OMG! A Cop With a Gun! In Scotland! OMG!
"A police officer in Inverness has been photographed carrying a firearm despite assurances that sidearms would only be deployed under special circumstances." Ewww! We were told we wouldn't have to see guns unless it...
Austin PD Chief Acevedo: Open Carry = “Open Season For Armed Criminals and Extremists”
SO CLOSE! If only Austin Police Department Chief Art Acevedo had Tweeted that Texas' impending permitted open carry law presaged "Open Season ON Armed Criminals and Extremists." Then again, who gets to decide who's a...
Violent Video Games Leading to Criminal Headshots? [Video NSFW]
https://youtu.be/BG-qsBC60Pg
Force Science News:
Playing video games that involve violent shooting can heighten firing accuracy and influence players to aim for the head, researchers have confirmed in a unique new study. On the positive side, this might...
NYPD Takes Wobbles Down…After Letting Gang ‘Acquire’ Almost 100 Guns
As we noted with our recent Quote of the Day, firearms prohibition can result in perverse economic incentives. Which is apparently what kept a 500-pound Bronx gang-banger named Wobbles in bidness. "Ten gang members...
Post-Freddie Gray Indictment Baltimore Cops: Demoralized and Hesitant?
"As the number of shootings and homicides has surged in Baltimore, some police officers say they feel hesitant on the job under intense public scrutiny and in the wake of criminal charges against six...
Off Duty Officer Drops Gun On Playground, 6-Year-Old Picks It Up
By Brandon via concealednation.org
An off-duty Webb City, Missouri police officer was at a playground with his family when his child had become distressed while on top of the slide. The officer climbed the slide...
Gun Hero of the Day: Lt. Clay Higgins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hZ0_saYDm8
Lt. Clay Higgins of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana doesn't mess around. The no-nonsense persona he exhibits in his PSAs -- a blend of Chuck Norris and R. Lee Ermey -- has earned him celebrity status...