Three Taser Deaths Jolt Police Departments
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riCu3LJOgmk
The President isn’t the only person who had a bad weekend. The folks who make Tasers are doing some fancy bobbing and weaving too after three people died as a result of being Tasered...
Geek Has a Flare for Surveillance
I'm sure there's some reason why Joshua Marpet's invention won't work. Or if it does work, why hidebound police departments won't adopt it. Whether or not the Flarecam finds commercial success, you've got to admit...
ATF Elite Ammunition Raid Revealed
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (and Really Big Fires) is in serious trouble. The scandal surrounding Operation Fast and Furious has revealed a federal law enforcement agency actively engaged in a...
Self-Defense Tip: After a Defensive Gun Use, Sleep on It
In Meatloaf's Paradise by the Dashboard Light, the hormone-crazed singer's girlfriend won't let him score a home run until and unless he promises to love her forever. His initial response: "Let me sleep on...
Is Elk Grove Anywhere Near Canton, Ohio?
From the Sacramento Bee: An Elk Grove police officer acted lawfully in January when he fired his AR-15 rifle at a handcuffed suspect, seated in the back of a patrol car, who officers thought...
Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Otis Lockett
We don't look for weird news from Milwaukee. Honest we don't. It just seems to...sort of emanate from there. Is it all the cheese? The beer? The bratwurst? Well you could say that a...
Oz Cops Out To Prevent Another Norway. So They Say.
You can’t put anything over on the cops in Western Australia. They heard about the Norway massacre. They read that Breivik shot at a local gun range (gasp). So using unassailable logic and their...
Common Sense Firearms Policing Is Out There. Somewhere
My parents live in the middle of ten acres of woods in a small community in central Alabama . Since they moved there, houses have sprung up all around them as people who want...
Self-Defense Tip: Always Call 911 After Brandishing Your Gun
Earlier today, TTAG scribe Daniel Zimmeran reported that a Baltimore City Councilman told his constituents to enhance police response time by telling the 911 operator there's a gun involved in their emergency---even when there...
What Could Possibly Go Wrong: Phony 911 Gun Call Edition
Robert Curran, a Baltimore city councilman, is advocating his constituents break the law. That's right, when making a 911 emergency call, Curran told people at a recent community meeting to claim "there's a gun...
ATF Investigating Tommy Lee and Bret Michaels Shoot
Sometimes you just can’t catch a break. No matter what you think, the rock and roll lifestyle’s not an easy one. Have you seen Keith Richards? Traveling all the time. Never knowing what city...
Second Dashcam Video of Canton Cop Daniel Harless: “I will send you both to...
I'm trying to embed the latest video of Canton, Ohio police officer Daniel Harless doing his f-bomb best to combine anger mismanagement with perp control. Meanwhile, click here to watch more of the professional...