In a Country With Over 100 Million Gun Owners, Law Enforcement Needs to Relearn How to Respond to Reports of ‘Person With a Gun’

[T]he optimal number of times for [incidents like the Arvada armed civilian shooting] to happen is zero. Sometimes you hear these kinds of stories and the circumstances seem like some horrific, star-crossed accident. Other times they seem like outright murder. And there are times in between. But in all cases, instead of making excuses or … Read more

Man Who Shot Arvada, CO Cop Killer Was Shot and Killed by a Responding Officer

By Colleen Slevin and James Anderson, AP Johnny Hurley was hailed by police as a hero for shooting and killing a gunman they say had killed one officer and expressed hatred for police in a Denver suburb. But when another officer rushed in to respond and saw Hurley holding the suspect’s AR-15, he shot Hurley, … Read more