What happens when a platoon of SWAT cops in a smallish-town of 52,000 descends upon the wrong home in search of a teenage punk? Well, if they toss destructive devices all around, bust out windows and storm inside like they’re on a mission in Fallujah, there’s more than a chance that their actions will have … Read more
By Bud Harton I became a cop in the spring of 1969 after returning home from Vietnam. It’s hard to imagine now, but returning Vietnam veterans weren’t really appreciated by the American public at the time. I quickly learned that I should avoid the subject of Vietnam altogether and if questioned whether I had been … Read more
Yesterday, disgraced former Broward County deputy Scot Peterson was arrested and charged with seven counts of neglect of a child, three counts of culpable negligence and one count of perjury. The charges resulted from his failure to engage the shooter at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last year as 17 people were murdered inside the building … Read more
Just-released police footage from a December 18 of 2018 altercation shows just how quickly a police officer may have to react when surprised with a gun. This video was shot in Noble, Oklahoma, during a traffic stop conducted by Sgt. Joshua Lester. The suspect, 37-year-old Layland Lewis Jr. of Norman, OK, pulled into a driveway, exited … Read more
This article was contributed by Warren Wilson, a lieutenant with metropolitan police department in Oklahoma. He is a former SWAT team leader, current firearms instructor and writer. He has been a full-time law enforcement officer since 1996. For the uninitiated, “derp” is a word that’s been embraced by the shooting and self-defense community to describe a … Read more
“We think Senate Bill 1487 is probably the most offensive and improper overreact (sic) of state government into local affairs that I’ve ever seen in my career. With having the enormous threat of withholding state shared revenues, which is generally about 40 percent of a city’s operating budget as a hammer — it is simply … Read more
“‘There’s no certainty of a consequence [for criminal behavior],’ Police Commissioner Kevin Davis said of the Baltimore justice system, adding that he believes carrying an illegal gun should be viewed as a ‘pre-murder’ crime.” Arrests in Baltimore for illegal guns often lead to dropped charges or little jail time [via baltimoresun.com]
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