Posts about "incidents"
The Hughes Amendment Explained: How a 1986 Voice Vote Banned New Machine Guns for Americans
The Hughes Amendment, added to the 1986 Firearms Owners’ Protection Act, banned new civilian machine guns after a controversial House voice vote. Here’s how it happened.
Mobile, AL Man Robbed at Gunpoint Draws His Own Pistol, But Doesn’t Win the Gunfight
A Mobile man drew his gun on a stranger who tried to rob him at gunpoint on Seale Street. He was shot and survived. Read the original story: Mobile, AL Man Robbed at Gunpoint Draws His Own Pistol, But Doesn’t Win the Gunfight
Third Circuit Split Could Push California Magazine Ban Before Supreme Court
The petitioners in Duncan v. Bonta are urging the Supreme Court to review California’s magazine ban after the Third Circuit expressly rejected the Ninth Circuit’s reasoning and struck down New Jersey’s similar restriction.
How To Find The BEST Gun Lawyer For You, In Less Than 2 Hours
With that in mind I would like discuss how you can determine if your attorney is the best one to represent you.
Front Line Friday #25: Mental Health in Law Enforcement
Welcome back to Front Line Friday. This week is an editorial, and the topic is the gap between how law enforcement dies and how the profession talks about dying: more officers end their own lives every year than are killed by suspects, and almost nobody trains for that number. Front Line Friday i...
RCMP ‘Crime Gun’ Story Has a Major Numbers Problem
CTV reported that most source-identified “crime guns” traced by the RCMP came from within Canada. But an unclear denominator, incomplete Ontario and Quebec data, and the RCMP’s broad definition of a crime gun make that conclusion far less comprehensive than it sounds.
Front Line Friday #23: After-Action Reviews Officers Will Actually Use
Why most after-action reviews produce paperwork instead of learning, the format and culture conditions that make post-incident review genuinely useful, and how to run one that officers do not dread and do not forget.
Hellcat: 20K Rounds & Counting!
The Springfield Armory Hellcat is the smallest highest-capacity micro 9mm handgun available on the market. But, this isn’t new information for anyone that has been paying attention to the concealed carry handgun market. The Hellcat truly is tiny considering its 11+1 capacity (13+1 with the incl...
Front Line Friday #21: De-escalation Training That Actually Transfers
The gap between classroom de-escalation performance and street application, what the research shows about verbal technique under stress, and what distinguishes training that transfers from training that produces a certificate.