Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a working cop gun that somebody put in a tuxedo. The Detective Special showed up in 1927 when Colt cut the Police Positive Special down to a two inch barrel. That was the whole idea. Six rounds of 38 that would ride under a coat all […...
A Vancouver homeowner recognized a bike theft suspect from a neighbor’s security video and held him at gunpoint. He now faces arson charges. Read the original story: Armed Vancouver Homeowner Detains Man Deputies Now Say Torched a Furniture Warehouse and a Vintage Rail Car
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a Colt hand picked by the most famous man the company ever put in front of the public. John Henry Fitzgerald, Fitz to everybody who knew him, was Colt’s roving expert from the early 1920s until he died in 1945. He ran the exhibition sh...
Evansville police say a man staying at a Delmar Avenue home shot the homeowner in self-defense after the homeowner swung a board. Read the original story: Man Staying at Indiana Home Shoots Homeowner Who Swung a Board at Him, Police Rule Self-Defense
A knife-wielding suspect reportedly entered a Texas Chase Bank and demanded money from employees before an armed customer intervened and opened fire.
A Saint David homeowner with two small children in the house shot and killed a 67-year-old man trying to enter a window. Read the original story: Arizona Homeowner With Two Small Children Inside Shoots and Kills 67-Year-Old Man Trying to Enter Through a Window
Chesapeake police say a man blocked in a delivery driver, attacked him, then armed himself with a knife. The driver fired. Read the original story: Chesapeake Delivery Driver Will Not Be Charged After Man Blocked His Vehicle In, Attacked Him, Then Came Back With a Knife
Chatham County police say a Jet Ski rider was stabbed on an Ogeechee River sandbar as he tried to leave, then fired back. Read the original story: Stabbed as He Tried to Walk Away, Jet Ski Rider Shoots 47-Year-Old Attacker on Ogeechee River Sandbar
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a revolver with the front of its trigger guard removed on purpose. This is a 1937 Colt Detective Special in 38 Special, built in the factory Fitz Special configuration and shipped to the FBI’s New York office. The recipe came from Henr...
A Deerfield Beach woman shot and killed her ex, a man once charged with murdering his sleeping father, and told deputies it was self-defense. Read the original story: Florida Woman Kills Ex Who Found Where She Lived, Five Months After His Father’s Murder Case Closed Without a Trial