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Reforming Forensics
2008-05-15 13:03:00 I can't see anything wrong with the idea of competing forensic labs. I am not sure how it would be funded, but I think defendents having independent experts looking at the evidence wouldn't be a bad thing. More About: Commentary , Crime , Forensics
California city gets video surveillance fever
2008-05-15 11:50:00 I guess they haven't learned that the cameras don't reduce crime. London's experiment has not been successful. This is a $1.8m boondoggle with a service contract. That kind of money buys 36 man/years of increased security guards or police. More About: Video , Commentary , California , Crime , Surveillance
Five-seveN Gun Blows Up In Owner's Hand
2008-05-14 10:26:00 Apparently the FN Five Seven will fire out of battery. The owner here was using reloads, but I don't think a double charge was the issue. The forum suggest that it is a manufacturing defect. More About: Commentary , Hand
ATM Scam
2008-05-14 09:33:00 This is a pretty clever trick. It is basically a very convincing looking fake ATM machine. It has a card reader and a camera to capture your pin. More About: Commentary , Crime , Scam
What to do if the police stop you
2008-05-14 09:16:00 This is similar to my previous link on this topic. This is driven by the ACLU guidelines. I think that the ACLU is probably the right organization to get advice from. More About: Commentary , The Police , Police , Stop
ATF chief: Crime rose as cities' funding dropped
2008-05-13 16:03:00 The ATF spends an awfull lot of time shuffling the papers of liscensed dealers and not out catching violent criminals. This looks like plea to increase the size of the fiefdom and the budget. Make them patrol the border instead. More About: Commentary , Crime , Chief , Police , Cities
Police arrest and search FAQ
2008-05-13 14:45:00 I came across this and found it interesting. It is a good general guideline for what your rights are when dealing with the police. I am not a lawyer so I can't vouch for any of the advice offered here. More About: Commentary , Arrest , Police , Search
Kahr Arms expose
2008-05-12 15:02:00 I like Kahr pistols, they are a good product. This article points to some unseemly connections between Kahr, the Moonies, and North Korea. Interesting read, but the author has a bias, and is ignorant of firearms and the issues. More About: Commentary , Crime , Arms , Expose
M4 vs. Shotgun for Law Enforcement
2008-05-12 10:49:00 Pitiful Aim Mr. Rummel (of Hell in a Handbasket fame) discusses the selection of the M4 over the Shotgun by Chicago PD. I do not agree with many of the assertions that he makes in his article. There is a lot to be said for the humble scattergun. It is probably the most devastating close combat weapon there is... read more More About: Equipment , Law Enforcement , Enforcement
Traffic Stop Guidelines
2008-05-12 09:27:00 Car & Driver has a piece about how to conduct yourself at a traffic stop. This is basically common sense, but it is worth reading. Behaviour inline with these guidelines might save you a traffic ticket. More About: Commentary , Traffic , Police , Stop , Guidelines
PA Police Demand Gun Owners? ?Identity Papers?
2008-05-11 23:52:00 Jed has great detailed post about the police over stepping their legal authority by seizing guns. Please go read it. More About: Commentary , Police , Gun Control , Identity , Papers
Taser jolt can cause fatal heart rhythm
2008-05-11 23:09:00 The opinon of a Cardiologist and a rival company believe that under certain circumstances Taser s can cause arrhythmic death. The subject needs more study. More About: Commentary , Jolt , Heart , Rhythm
Having some problems with tags and taxonomy
2008-05-07 12:41:00 This has caused a few posts to loose their comments. Working on it. More About: Problems , Tags , Taxonomy
"Smart" Taser
2008-05-07 10:59:00 If this works as advertised it would mean that if an officer looses control of his taser some smart-gun wizardry would disable the weapon. The article is skimpy on details about how this works. More About: Commentary , Equipment , Smart , Taser , Tasers
"Smart" Taser
2008-05-07 10:59:00 If this works as advertised it would mean that if an officer looses control of his taser some smart-gun wizardry would disable the weapon. The article is skimpy on details about how this works. More About: Smart , Taser
Racism in drug arrests.
2008-05-07 10:26:00 While the study wants to point to some racial motive, isn't it possible that more police resources are dedicated to higher crime/lower income areas? Could it be that the disparity is caused by income rather than skin color? More About: Racism , Arrests , Drug
Racism in drug arrests.
2008-05-07 10:26:00 While the study wants to point to some racial motive, isn't it possible that more police resources are dedicated to higher crime/lower income areas? Could it be that the disparity is caused by income rather than skin color? More About: Commentary , Police , Racism , Arrests , Drug
Racism in drug arrests.
2008-05-07 10:26:00 While the study wants to point to some racial motive, isn't it possible that more police resources are dedicated to higher crime/lower income areas? Could it be that the disparity is caused by income rather than skin color? More About: Commentary , Police , Racism , Arrests , Drug
Proud to be a shooting family
2008-05-07 00:46:00 This is pretty good idea, using shooting as a reward for good behaviour. It sounds like this guy is going to raise a pretty responsible son if he is learning all of this a 8 years old. Pretty cool. More About: Family , Shooting , Proud
CCTV Doesn't stop crime.
2008-05-07 00:05:00 Of course it doesn't. It might 'solve' a crime but CCTV's only value in preventing a crime is one of deterence. I guess if a criminal is confident he can defeat CCTV or he doesn't care it won't make much difference. More About: Crime , Stop
Another anti-taser rant
2008-05-07 00:02:00 A medical examiner that writes a cause of death that has never before been recorded, that is contrary to all of the existing research is going out on a limb. 'Electrical pulse stimulation by taser' doesn't explain how that is fatal in my mind. More About: Commentary , Equipment , Rant , Anti , Taser
Another anti-taser rant
2008-05-07 00:02:00 A medical examiner that writes a cause of death that has never before been recorded, that is contrary to all of the existing research is going out on a limb. 'Electrical pulse stimulation by taser' doesn't explain how that is fatal in my mind. More About: Rant , Anti , Taser
Helmke spouts off again
2008-05-05 23:34:00 Out of 3000 teenagers and kids killed by guns only 1000 of them were under 17. This is because gangsters fall in to the 20-year-old-child demographic that Helmke wants you to pity. Banning pools would save more kids than banning guns.
Mass Casulaty Triage
2008-05-05 23:20:00 There is always a triage phase in any kind of mass casualty event. It is one of the things that has made such circumstances more survivable. I doubt that threatening the medics is going to be a plausible option, triage happens after scene security. More About: Mass , Triage
Anti-Gun rant from campus paper
2008-05-05 23:17:00 The author believes that we need to tighten gun control not loosen it (as in allowing CCW on campuses.) Too bad the only guns effected by legal controls are not the ones causing the problems. More About: Campus , Rant , Paper , Anti
Alumagrips
2008-05-05 23:03:00 If you were looking for some expensive 1911 grips these are it. I will say that the customization options are pretty cool. It's not easy to find thing grips, let alone engraved.
Columnist's NRA gun instruction continues
2008-05-05 22:57:00 Amazing. So you go shooting and nothing horrible happens - kind of like every range session. It is nice to see this word getting out. Take a friend to the range, take two if they write for the MSM. More About: Instruction
Money Tactics
2008-05-02 11:43:00 People have a number of tricks for hanging on to their cash, ranging from the conventional wisdom of carrying only small amounts, hiding it on your person, and carrying false wallets. It is worth analyzing all of these gimmicks and looking at what makes sense and what doesn't. Any cash hiding strategy will simply limit the amount of loss in the best case scenario. If the armed mugger demands your wallet and you keep all of your large bills in your sock then hopefully the mugger is satisfied with the contents of the wallet and goes away. If the mugger is frustrated at the amount in the wallet or isn't convinced that you don't have any more money you are still in the middle of an armed robbery. read more More About: Money , Tactics
Updating the blog roll
2008-05-01 22:25:00 As I look at my blog roll I notice that it is hopelessly out of sync with I am reading. If you have related blog, I would be happy to add you. Simply respond in the comments to this post and I will hook you up. More About: Blog , Roll
One Shot Stops
More articles from this author:2008-04-30 17:29:00 After my Handgun Ballistics post yesterday what do I find today: ?One Shot Stop? Handgun statistics, and why they?re a load of crap It's funny and pretty much spot on. I don't know that anyone is citing Marshall and Sanow anymore, but it is a pretty good summary as to why they shouldn't. More About: Commentary , Equipment , Stops 1, 2, 3 |
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