Welcome back to Front Line Friday. This week is an editorial, and the topic is less-lethal tools: Taser, OC spray, baton, and beanbag, and the gap between how they perform on the training mat and how they perform on a wet sidewalk at 2 a.m. Front Line Friday is brought to you by Dead Air Silencer...
Before I had kids, my every day carry (EDC) setup was rather minimal. My pockets held my daily-use tools (such as a knife, flashlight, wallet and phone), while my waistband held my pistol. If something didn’t see frequent use, it didn’t make the cut. At that point, my EDC was built entirely a...
Three dead outside a Twin Falls In-N-Out. The shooter is dead, and video shows an armed bystander engaging him in the lot. Read the original story: Three Dead Outside a Twin Falls In-N-Out, Armed Bystander Engaged the Shooter With a Suppressed Pistol Causing Him to Retreat
North Carolina's SB 50 permitless carry override is back on the House calendar Monday at 10 a.m. Where the vote math stands now. Read the original story: Back on the Calendar: North Carolina’s SB 50 Override Gets Another Shot Monday at 10 A.M.
Ripstop, four-way stretch, and antimicrobial finishes are familiar territory for anyone who has worn 5.11 on duty. Now the company is putting all of it into scrubs. At the end of June, 5.11 launched a medical apparel line built for nurses and frontline healthcare staff, expanding a Professional S...
Lynchburg police say a Campbell County man was shot while allegedly assaulting a woman in a car that then crashed on Martin Street. Read the original story: Virginia Man Shot While Allegedly Assaulting Woman During Reckless Car Ride That Ended in a Crash
Maryland Shall Issue and five carry-permit holders have filed Barreto v. Montgomery County, challenging the County’s rebuilt gun-carry ban, overlapping 100-yard exclusion zones and restrictions on lawful armed citizens going about their daily lives.
Police say a man rammed two women's car outside a Cleveland police station before he was shot during a custody exchange gone wrong. Read the original story: He Rammed Their Car Twice Outside a Police Station. Minutes Later, He Was Shot in the Parking Lot.
New Jersey Democrats answer a court loss on the assault weapons ban with A3560, a mandate to store guns unloaded and locked with ammo separate. Read the original story: New Jersey Loses Its Assault Weapons Ban in Court, So Lawmakers Dust Off a Five-Year-Old Bill Targeting How You Store Your Guns
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...