Front Line Friday #18: Patrol Boots and Foot Care Over a Career
Boot selection by assignment and climate, break-in realities, insole and orthotic considerations, and the long-term foot and knee impact of poor footwear over a twenty-year career.
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Armed Raleigh Neighbor Stops Ax Attack, Faces No Charges After Attacker Dies
RALEIGH, N.C. — A Raleigh man who grabbed a handgun and shot an ax-wielding attacker will not face charges, police said Wednesday. Officers responded just before 11 a.m. Tuesday to the 100 block of Summit Avenue in south Raleigh. They found 39-year-old Emmanuel Graham with a gunshot wound to hi...
Licensed Carrier Kills Attacker in Self-Defense; Bystander Then Kicks Gun Under Trash Cans
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A licensed concealed carrier defended himself at a Frankford convenience store last month and police say the shooting was justified. Investigators reviewed surveillance video from the Royal Farms store. They say a 22-year-old man pulled a gun on a 21-year-old man during an al...
Shifty Powers: The Gun Guy from “Band of Brothers”
Editor’s Note: Today’s article is about Sgt. Darrell Powers, a World War II hero who served with the 101st Airborne Division. Nicknamed “Shifty”, Powers saw action in the American airborne landings in Normandy, Operation Market Garden and the Battle of the Bulge. Powers was more than “j...
May Is National Stop The Bleed Month: What Concealed Carriers Should Know
May is National Stop The Bleed Month. Here's why every concealed carrier should care — and the two simple actions to take before May 31.
Armed Marine Veteran Helps Stop Memorial Drive Shooter
A state trooper and an armed Marine veteran ended an active shooter on Cambridge's Memorial Drive in minutes. The tactical lesson is worth studying.
Armed Philadelphia Neighbor Kills Stick-Wielding Intruder Attacking Mother in 14-Year-Old Daughter’s Room
PHILADELPHIA, PA — An armed Philadelphia man shot and killed an intruder early Monday morning after hearing his upstairs neighbor screaming for help during a forced-entry home invasion in the Rhawnhurst neighborhood, according to 6ABC. Police told 6ABC that a man believed to be in his 40s force...
What Happens When I Call 911?
As adrenaline pumped into my bloodstream, I felt the beginning of tremors in my hands. Cold sweat appeared on my brow, and my breathing became shallow. Then, I heard the voice: 911. What’s your emergency? As a teenager scooping ice cream after school at the local Baskin Robbins, I wasn’t prep...
BREAKING: Shots Fired At White House Correspondence Dinner, President Rushed Off Stage
President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and Vice President JD Vance were safely evacuated from the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner on Saturday night, April 25, 2026, after a gunman opened fire near a security checkpoint. The Secret Service neutralized the threat in a hall...
Air Force Veteran Acquitted of Murder After Jury Accepts Self-Defense Claim in Fatal Front Porch Shooting
BARSTOW, CA — A retired military veteran who shot and killed an unarmed man on the front porch of his own home was acquitted of murder and manslaughter Wednesday, with jurors accepting his argument that he acted in lawful self-defense and defense of his family. As reported by Daily Press, Patri...