Quick side note: Do you think having such an older police department could create a situation where a wave of retirements leads to a super young police department?
I ask because about 6 years ago I was taking an NRA basic Rifle class with a recently retired Chicago cop. This guy was the...
The Washington Post gave a quote from the girlfriend that I found notable:
Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/07/07/minn-cop-fatally-shoots-man-during-traffic-stop-aftermath-broadcast-on-facebook/
I am not blaming the guy, however it does remind me of one of the...
This is bad.
Honestly, when I told relatives that I was going to start carrying concealed this was the number one argument they had against it. My counter was that in my training I was told EXACTLY how to handle traffic stops to avoid this. I REALLY question whether you can avoid it if this...
Of the two, the one I have the most problems with is increasing the requirements to get firearms. Increases in the requirements inevitably lead to increased cost and inconvenience. This tactic has traditionally been used to keep guns away from the poor and minorities. For instance, with...
The guy who threw the punch is also a cowboy action shooter, so I am assuming that he is a gun enthusiast. I REALLY hope that he gets a felony conviction. I don't even care about jail time, but the irony of this guy losing his right to own a firearm because he chose to act out at a Trump rally...
I think that criminals are just as depraved as they ever were, but we are hearing about the gory details MUCH MUCH more. 30 years ago, if the event wasn't covered on the nightly news for the big 3 TV stations, or on the front page of the local newspapers, you probably would never know about it...
Yep. If you have heard of boarding schools having a "headmaster" house master is something similar. Basically, Harvard divides it's undergraduates among residential houses. The residential houses have house masters, who are faculty. Houses are a major part of the Harvard undergraduate...
I wonder if people realize how dangerous this is. This is SERIOUSLY disturbing/scary stuff. We are going into J. Edger Hoover territory when government Law Enforcement/Intelligence agencies are essentially using their information to intimidate/blackmail public officials. The scary part about...
I think I am the last of the generation that was hit with rulers by nuns in catholic school. It was once (Sister Fran) in the first grade. I still remember thinking "wow, I actually got hit by a nun, just like on TV. Cool!" Seriously, it was a slight sting, but nothing compared to what my mom...
Great video!
Maybe I am just not competitive enough, but getting tapped/losing has always been a positive experience for me. It tells me that there is something to learn. The first time I was exposed to Jiu Jitsu was back in 1996, when I was a freshman in college. I had wrestled a little in...
Personally, I think the situation hurts Illinois more than it hurts the other states. In fact, I think that it helps the other states. If those states' government want people in Illinois to come across the border and shop (and generate sales tax revenue), it is a nice touch to allow folks from...
Lebowski,
Thanks for the freeze frames. It made me pull up a web app that allows you to play youtube videos frame by frame RowVid.
Looking at it. The gunshot doesn't occur at 1:56. It is actually closer to 1:55.5. When the officer gets off the ground he is further up than where he was...
It certainly wasn't as bad as the Walter Scott video (kind of hard to top shooting a 50 year old man in the back as he is SLOWLY jogging away from you). However, I think the problem lies more with his previous statements that Mr. Dubose almost ran him over AND was dragging him when he shot...
It is somewhat limited, but not nearly as bad as some people make it sound. The people hurt the most are those who use public transportation. If you both use public transportation AND work in a GFZ, you basically are banned from carrying to and from work.
However if you have a car it is not...
This article makes me laugh. It provides even more proof that the anti-gunners are losing, THEY KNOW IT, and they are grasping at straws trying to make arguments.
A bunch of pseudo intellectuals can come up with what ever idea they want and get it published on a website. It doesn't change the...
I can't speak for Nacelle, but for me those videos would not be there to make them a skilled shooter. They are only there to make them a SAFER gun owner. The videos I have in mind would cover the BASICS of SAFELY handling a gun. There are things that many of us take completely for granted...
We have states that very in their requirements from ZERO hours training to 16 hours training (Illinois) and everything in between. Here is the question. Is there ANY data that shows states with a formal training requirement having a lower rate of permit holders commiting crimes/being involved...