March 30, 1981: The Incident That Gave Birth to Federal Background Checks on Firearm Purchases

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Editor’s Note: Nationwide background checks, limitations on firearm designs, the type of firearms that can be bought and sold, ammunition capacities and bullet design are all currently hot topics in the United States, and the opposing sides are strongly polarized. Today we look back on an event that occurred 40 years ago – an event […]

Dramatic Video Shows LAPD SWAT Officer Shot During Standoff

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The Los Angeles Police Department has released some dramatic bodycam footage of a standoff that took place on March 16th. In it, an LAPD SWAT cop was shot twice by the suspect using a shotgun, once in his tactical vest and another time wounding him in the neck and face area. Fortunately, he’ll survive. As for […]

Man Attempting to Enter Occupied Hotel Room Discovers It’s a Real Pain in the Butt

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DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – A man, accompanied by a woman, attempting to break into a hotel room Saturday was shot in the rear end by the occupant of the room.  The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office says the incident occurred around 3:00 a.m. at the Motel 6 on West International Speedway Boulevard. VCSO public information office […]