• Gunfight: Police and Homeowner vs Burglars

    video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Citizens and police make an effective team to stop crime.  Where there is high cooperation with, and trust of the police, crime rates tend to be very low.  In this case in Brentwood, Florida, cooperation went a bit further than exchanging information.   The police and homeowner cooperated in returning…

  • WV: Constitutional Carry Passes the House with Bi-Partisan Support

    The West Virginia Constitutional Carry bill,  SB 347 has now passed the House.  The vote was 71 to 29.  This is a very comfortable, veto proof margin.  The bill was amended in the House to raise the age for concealed, permit-less carry from 18 to 21, on the 11th of March.  On the third read…

  • 911 Dispatchers Can Give Bad Advice

    The quality of the operator that you contact with a 911 call varies greatly.  Some departments start their officers as dispatchers, so that they understand what is happening on the other end of the line;  in some jurisdictions, the job is a political plum to be awarded; in others the position is a heavily protected…

  • Number Of Shots Not Valid Reason For First Degree Murder Charge

    There is a joke that goes around the gun culture. After a defensive shooting, an attorney asks the person who was defending themselves “Why did you shoot him six times?” The stock punch line is: “Because I ran out of ammunition.” The best humor has a lot of truth in it. In the highly charged…

  • [BREAKING] Governor Snyder Signs Michigan Concealed Carry Reform

    Governor Rick Snyder has signed the concealed carry reform bills into law. Governor Snyder, who vetoed virtually the same bills only six weeks ago, signed them just hours ago. Senate Bills 34 and 35 are now Public acts 3 and 4 of 2015. The bills had passed with strong, veto proof majorities in both the House…

  • [VIDEO] Riveting John Lott On Public TV About Gun Free Zones

    On Friday, 27 February, 2015, John Lott gave testimony at the Wyoming legislature, which is considering eliminating many gun free zones.   Dr. Lott’s testimony was so impressive, that Wyoming Public Television invited him on Capitol Outlook Week.   The video has been posted on YouTube.  Everyone who is interested in public mass shootings and concealed carry…

  • [VIDEO] Clerk Grabs Gun From Robber, Fights And Shoots

    This video shows a brave young clerk fighting off two robbers that are masked when they enter the store.  It happened on Friday, 27 February, 2015,  in a tobacco store in Lexington, Kentucky.   As one robber is trying to grab cash from the register, he puts down a small handgun.  While I can not…

  • NH Constitutional Carry up for Critical Vote

    Constitutional carry is moving in New Hampshire.  The bill is SB116 in the Senate and HB582 in the House.  It passed the Senate on 12 February.  It was introduced by the Senate Majority leader.  Constitutional carry came within a hair of being passed in 2011.  Many believe that hamhanded tactics by the NRA representative killed…

  • Michigan Concealed Carry Reforms Ready For Governor

    Both houses of the Michigan legislature have passed their signature gun reform legislation.  The bills will be sent to Governor Snyder again.  In January, the Governor vetoed nearly identical bills over minor parts that had been trumpeted in the media as significant.   The legislature took out the minor parts of the bill that the media…