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Cop Kills Elderly Woman–What Can We Learn?
Cop Kills Elderly Woman--What Can We Learn?Chris HernandezIt finally happened. Last week a police officer killed a civilian during a “shoot/don’t shoot” training demonstration in Punta Gorda, Florida. The officer apparently picked up a live weapon instead of a...
Baton Rouge Officers Ambushed
"To me, this is not so much about gun control as it is about what's in men's hearts. And until we come together as a nation, as a people, to heal as a people...if we don't do that, and this madness continues, we will surely perish as a people." Sheriff Sid J....
The Dallas Police Ambush: First Thoughts
The Dallas Police Ambush: First ThoughtsChris HernandezLast night two "snipers" opened fire on police at a Black Lives Matter protest in downtown Dallas. At last count, eleven officers and one civilian had been shot, five officers killed, at least one in critical...
Explaining the Unexplainable: Tamir Rice Shooting
On November 22, 2014, a twelve-year-old boy named Tamir Rice, playing with a toy pistol at a park, was shot and killed by a Cleveland police officer. Rice was no Michael Brown; he hadn't committed a...
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Perspectives: Wishful Thinking & Playing Dead is Not a Plan (Part 4)
Part Four of our latest Perspectives series comes to you today with input from our editor and a couple guys who you should pay attention to: Mike Pannone and Danny "Gator" Pritbor. The latter two have a remarkable depth and breadth of experience, allowing them to give...
Perspectives: Wishful Thinking & Playing Dead is Not a Plan (Part 3)
Here is Part 3 of our ongoing Perspectives series about what we can do at the individual and family level to prepare for an event like the Paris attack (or for that matter an active shooter who didn't like his pancakes at the Village Inn). One thing we'd ask - share...
Perspectives: Wishful Thinking & Playing Dead is Not a Plan (Part 2)
Yesterday we started a series that proved as popular as we'd hoped; it seemed to generate a lot of discussion. The question was, What can the average American do to be as pragmatically, practically and realistically prepared for an event like Paris, Boston, Madrid,...
Perspectives: Wishful Thinking & Playing Dead Is Not a Plan (Part 1)
The attacks in Paris last Friday are rightfully dominating conversation across the country (except for in certain solipsistic student gatherings in Missouri). In today's Perspectives article, we'll set all politics and sanctimonious commentary aside, we're going to...
Taking Truth from the Dead – Newhall 45 Years Later
Gather round and take a knee. We're not only going to remember a day in history, but also consider why we should learn from it. Mad Duo Taking Truth from the Dead - Newhall 45 Years Later by David Reeder One of my early LE mentors, Sgt. Jim Clark of the Tulsa...