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Passing along a couple of good blog posts.  Neither could really stand on their own, but they make good reading and complement one another. First up, a cop who worked the riots this past Sunday night/Monday morning, in what some said were the worst rioting to date. It's interesting to…

Reprinted from the January 2013 issue of GunNews Magazine. Originally posted to Guns Save Life in December 2012.  We're re-posting it because of recent demand.  DISCLAIMER:  Guns Save Life does not have lawyers on staff, and every state has their own set of rules regarding this issue.  If you are…

It's never a good day when bad guys bust into your home in the middle of the night. The best you can do is to be prepared with a plan.  As they say, proper prior planning prevents p*** poor performance. Those who eschew guns and gun ownership call good guys…

Pity poor Michael Bloomberg. He just can't buy a break lately, despite spending $50 million dollars to do so. He can't even buy a local sheriff in flyover country. And now the Kroger grocery chain has told him to go pound sand in response to his hired underlings' pressure to…

  by John Boch I was down at Barnes Hospital today in St. Louis, not far from ground zero in Ferguson, Missouri.  So, being the dedicated reporter, I had to go see what was ground zero in the worst rioting and looting our nation has seen in decades. Some observations…

by John Boch There is optimism and hope among many that the death of Michael Brown will result in meaningful changes in how American police operate. First off, let's not kid ourselves about why Michael Brown is dead. It wasn't a case of, as one individual noted and as the…

  With news spreading of the "hands off" approach to policing in Ferguson, Missouri the past couple of days, more and more business owners are turning to guns to protect what's left of their establishments.   FoxNews has the story. Looters in Ferguson, Mo., were met with little police resistance…

Captain Ron Johnson of the Missouri Highway Patrol was appointed by  Missouri Democrat Governor Jay Nixon to bring a "kinder, gentler" policing to Ferguson on Thursday. On Thursday, Johnson ordered all SWAT teams disbanded and riot gear stowed away.  He marched with protesters and hugged thugs.  In short, it was…

The Bat Pager went off a few minutes ago with a flash message. The "kinder, gentler" means of dealing with hoodlums and thugs in Ferguson, Missouri is failing miserably late Friday into Saturday morning as all hell broke loose. Police quickly found themselves overwhelmed by looters and rioters Friday evening…

Champaign, IL has seen another uptick in black violence this summer.  The entire community is concerned about the senseless, Chicago-style violence - and especially African-Americans, as one might expect. Following the mid-day murder of a man back in late July, and the man's funeral turning into an impassioned plea to…