Street Smarts: Guns and Kids
Now that I’ve officially earned my field commission as a Grandfather First Class, the subject of children and…
Frontline Debriefs: Retirement Events
At some point in time, if you hang in there long enough, you may retire from a career…
Enemy at the Gate: Ban Devices Never Used in Crimes
Before a madman slaughtered scores of people and wounded hundreds more in Las Vegas last October, “bump-fire” stocks…
Briefing Room: Slimming Down
Making New Year’s resolutions is an annual tradition, and it’s never too late to start. One of the…
Good Guys Win! Second Amendment in Action
Since he had a weekday off, the Clearwater, Florida man decided to sleep in Thursday morning. His extra slumber was disturbed around 9:30AM by noises that he ignored at first, assuming they were caused by nearby construction. But it didn’t take long for him to realize the noises were actually coming from someone trying to break into his house.
Training and Tactics: Double Up
Most human organs are provided in pairs. Eyes, ears, arms, lungs, legs and kidneys are all paired, but…
GOOD GUYS WIN! Second Amendment in Action
The clerk in an Albuquerque convenience store was nervous. A customer had told her he’d just been in an armed robbery at the 7-Eleven down the street and that the robber had gotten away. This is when her Monday evening took a turn for the worse.
FRONTLINE DEBRIEFS: A Sense of History
During my LAPD Academy days, we were debriefed on historical shootings on the LAPD. On the back lot…
TRAINING AND TACTICS: Eye of the Tiger
Eye of the Tiger. Whether it’s the theme song of the Rocky movie series, or extracted from William…
BRIEFING ROOM: Gatekeepers at Houses of Worship
As this is written, the entire country has been shocked by yet another mass shooting. This one occurred…