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Smith & Wesson Debuts New Products at 2008 SHOT Show

Smith & Wesson Corp., unveiled 71 new product models and extensions at the 2008 Shooting Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show held in Las Vegas, Nevada, earlier this week.

February 6, 2008

New Products for Sale at TREXPO West

With a free expo pass to TREXPO West you'll be able to purchase products from a record-setting number of exhibitors, including many that are brand new for 2008.

February 5, 2008

Colorado Troopers to Carry M&P Pistols

Smith & Wesson has received an order from the Colorado State Patrol for 850 of the company's Military & Police (M&P) series of polymer pistols.

February 3, 2008

Court Security Breached in Suburban Atlanta

A court employee entered the Gwinnett (Ga.) Justice and Administration Center earlier this week with a gun in her handbag.

January 31, 2008

Ruger SR9 Pistol

The SR9 is not just "another striker-fired, polymer frame, 9mm pistol," but a combination of many features that have proven their practicality over the years and new features that police officers and shooters have been asking for but have not yet been offered in a production handgun.

January 31, 2008

Lights with Bite

Michael Teig, CEO of TigerLight, readily admits that the company's new T100 compact TigerLight was designed as a civilian self-defense tool, primarily for women. But he also believes the fist-sized LED flashlight and OC dispenser will be popular with on-duty law enforcement officers.

January 31, 2008

TASER and Mossberg to Produce Dedicated Less-Lethal Shotgun

TASER International announced today that it will debut the new TASER X12 LLS Mossberg shotgun during the 2008 SHOT Show in Las Vegas to be held February 2-5, 2008.

January 31, 2008

Arizona Deputies Find Suspect in 13-Year-Old Double Murder in Their Jail

Pima County (Ariz.) deputy sheriffs running a background check on one of their recent inmates discovered that the man—a Mexican national—is wanted in connection with a 13-year-old Tucson double homicide.

January 29, 2008

Independence, Mo., Man Arrested for Offering Cop $5 to Kill Woman

An Independence, Mo., man was arrested after reportedly offering an undercover police officer $5 and 90 Oxycontin pills to kill a woman who was living with his former lover.

January 29, 2008

Off-Duty Georgia Deputy Tails Jewel Theft with Young Son in Tow

A Cherokee County, Ga., sheriff's sergeant was taking his young son to the barber shop when he saw a white van tearing out of the parking lot of the shopping center.

January 29, 2008

National Law Enforcement Groups, Brady Center Urge Supreme Court to Rule for D.C. Gun Ban

Nine law enforcement groups, including the International Association of Chiefs of Police, have allied with the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence in filing a "friend of the court" brief urging the Supreme Court to reverse a federal appeals court ruling that strikes down a District of Columbia gun law as a violation of the Second Amendment.

January 24, 2008

Vibrating Sex Toy Triggers Bomb Scare in Sweden

A Swedish bomb squad was called out to disarm a ticking package last week. There was no bomb, but there was a vibrating sex toy.

January 23, 2008

Seattle Officer Prevents Fiery Explosion, Potential Death of Infant

A Seattle police officer stopped a mother from lighting a cigarette near an open gas can in her car at Pike Place Market Friday, likely preventing an explosion that could have killed the woman and her infant daughter strapped in the front seat.

January 22, 2008

TASER Announces Second Wrongful Death Lawsuit Dismissal within a Week

TASER International has announced the dismissal with prejudice of the wrongful death product liability lawsuit filed against TASER International in the case of Tolosko-Parker v. TASER International, Inc., et al. filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

January 21, 2008

Sabre Defence Industries Introduces the Precision Marksman Rifle

Easy to handle and well-balanced, the Precision Marksman Rifle features a Sabre A3 Upper and Matched Lower CNC machined from 7075-T6 forgings. The 20-inch fluted 410-stainless barrel is fitted with M4 feed ramps.

January 21, 2008

Glendale Police Department to Patrol Super Bowl XLII on Segway PTs

Segway Inc. today announced that the Glendale Police Department will be using Segway Personal Transporters (PTs) to provide security services at Super Bowl XLII on Feb. 3. The department will use Segway i2 and x2 police models to patrol the walkways, parking lots and exhibition areas around the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale. In addition, the department will also patrol NFL-sponsored events throughout the city during the days leading up to the game.

January 21, 2008

Regional Crime Laboratory Reaches 100th Hit Using ATF's Ballistic Imaging Program

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) announced today that Chief James Corwin and the Kansas City, Mo., Police Department Regional Crime Laboratory have been recognized for recording the 100th "hit" in their use of ATF's computerized ballistic imaging system.

January 21, 2008

Officer-Involved Crash Kills Two in Maryland

A multiple-vehicle accident involving a Mount Ranier, Md., police officer killed two people in Largo Wednesday morning.

January 9, 2008

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