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News•by Staff Writer•December 18, 2008

Los Angeles City Council Bans Sale of .50 Caliber Rifle Ammo

The measures ban the sale of .50-caliber ammunition, capable of penetrating a car's engine, and would require the city's ammunition vendors to be licensed, to sell ammunition face-to-face instead of over the Internet and require gun dealers to report a full accounting of their inventory twice a year to the Police Department.

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News•by Staff Writer•December 2, 2008

St. Louis Alderman Calls on Residents to Carry Handguns for Safety

The alderman is pleading with constituents to get guns of their own — and learn how to use them. Troupe, who represents a swatch of north St. Louis, is encouraging residents to apply for concealed weapons permits so they can start carrying a firearm.

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News•by Staff Writer•December 2, 2008

UK Government to Fund 10,000 TASER X26 Electronic Control Devices

TASER International announced that the United Kingdom government intends to fund 10,000 TASER X26 Electronic Control Devices (ECDs) for police officers in England and Wales, now that a successful pilot program has concluded.

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Products•December 1, 2008

High-Density Weapons Storage

Ancom now offers secure, adaptable, space-saving weapons storage solutions for police, sheriff, and military applications. Shelves, barrel brackets, and cradles are housed in a secure, heavy-duty steel enclosure that offers single, double, or triple security access.

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Articles•by David Griffith•December 1, 2008

Laser Sights and Weapon Lights

The majority of officer-involved shootings occur in low-light or dark conditions. So one of the most important tools that you can have is a good light. And sometimes the best place for you to have that good light is on the business end of your handgun or long gun.

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Articles•by Mark Maas•December 1, 2008

Ruger LCP Pistol

It was no problem keeping all of my shots from the LCP in the important part of a TQ-15 standard police silhouette target at three, seven, and 15 yards. And that's all anyone really needs from this sort of weapon.

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Articles•by David Griffith•December 1, 2008

Evaluating the State of American Law Enforcement

The truth is that the state of American law enforcement is a very fluid thing.

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News•by Staff Writer•November 20, 2008

St. Louis Police Board Nixes Gun Buyback Program with Tie Vote

Board President Chris Goodson said he was against the idea because last year's buyback didn't prevent this year's rising murder rate. "I'm trying to understand what the benefit is," he told Isom. "If it's to reduce crime, it doesn't seem to have an effect."

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News•by Staff Writer•November 13, 2008

L.A. County Sheriff's Officials Acknowledge that Genetic Evidence in 5,635 Rape Cases May be Untested

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, under pressure from county supervisors and watchdog groups to account for its handling of DNA evidence from sexual assault cases, acknowledged Wednesday it did not know whether genetic evidence from more than 5,600 rape cases had been examined.

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News•by Staff Writer•November 13, 2008

Discounts Available for TREXPO West 2009 Travel Arrangements

TREXPO West 2009 attendees are eligible for special discounts on travel to the tactical show and conference, March 31–April 3, 2009 in Long Beach, California.

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