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News•by Staff Writer•June 24, 2004

ABA Seeks End to Mandatory Minimum Prison Terms

Some laws intended to combat crime are not effective or simply unfair, such as requiring minimum prison terms for small-time drug offenders, says a study from the American Bar Association.

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News•by Staff Writer•June 17, 2004

Heat Wave Coincides With Rise in Crime

Some neighborhoods in Cincinnati and its surrounds are reporting a spike in violent crime since temperatures rose earlier this week.

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News•by Staff Writer•June 10, 2004

Man Attacks Town With Armored Bulldozer, Kills Self

A local welder destroyed several buildings in the small resort town of Granby, Colo., with his custommade armored bulldozer before turning a gun on himself while still in the makeshift tank.

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News•by Staff Writer•June 3, 2004

Cops Take Classes to Fight Internet Crime

Across Europe, police agencies are teaching officers how to use computer forensics to combat the new and growing trend of crimes perpetrated over the Internet.

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Articles•by Dave Douglas•June 1, 2004

Ammunition: Bang for the Buck

One thing I, for one, never gave much thought to is the ammunition we are most likely issued by our respective departments. There are so many different brands, calibers, and performance characteristics to consider that it’s mind boggling.

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Articles•by David Griffith•June 1, 2004

Special Report: Backup Gun Policies--Gun Control

It's not hard to make a strong case for backup guns. The basic contention of backup gun proponents is that old saw that goes: If you absolutely have to have one of something to ensure your survival, then you better have two.

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Articles•by Scott Smith•June 1, 2004

Camillus Becker Tactool/BK3

And for a knife that can handle the worst-case scenarios on raids, search-and-rescue missions, you name it, I like the Camillus and Becker Knife and Tool Tactool/BK3.

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Articles•by Roy Huntington•June 1, 2004

Rock River Arms DEA Tactical Carbine

There are tens of thousands of personally owned AR rifles sitting in patrol cars, purchased in good faith by officers tired of being undergunned, but unless that initial purchase is followed up with regular training, the situation might be best described as an accident waiting for a time to happen.

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Articles•by David Griffith•June 1, 2004

Backup Gun Policies: Backup Guns Vs. Hideaway Guns

One of the biggest problems with the concept of backup guns is that police administrators have a tendency to confuse backup guns with smaller, often less reliable "hideaway guns."

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