TASER International Acquires Taser Technologies Assets

Less-lethal weapons manufacturer and distributor TASER International has acquired all significant assets owned by Taser Technologies Inc. and Electronic Medical Research Laboratories, formerly known as Tasertron.

Kleen-Bore Less Lethal Cleaning System

Re-Charged: Taser's X26

Taser International's new X26 is a much smaller Taser that’s even more effective than its larger predecessor, the M26.

Chicago Ends Old Ban on Swearing

The Chicago Police Department will stop enforcing a 100-year-old ordinance that outlaws public swearing.

Countering Canine Attacks

You have no choice. You draw your service weapon and fire three rounds into the dog. Two find their mark in its chest cavity, while the third rips through one of its front legs. It takes a few more paces, collapses, and dies.

Starting from Scratch

Founding a police department is a challenge that not many people would want to assume. But that's the task that faced the civic leaders of Federal Way, Washington.

Preparing for the Worst

Less than two years ago, weapons of mass destruction (WMD) such as gas, viruses, and nukes were mostly the stuff of Tom Clancy novels, not the everyday concern of the nation’s law enforcement. But that was before 9/11.

Number of Executions Decreased in 2001

Fifteen states and the federal government executed 66 prisoners in 2001, 19 fewer than in 2000, according to the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics.

Hi-Point Firearms Model 995 Carbine

If you can put the gun-snob side of you in a drawer for a minute, you may learn something here when it comes to affordable firepower.

PepperBall Technologies to Offer ChemArmor Pepper Spray

PepperBall Technologies has acquired defensive pepper spray manufacturer ChemArmor, expanding its less-than-lethal product line.