Category Archives: Media
AG’s Office Announces State Officers of the Year
Press release from the Attorney General’s Office: TALLAHASSEE, Fla.–Attorney General Pam Bondi today named St. Petersburg Police Department Sergeant Karl Lounge and St. Petersburg Police Department Officer Douglas Weaver the Attorney General’s 2012 Law Enforcement Officers of the Year. Sergeant … Continue reading
NASGW Expo Coverage at GHG
Richard from GunsHolstersandGear.com is over at the National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers Expo and Meeting in Orlando. The NASGW Expo is an exposition of hunting, sporting goods, and shooting sports equipment and accessories by wholesalers, manufacturers, and independent sales … Continue reading
New Memorial To Fallen St. Petersburg Police Officers
I had the honor of attending yesterday’s unveiling of the new memorial dedicated to fallen St. Petersburg police officers. A few hundred citizens, law enforcement officers, and dignitaries stood in solemn tribute to the fifteen officers who have lost their … Continue reading
Georgia K9 Dog Dies From Severe Neglect
I am absolutely sickened by this story in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution about Warwick, GA Police K9 Sasha, who died of neglect in her Chevrolet Tahoe while her “handler” was on a three day vacation. K9 Sasha, a 10 year old … Continue reading
Rob Pincus on “Irresponsible Open Carry Activism” and the Second Amendment
Rob Pincus is a former law enforcement officer, SWAT member, and world-renowned firearms and personal defense trainer. Below was his response to what he sees as a threat to open carry and gun rights, in general. I agree with his … Continue reading
NYPD Officers Forced Into Difficult Shooting Scenario
My headline was not the one I read on a mainstream media news website. It said something like, “NYPD Shoots Nine Bystanders Before Killing Suspect.” Considering that in a crowd of people, the two officers shot sixteen bullets and hit … Continue reading
Florida Highway Patrol Responds to FDLE Report
The Florida Highway Patrol has come out swinging against the highly critical report published by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement in April regarding the series of fatal crashes on the I-75 stretch of Paynes Prairie. Mainstream media outlets bludgeoned … Continue reading
Tragedies Rarely Lead to Closure
I do not consider myself an overly philosophical kind of guy. But there is a nagging, almost rhetorical, question which I have heard many times at the scene of a tragedy and that is, “Why?” I just read another headline … Continue reading
Majority Supports Stand Your Ground
Mason-Dixon Polling and Research, Inc. conducted a telephone poll of 800 register voters across Florida from July 9, 2012 through July 11, 2012. One of the questions involved Florida’s Stand Your Ground law. Overwhelmingly, the voters polled supported Stand Your … Continue reading
Flawed Headline: “Lake County Deputies Kill Wrong Suspect”
This is an unfortunate set of circumstances. Lake County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a request for assistance from the Leesburg Police in locating an attempted murder suspect. The suspect, Jonathan Brown, and his motorcycle were spotted in the Blueberry … Continue reading
Florida Officer Fired For Writing Too Many Tickets…Well Sorta
I’m sure by now everyone has read about the Palm Beach police officer fired for “writing too many tickets.” It was repeated on numerous mainstream media sites. Ad nauseum. You really didn’t need to read between the lines to see … Continue reading
Florida Highway Patrol the Latest Victim of Media’s Crystal Ball
On January 29, 2012, there was a terrible series of crashes on I-75 in Alachua County in the Paynes Prairie Preserve area just south of Gainesville. Smoke from a wildfire and early morning fog conspired to create deadly road conditions, … Continue reading