The Baltimore County, MD Police Department reported accidental discharges with their duty-issued FNS-40 Long Slide pistols. The reports are concerning, and appear to involve a mechanical issue of some kind, allowing the pistols to discharge when inadvertently bumped, or when being holstered or unholstered. Equally concerning, the report advised the pistols may not fire at … [Read more...]
Officers Charged in Careless Deaths
Barely two months into 2015, and we have two police officers, from different large police agencies, criminally charged for the reckless or negligent killing of another human being. Sadly, I have to agree with the criminal complaints and I'll explain. The Oath of Office When you swore the oath to become a police officer, you entered a profession with tenants that call you … [Read more...]