LAPD’s Broken Concealed Carry Permitting Process is a System Designed to Fail [More]
Seems to be working as intended…
[Via Michael G]
Notes from the Resistance

The fallout from the Secret Service’s handling of the assassination attempt has led Republican lawmakers to question the nationwide effort to increase the female recruitment rate to 30% by 2030. [More]
Hey, I watched a TV show the other night where a hot female “Only One” took on multiple linebacker types and put ’em all down. What’s the issue?
Besides, define “woman.”
[Via bondmen]
DC police commander suspended, accused of changing crime statistics – Police union says directive to change offense classifications comes from command staff. [More]
Gosh, it’s almost like all those stars don’t stand for stellar management…
[Via Jess]
The false police reports would indicate that the immigrant was a victim of a crime that would qualify them to apply for a so-called U visa, U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook said Wednesday at a news conference in Lafayette. He said the police officials were paid $5,000 for each name they provided falsified reports for, and that there were hundreds of names over the years. [More]
Tell us more about “Chandrakant ‘Lala’ Patel, an Oakdale businessman.”
[Via Michael G]
The New York City Police Department cannot immediately fire dozens of rookie officers, including some with criminal records, who were allegedly hired illegally by the department, a New York Supreme Court judge ruled. The NYPD said an internal investigation found the 31 officers lied about their backgrounds on applications and should be relieved of their duties, but the judge’s ruling means the department must wait until next week to take action. [More]
What’s the problem? They seem like naturals.
[Via Jess]
San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus, who told the county supervisors she didn’t know about her department’s request to buy 10 massage chairs, actually tried to pass off the bill for the chairs to the sheriff’s bureaus in different cities to minimize scrutiny, according to an email from her HR manager…In March… Corpus purchased two soft-serve ice cream machines for employees in the county jails. In January, the Post reported that she had purchased a $74,000 conference room table. The 22-foot by 10-foot table includes 12 “cooling fans” in the legs and 10 “lockable access doors”… At a June 24 hearing, Supervisor Speier asked Corpus why she put in a request for a $600,000 TV for the headquarters conference room. [More]
Tell us again how “critical components of the county’s budget and operations specifically associated to programs such as Public Safety… are at significant risk”…
At least they have enough resources for “gun buybacks“…
“The Democrats’ Choice,” naturally…
[Via Steve T]
“When the officers are shooting him in the back, he’s not a threat. You cannot shoot civilians in the back. That’s the worst of it and most of the shots were in the back,” Pleban said. [More]
Inigo responds to “Back the Blue.”
[Via bondmen]
The report, ordered by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, reveals that the Secret Service received classified intelligence regarding a threat to Trump’s life 10 days before the rally, but failed to share the information with other key agencies. [More]
So THAT explains ordinary people seeing the shooter before they did and not going up on that “sloped roof”…
It’s hard to believe they’re this lazy and incompetent and that no one who knows what they’re doing has taken advantage of that.
[Via bondmen]
Hawai‘i Police Department (HPD) will hold two public hearings in August 2025, one in Hilo and one in Kona, regarding its proposal to repeal “Rules and Regulations of the Hawai’i Police Department Governing the Issuance of Licenses to Carry Concealed and Unconcealed Weapons” adopted October 29, 1997, and to adopt Rule 1 relating to Firearms Permits and Licenses, in its entirety, as well as adopt Rule 2 relating to Contested Cases. [More]
So much for where to go for updates…
C’mon, guys… No one wants to take on the work of updating and growing? If this is the extent of the following and updates, how is anyone going to take you seriously?
Blue city officers flocking to cop-friendly red states, police leader says: ‘Why would anyone stay?’ FOP vice president reveals why law enforcement is abandoning Democrat-run areas for greener pastures [More]
Do they bring blue state police union “us first” anti-gun attitudes with them?
FOX 2 has learned the names of individuals who a former police chief is accused of misusing the Regional Justice Information System database. Hundreds of people were allegedly searched without their knowledge and without probable cause. [More]
At least he didn’t have “ICE” in the query field…
Ain’t it something’? Two stories today about how those entrusted with surveillance powers can’t be…
[Via bondmen]
[T]wo searches from the ATF analyst inadvertently accessed Illinois vehicle data with “ICE” in the query field which is a violation of Illinois law. [More]
From the folks who brought us “Zero Tolerance” for FFLs.
Still, the question needs to be raised as to who is being protected by making that illegal…
[Via Jess]
Transforming public safety in Thailand: Deploying AI police cyborgs with AWS Cloud solutions [More]
I don’t think “cyborg” is the right term for strictly mechanical devices, but the point is made.
I do wonder what Pol. Col. Nakhonpathom Plod Phai is prepared to do against lethal armed aggressors who don’t obey all those commonsense gun safety laws”…
Too bad they cane people there. I was just thinking if they’d had these when I was in college, me and my buddies would have figured out a way to pants it.
[Via Bob S]
Kentucky State Police Trooper James Cameron Wright has finally been indicted by the feds for multiple civil rights violations, which were not only known by his chain of command, but some of which were personally reviewed and approved by the literal head of the Kentucky State Police. This includes beatings, perjury, and more. [Watch]
Sounds like beatings all around are in order.
[Via bondmen]
An FBI special agent who supervised other agents had sex with prostitutes during overseas assignments and domestic travels, and used an agency-issued device to pay for the encounters… [More]
So, naturally, “criminal prosecution was declined.”
The girls weren’t the only ones being $crewed…
[Via bondmen]
About 7,000 local and state police officers in Tijuana, all licensed to carry firearms, have been told they can’t take on part-time work as armed security guards in the region. [More]
I’m sure there are plenty of moonlighting exceptions.
[Via bondmen]