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Study: Lenient Gun Laws Boost Cop Shootings

Fatal police shootings are less common in stricter gun states.

We all know states that have "strict" gun laws and those who are deemed "not so strict." Well, if you rank those states from least strict to most strict and then look at the number of civilians who are killed by police officers with guns in…
Posted 7 years ago
By Reed Gilchrist
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$1.26 Million for Dog Shot By Police

You can't put a price on companionship.

I wouldn't want to have to put a price tag on how much someone would have to pay me if they wanted to take my dog away from me. Or, God forbid, I had to get compensated in case something happened to him. In this…
Posted 8 years ago
By Reed Gilchrist
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Police Officer's Faulty Gun Holster to Blame for Death?

Police Officer’s Faulty Gun Holster to Blame for Death?

This is a weird situation.

A man who worked in a bodega in Brooklyn was fatally shot by an ex-con who grabbed a NYPD officer's gun out of its holster. The family of the dead man is seeking $20 million from the city. Their claim is that the polie officer's…
Posted 8 years ago
By Reed Gilchrist
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