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For years, first responders and rescue teams cherished the TactiStaff's unparalleled versatility. Its exceptional utility and durability made it a staple for professionals, but civilians rarely had access. Thanks to some recent legislative changes, we, the everyday people, can now legally get our hands on this military-grade tool.

SWAT officer gives his take on best offensive weapons, what makes them good, differences with defensive handguns. The M1911A1 carried by U.S. troops from World War I up until the mid-1980s had some severe limitations. With a seven round magazine and fixed sights, the weapon lacked firepower and modularity. Compare this to a modern handgun with a 15-round magazine, red dot optic, and rails for lights and lasers. You’ve come a long way, baby…The modern handgun opens up a whole new world of options in terms of what kinds of missions it can be used for. No longer limited to...

MESQUITE, TX — A Mesquite man was shot early Monday morning in what was thought to be a road rage incident near Town East Mall. But hours later, the admitted shooter and the man who was hit were telling two very different stories. Leonard Young, 23, is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after firing his gun 15 times on LBJ Freeway about 1 a.m. Monday. That he emptied his weapon, and that he shot a 29-year-old father are the only things which are clear about what happened. Much of what led up to the shooting remains a...

Originally Posted by Troll in Myspace.com forum: Good. Anything tactical is better than something non-tactical. I personally wear some some 5.11 underwear in tactical black (hides the stains better from the taco runoff). Its hard to find size 56 underwear but I find that if I use some tactical thread and needles I can stitch 2 pairs of underwear together. Yes 5.11 will make anything you want and they will tacticalize it for you. I realize that some of you dont understand me but with my more than 10 but less than 20 hours of CCW training I may come...

Elizabeth Petersen 03-20-2001, 09:50 PM This story is true. Names and places has been changed to protect the truly asinine. So no *****…there I was… Friday night in the city. I met a friend of mine for dinner. We’ll call him Jack. Jack is an undercover Narcotics detective for a large metropolitan police department. Jack and I always met after our respective shifts for a late meal at a little 24-hour restaurant downtown. The food was lousy, but the night cook made a decent cup of coffee, and the waitresses were nice. We had both changed into jeans and T-shirts....

MANCHESTER, Conn. -- In a suburban mall outside Hartford, past the Abercrombie & Fitch and the cell phone kiosks, tucked away by the Barnes & Noble, a conference room full of shopping mall security guards are learning to spot suicide bombers. They're being taught blast patterns and behavior profiles, how a bomb is packaged and how a bomber is recruited. This suburban security force, known more for dispersing loitering teens than for fighting terrorism, is receiving the type of training that just a few years ago was reserved for the Israeli police and the U.S. military. "If they're carrying a...