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Following the "defund the police" movement and the "abolish the police" movement, constant negative coverage of law enforcement by the media, anti-police sentiment becoming mainstream, and the threat of riots have contributed to a police shortage across the country. The Philadelphia Police Department currently has 268 vacancies and is expecting even more shortages in the near future. "From Jan. 1 through Thursday, 79 Philadelphia officers have been accepted into the city's Deferred Retirement Option Program, meaning they intend to retire within four years, according to Mayor Jim Kenney's office," the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. "During the same time period last year,...

In a new secret recording of New Jersey Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli, she says she told a former assistant commissioner to “turn around” and scrap a plan to administer a private coronavirus test for the relatives of a top aide to Gov. Phil Murphy. The health commissioner said in the recording she informed Christopher Neuwirth “not to do that” after he questioned whether it was ethical. But she said the department then handled the request for the test anyway. Her private discussion appeared to back up some allegations in a whistleblower lawsuit filed earlier this week, in which Neuwirth alleges...

Under NJ Governor Murphy’s executive order Colonel Patrick Callahan has the authority to reopen gun stores and ranges so citizens have the ability to protect themselves and learn firearm safety, while also respecting social distancing and health guidelines from State and Federal officials, the same exact way Colonel Callahan guided liquor stores, marijuana dispensaries, and home improvement stores when he classified them essential. Colonel Patrick Callahan is the highest-ranking police officer in the State of New Jersey. Watch our video below where Colonel Patrick Callahan agrees that the Second Amendment is not essential and supports the closure of gun stores...