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In Denmark the police use of weapons is recorded by the police department. The police department classifies tear gas as the use of a firearm. In 2006 the death of four people by police shootings prompted an investigation into the use of firearms by the Danish police force from 1996 to 2006.
Experts including the International Association of Chiefs of Police have raised concerns about the resale of police guns as far back as 1998, the ATF recommendation said, but the policy remains ...
The militarization of police (paramilitarization of police in some media) is the use of military equipment and tactics by law enforcement officers. [1] This includes the use of armored personnel carriers (APCs), assault rifles, submachine guns, flashbang grenades, [2] sniper rifles, and SWAT (special weapons and tactics) teams.
Federal Assault Weapons Ban; Federal Firearms Act of 1938; Federal firearms license; Firearm case law; Firearm Owners Protection Act; Gun Control Act of 1968; Gun-Free School Zones Act (GFSZA) Gun law in the U.S. Gun laws in the U.S. by state; Gun politics in the U.S. Gun show loophole; High-capacity magazine ban; History of concealed carry in ...
Most recently, gun safety advocates, including the Falmouth Gun Safety Coalition, have pushed to have the 33 12-gauge police shotguns destroyed, despite having a trade-in value of $4,100.
When a bloody gang war erupted in a busy business district east of Haiti’s capital not far from the U.S. Embassy, Haitian police officers were forced to mount a military-style assault just to ...
The Firearms Policy Coalition is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization.Its legal team, FPC Law, bills itself as, "...the nation's first and largest public interest legal team focused on the right to keep and bear arms," and states that "the primary objective of our legal action programs is to bring cases that protect your rights and property, restore individual liberty, and help us achieve our ...
A Girl and A Gun Women's Shooting League (AG & AG) American Airgun Field Target Association, international member of WFTF; American Confederation of Tactical Shooters (ACTS) American Rimfire Association (ARA) 3-Gun Nation (3GN) Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) DIVA Women Outdoors Worldwide (DIVA-WOW) Global Benchrest Association (GBA) [43]