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A weekend of violent protests: Breaking down the police killing of Anthony Lamar Smith in St. Louis
by Brian SeayProtests entered a fourth day Monday in St. Louis after a white former police officer there was found not guilty in the 2011 killing of a black suspect.
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Glasses cam footage helps convict South Carolina man in near-fatal shooting of officer
by Brian Seay“Dispatch, please tell my family I love them,” Officer Quincy Smith can be heard saying in the video, just moments after he was shot in the neck.
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2 former Texas deputies admit to stealing dozens of guns from evidence room
by Brian SeayTwo Texas deputies face up to 10 years in prison after they admitted to stealing several dozen weapons from an evidence room and then trying to sell them.
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Former Milwaukee officer found not guilty in shooting death of Sylville Smith
by Brian SeayA jury on Wednesday found former officer Dominique Heaggan-Brown not guilty of first-degree reckless homicide for the killing of Sylville Smith last summer.
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Jurors shown body camera footage of fatal shooting in Milwaukee (VIDEO)
by Brian SeayJurors on Thursday saw body camera footage showing former Milwaukee police officer Dominique Heaggan-Brown shoot Sylville Smith two times last August.
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Taser Changes Name, Offers Free Body Camera Trial For All Officers
by Brian SeayStun gun and body cam maker Taser International announced a name change Wednesday, and offered a one year trial of free body cameras and software for every officer in America.
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Gun Review: A journey to find a carry gun leads to the Smith & Wesson 442
by Jim GrantTalk to anyone in the know, and they'll tell you the worst first carry gun is a light-weight snub nosed revolver. Not because the gun doesn't get the job done, but because it requires a ton of practice and skill to master.
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Out of production but not outdated: The Smith & Wesson Model 65-4
by Stewart FelkelFor two decades, the Smith & Wesson 65 rode on hips of countless officers. If boys in blue trusted their lives to the S&W 65 than it’s good enough for me.
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Police arrest 84-year-old Georgia man who pointed gun at anti-Obama protestors
by Brent McCluskeyThe 84-year-old man alleged to have pointed a gun at two anti-Obama protestors in Gwinnet County, Georgia, was arrested. Overpasses for Obama’s Impeachment protestors, Toni Pendley and Marge Moore, were on Steve Reynolds Bouelvard when a man, later identified as Roy Smith, pulled alongside the women in his maroon colored car and pointed a gun […]
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Gun Review: Smith & Wesson 686 Plus (VIDEO)
by David HigginbothamThe Smith & Wesson Model 686 ages well. It is the best thing to come out of 1980. The full sized stainless steel .38/.357 is one of the most accurate and reliable double action revolvers ever. With its six inch barrel, there is nothing subtle about the 686.
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SHOT Show 2013: New From Smith & Wesson: M&P C.O.R.E., M&P 10, and New 1911s (VIDEO)
by David HigginbothamSmith & Wesson's new M&P C.O.R.E. pistols aren't shockingly new, but they're going to change the way many polymer pistol makers build their slides. Reflex pistol sights keep getting better, and they're the talk of the SHOT Show this week. Many agree that that's where guns are going. Well Smith & Wesson's there now.
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Dear Santa, I Need a New Smith & Wesson 686
by David HigginbothamI've been good, I promise. And last year, despite a clean record, I got stiffed. But I'll admit my list was ambitious. This year I'm going for practical. And Jolly Ol' St. Nick needs to pony up for a new 3-5-7 from TALO, the best Smith & Wesson 686 around.
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