By Stephen Singer Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. — The bankruptcy being sought by Colt Defense was fueled by missteps with gun owners, a misreading of the police firearms market and a fall in gun sales to the public after an initial spike several years ago, analysts and industry observers say. But a major blow to […]
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Batts: More Baltimore cops likely to be arrested, forced out as result of reforms
By Doug Donovan The Baltimore Sun BALTIMORE — More Baltimore police officers likely face arrest as the result of reforms in a scandal-ridden department that requires "wholesale change," Commissioner Anthony W. Batts wrote in a wide-ranging opinion piece published in The Baltimore Sun. "Our reform efforts will very likely see more police officers arrested," Batts […]
Dallas police HQ attacker's mom: Officers should have tried harder not to kill him
By Naomi Martin The Dallas Morning News DALLAS — The mother of the man who fired at least 40 bullets at the Dallas Police Department's headquarters earlier this month said police should have tried harder to keep her son alive. James Boulware was fatally shot by a SWAT sniper as he sat in an armored […]