Author: Christopher Marier

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday left in place a lower court order blocking a Missouri law that invalidates federal gun restrictions. In 2021, Missouri passed the “Second Amendment Preservation Act” to make federal gun restrictions illegal in the state and bar officials from enforcing any law that would “infringe” upon the right to “bear…

Amid increased reports of threats against Jewish, Muslim, and Arab communities, federal agencies are reaching out to community leaders to assess their needs regarding safety and security. U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said at a Thursday press conference he has directed “all 94 of our United States Attorney’s offices and the FBI” to be in…

“We cannot continue to lock these people up. A lot of them are not criminals. They’re just having a bad day.” The closing of state-run psychiatric hospitals has filled county jails with people who should not be there, according to these Tennessee sheriffs… Full story: Sheriffs: Closing mental hospitals fills jails with innocent people

Chicago’s new police chief said the city’s use of police stations as temporary housing for the growing population of migrants seeking asylum has been a “burden” on the nation’s second-largest police department. Police Superintendent Larry Snelling told The Associated Press in an interview Tuesday that among his main concerns is the toll the city’s approach…

Louisville Metro first responders now have their own space to get both mental and physical support. LMPD, Mayor Craig Greenberg, and dozens of other organizations gathered on Tuesday for the grand opening of the Summit Wellness Center in the St. Joseph neighborhood. The center offers a fully equipped weight room, basketball gym, tactical training space,…

Small parts the size of a Lego are filling communities with modern-day machine guns that can empty an entire magazine with a single trigger pull… Full story: Switch devices are making guns deadlier than ever

With police departments across the country struggling to hire and retain officers, the Justice Department issued a new report on Tuesday with strategies and takeaways aimed at helping law enforcement agencies grow their forces. “Recruiting and retaining qualified law enforcement officers in the 21st century requires executives and hiring professionals to modernize policing from the…

Within a few months, Texans will be able to access a database of repeat family violence offenders, a first of its kind tool that could help you better know who you’re getting close to. The idea was brought to Texas by Dallas Police Chief Eddie García, inspired by a murder case his former police department…

In a 5 -2 decision, the Colorado Supreme Court on Monday ruled the controversial reverse Google keyword search warrant utilized by the Denver Police Department to track down suspects involved in a house fire that killed a Senegalese family of five in Denver’s Green Valley Ranch neighborhood in 2020 could be admitted as evidence and…

Data in the FBI’s annual crime report released Monday shows that violent crime across the U.S. decreased last year, dropping to about the same level as before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic… Full story: FBI report: Violent crime decreases to pre-pandemic levels, but property crime is on the rise