The use of firearms by police forces varies widely across the world, in part due to differences in gun use policy, civilian firearm laws, and recording of police activity.

Feb 26, 2025 · A Tulsa World investigation has found at least five instances of troopers shooting guns at vehicles with innocent people in harm's way or cocking rifles in their laps during high-speed pursuits...

On March 28, a harrowing incident unfolded in San Antonio, Texas, as police officers found themselves in the midst of a intense shootout with a heavily armed suspect. Bodycam footage captures...

Jun 29, 2020 · The combination of systemic racism, white supremacy, America’s gun culture, and the militarization of police is toxic—and Black people in particular are paying with their lives.

Nov 1, 2024 · AUSTIN, Texas — Two Texas Officers Shot by Their Own Guns Within Months A disturbing trend has emerged involving the SIG SAUER P320 pistol, with two recent incidents in Texas highlighting potential safety concerns.

May 19, 2021 · Some blame the U.S.'s high rate of police shootings on racism or militarism. But another theory says there's a simpler problem: American police aren't taught how to grapple with armed...

Apr 22, 2021 · The National Police Foundation found that people shot by police had a weapon in 96 percent of the shootings reviewed in its 2019 study; 63 percent of the time, that weapon was a gun.

Jul 22, 2024 · LOS ANGELES — A man whose record includes seven felony convictions now faces an attempted murder charge after prosecutors say he opened fire with a machine gun on two Los Angeles police officers, grazing one of them.

1 day ago · Detective Joseph Azcona, 26 — who was killed when a 14-year-old boy allegedly opened fire on him and his partner during a gun sweep last week — penned a now-particularly poignant missive in ...

3 days ago · Deputy Chief Rohan Griffin, commanding officer of the NYPD Force Investigation Division, holds up a picture of the box cutter allegedly brandished by a 33-year-old man shot by police in Brooklyn ...