Notice that General Stanley McChrystal does not support private use of assault weapons. And Stan is the authority on counter terrorism. I was on active duty for seven years, was Unit Property Book officer for 5 years in three different units during which time I held all of my units’ weapons locked up safe and secure in my unit arms rooms. So perhaps our Constitution does permit Congress to require that all civilians who would chose to own military style weapons to secure them in a “well regulated” militia’s arms room! Five weapon safes cost less than $300. If that’s good for the active duty geese, it ought to be good for the ganders, too.

More bad news about the Arizona Department of Public Safety.

Working to create a secure communications device, Chandler’s Cummings Engineering will launch the SAIFE Defender in California next week during the HALO Counter-Terrorism Summit.

WASHINGTON – Arizona police agencies were among those singled out in a two-year Senate probe that reported “widespread deficiencies” in a Homeland Security Department program that officials touted for years as a centerpiece in U.S. counterterrorism efforts.

WASHINGTON - The FBI and local law enforcement say they have found no indication that the recent shootings at a suburban Denver movie theater were anything but the acts of a lone wolf without any apparent political or terrorist ties.

"Folks, I don't know about you, but when I see a photo of a dirty, exhausted, cigarette-smoking, profane language-using, sweaty, smelly, tattooed young Marine or GI on the TV, to me, he is closer to God than any clean-cut, well-dressed, well-spoken young man in a church, a ward, a temple, or a synagogue. ‘The Lord is a man of war and the Lord is his name' - Exodus 15:3."

The shopping mall. Federal buildings. Certainly the airport. Security seems tighter everywhere.

The head of a special legislative panel on border security wants to use some of the money people across the nation donated to build a border fence instead for invisible buried sensors.

The head of a special legislative panel on border security wants to use some of the money people across the nation donated to build a border fence instead for invisible buried sensors.

When news broke that U.S. Navy SEALs had killed 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden, Neville Cramer found himself in an unusual situation.

Just because it’s been over two weeks since the death of Osama bin Laden at the hands of U.S. forces doesn’t mean Americans should let down their guard against terrorism. Federal, state and local law enforcement agencies want Valley residents to stay vigilant and maintain a heightened awareness of suspicious activities, reporting any odd behavior they witness. A video outlining eight possible signs of terrorism is available on the Arizona Counter Terrorism Information Center (ACTIC) website, www.azactic.gov. ACTIC, a joint effort between the Arizona Department of Public Safety, Arizona Department of Homeland Security, the FBI and local police and fire departments, is requesting that anyone who witnesses suspicious activity call (877) 272-8329 or email actic@azdps.gov.

U.S. forces killed the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks Sunday in a Pakistan firefight.

Bill Richardson, guest commentary

It’s going on eight months since Pinal County Sheriff’s Deputy Louie Puroll reported being shot by smugglers while patrolling alone, out of uniform and without a radio, in the Vekol Valley west of Casa Grande. An area Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu has repeatedly said is controlled by Mexican drug cartels. 

Thirty two years ago, I was trying to track down a California drug dealer who was the source of PCP coming into Arizona. All I had was a physical description and a nickname — “Perry” — to go on.

Relatives of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed have released the first photographs of the self-proclaimed 9/11 mastermind at Guantanamo Bay, and experts say the images are being used by terrorist groups to inspire attacks against the United States.

Barack Obama's pick to head the U.S. Department of Homeland Security promised a Senate panel Thursday to do more to deal with employers who knowingly hire undocumented workers.

According to the ongoing Los Angeles Times series, "Mexico Under Siege: The drug war at our doorstep," 6,836 drug war-related deaths have occurred in Mexico since January 2007.

 RAMALLAH, West Bank - Muslims from the Middle East to Britain and Austria condemned Sunday the Mumbai shooting rampage by suspected Islamic militants as senseless terrorism, but also found themselves on the defensive once again about bloodshed linked to their religion.

High technology and good luck fused Saturday as Mesa police investigating a minor disturbance nabbed a 30-year-old man wanted for first-degree murder.

A special task force created a year ago has been successful in combating human smuggling rings and sending their leaders to prison, according to the commander of the multiagency unit.

"Remember Mr. Gravely! These people are out there. They exist. They're evil."

Terrorism liaison officers have been getting a lot of attention in the national press lately. But the bottom line of what they do is basically old-fashioned police work, according to the state police coordinating the effort in Arizona.

Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated today in a suicide attack. Her death is a major blow to U.S. efforts in the war on terror.