Las Vegas, NV —I’ve been to every SHOT Show since its inception decades ago.   This is the largest Gun Show in the world and here every serious firearm or accessory maker exhibits their wares. The show is not open to the public and media credentials are only handed out after careful vetting.   Licensed firearm dealers, manufacturers, or other industry related professionals are invited to look over miles of exhibits.   Products are not sold at the show but qualified licensed dealers   make their orders stocking their stores for the next year at this show. CRIMEFILE NEWS sponsored by Eagle Grips with the assistance of guest hostess, Ariel Vitalia interviewed some select exhibitors.   Those interviews are below. Let me apologize in advance for the 20 second Eagle Grips commercial before each interview.   I think you get the message only seeing that ad once!   I must however after my 40 year association say that Eagle Grips are the industry’...

Los Angeles, CA —I have to say I enjoy going to film screenings and meeting cast and  crew-members  of the films that are in competition for the various awards.   This time it was The Imitation Game .    For me this was a treat! This is an untold but true World War Two story that was covered up in the name of National Security for more than 50 years.   Actors pray for a film character that can be their role of a lifetime.   The role of mathematician Alan Turing is just such a dream role.   Writers had to tell the story and in this case most or all the principals are all dead.   Their conversations must be recreated and the writers were incredibly clever.   Graham Moore crafted the screenplay based on Andrew Hodges’ book. This story is about the cracking of the impossible to break Nazi Enigma code that shortened the War and saved an estimated 20 million lives. The starring role of Alan Turing went to journeyman actor Bene...

Melanie Bernas (Left) Angelia Brosso (Right) Booking Photo of Bryan Patrick Miller Phoenix, AZ—In 1992/1993 Melanie Berna s, 17 and Angela Brosso , 22 were savagely sliced up nearly a year apart in the same general Sunnyslope vicinity. In November 1992 the Brosso girl went for a bicycle ride and never returned. Her live-in boyfriend reported her missing to police. Brosso was soon found headless and her torso cut in half in a nearby park at 25th Avenue and Cactus. I saw raw and disturbing video of Brosso's naked and bloody body captured by a TV news photographer and it was indeed hideous. That video was heavily edited before it hit the airwaves. Brosso’s severed head was subsequently located in or next to a canal some two miles away. Brosso’s bicycle has never been recovered and no viable suspect has ever been located. Nearly one year later in September of 1993 the Bernas girl’s severed head was found near the Arizona canal and the Black Canyon freeway. Nearby floa...

This is an Align quadcopter with a Panasonic GH4 4K motion picture camera perfect for electronic news gathering assignments.   Atlanta, GA —All Federal Aviation Administration regulations were and are conceived and written in blood, literally!   That is, that there is a deadly aircraft accident behind every rule.   That has always been the case except when it came to drones. We all must take safety seriously and any legitimate concern deserves study and respect.   The drones are somewhat expensive and their owners simply don’t want them damaged through recklessness. For some strange bureaucratic reason the FAA has outlawed the use of a drone to make money.   As un-American as that seems, they’ve gotten away with this form of economic tyranny. The FAA has always allowed the use of drones for recreation and hobby activities with scant few restrictions.   Rather than make rules just last month they’ve finally issued a few advisory Dos and Don’ts fo...

Berlin, Germany —I have some very dear friends in this beautiful and sophisticated city.  I love Europe for may reasons, primarily its civilization, elegance and art.   I am very fond of the European people.  Most Europeans were not alive between 1933 and 1945.   It’s safe to say that they all lost family members in the Second World War that extinguished 70 million lives before it ended.  At least historically, Europeans know well about government tyranny and violence. As the European nations were resurrected from that horrible war the new leaders understandably feared armed citizens.  Like their Fascist predecessors they continued to ban or at least severely restrict gun ownership.  All dictators and politicians love their governing power.  They all seem to fear the people they rule.  They usually seek to disarm the people so they cannot be overthrown when they fall out of favor. In America our founding fathe...

Los Angeles, CA —Yesterday I got a gentle safety reminder as I began to pick up my Phantom 2 .   The props suddenly began spinning on their own.   I thought I turned of the battery and then the radio controller.   I’m somewhat hearing impaired and did not hear those telltale sounds that the battery power was not actually shut off.   As I reached for the drone the plastic propellers really spanked my fingers.   I felt pain but suffered no visible injury beyond a little redness that quickly disappeared.   Had I been using carbon fiber props I would have definitely needed stiches and a trip to the ER.   I was lucky my negligence did not cause what may have been termed a minor injury.   Through negligence, I nearly suffered the only kind of injury that the small multi-rotor drones ever inflict.   Thankfully in my case, my precious fingers and the props were none the worse for wear.   To date, the smaller under 55 lbs. multi-rotors h...