Category Archives: Law and Order

I Put This Gun On My Hip . . .

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Robert Farago

I put this gun on my hip and declare my freedom from fear, so that I can protect myself, my family and my community against those who would do us physical harm. I put this gun on my hip and … Continue reading →

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Posted in Concealed Carry, Crime and Punishment, Gun Control, Gun Nation, Handguns, Law and Order | 16 Comments

Quote of the Day: Mission Creep Edition

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Dan Zimmerman

“Virginia Tech and Columbine. Now, let’s look at the numbers: Any given middle school, high school, or college in America can expect to have exactly one homicide on its campus every 12,000 years. So how long before the UNC-Charlotte SWAT … Continue reading →

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Posted in Crime and Punishment, Gun Control, Gun Nation, Law and Order, Police Procedure | 11 Comments

Question of the Day: Do We Need Fewer Armed Police?

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Robert Farago

You might say we need more hot cops. And who am I to argue? But today’s question is about quantity, not quality. Are there too many cops? Make the jump for the list of federal police agencies cribbed from the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Crime and Punishment, Law and Order, Police Procedure, Question of the Day | 18 Comments

Rethinking the Second Amendment – Part 2

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Jim Barrett

In part one of this discussion, I laid out my concern that the second amendment right as we currently understand it may not be as guaranteed as we would like. Boy, did I get my head nearly shot off. I … Continue reading →

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Posted in Gun Control, Gun Nation, Law and Order | 51 Comments

Rethinking the Second Amendment – Part 1

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Jim Barrett

I’ve been around the Internet since before there was an Internet. I cut my teeth on Bitnet, one of the Internet’s precursors (you youngsters can go Wikipedia that). From the beginning, I’ve seen more than my share of commenters on firearms-oriented … Continue reading →

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Posted in Gun Control, Gun Nation, Law and Order | 76 Comments

Is This Wisconsin’s First Concealed Carry DGU?

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Dan Zimmerman

From jsonline.com: Milwaukee police late Monday were investigating whether a 20-year-old man who showed up at a hospital with a gunshot wound is the same man who tried to rob an Aldi store and was shot at by a customer. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Concealed Carry, Crime and Punishment, Law and Order | 31 Comments

OMG! OMG! A dog! In a park! OMG!

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Dan Zimmerman

Speaking of dummies in the federal government, some of them seem to think it’s OK to enforce dog-walking regulations with less lethal weaponry. At least they do around San Francisco, that bastion of peace, love, tolerance and gun control. Just … Continue reading →

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Posted in Law and Order, Police Procedure | 61 Comments