UC Mathematicians Try (And Fail) to Quantify Effect of Gun Control

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  There's a study floating through the depths of the internet written by a couple of University of California mathematicians who have attempted to create a model to describe how increased gun control would impact...

Slate: ABC News Misrepresented Zimmerman Juror

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"According to slate.com, ABC News edited their interview with Juror B29 in the George Zimmerman trial to raise doubts about the verdict. "The video that has been broadcast—on World News Tonight, Nightline, and Good Morning America—has been cut...

Preview: The Rise of the Warrior Cop

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I working my way through Huffington Post writer Radley Balko's book Rise of the Warrior Cop. I'm not saying it's tough sledding but this could well be the book that puts the final nail...

Was JFK Killed by an ND?

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqzJQE8LYrQ "The most investigated crime in world history — the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963 — gets yet a new theory when ReelzChannel premieres the original investigative doc JFK: The...

Chicago Firearms Confiscation Begins

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There's a good reason that law abiding gun owners don't want their names on a national gun registry -- namely, registration leads to confiscation. Gun control advocates immediately spout that "no one wants to...

Self-Defense Tip: You’re The First Responder

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZKVSNjlSp0 Joseph Lozito is a hero. The Lincoln Center ticket seller took down a drug-fuelled knife-wielding murderer on New York City's No. 3 train. Initial reports had Lozito "assisting" a pair of transit cops who...

Is This The Next Trayvon Martin Case?

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  The media is having Trayvon Martin withdrawal. The Florida teen's demise dominated the news cycle for more than a month, boosting ratings and giving commentators something serious (race relations!) to kvetch about. The obvious...

Defensive Gun Use Of The Day: Gun Beats Knife. And Bat

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Deranged thugs can cause all kinds of mayhem with knives and bats, but alleged robber Derrick Mosely discovered that the gun is still the ne plus ultra of defensive armament. He didn't learn it...

Czech Survives James Bond-Like Attack. Or Something Like That

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI9fJJVdl3M "Remote-control guns rigged behind the license plate of a parked car opened fire on the bullet-proof Mercedes-Benz of a reputed mobster in an assassination attempt this week,"  newyorkdailynews.com reports. "Then the gadget-equipped murder-mobile burst into flames."...

Incendiary Image of the Day: Priorities Edition

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The JPFO has delivered this fairly self-evident rhetorical shiv in the ribs of the Commander in Chief. Leave aside the question of the wisdom or efficacy of our forces' continued presence in the sandbox....

It Should Have Been A DGU: One Punch Edition

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If Reverend Al Sharpton says Trayvon Martin was "just trying to go home" one more time, I'm going to scream. Too late. Luckily, in a Mercedes GL450, no one can hear you scream. Anyway,...

First 3D Printed…Rifle

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[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow3lO_ViXkk&w=560&h=315] Sure, technically, this rifle is handling less pressure than the .380 round that the Liberator handgun launches. And despite the lower pressure, the thing still split right down the middle. But it worked,...