Crime and Punishment

And so we launch a new series, highlighting careless gun owners who bring disgrace to those who understand that responsibilities and rights must be joined at the proverbial hip. That total commitment to gun...

The Seattle Times reports that "U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Port of Tacoma seized a shipment of 30 toy M-4 automatic rifles that had arrived on Oct. 20 in a 40-foot...

Here's a rule worth following: don't keep a bullet in the chamber when transporting a weapon. "Combat ready" means ready for combat, not a strenuous hike over hill and dale. And here's another piece...

"Travis, the 14-year-old, 200-pound pet of Sandra Herold, 71, mauled a family friend in Ms. Herold’s driveway," the New York Times recounts. "Officer Chiafari and another officer were the first to respond to Ms....

Chron.com reports that thieves removed some 500 deadly weapons from the Cleveland, Texas police evidence room. The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) recovered just 112 of the missing firearms from...

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouUbWUlHS6A&feature=player_embedded Troubling news from CO. On Tuesday, a gunman wounded two students at the Deer Creek Middle School. Thankfully, the mentally unstable attacker---32-year-old Deer Park grad Bruco Strong Eagle Eastwood---wasn't a trained shooter using an...

CNN reports that the rule of law is breaking down in Chile, as the government struggles to restore basic services after a massive earthquake and the resulting tsunami. "Looting broke out in parts of...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wGjetw5wnw Lil Wayne is off to Chookie today. The rapper will begin serving a one-year jail sentence related to a .40 pistol found on his tour bus in The Big Apple. In case you're...

The "gun debate" has two sides. On one side, gun control advocates believe that eliminating firearms from society (legal or illegal) makes it safer ("guns don't kill people; people with guns kill people"). On...

The UK's South Yorkshire Star reports that Andre John Hulse was plagued by burglars and vandals invading Low Lock Cottage, his "idyllic canalside cottage next to the River Don." Speaking to melud at Doncaster...

Not Grigori Rasputin, of course. Just someone who now shares the Russian monk's reputation for unkillability. The Newham Recorder reports that Mohammed Sheikh's friend (?) fired at shotgun at the Newham native at point-blank...