Today, Oct. 26, 1881 marks the 140th anniversary of the infamous “Gunfight at the OK Corral,” a misnomer because the shooting didn’t occur at the corral, but in an empty lot nearby next to Fly’s Photography Gallery in Tombstone, Ariz. It has become the most famous shootout in the history of the Old West, though […]
Study: Mass. Gun Laws ‘Had Little Effect on Violent Crime Rate’
Strict gun control laws in Massachusetts have had “no immediate impact on violent crimes,” according to the abstract of a new study from American University, published in the Justice Quarterly. The Boston Herald reported the study “used modeling and FBI data from 2006 to 2016 to examine the impact” of a gun control law adopted […]
Exploiting Tragedy: Change.org Petition to Ban Real Guns on Movie Sets
UPDATED: It didn’t take long for someone to exploit the tragic shooting on the New Mexico movie set in which actor Alec Baldwin fired a shot from a “prop” gun, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza. There is now a petition at Change.org demanding a ban on the use of real firearms […]
Killing of ‘Massive Male Cougar’ in WA Sparks Anger, Support
When the Spokane Spokesman-Review reported the killing of a big male mountain lion in Pend Oreille County—a story picked up by the Centralia Chronicle and Wenatchee World—it rekindled a long-simmering feud between people who approve of killing cougars and those vehemently opposed to it. The 197-pound tom had been captured and tagged three years ago […]
GUILTY! Parkland High School Killer Cruz Admits Responsibility
Nikolas Cruz, who murdered 17 students and adults more than three years ago at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., pleaded guilty to the killings in court Wednesday, but he may still face execution for his murderous rampage on Valentine’s Day 2018. Published reports say his defense team had offered guilty pleas in […]
Seattle Police Guild President: ‘Be Prepared to Defend Yourself, Family’
The president of the Seattle Police Officer’s Guild (SPOG) could not have been blunter about the potential loss of manpower due to city and state vaccination mandates for government employees: “Be prepared to defend yourself and your family because it’s going to be a long time before a cop can get there. That’s not alarmist […]
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