GUN FREE ZONE FAIL: Charleston, SC church was a “gun free zone”
C'mon, Governor Haley: It's time to end the criminal protection zones in your state's churches! (Daily Caller) - The Charleston, S.C., church massacre is already drawing comparisons to the tragedies at the Sandy Hook School in Newtown, Conn., and at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo. because it happened in…
DYSFUNCTIONAL: Church spree-killer was a prohibited person, stole the gun from his mother
UPDATE: This began as a story about the Charleston spree killer, but further research has found that the killer was a prohibited person, "gifted" a firearm for his 21st birthday, two months after a felony arrest which made him a prohibited person (until and unless charges were dismissed or…
PREPPING: Food & Water Storage: Avoiding common pitfalls
Food & Water Storage Avoiding common pitfalls by John Boch Emergencies never happen at convenient times. Be it a tornado, power outage, winter storm or a health emergency, they seldom happen with meaningful advanced warning. It’s up to you to be ready for life’s emergencies well before they happen, lest…
BOLD: Louisville Police call out cop-bashers and criminals
Louisville, KY cops are good people, like 99% of cops in other cities. They aren't going to stand by like cops in Ferguson, Saint Louis, Baltimore, Madison, New York, Charlottesville and McKinney, Texas have done in the face of race-hustlers, leftists and criminals who would try to use sensationalism and public attacks…
NOT PART OF CURRICULUM: Police Training Institute firearms instructor shoots self in leg
It only takes a momentary lapse of attention and concentration to lead to a negligent discharge. What's worse: if you're not paying attention to the three rules, it can hurt. Such was the case with a University of Illinois Police Training Institute firearms instructor who shot himself in the leg…
THE STUPID, IT BURNS: NY Times can’t see the forest in front of them
The New York Times just can't help itself. If they weren't so blinded by their leftist, control-freak ideology, they'd recognize their writing - even their headline - was reason enough why circulation continues to decline. Check out their editorial: The Growing Right-Wing Terror Threat By CHARLES KURZMAN and DAVID SCHANZER…
ALL HAT, NO CATTLE: Obama sends BATF to NYC to battle street violence
We'll let CBS New York set this one up: NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Bullet-riddled windows, yellow crime scene tape, and evidence markers denoting where shell casings fell on the sidewalk are becoming all-too-familiar sights on New York City streets. Now in an unprecedented move, a federal agency is joining the…
SOFT ON CRIMINALS BEGETS MORE CRIME: Suspect in Chicago murder wasn’t in prison for gun charge 6 months ago…
Meet Arieus Fitch. No, he's not a direct descendent of the Fitch of Abercrombie and Fitch fame. Instead, he's the 20-year-old aspiring rap artist who Chicago police say shared a little bit of Chicago gangsta cultures with two boys, aged 14 and 15 over Memorial Day weekend. The younger boy…
9 REASONS TO ARM GOOD GUYS AT CHURCHES: Evil strikes Charleston, SC church
Church violence found its way into the mainstream media's headlines as nine died yesterday in an attack on an AME church in Charleston, SC. A bad man, with evil in his heart, entered the place of worship and went on a rampage, killing nine and wounding more. Of course, the…
MARATHON TIP: If you hear banjos, run faster
Just found this, courtesy of Legal Insurrection. Many marathon races have local bands that come in and provide some entertainment along the route, as much for those watching the race as anything else. Well, some guys at Leiper's Fork, TN set up their little "band" at the Franklin Half Marathon. …