DOUBLE DOWN ON STUPID: Chicago gang summit proposed.

From the file of "Oh, that'll work!   NOT!": Chicago (Sun-Times*) - Hundreds of gang members will be invited to a summit in Chicago in an attempt to broker peace in the bloodiest neighborhoods — 20 years after “gang summits” here and in other states drew national attention, organizers said Wednesday.…

Happy endings… News roundup!

Waffle House robber meets armed citizen I mean, who would go to Waffle House at two in the morning without a gun? Atlanta (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution) - A 20-year-old attempting to rob a Waffle House pointed his gun at the wrong people early Monday, police say. A police officer and…

Gun confiscations in Cook County

[caption id="attachment_8539" align="alignnone" width="400"] Some people say Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart is soft as puppy crap on serious violent crime, but when it comes to guns, he's Johnny on the Spot.[/caption] Cook County has organized an effort to take guns from individuals whose FOID cards (Firearm Owner ID) have…

EPIC FAIL: Rocket scientist brings bat to rob gun store

[caption id="attachment_8534" align="alignnone" width="646"] Rocket Scientist Derrick Mosley will have another chance to "turn his life around" after nearly getting perforated robbing a gun store with a baseball bat.[/caption] What kind of brainiac brings a baseball bat to a gun store intent on committing robbery? One by the name of…