Friday, October 20, 2006

We're the Only...So THAT's Where it Went...

Undercover detectives making a drug bust in Reno and Sparks seized more than seven ounces of crystal methamphetamine. They also recovered a sawed-off shotgun, a rifle and five handguns, including one stolen from the Sparks Police Department.
But...but...but I'm sure they reported the theft, which is supposed to stop this kind of thing from happening...

[More from "The Only Ones" files...]

Trick AND Treat!

The former Williamson County Commissioner accused of pointing a gun at a trick-or-treater won't spend any time in jail...

Eades pointed a rifle at an eight-year-old trick-or-treater last Halloween.
Hey, what do you want to bet if one of us non-officials pulls the same trick this Halloween, we'll get treated to probation and a clean record?

I'll Take "Despicable Tyrant Wannabes" for $400, Alex

Who is Kathy Ryg?

Well, with her in power, your rights will be in "Jeopardy"...

[Thanks to HZ]

More Proof that Your Property is Ours

The Los Angeles City Council has approved an ordinance requiring gun owners to report lost or stolen weapons in a bid to prevent gun sales to criminals.
Right, criminalize the victims, that makes sense.

Hey, who do you report it to if the gun thieves are The Only Ones?

On a side note, why is it if I didn't know this story came from the Chi-com People's Daily, I'd swear it was just more of the same from our own home-grown "authorized journalists"?

Alphas and Omega

For example, here is a new British and American study conducted in part by the NIH that has shown that to a startlingly high degree, not only is violent behavior correlated to a poor diet but also that by improving the diet with supplements can reduce and even eliminate violent, anti-social tendencies in prisoner populations. They have found that one of the key supplements to be Omega-3 essential fatty acids.

Robert Rose may be on to something, but I'd need to see more to be convinced that there's enough cause and effect to matter. I don't include fish oil in my diet, and I don't go around hurting people.

To be fair, I'd have to read the whole study, which I haven't done, and understand it, which is probably beyond me. I can absolutely buy that diet has an effect on behavior--that makes intuitive sense. But only one of many.

Still, all in all, this is interesting.

A Cameo Appearance

My Kid Sister has some of her inventory and photography featured in Victoriana Magazine.

This Day in History: October

On this day in 1774, the First Continental Congress creates the Continental Association, which calls for a complete ban on all trade between America and Great Britain of all goods, wares or merchandise.