Q&A IV

I'll have the next installment up on Monday, Lord willing and the creek don't rise...

I still plan to do limited posting on Saturday and Sunday, but site visits tend to drop off pretty substantially. It seems most people--me included--have lives outside of the Internet...

At Least It's Not Cruel and Unusual

Hodges faces a possible life sentence for possession of the marijuana and possession of the shotgun during the commission of a felony.

I'm sure there will be no shortage of "law and order" gun owners who will deem this a good thing. I'm also sure they will have no problem finding the enumerated federal authority for such arrests, prosecutions and convictions in this document that they proclaim such reverence for...

We're the Only Ones Tampering Enough

A suburban Chicago police detective has been charged with misconduct after investigators say he tampered with evidence.

Authorities say 37-year-old Harvey police detective Hollis Dorrough smuggled a gun out of the police station that was linked to an October incident.

Investigators allege that a Harvey city official urged Dorrough to get rid of the gun.

Corruption in Harvey? Nah...

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At Least He Wasn't Packing Hair Gel

Police at Austin Bergstrom International Airport arrested Horseshoe Bay Resort CEO Douglas Jaffe, 26, on Thursday morning for "unlawfully carrying a weapon in places where weapons are prohibited," says Travis County Sheriff's Office spokesman Roger Wade...

If found guilty, authorities say he could face between two and 10 years in prison, and a fine up to $10,000.

Don't worry too much. The Jaffe's are big behind-the-scenes Texas Democrat party movers and shakers.

We're the Only Ones Safely Storing Enough

A four-year-old boy apparently killed himself today with a handgun he found under a bed in a police officer's home...Anderson has since been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation.

"Administrative leave"? I'll bet if this happened to one of us, we'd be able to look forward to some paid time off, as well.

At least this version says it's been referred to the prosecutor's office. It does, however, blame the gun (naturally):

Detroit Police spokesman James Tate said the gun was a Glock and was the officer's department-issued weapon. The guns have a reputation for having a hair trigger and can easily discharge.

Glocks. Is there any time they won't go off? Nice to see our old pal Tater Head, the citizen gun turn-in enthusiast, out there clouding the issue (again)...

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