We're the Only Ones Looking Out for Child Welfare Enough

Atlanta police knew seven years ago that a police sergeant's husband may have been paying young girls for sex and producing child pornography, but failed to investigate the allegations, federal authorities said.

And the "Only One" wife actually destroyed some of the evidence. Not that she's been charged or anything...

More Proof That Total Gun Bans Work

One inmate was shot by a gun smuggled into the Crittenden County jail Friday morning...

I think the "Authorized Journalist" meant "with a gun," but that's hardly the main point of this story, is it?

This is Madness

A Virginia court found Cho to be dangerously mentally ill in 2005 and ordered him to receive outpatient treatment. But because Cho was not ordered into hospital treatment, the court's order was never provided to the FBI and incorporated in its database...

Now wait just a minute here: if he was "dangerously mentally ill," why didn't the court order him into a hospital, and why isn't he still there until deemed no longer a danger?

Isn't that the real issue?

And I love how "the FBI has more than doubled the number of people nationwide who are prohibited from buying guns," while Paul Helmke says it's not enough and the "list is missing four of every five Americans who have been ruled mentally dangerous to themselves or others."

Anybody see a trend emerging here, or wonder why "The Winning Team" is facilitating this...?

About Ron Paul and NRA's "Celebration of American Values"

A few people have pointed out to me that he was not there. My immediate thought was to find out if he'd been invited, so I begged off posting on this until I had time to do some checking around.

There's been a lot of buzz that he was excluded, but per an NRA email, Rep. Paul was invited and did not respond.

I've been trying to reach the Paul campaign on this for comment.

We're the Only Ones at a Loss Enough

POLICE in New South Wales have lost track of a wide range of equipment including handcuffs, bulletproof vests, capsicum spray, radios, uniforms and even a squad car.

Cryptic Subterranean shows us yet again that "Only Ones" are the same the world over.

GOA Opposes "Maximum Mike"

Gun Owners of America has announced their opposition of Acting ATF Director Michael J. Sullivan's confirmation to Director. Sullivan who has been praised by anti-gun Senators John Kerry and Ted Kennedy, is waiting for confirmation from the full senate.

Ryan Horsley brings us some welcome news. But GOA can't do it alone.

So...you've written your senators, right?

Certainly

Certainly I don't think a gun ad in a family newspaper is what the world needs this holiday season in a nation where, according to the National Education Association's Health Information Network, American children are more at risk from gun violence than children in any other industrialized nation.

Certainly Americans don't need a gun in every stocking when, according to the Centers for Disease control, homicide and suicide are the leading causes of teen deaths, with 80 percent of these deaths resulting from guns.

Well then, you certainly don't need to buy one, Frank. But you certainly are being inconsistent about all this, especially when you admit "The market for guns is certainly out there in this nation of ours, if not to protect our freedom, then to protect our lives and possessions."

Because there's one thing you can be certain of, Frank: Those who would kill you and yours without batting an eye will still be out there during the holidays. And yes, guns have certainly been used at Christmas time to protect freedom as well.

[Via HZ]

This Day in History: December 1

This original document from the Revolutionary War is the muster roll of the Second South Carolina Regiment on the Continental Establishment, signed by its commander, Lt. Col. Francis Marion (1732-1795), Sullivan’s Island, December 1, 1778.