Good for Thee But Not for Me

Unlike most Chicagoans, Scott could have been a legal handgun owner. Because he had it before the ban was enacted, he was allowed to register and keep it. But the police department says he never did. By having it in the city, Scott was guilty of an offense that could have gotten him jail time. [More]

All these armed Chicago pols, deliberately ignoring the very laws they impose on their subjects.

I wonder if an equal rights lawsuit might not have some merit?

Forget it Jake, it's Chi-Town.

[Via Michael G]

No Place to Hide

Mike H thinks there's nowhere to go. [More]

We're the Only Ones Demonstrably Slower than Pizza Delivery Enough

Instead, the 911 operator sent an electronic message to a dispatcher for the Atlanta Police Department, who held the call — for 56 minutes and five seconds — before sending an officer to Phoenix Park. [More]

The lesson here?

The police are not the "Only Ones" who can protect you. In fact, they can't protect you.

Those who don't want to believe that are free to live with their delusions, but have absolutely no say in my ability to protect me and mine, their irrational and childish claims of a "right to feel safe" notwithstanding.

[Via Harvey]

Horror in New York

A subway passenger was stabbed to death in front of horrified riders in a dispute with another man over a seat in the car early Saturday morning in midtown Manhattan, police said. [More]

What do you think the odds are that if someone attacked Furious Mike that the people around him would--by law--be unable to do anything except react in horror?

New Translator Feature

This ought to help bring about better understanding, especially when divergent viewpoints exist. [More]

Isn't it wonderful, the way art and science combine to make all our lives better?

Don't click on link if you're offended by sexual references.

In Loco Parentis

Willows High Principal Mort Geivett and other district officials did not appear to dispute that the parking space was off school property, but they cited several justifications. One of them was the legal doctrine of in loco parentis — where school officials may act in place of a parent for school functions. [More]

In other words, Mort & Co. here think they not only control their inmates who are not directly in their clutches, but based on this, they control them anywhere they happen to be when their parents are not around.

That's pretty loco all right.

Pirate Motives Not as Important as Ability to Repel Them

So basically, we're looking at the classic conflict between secular humanists and religious fundamentalists? Making the unfortunate Chandlers either eco-criminals or infidels? I wonder if the armed detail on the Maersk Alabama worried about motive? [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column maintains sometimes "how" is more important than "why" when it comes to sending predators packing.

Also see what Ted Deeds is going to be talking to Tom Gresham about this afternoon, and get the latest from my fellow GREs.

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This Day in History: November 22

On November 22, 1777, however, Vail wrote General Washington pleading that he had been “wrongfully Prosecuted & maliciously us’d.” Vail was nevertheless court-martialed and dismissed from service. [More]