A Policy Failure

An Ohio State University janitor who received a bad job evaluation shot two supervisors in a campus maintenance building, killing one of them, then fatally shot himself, officials said Tuesday. [More]

But...but...but...

GRE Round Up for Mar. 9

There's some good stuff being turned out. I hope you're availing yourself of it, and importantly, sharing these links via emails, on blogs and forums, with your local newspaper editor, etc.

A common complaint is media bias and absence of representation for "our side."

These people work hard to change that and ask for nothing from those of us their labors serve other than to help spread the word. I hope no one thinks that's too much to ask.

Here are their latest offerings:

Ed Stone/Atlanta:

SB 308 passes Senate Special Judiciary Committee

Howard Nemerov/Austin:

Dad saves 2 daughters’ lives, Commercial Appeal calls him ‘suspect’

Paul Valone/Charlotte:

A rare opportunity for North Carolina gun owners

John Longenecker/Los Angeles:

Safer Streets 2010: Safer Starbucks?

Kurt Hofmann/St. Louis:

One year after murder of IL pastor, more can be done to defend churches against killers

Go. Read. And please share the links.

You're doing that, right?

That All Depends on the Meaning of the Term "Due Process"

Members of the Legislature’s Criminal Justice Committee have voted to allow a bill to be considered this session that would require police to seize all guns in the possession of a person charged with a domestic violence offense. [More]

Charged.

Just add a dash of bipolar suspicion/jilted love and watch the fireworks begin!

[Via Randall C]

The Top Ten

Top Preventable Causes of Death in the District of Columbia in 2007 and Percent of Overall Deaths:

1. Tobacco 16.6%
2. Poor diet and physical inactivity 15.1%
3. Microbial (infectious) agents 4.6%
4. Alcohol consumption 2.9%
5. Firearms – 2.7%
6. Medical errors 2.7%
7. Toxic agents 2.1%
8. Sexual behavior 0.8%
9. Illicit drugs 0.8%
10. Motor vehicles 0.6%
11. Uninsurance 0.6% [More]

Via Carl S, who notes: "We know the solution for # 5 – the palliative has been proven to work in numerous other locations. Given that fact, why aren’t those who continue gun control held accountable as “aiding and abetting”, accessory before, during, and after murder, rape, robbery, etc ?"

We're the Only Ones Proactive Enough

"Instead of being reactive, we took a proactive approach," OSP Sgt. Jeff Proulx said. [More]

Hey, I'm "disgruntled" and I own guns.

When can I expect the SWAT Team and a stint at the Soviet psych ward?

[Via Rhett]

Daley Calls for New State Laws on Guns

It's pathological. This is one sick @*#! [Read]

There sure are a lot of losers, parasites, degenerates and criminals in Chicago, to keep voting this bloated tick in.

[Via Miles S]

License to Search?

Not, apparently, in Indiana. [Read]

But apparently in Nevada. [Read]

[Via Liston Matthews and Jeffersonian]

We're the Only Ones Cooperative Enough

A 16-year-old student faces a charge of disorderly conduct after a school resource officer says he refused to cooperate during a test. [More]

Hey, if we can't get voluntary compliance, we'll force it out of you.

Who does this kid think he is: an individual with free will and a right to voluntary association?

We'll crush that idea out, stat. Don't want any others getting any ideas...

[Via Harvey]

A Question of Legality

WE have large knives in our homes to cut food. Some people use machetes to clear brush. But when, legally, do knives and machetes become weapons? [More]

About the same time rocks and sticks do.

What, it's not obvious?

A Proponent of "Sensible" Chi-Town Gun Laws

Meet alderman and mobster Fred Roti. [Read]

We're the Only Ones "Fool Me Twice, Shame on Me" Enough

An off-duty Orange County sheriff’s deputy, who allegedly was intoxicated when he crashed his Mercedes-Benz into another vehicle and injured a passenger, had crashed 30 minutes earlier and was allowed to drive from that accident scene by fellow deputies, authorities said Friday. [More]

I'm sure his being an "Only One" had nothing to do with it, and they'd have extended the same "professional courtesy" to you and me.

Aren't you?

[Via Luke]

Shall We Gather At the River?

The beautiful, the beautiful river... [Read]

Why is ATF Ducking Questions about 'Toy Gun' Seizure?

I see them refusing to answer questions. I see them hiding.

I wonder why? I wonder what they have to hide? [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column notes a seeming aversion to the light.

That must mean it's time to shine more on.

Share the link and help do just that?

This Day in History: March 9

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