Arms and the Law

Men try to rob Taco Bell, two employees draw guns and put six bullets into one of them.

Inver Grove Height, MN: armed robbers try to stick up a cell phone store, a clerk, who has a concealed carry license, shoots one and drives the other off.

Two armed robbers target a bar where police are having a retirement party.

Story here. I suspect this is just the beginning of the casualty list.

Dave Workman has the story. Wrenn struck down DC's "may issue" carry permit system

Here, on Youtube, is a 1955 film distributed by the U.S. Army and produced by NRA.

Man attempts to assassinate a Steubenville Ohio judge, is shot down by the judge and a probation officer.

Judge refuses to continue trial date so ATF witness can travel to see eclipse.

Post here.

The US military is buying M-4 replacements chambered in 7.62 NATO, because they need its penetration and range.

John Stossel has the interviews.

So Ceasefire announces this will be a weekend without homicides in Baltimore. They'll hold rallies and whatnot to promote peace.

The result:

"But even as ceasefire events continued late Saturday afternoon and into the evening, police reported three shootings, two of them fatal."

Police respond to report of cat in a tree carrying an assault rifle.

I don't care how responsible a feline seems to be, never give him a loaded semiautomatic firearm.

Story here.

I'm sure Virginia Citizens Defense League is breaking out the champagne, after the way she deceptively edited footage of their members in a "documentary."

Story here. Allentown mayor Ed Pawlowshi is charged with fifty counts of corruption-related charges, bribery, and with gaining $150,000 in "pay to play" schemes. Former Reading mayor Vaughn Spencer is charged with a dozen counts.

According to the US Attorney, "The mayor of Allentown and the former mayor of Reading charged in the two indictments unsealed today sold their offices to the highest bidder -- violating the trust and confidence of the citizens of their cities. Both mayors, working with other corrupt officials and businesspeople, directed lucrative contracts to companies who agreed to provide campaign contributions in exchange for work."

Here. By Prof. Joseph Blocker, who in Heller assisted in the briefing for the other side, the D of C.

Hat tip to Alice Beard....

Four "scientific journals" agree to publish an article explaining how The Force in Star Wars is created by sub-cellular creatures, with a digression on the death of Darth Plagueis, Lord of the Sith.

First I'd heard of the "stop snitching movement" encourages people (inner city residents mostly) to refrain from telling police about criminals, and gives clear threats as to what happens if they disobey.

I only heard about the movement because one of the stars of its video had had a second son murdered. The second son was recently released after charges of murder were dropped against him; the father is still in prison on assault charges. The first son's murder has yet to be solved...

"Bald Eagle Threat: Lead Ammo Left Behind by Hunters". In New York, "Nine bald eagles were confirmed as lead-poisoning deaths in 2016, and seven so far this year."

"Trump Inflates Wind Turbine Eagle Deaths." "Smallwood says about 100 eagles die each year [in California] due to impacts with the spinning blades on windmills." "By the way, bald eagle deaths appear to be rare. Also, as a species, there is less concern because their population, about 70,000, is growing, while the population of golden eagles, about 20,000, is at best holding steady and could be declining."

When worked at Interior, a quarter century ago, I was told that bird deaths due to wind farms were massive, but orders were to do and say nothing, because wind power was fashionable. Hmmmm...

To settle the question "do guns kill?" 2ndVote has created streaming video of a Ruger LC9.

One obviously problem is that the LC9 won't commit violent crimes if it knows it is being watched.