From WDAZ Channel 8 TV (ABC) in Fargo, North Dakota:A passer-by with a handgun stopped four people from assaulting and robbing a 36-year-old man Monday afternoon in downtown, according to Fargo police. .Lt. Joel Vettel said one of the four knew the victim and lured him behind a building in the 900 block of NP Avenue. There, the man was assaulted, knocked unconscious and robbed of his wallet, Vettel said. Police were dispatched to the scene about 12:10 p.m. and learned that the passer-by, who has a license to carry a concealed weapon,...
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
My newest piece at Fox News starts this way:A new Pew Research Center survey finds that, for the first time in their surveys, the majority of Americans oppose more gun control. Gallup and CNN polls tell a similar story. Opposition to gun control has been increasing over at least the last couple of decades. Gun control groups have spent hundreds of millions of dollars to try to convince Americans that gun control is the answer. In 2013, gun owners’ groups — including the NRA — spent less than one seventh as...
Monday, December 29, 2014
A new group of state legislators, named the "American State Legislators for Gun Violence Prevention," has been formed to push for gun control. Reuters has a fairly positive news story on the group, but the article mentions a couple of points. One thing left out of the Reuters story is some perspective: that the 200 unnamed legislators amount to just 2.7% of the 7,383 state legislators.-- they will not mention who their members are.-- they have "not released information on its preliminary donors" [Any guesses? Bloomberg?]The organization...
Saturday, December 27, 2014
Some simple economics here. From the Wall Street Journal:The Chicago Tribune delivered the “first-ever scientific study” of the nation’s biggest camera program. Researchers commissioned by the paper found little or no safety benefit: Mid-intersection “T-bones” declined, but rear-end collisions sharply increased as drivers slammed on the brakes to avoid a ticket. Most damning, the Trib cited the city’s “long-standing reliance on using the lowest possible yellow light time” to maximize revenues even at the cost of encouraging more accidents....
A very quick news story search turned up these nine cases.UPDATED CASES: Perkin, Illinois homeowner shoots a man who was trying to break into his home shortly after midnight (December 31, 2014):. . . The homeowner called police about 12:20 a.m. to report an unknown man was trying to get into his house through the back door. Officers found no one at that time.“The scene was checked thoroughly” for signs of an attempted break-in or other damage to the garage and property, Eeten said. None was found.About 20 minutes later, the woman in the home...
Friday, December 26, 2014
From the Pittsburgh Tribune:For as often as Democrats attack conservative billionaires Charles and David Koch for heavy spending on politics, it's the liberal-minded who shelled out the most cash on the just-completed midterm elections. At least, that is, among those groups that must disclose what they raise and spend.Among the top 100 individual donors to political groups, more than half gave primarily to Democrats or their allies. Among groups that funneled more than $100,000 to allies, the top of the list tilted overwhelmingly toward Democrats...
Thursday, December 25, 2014
Eric Garner case: Garner didn't die from suffocation. He suffered a heart attack and later died at the hospital. He was pronounced dead about an hour after the arrest.People who have assaulted police officers in NYC are let go.The City University’s refusal to act against an adjunct professor caught on video resisting arrest and assaulting a police lieutenant during an anti-cop protest becomes more absurd by the day. Other employers are tougher in the face of criminality. Chancellor James Milliken can see for himself by comparing...
Never mind that the mayor of Berkeley, Missouri and most of the police force is black. The shooting by a white police officer of an 18-year-old black man who police said pointed a gun at the officer has generated two nights of violent demonstrations with looting.The mayor of Berkeley, a St. Louis suburb, called for calm on Wednesday following violent protests that erupted one day after a suburban St. Louis police officer shot a black 18-year-old who police said pointed a gun at the officer at a gas station. Scuffles had broken...
It is always possible that a random calling of reporters could result in only women being called (video here), though if the number of reporters were equally divided between men and women, say 50 reporters, and he then picks 8 women, the odds of that happening are just 0.2%. But the more bothersome is that he prefaced his decision to call on only women by noting that he was only going to call on reporters who were on the White House's "nice" list. My question is this: Is it sexist for Obama to only classify female reporters as "nice"?...
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
From WDTN in Dayton, Ohio about an attempted robbery on Monday, December 22nd:. . . According to police, three juvenile males from Middletown approached two adult males outside the Dayton Mall around 10:00 a.m. Saturday. They say one of the juveniles produced a gun and demanded merchandise from the adult males. Police say one of the males, who had a valid concealed carry weapon permit, pulled out a gun of his own and shot the teen who had the gun. That teen, identified as Jawaad Jabbar, 16, died from a single gunshot wound. . . . Police say...
Here is a dramatic story from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:. . . Police said there were three men, and that they had entered Robinson Jewelry Co. at 6497 Chippewa Street to rob the store. One man, wearing military fatigues with his face uncovered, waited to be buzzed in, Leyshock said. When he did, he jumped the counter with his arm covering his face. The men were armed with two handguns and a rifle, and one of them smashed a display case, he said. But the owner somehow escaped from the store, fired his own gun outside, and the men fled....
Saturday, December 20, 2014
This past August the CPRC co-sponsored and organized a conference for Students for Concealed Carry. The first speaker was Taylor Woolrich. Her story is continuing to make a difference in explaining to people why it is important that stalking victims have the right to be able to defend themselves. From the BBC:A former beauty pageant contestant from California, 20-year-old Taylor Woolrich is the first to admit she's not your usual guns rights campaigner. She's fighting for the right to carry a weapon on campus, for a...
My newest piece at the Daily Caller starts this way:These days, it isn’t even safe to get a cup of coffee. Australians just learned this the hard way. In the U.S., watching a movie can apparently be too dangerous. At least, terrorist threats by North Korea canceled the showing of “The Interview” in movie theaters. With very little money, ISIS has managed to instill fear in countries around the world. Simply by using Internet posts, ISIS has encouraged “lone wolf” terrorists. In May, four people were shot dead in an attack at the Jewish...
My newest piece at Fox News starts this way:Do blacks trust police more than whites do? Given the anger over events in Ferguson and New York City, the very question seems absurd. But it is not. Behind the polls and demonstrations, there is evidence that blacks trust police at least as much as whites do. The poll results are hardly surprising. A new Gallup poll confirms blacks place less confidence in police and the criminal justice system. Using survey data from 2006 through 2014, Gallup found: -- 31 percentage points...
Friday, December 19, 2014
While many in the media is attacking Sony for its "cowardice," can one really expect Sony to stand up to such pressure by itself. After all, the media with its constant reporting based on this stole information has done huge damage to Sony. Representative Ed Royce discusses one thing that the Obama administration could do herePossibly if the Obama administration had come forward sooner, the results from this past week could have been avoided.But NBC's Pete Williams says: "“I would say the best I can tell from that is that [the...
The risk of violence from people with mental illness is extremely low to begin with, but if the risk is low even when people are suffering a mental illness, why ban them for ever from owning a gun, even after they are cured? From the Wall Street Journal:In the first legal ruling of its type, a federal appeals court in Cincinnati on Thursday deemed unconstitutional a federal law that kept a Michigan man who was briefly committed to a mental institution decades ago from owning a gun. A three-judge panel of the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court...
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
From WSOCTV.com in Charlotte, North Carolina:Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said the second man involved in a home break-in that turned deadly near the Charlotte/Mint Hill border has been arrested. Another suspected intruder was killed when a 14-year-old inside the house shot and killed him Tuesday night. Two intruders, who police identified as 18-year-old Isai Delcid and 22-year-old Carlos Delcid, attempted to break into the home on Rolling Fields Lane just after 5 p.m., according to investigators. Isai was shot and died at the scene while...
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Two days after their home was robbed, victims of a home break-in catch the alleged burglars and held them at gunpoint until authorities could arrive. Both the wife and husband of the family that caught the criminals appear to be concealed carry permit holders. From WBRC Channel 6 TV in Warrior, Alabama:. . . A home surveillance system captured video of the suspects breaking into the Wyatt family home on Gobbler Knob Road on Friday afternoon. The surveillance video shows a woman knocking on the family's home. When no one answered,...
Monday, December 15, 2014
Gun control groups are excited about Vivek Murthy's confirmation's, but before his confirmation his supporters were pointing to his promise not "use the Surgeon General's office as a bully pulpit for gun control," and instead would make his top priority "obesity prevention." So why should the gun control groups be so excited? Was it because he didn't mean his promise to the Sena...
Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.comThe interview with Psychologist James Mitchell is very powerful (it is available here). Really brings into question the Senate Democrats' report. Senate Democrats have publicly outed this man and have put his life in danger. They also refused to talk to Dr. Mitchell or anyone else who was actually involved in these interrogations. This is only two-thirds of his Mitchell's interview tonight, but it is still very worthwhi...
Sunday, December 14, 2014
From Jefferson County, Colorado:. . . . Investigators told 7NEWS the intruder broke into a home on Clear View Drive, near Interstate 70 and Lookout Mountain, around 8:30 a.m. There was a confrontation between the man and the homeowner and the homeowner shot and killed the man. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said they don't know yet how the intruder got into the home. Investigators told 7NEWS they believe this shooting will fall under Colorado's Make My Day law, but they are investigating. Under the statute, any occupant...
Saturday, December 13, 2014
After a mass public shooting at Florida State University left students defenseless last month, one area state legislator is trying to fix the problem.. . . The proposal (SB 176), filed Thursday Sen. Greg Evers, R-Baker, is identical to a bill (HB 4005) filed earlier this week by Rep. Greg Steube, R-Sarasota. The bill would allow people with concealed-weapons licenses to carry guns on campus. It comes after an incident last month at Florida State University in which a gunman shot three people at the campus library before he was killed by police. The...
From the Houston Chronicle:. . . Rep. Ryan Guillen, D-Rio Grande City, has filed a bill that would prohibit schools from punishing students who use their hands, playthings and, yes, even pastry items to mimic firearms. The proposed legislation also would protect students through the fifth grade who play with toy guns or draw or possess pictures of guns. Guillen said he filed the bill after a second- grader in suburban Maryland was suspended for two days in March 2013 for chewing his Pop- Tart into the shape of a gun. A similar situation...
Friday, December 12, 2014
My son Maxim has a new piece up at Fox News:Professor Robert Goldstein said the exam question was designed to test students’ ability to analyze the line between free speech and inciting violence. It cited a report about how Michael Brown’s stepfather, Louis Head, shouted, “Burn this bitch down!” after a grand jury decided not to indict Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown.The question then asked students to imagine that they are lawyers in the St. Louis County Attorney’s office and had been asked to advise the prosecutor...
The claims about the risks from lead ammunition are very misleading (a discussion of that scientific evidence is available here). Fortunately, the new federal budget will prevent new Obama administration rules from banning lead ammunition. From The Hill newspaper:"For years, radical animal rights and environmental advocates have used all the tools at their disposal, including litigation, to attempt to ban lead ammunition," the NRA writes. "A ban on traditional ammunition would affect hunters, sportsmen, law enforcement, military and...
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
From Channel 5 TV News in Springdale, Arkansas:Marcus Gould, 25, and Leon Roberson, 20, face charges of Attempted Capital Murder and Aggravated Robbery, according to police. Roberson was booked into the Washington County Detention Center at 1:55 a.m. and is set to appear in court for an 8.1 Hearing on Monday (Dec. 7th), according to the detention center’s website. Police said the incident happened around 9 a.m. Saturday at the C & S Gun and Pawn Shop at 1208 South Thompson in Springdale. Employees reported two men walked...
From Fox News:The president of prestigious Smith College is red-faced and apologetic Tuesday for telling students on the Northampton, Mass., campus that "all lives matter." Kathleen McCartney wrote the phrase in the subject line of an e-mail to students at the school, whose alumni include feminists Gloria Steinem and Betty Friedan, former First Lady Nancy Reagan and celebrity chef Julia Childs. McCartney was attempting to show support for students protesting racially charged grand jury decisions in which police in Missouri and New York were...
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
My newest Fox News piece starts this way:With just one telephone call this year, Erik Wemple of the Washington Post was able to convince Media Matters to let me respond to their attacks on me in the comments section of their website — after they ignored my emails, telephone calls, numerous tweets and posts for seven years. Media Matters purports to correct misinformation that the “conservative” media puts out, but, ironically, they have systematically hidden comments critical of their work from their readers. They...
Monday, December 8, 2014
Saturday, December 6, 2014
Click on figures to enlarge them.Note that there are only four states that don't fit the pattern. Virginia is a right-to-work state but it has a Democratic governor and a Republican legislature.Iowa is a right-to-work state but Democrats only control one house of the state legislature.Wisconsin isn't a right-to-work state but it has clear Republican control of the state.Ohio isn't a right-to-work state but it has clear Republican control...
Friday, December 5, 2014
One customer was killed here, but without the permit holder in this case, multiple customers might have been killed. St. Louis (occurred on Tuesday night, December 2, 2014):. . . Police said three gunmen entered the bar about 10:55 p.m. Tuesday — one of them shooting into the ceiling as they came in — and ordered everyone to the floor. Wade ran toward the former police officer and shot him in the thigh. The ex-officer, who worked for the department for several years in the 1970s and has a concealed-carry permit, fired back,...
Thursday, December 4, 2014
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
My newest piece at Fox News starts this way:As a response to the police shooting of Michael Brown, President Obama proposes $263 million for police training and body cameras. But more police training wouldn’t have prevented the Brown shooting and the president’s proposal plays into the hands of those who blame the police. President Obama has continually undermined police departments around the country, and his demand for more training fits that pattern. In 2009, he jumped to the conclusion that Cambridge,...
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