At least 41 people were shot, nine fatally, over the weekend in gun-controlled Chicago. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that 31-year-old Raymond A. Hicks was shot just before 6 pm Friday then found in an alley with wounds to his chest and head. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Fifty-seven-year-old George Bingham was shot to […]
She Died Defenseless: Virginia Beach Victim Wanted to Carry Gun But Was Barred by City Law…
The night before Kate Nixon and 11 others were murdered by a disgruntled co-worker, the decade-long Virginia Beach city employee talked with her husband about bringing a gun to work for self-defense — a decision that was taken out of her hands by the city’s ban on employees carrying firearms at work, a Nixon family […]
Not from the Onion: English County to ‘Replace Kitchen Knives’ with ‘Blunt Utensils’ to ‘Save Lives’…
A British county is introducing new guidelines aimed at “replacing kitchen knives” with blunt-edged utensils to help “save lives” across the region after a massive spike in stabbing deaths. “Blunt utensils will replace kitchen knives in the homes of victims of domestic violence. It’s hoped it will help save lives – what do you think?” […]
Pentagon to End Gun-Free Zones on Military Bases…
On November 18, the Pentagon issued a Defense Department directive that will “allow Department of Defense (D0D) personnel to carry firearms and employ deadly force while performing official duties”…