I bet it happens here too: A retired media boss at a major German state broadcaster has admitted his network and others take orders from the government on what and what not to report.

Right here. But he’s cool with it since the burglar was doing it in furtherance of economic development.

The Tennessean: Guy Denton Savage, 42, of London, was the owner of the now-defunct Sabre Defence Industries, a Nashville-based gun manufacturer and U.S. military supplier that shuttered operations in 2010 after a raid by federal authorities. In January 2011, a federal grand jury in Nashville issued a 21-count indictment charging Savage and four of his […]

NZ Herald: An airline has lost the prized unique gun of Australia’s Olympic shooting champion Russell Mark. In a significant blow to his London Olympic ambitions, Qantas lost Mark’s one-of-a-kind gun between Melbourne and Serbia.

Really: AN ALLEGED double killer, his accomplice and one of his victims were all carrying firearms at an anti-gun event in London, the Old Bailey heard today. Shakah Anderson is accused of shooting dead Mohamed Korneh and Selorn Gbesenete, both 21, at the Tudor Rose night club in Southall at Unarmed 2, dedicated to stopping […]

Seen at R. Neal’s: A friend stopped by his neighborhood market the other day and the guy at the register handed him this “report”. It says there is a government plot to disrupt our economy and confiscate all private guns by Sept. 2009 so the U.S. can join the New World Order and adopt a […]

Donald Sensing looks at whether or not armed citizens can effectively deal with terror attacks. He’s not optimistic, as a function of numbers: The notion that America is comprised of an armed citizenry is just not true. Only about a third of households have a firearm (most more than one) and most of them are […]

A couple of guys from London had firearms suppressors in the luggage. They get to the US and are arrested: Hope and Latcham were arrested Friday when they returned to RDU to pick up the bag. They told investigators they had bought the silencers in England and planned to give them to a friend in […]

Author faces ten years in prison for non violent firearms violations: Prolific writer Peter Manso, author of, among other books, biographies of Norman Mailer and Marlon Brando, has been indicted on a dozen firearms charges by a Massachusetts grand jury and faces years in prison. Did he brandish a gun in public? Threaten a neighbor […]

In London, five stabbing deaths in 17 hours. Good thing guns are banned. Also, this is odd: The stabbings occurred in the week when the Met launched a 75-strong taskforce to stamp out London knife crime. It’s not working.

A while back, I asked if England padding streets to make them safe for text messengers was a joke. Turns out, it was a hoax. The sad thing was that it was somewhat believable. I mean, it is England. Via Phelpsy Whelpsy.

In England, there’s a lot of PSH because a shotgun license was granted to a nine-year-old. This is of note: But in the wake of rising gun violence among youngsters the move has been branded “totally absurd”. Unpossible! With all that gun control, gun violence cannot possibly be on the rise! And do these idiots […]

It’s time to have a discussion about law enforcement. What is law enforcement exactly? It used to be “feet on the street”. Today it is all about cameras from above and Mayors Against Guns. The pinnacle of the new form of law enforcement is London, England. No guns, no knives, no cops. A shinning Utopia […]

You just knew this would happen. The United States had the “Mother of All Bombs”, the MOAB. But now the Russians have developed the FOAB, the “Father of All Bombs.” Once again we have a mineshaft gap. This is one seriously big bomb. Kills everything within three miles and causes deafness within four miles.

Shootings with handguns cannot happen in England. Those are banned there.

I was unaware but if you’re an established blogger and exchange links with Front Sight, they’ll give you a free $2,000 class on Defensive Handgun, Tactical Shotgun, Practical Rifle, Select-Fire M16, or a Uzi Submachine Gun. And it’s in Vegas. See here. Gratuitous linking to follow because I might go to Vegas someday: Front Sight […]

R. Neal has tagged me so, here goes: 1. Add a direct link to your post below the name of the person who tagged you. Include the city/state and country you’re in. Nicole (Sydney, Australia) velverse (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) LB (San Giovanni in Marignano, Italy) Selba (Jakarta, Indonesia) Olivia (London, England) ML (Utah, USA) Lotus […]

The UK is looking more Orwellian. Flying cameras? I wonder if this is a natural progression from having banned firearms and the current consideration of banning knives? Ian Readhead, deputy chief constable of Hampshire Police, said Britain could face an Orwellian situation with cameras on every street corner. However, senior officers in Merseyside, who are […]

After the London Tube bombings, New York City instituted random bag searches in its subway system. At random times (mostly rush hour), cops are posted at random stations (mostly the big ones) and they stop some percentage of people with large bags (backpacks or bigger, it seems). People can decline to be searched if they […]

Ted Balaker and Sam Staley, coauthors of “The Road More Traveled: Why the Congestion Crisis Matters More Than You Think, and What We Can Do About It”, have written what will be a very controversial piece in the Washington Post. The long and short of it, is the premise that increased wealth is the reason […]

At some point, I figure the British government is going to mandate that all of its subjects (they are still subjects, right? I mean, they’re treated as such) be relegated to rubber rooms with all sharp items and heavy blunt objects either put away or wrapped in foam. See: In the hands of Shane Warne, […]

Here’s the presser: A United States citizen who now lives in Great Britain has joined with the country’s leading gun owner rights organization in a federal lawsuit that says nonresident citizens are unfairly being targeted by existing laws that restrict gun ownership to those who live in the U.S. Attorneys William B. Mateja, a principal […]

This poll was pleasantly surprising: Does the U.S. need stricter gun control laws? Yes 39% No 52% Update: 52 + 39 = 91. Does that mean 9% favor less strict laws? Of course, I’d wager most Americans don’t know what current gun laws actually are. Also, this poll is interesting (but not as surprising): A […]

Ah, Chicago: Mayor Daley on Monday embraced a radical plan to require every licensed Chicago business open more than 12 hours a day to install indoor and outdoor cameras. “Block clubs, community organizations want cameras. … They can’t walk down the street. … Their kids have to go around a corner away from the gang-bangers. […]

The pit bull law in Canada has left officials pondering how to pay for enforcement: An Ontario law that targets dangerous dogs could take a $100,000 bite out of London taxpayers. The new law, which takes effect in February, has municipalities across the province scrambling to estimate its potential cost to local property tax owners. […]

The Beeb: The government has been urged to relax gun laws which make it illegal for Britain’s top pistol shooters to train in England, Scotland and Wales. Home Secretary Charles Clarke has given special permission for pistol events to be staged at the London 2012 Olympics. But British team members face having to do all […]

Turns out the guy that the London police shot wasn’t a terrorist. Just some Brazilian guy. On the assumption that the police correctly identified themselves, the guy should not have ran. However, if the coppers failed to adequately identify themselves, there will (and should be) Hell to pay. Marc has more.

In a follow up to this post (good stuff in the comments, by the way), I heard on the news this morning speculation that the bombers in London weren’t real familiar with the city. The reason was that experts said the bombers weren’t really located in areas to maximize the damage they could do. That […]

Star Wars III to open Cannes, Suck Guy with politically incorrect name not only governor of California but US Intelligence Chief Bush Signs Law Curbing Class-Action Lawsuits, lawyers ready to sue NBA Games to be even more boring Nudists dine in New York style, other people suddenly sticking to diets; shortage of wetnaps reported

From here: A school board trustee is demanding an apology from a parents’ group that used a fake photo from a satirical newspaper on its pamphlets opposing the expansion of a safe schools policy. … The photo shows a teacher at the front of a class with explicit sexual images and terms drawn on the […]