PA town overrun with crows. And they want them gone. Well, gosh, how could you get rid of birds? I mean, that’d take like some magic or something. Via Robert.

A law ends the state’s prohibition of sound suppressors for police.

FBI goes on drug/gun raid. Unable to distinguish the letter R from the letter F, they raid the wrong house. The house of a mom and her 3 year old daughter. The agents used a chainsaw to open the door. Is that common practice? Using a chainsaw seems to me to be unnecessarily dangerous and […]

To sled, you must wear a helmet.

In MA, 80 year old woman charged for feeding birds. This is what you waste time on?

Survival foods outlet reports jump in sales.

I understand cracking down poor driving. But why the turkey costume?

Oops: Feds Wrongly Raid Home Of CBS Correspondent In Alameda: I see what turns out to be eight uniformed, armored, armed officers – four of which are pointing guns through the window at my face.

The ATF is having a party to celebrate successfully breaking the law. Arrested for lack of common sense. If that’s a crime, I have a very long list. Arrested for riding a bike to school? Arrested over photo of an oil refinery. “No aesthetic value” makes it illegal or something.

where (Philly) Mayor Michael Nutter bowled with teenagers in an effort to stop the violence

Doesn’t trust you with guns. But he trusts you to be the eyes and ears for the cops and asks for help.

In NY. Another case for discarding refuse in the street.

a 14-year-old boy was carrying a .22-caliber sawed-off shotgun that he had bought on the street

And where you don’t. No thanks: A new national alert system is set to begin in New York City that will alert the public to emergencies via cell phones. It’s called the Personal Localized Alert Network or PLAN. Presidential and local emergency messages as well as Amber Alerts would appear on cell phones equipped with […]

Once again, a Taurus Judge is used in a self defense shooting. This time, it kills someone. Unlike last time. Also: Kutchin grabbed his loaded handgun- a Taurus Judge- so named because judges carry this type of weapon in their courtrooms for self- defense. Really? Sloppy reporting, all around. Even reference to ‘make my day’ […]

Stealing your stuff and not going to jail for it: A 37-year-old former Transportation Security Administration officer has been sentenced to three years’ probation for stealing laptop computers from passengers’ luggage at Philadelphia International Airport.

In Long Island, some supposed gang bangers, who outnumbered a man initially by 5:1 and then, supposedly, 25:1, were acting like, well, gang bangers. They threatened the man despite him asking them to leave. The men then allegedly advanced and threatened to kill the man and his family and “his babies”. For the record, it […]

Brittney Glibert’s new blog gig is live.

Jim Webb’s staffer was arrested and detained for illegally having a gun in DC. There was question about whose gun it was: A senate staffer working for James Webb was busted trying to get a pistol into the senate building. It was the senator’s gun. I guess the senator was taking advantage of the recent […]

No, really: Rufus cuddled up beside the couch, ready for a good nap. Belly full from his favorite steak dinner and tuckered out from a romp around the house, he put down the head that has become the signature of dogdom in America. “He’s a wonderful pet,” owner Barbara Bishop cooed. “My grandson used to […]

Eric has more on Frisco’s proposed ban on politically incorrect dogs: I want to address Newsom’s apparent contention that people who own pit bulls don’t “think what’s in their best interests.” I’ve had these dogs since the mid 1970s, and while I’ve perhaps not written enough posts about this issue, it’s because it makes me […]

A while back, Denver banned politically incorrect dogs and that ban was suspended by state legislation restricting breed specific legislation. Denver sued to reinstate the ban and won. A court ruled that Denver was, basically, not subject to the state law because of home rule. In other words, Denver was its own country. The breed […]

Lawmakers in Georgia are again looking to ban Pit Bulls. The news piece even has a hysterical piece labeled Animal Outlaw, though I don’t think the dog listed is a pit bull. The entire article: [16 paragraphs describing one incident where four unrestrained pit bulls killed a horse] A proposed bill would make it illegal […]

I don’t like Katz in general for a variety of reasons. One of which is that I can’t see owning a pet that requires me to keep a box of turds in my house. The other is that they are shitty friends. In a righteous fisking, another pit bull blogger XRLQ points that that Katz: […]

Via Alphie, comes this post by TFS Magnum stating that the CDC should target dogs: If the issue was preventing deaths and preventing injuries to children, the CDC would be concentrating on the 400,000 injuries sustained by children from dogs. But that is not the issue for the CDC. The issue for the CDC is […]

This is perhaps the dumbest breed specific legislation I have ever seen and I think all BSL is stupid: It is now illegal to have more than one pit bull at a location in the city of Tiffin for more than 90 days. Tiffin City Council approved an ordinance to limit one pit bull – […]

The Colorado bill I blogged about here has been changed to allow cities with populations over 400,000 (i.e., Denver) exemption to the law that bans breed specific legislation. Other than the fact I’m opposed to BSL, I have other issues with the legislation. Why exempt only cities with certain populations? Doesn’t seem to provide equal […]

A Veterinarian claims he has never seen a pit bull or a pit bull mix come into his adoption center: Veterinarian Dr. Bill Suro, medical director at the MaxFund Animal Adoption Center, has never seen a mixed-breed pit bull arrive at his shelter, let alone a full-blooded pit bull terrier. Of course, he’s seen lots […]

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No seriously. The city of Dacono is contemplating a pit bull ban. Again, there is no way to scientifically determine what breed of dog a dog is. It’s based on appearances, which are often misleading. This is why I refer to politically incorrect dog as a Chihuahua. Update: While I am on the subject of […]