MEXICO CITY (AP) — “Self-defense” groups confronting a drug cartel in the western state of Michoacan have agreed to join government law enforcement forces after months of firefights with gang members, many times as federal police and troops stood by.
A North Dakota farmer was sentenced to three years in prison after he was located by a border surveillance drone. Rodney Brossart was sentenced to three years in jail after police were able to apprehend him for failing to return
During a January 26th interview on Tom Gresham’s Gun Talk, Sturm, Ruger, & Co. CEO Michael Fifer said California’s microstamping regulation is being used to “[deny] people their 2nd Amendment rights.” He said, “The CA DOJ has figured out this is
Bruce Abramski is a former police officer in Virginia who purchased a gun for his uncle in Pennsylvania. His uncle is law-abiding and could have gotten the gun himself, but Abramski made the purchase to use a policeman’s price discount.
(AFP) Alfonso Cuaron and his 3D space spectacular “Gravity” edged ahead in the Oscars race when the Mexican triumphed at the Directors Guild of America (DGA) awards. “It is truly an honor, and I’m humble. I still have this kind
On Thursday, a 27-year old white Houston man was indicted for a hate crime for punching an unsuspecting 79-year old African American man. The incident occurred on November 24th and resulted in a broken jaw for the elderly victim. Investigators say
Transcript as follows: Hi, everybody. This week, I called members of my Cabinet to the White House to deal with a challenge that affects so many families and communities – the crime, the outrage, of sexual violence. Sexual assault is
RENO, Nev. (AP) A former lover of Liberace who was the subject of an HBO film on the pianist’s life has been sentenced to eight to 20 years in a Nevada prison for failing another court-ordered drug test while on
One benefit of President Obama’s lawless and unprecedented rampage of rewriting and ignoring laws as he sees fit (including immigration laws), is that we need not worry if imploding 19-year-old pop star Justin Bieber’s recent run-ins with the law rise
Governor Rick Perry of Texas, a stalwart conservative, raised some eyebrows on Thursday by telling an audience at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that he favors decriminalization of marijuana use. Perry did not go as far as saying
The microstamping requirement for semi-automatic firearms in California is bad policy but effective gun control. This is why the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), together with Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute (SAAMI), filed a suit against the microstamping requirement in
Is there one Democratic mayor in New Jersey that doesn’t have a story about how Chris Christie hurt his city to get back at him? Elizabeth Mayor Christian Bollwage is the latest to join the parade, accusing Christie of inexplicably
A series of arrests connected to a decades-old heist brings Henry Hill, the mobster whose life inspired the film classic GoodFellas, back into the headlines. Law enforcement sources told CBS News that five alleged members of the Bonanno organized crime
On Wednesday, a federal judge denied a request from former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell’s lawyers to postpone his first court appearance and arraignment this Friday, as one of his lawyers was out of the country. On Tuesday, McDonnell and his
Former Virginia governor Bob McDonnell and his wife could be facing lengthy federal prison terms if they are convicted of some of the felonies with which they are accused in today’s indictment. The crime of making false statements on a
January 20, 2014 (CHICAGO) (WLS) — There is a new effort to find suspects in the shooting death of a college student. Nineteen-year-old Kevin Baker died on Saturday after he was shot Thursday night. On Monday, family and friends passed
Kevin Baker, a 19-year-old student at Harold Washington College, was the kind of kid who focused on his schoolwork, despite all the dangers and distractions of the South Side. He followed the rules and didn’t take any risks when two
More than 80 percent of the top 50 most violent cities in the world are located in Latin America, according to the Citizen Council for Public, Security, Justice, and Peace, a Mexican think-tank that tracks worldwide crime statistics. The most
Just when the UK may have thought that there could not be any worse news about the sex abuse scandal perpetrated by its once most famous TV and radio star, the Jimmy Savile case gets worse–not just for the late
(AFP) Crime caper “American Hustle” won the top film prize at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards on Saturday, earning another big boost in Hollywood’s all-important Oscars race. Australian Cate Blanchett won best actress for her role in Woody Allen’s
MOSCOW (AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered new assurances to gay athletes and fans attending the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics next month. Yet he defended Russia’s anti-gay law by equating gays with pedophiles and said Russia needs to “cleanse”
Michelle Malkin notes the bizarre, utterly counter-factual insistence of Secretary of State John Kerry and President Obama that poverty is the root cause of terrorism: While meeting with Catholic Church officials at the Vatican in Rome on Monday, Kerry expounded
Hizballah continues to entrench itself in the Syrian civil war, while facing a string of radical Sunni bombing attacks in its Lebanese strongholds. The terrorist organization is also facing renewed international backlash regarding its alleged role in the murder of
As the U.S.Chamber of Commerce renews their efforts to pass the Senate’s stalledimmigration overhaul that includes legalizing millions of illegal aliens, theU.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) continues its history oftrying to kick out taxpaying, crime-free, professional legalimmigrants–including earthquake engineers
The FX series Justified depicts a complicated version of the south not seen in similar shows. The characters are both sides of the law are both simple and sophisticated, God fearing but willing to be pragmatic to stay alive. Other
