Maryland County Legalizes Ownership of Tasers, Stun Guns
Residents were banned from possessing the electronic devices
Civil Liberties
'A Pencil is Considered a Weapon When It's Pointed at Someone in a Threatening Way and Gunlike Noises Are Made'
The latest zero-tolerance nonsense
Current State of Human Rights in Russia the Worst in Post-Soviet History
According to Human Rights Watch
Cop Refuses to Give 12-Year-Old His Badge Number After Parking Police Motorcycle on Sidewalk
The law is supposed to be blind, contrary to the opinion of some of its enforcers
12-Year-Old Films Himself Calling Out Cop Who Parked Illegally
More than 2 million views on Youtube
Conservative and Libertarian Groups Slam Heritage Immigration Study
Say it's flawed and focused on problems but ignored benefits
Air Force Chief of Sexual-Assault Prevention Arrested for Exactly That
Yeah, that's a bit of a cultural problem, there
Sentence Reductions Begin in Calif. Due to Three-Strikes Law Reform
Prisoners given life sentences for minor third crimes slowly being freed
Ill. Sheriff Proposes Concealed Carry Ordinance
To deal with lack of action from state legislature (and also give him control over licenses)
Craigslist Takes Upstart Competitors to Court
Is the classified-ads site behaving like a bully-or legitimately protecting its business interests?
Heritage Claims Immigration Reform Would Cost Taxpayers $6.3 Trillion
Over the coming decades
Thousands Protests Against Putin in Russia
Anniversary of similar protest that led to many arrests
Bloomberg Blasts Proposals To Rein In NYPD
Insists restricting the out-of-control department would "undermine public safety"
Sen. Schumer Wants To Ban 3D-Printing Plastic Guns
Good luck enforcing that, control freak
FBI Claims To Have Disrupted Minnesota Terror Attack
A guy in a trailer with guns? Watch out, Mississippi.
When Cops Claimed the Right to Search Anyone Who "Causes Fear in a Community"
The history of militarized policing.
Officer Faces Lawsuit Over Warrantless Entry and Arrest
That's B&E and battery to you and me
New Arizona Law Requires Local Governments to Sell Guns They "Buy Back"
Wasting taxpayers' money by buying guns just to destroy them no longer permitted
Montana's Medical Marijuana Battle
An Interview with Code of the West Filmmaker Rebecca Richman Cohen
Surveillance Cameras Are Not All That
Cameras were a big help in Boston, but that doesn't mean they are generally a good idea.
Uncorrected Criminal Records Dog the Wrongfully Convicted
Governments are slow to fix their mistakes
Three Bangladeshis Die in Violent Islamist Demonstrations
Protesters want to ban blasphemy, hang atheists
McCain: White House Has 'No Coherent Plan' For Closing Guantanamo
Lots of promising, not so much getting it done
Obama Blames Mexican Violence on American Taste for Drugs and Guns
Clearly, then, more prohibition is the way to go
New Report Blows the Lid Off America's Recent History of Torture
And shows that when it comes to conserving the national-security state, it matters little which party is in power.
Kentucky Derby Security Clamps Down After Boston Bombing
Might as well let the TSA run the country
Palm Beach County Sheriff May Get $1 Million for First in the Nation "Violence Prevention Unit"
Florida governor can use line-item veto against it
Saudi 'Handsome Deportee' Story Turns Out To Be Bogus
A perfectly good story ruined by facts
Missing Journalist Believed Held by Syrian Government
James Foley said to be imprisoned near Damascus
