WARNING SHOTS?
National Public Radio just did this story on the International Association of Chiefs of Police conditionally approving warning shots, which have long been verboten in American police work. Not mentioned in the article is...
MALUM PROHIBITUM
In legal theory, crimes are divided between malum prohibitum and malum in se. Translated from Latin, malum in se means that the thing being described is evil in and of itself, and is probably...
RUSH TO JUDGMENT?
Today, supposedly, a grand jury convenes in Missouri to examine the facts surrounding the death of Michael Brown at the hands of FPD officer Darren Wilson, to determine if an indictable crime has been...
A THOUGHT ON THE FOURTH OF JULY
As we celebrate Independence Day, we need to remember among other things not to take liberties with our liberties.
Open carry – that is, carrying or wearing a visible firearm out and about in public...
GEORGE ZIMMERMAN SPEAKS
Mark Walters’ nationally syndicated radio show and podcast, Armed American Radio, is one of my favorites. I’m a regular listener and an occasional guest. This past Sunday night, after Mark had completed one of...