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Without using a crystal ball (or whatever soothsaying device you prefer), how can anyone tell whether or not the crook would've fired at anyone else, or the clerk again? His track record on not shooting people is already pretty poor.

http://www.theboxotruth.com/docs/bot23.htm He doesn't sound terribly impressed.

While the military can (and does!) restrict your freedom, there are limits. Military personnel do not automatically lose all constitutional rights. Remember the flap at Fort Campbell, KY a few months ago? Some infantry unit commander tried to make all the soldiers under his command report on...

When I was there a few years back, there were a number of LA National Guard soldiers patrolling the tourist areas. This was a few months after the hurricane. Is that still the case? The same safety rules apply as any other urban area. I would not recommend relying on a knife for defense...

The forensic pathologist perspective is valuable because you have the luxury of doing a pretty thorough examination and documenting the objective anatomic findings of the wounds. Of course, you can't state what actually happened without good situational information from people who were...

Vern, I guess a more accurate statement would be that DiMaio wrote the book on the forensic examination of gunshot wounds (I'm not aware of another book that deals with this topic exclusively.) Are you sure Fackler is a pathologist? I was under the impression that he was a trauma surgeon in...

Did he mean on post or off? On post, of course, carrying personal weapons is prohibited. I wouldn't think the commander has any authority to tell his soldiers not to carry concealed off duty/off post. Correct me if I'm wrong (preferably with a high-level JAG decision and the rationale), but...

Not to stir the pot too much, but Vincent DiMaio (retired forensic pathologist) literally wrote the book on gunshot wounds and claims that he can't tell the difference between wounds caused by HP bullets vs others when examining a body (at least, for pistol cartridges.) I think the main benefit...

You are completely correct. They fail to evaluate whether or not the homicide/violent assault rate in any of those nations was altered by passing greater restrictions on weapons. They also totally fail to account for peaceful, nonviolent areas where weapons are common and restrictions are...

Stay away from the Taurus Judge. It's a silly gimmick weapon that they're deceptively trying to market as ideal for home/car defense. .410 shotshells are not ideal for use against people. Combine that with the 5-round capacity, slow reloading, and inability to mount a light and you've got a...

Sociopaths are estimated to make up 1% of the population. He sounds like a really deep, logical thinker! Be sure to send him a care package in prison when one of his bear traps mauls the meter-reader. I've always suspected that there was a class of people who, while not convicted...

Agreed! Do you feel the same way when LEOs engage in this behavior? For example, drawing weapons on adolescents unprovoked during a drug raid at a highschool (specifically, Stratford High in SC, in 2003.)

Ding ding ding! As has been stated many times, the NEJM is primarily the product of ivory tower type academic physicians who are far removed from the reality of everyday private practice and are generally left-wing totalitarians. Similarly, I consider the AMA to be worthless, and my opinion...

Interestingly enough, what happened to McCarthy is almost identical to what happened to Suzanna Hupp in Texas (Luby's shooting in Killeen.) Yet, their reactions were totally opposite, as Hupp became an advocate for concealed carry. Remember, everything costs political capital. Does the...

You don't need some expensive "commando" school to develop personal combat skills. Frankly, it probably wouldn't even help. If you want to develop good gunfighting skills, I would suggest that you first find a few quality firearms that you would enjoy training with regularly. Then attend a basic...

Funny you should mention that. I was curious myself and looked it up the other day. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in 1998 there were 12500 fatalities due to drivers with blood alcohol content (BAC) levels of .10 or over. There may be more recent data of...

It looks like one of your locations is San Antonio, TX. Is that where the solicitation occurred? I had someone stop by with the same pitch. She was a high school student looking to sell extremely overpriced magazine subscriptions in order to build up points for a trip somewhere. Very pushy.