Tag: criminal

  • The Chicago Handgun Ban Challenge – What Will Today’s Outcome Be?

    James from HellInAHandBasket points out an awesome article in the Associated Press about today’s challenge to Chicago’s 28 year old handgun ban: CHICAGO – A couple worries that burglars who tried to break in when the wife was home alone will return. A retiree fears the drug dealers and junkies just outside his window will…

  • Leonard Embody AK-47 Pistol Incident in TN – Court Complaint Papers

    Looks like he is suing for “Damages”: As a direct and proximate result of Ward’s unconstutitonal actions, Embody was subjected to arrest in violation of his Fourth Amendment rights and subjected to mental anguish, humiliation and embarrassment, because, the events described in this Complaint were published widely in the Nashville area by the local news…

  • Tennessee AK-47 Pistol Open Carry Incident – Another Viewpoint

    You have already heard my point of view on the incident HERE and HERE. Josh from Iowa, who frequently comments on this Blog, has this to say: In response to the news about the lawsuit filed by the owner of the AK-47 pistol, we may have to agree to disagree. I think this guy got…

  • Man With AK-47-Style Pistol In Park Sues Ranger

    Some of you might remember my post from back in December on Open Carry Incidents.  I was mainly critical about how a situation in Tennessee’s Radnor Lake State Park was handled, where a man (Leonard Embody) was open carrying a Draco AK-47 pistol.  He was detained because the park ranger thought it was a modified…

  • CoBIS and NY – Some questions

    CoBIS Combined Ballistic Identification System A system where the shell casing of a bullet, (or brass) from a fired round is supplied by a gun manufacturer in an approved container shipped with a new handgun that is shipped to the NY State Police when the gun is sold or if the new handgun is shipped…

  • Open Carry Incidents

    When it comes to open carry there seems to be two definite groups in the firearm community. Group A – Open carry unnecessarily draws attention.  You should conceal carry instead if you can. Group B – If the law says I can open carry, I’m going to do it if I feel like it. I…