George Zimmerman, the Constitution, and the shifting politics of self-defense (via The Christian Science Monitor)
Within 24 hours of Seminole County, Fla., Judge Kenneth Lester issuing a stern order allowing George Zimmerman, the defendant in the Trayvon Martin murder case, to post a $1 million bond, the volunteer neighborhood watchman received over $25,000 in donations, bringing his defense war chest to nearly… » Read more..
Lax Gun Ownership Laws Could Impact Ability Of High-Risk Individuals To Purchase Firearms (via redOrbit)
Sixty percent of persons incarcerated for gun crimes in the thirteen U.S. states with the most lax standards for legal firearm ownership were not legally prohibited from possessing firearms when they committed the crime that led to their incarceration. According to the study by researchers at the Johns… » Read more..
Disbarred Debt Settlement Attorney Charged With Selling Illegal Machine Guns (via Get Out of Debt)
In case anyone wants to know what apparently happens with former debt settlement attorneys that get caught for doing bad things, Richard Brennan, can be the poster child. Brennan who has been in the debt relief industry for a while, and worked for both nonprofit credit counseling groups and his own… » Read more..