Changes to Ohio Gun Laws Take Effect March 23
Beginning March 23, gun owners will see a number of changes to regulations on firearms and concealed carry licensing in...
Month: March 2015
“Cash Cops”: How Civil Forfeiture Enriched US Law Enforcement
Civil forfeiture is a major issue that’s recently gotten into the news, notably due to Attorney General Eric Holder’s change to...
Shootings in Georgia and Colorado Continue Wave of Police Violence in US
Seventeen people have been killed by police in the week since the Obama Justice Department announced that it would not...
Police To Protect, Not Kill
Police brutality in the United States is out of control and something needs to be done. In 2014, police killed...
Path of a Free Stater Pt 3
By Ken Ottinger Anticipation. Fear. Apprehension. The moment had come for the final leg of my journey. Part of...
Maryland House Passes Bill to Reform Civil Forfeiture Procedures
A bill that would reform Maryland’s civil forfeiture policies, restricting the state’s ability to keep confiscated property and requiring police...
Group Plans Anti-Police Brutality Protest During St. Patrick’s Parade
Montreal police say they’re well prepared to handle a potentially violent protest scheduled to coincide with Montreal’s 192nd St. Patrick’s...
Georgia Police Shooting Just One of Many Angering America
The last month has brought a spate of six police killings of unarmed men. The latest killings have further inflamed...
Father of Man Shot by Police in Ohio Wal-Mart Store Says Police Accountability Lacking
The father of a young man fatally shot by police in a southwest Ohio Wal-Mart store says much work remains...
Denver Police Abuse Cases Are ‘Troubling,’ Watchdog Says
If there’s a major incident involving law enforcement officers in Denver — like a shooting — Nick Mitchell’s phone rings. It...
Path of a Free Stater
The morning of February 28th was a special one for me. I was prepping to leave my family and friends...
Not One Single LA County Cop Prosecuted For Any Shooting Since 2001
The last time Los Angeles County prosecutors charged a police officer for shooting someone was in 2001. This past week’s...
Mexico Calls for U.S. to Investigate Police Shootings
A migrant worker whose life ended in Washington after police shot at him 17 times. A father of four killed...
Man Charged With Cellphone Violation Denied Court Defense
When Bill Bouvier was stopped Dec. 29 in Hinesburg while driving home from work, he tried to explain to the...
Kim Dotcom Can’t Fight $67M Asset Forfeiture
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom is not entitled to contest the forfeiture of an estimated $67 million in frozen assets because...
Cop Who Shot at Dog and Missed, Killing Mother Instead Will Not Be Charged
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Des Moines County District Attorney’s Office has decided not to file charges against a police...
62 Year Old Man Run Over By Cop While Crossing Street in Atlanta
A 62-year-old man was struck and killed by an Atlanta police patrol car while attempting to cross a street in...
You Have The Right To Bear Arms, But Not “Electrical” Arms, Court Declares
Massachusetts’ ban on the private possession of stun guns—an “electrical weapon” under the statute—does not violate the Second Amendment right...
Salinas Police Chief Claims All Officers Will be Cleared of Wrongdoing
Salinas Police Chief Kelly McMillin believes all of his officers who were involved in four fatal police shootings in 2014...
Obama Administration Whitewashes Police Killings
Only one day after the world was shocked and horrified by the release of a bystander video showing Los Angeles...
