Fast and Furious Killed 14 Teenagers

“Near midnight, the assassins, later identified as hired guns for the Mexican cartel La Linea, broke into a one-story house and opened fire on a gathering of nearly 60 teenagers. Outside, lookouts gunned down a screaming neighbor and several students who had managed...

Painkillers Kill More Than Heroin And Cocaine Combined

Prescription opioid painkillers are responsible for more fatal overdoses in the U.S. than heroin and cocaine combined, according to a new study out of Brandeis University. via Business Insider. I’m fascinated by statistics about how we die.  In Chicago gun...

Two Stabbed Outside Near North Bars

Two men were stabbed, another badly beaten and a fourth arrested early Sunday morning after a fight on Division Street spilled over onto State Street, according to police. An officer sustained non-life-threatening injuries that didn’t require hospitalization...

For Self-Defense a .22 beats .45

An excellent video (ok, it’s a tad annoying) about why a .22 beats higher caliber handguns when it comes to self defense. via WND. Bottom line is you can’t stop what you can’t hit.

Several Stabbed At NYC Subway Station

Three people were injured in a stabbing on the escalator of a subway station in Queens Wednesday morning. An MTA spokesman said that Dina Saint-Fleur, 25, slashed at least two people after getting into a dispute on a J train around 8:45 a.m. Earlier reports indicated...