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"I gave every weapon of mine to my attorney. I swear to the Lord."
The Blair Holt Act would prohibit unlicensed gun ownership, meaning customers couldn't purchase firearms at gun shows without a state license.
Economic hardship in the officially 'self-reliant' North has led to mass starvation, while the South has a vibrant economy able to compete with the best of the world. In 1996, the per capita GNP in the North was $920, while it was $11.270 in the South. A 1999 estimate of per capita GNPs put the South's at 13 times that of the North. More recent figures will probably show an even wider gap. Due to the different economic results on either side of the Demilitarized Zone, the ethnically quite homogenous Koreans have even begun to diversify physically, with the average North Korean male almost 7 cm shorter than his Southern counterpart (165,6 cm vs. 172,5 cm). North Korean females are on average 4 cm shorter than Southern women (154,9 cm vs. 159,1 cm). By 2025, the height difference is projected to increase to 11 cm for men, 6 cm for women. Unless the North's economic situation changes drastically, that is.
The pharmacist charged with first-degree murder was released today from the Oklahoma County jail after a supporter came up with the money for his $100,000 bail
It was the five shots Ersland fired into 16-year-old Antwun Parker's abdomen that prompted them to file first degree murder charges. ... The Oklahoma County District Attorney's Office released surveillance video from the pharmacy Wednesday. Here is where the debate lies - did pharmacist Jerome Ersland cross the line?
An Oklahoma bill to ban abortions based on an unborn child's sex has been passed by the state legislature and now heads to the governor for signing.
goal is to show even a big, strong young man can be incapacitated by a quick jolt from the Taser C-2. The Taser is actually not about administering pain because people react to that differently. It's about making the muscles contract so the threat stops.
By 67-29, the Senate passed Oklahoma Republican Tom Coburn's amendment to let law-abiding visitors carry legal firearms into national parks. This overturns a 1983 federal rule requiring that firearms be kept unloaded and in an inaccessible place such as a trunk of a car. The provision (now part of credit-card legislation) protects Second Amendment rights, and it preserves the right of states to pass firearm laws that apply consistently, even on federal lands.
"I think that amount of time is excessive, but it's not up to me," U.S. District Judge Marilyn Hall Patel said
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors' case against medical marijuana reached a legal dead-end Monday. The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from San Diego and San Bernardino counties, which sought a ruling on whether California's medical marijuana law trumps the federal controlled-substances law banning the drug's use. In reaction to the court's decision, the county's lead attorney said he will recommend the board approve giving the ID cards to patients at its meeting on June 16.
An off-duty FDNY chief fought off a disturbed man who tried to snatch his son off a crowded Brooklyn street Sunday afternoon
THE Obama administration's drug czar made news last week by saying he wanted to end all loose talk about a "war on drugs." "We're not at war with people in this country," said the czar, Gil Kerlikowske, who favors forcing people into treatment programs rather than jail cells. Here's a better idea — and one that will help the federal and state governments fill their coffers: Legalize drugs and then tax sales of them.
A new Gallup Poll, conducted May 7-10, finds 51% of Americans calling themselves "pro-life" on the issue of abortion and 42% "pro-choice." This is the first time a majority of U.S. adults have identified themselves as pro-life since Gallup began asking this question in 1995.
White House plays host to ambassador who calls this a serious debate. ... "As most things in life, you need two to tango,'' Sarukhan said in a recent appearance on CBS News' Face the Nation. He was talking about combatting the flow of drugs and weapons across the border.
"Howdy, howdy, howdy hey! Marijuana's here to stay!"
As the secrets about the CIA's interrogation techniques continue to come out, there's new information about the frequency and severity of their use, contradicting an 2007 ABC News report, and a new focus on two private contractors who were apparently directing the brutal sessions that President Obama calls torture.
According to court papers police found more than 1,000 bags of heroin and cash in both the women's homes on Ehler Street near Stroudsburg. Both are charged with possession with intent to deliver. Police believe the sisters had been dealing heroin out of their homes for almost six months and pulling in about $10,000 a week in sales.
Senate Majority Whip Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.) noted this morning that more than half of federal inmates are locked up for drug-related crimes, including high ratios of African American offenders. In 2007, Durbin said, 82 percent of people convicted on crack possession charges were black, and only 9 percent were white.
The paper, published by Cato in April, found that in the five years after personal possession was decriminalized, illegal drug use among teens in Portugal declined and rates of new HIV infections caused by sharing of dirty needles dropped, while the number of people seeking treatment for drug addiction more than doubled.
He is one of the first in the nation to seek leniency from a judge after U.S.A. Attorney General Eric Holder announced last month that federal agents will now target marijuana distributors only when they violate both federal and state laws. However, Holder didn't say how the new approach would affect pending cases, and federal prosecutors have recommended a five-year prison sentence for Lynch.
Lawrence went to the restroom, leaving her purse on the table, and the man snatched it, Boss' mother said. But the 5-foot-10, 250-pound Boss was right behind him as he jumped over a 5-foot fence behind the Float. She felt her leg snap as she hit the ground but grabbed the man's shirt, spinning him around and causing him to fall, Westerman said. Five men nearby saw the man fall and pinned him before he could get away.
a deal: give us drugs, after a certain age — say, 80 — all drugs, any drugs we want. In return, we will give you our driver's licenses. (I mean, can you imagine how terrifying a nation of decrepit, solipsistic 90-year-old boomers behind the wheel would be?) [Is this person trying to be funny or just an idiot?]
Oklahoma lawmakers are close to approving a bill that allows pregnant women to use deadly force to protect their unborn children. ... "Pregnant women who refuse to abort their child are too often attacked by their partner in an effort to force a miscarriage," said state Rep. Mike Thompson, who co-authored the bill after Americans United for Life asked him. "Women put in this position should have the legal right to defend themselves, with lethal force if necessary." ... [We need a law to make this obvious right legal?]
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, on a two-day visit to Mexico, accepts that the U.S. market for narcotics and a cross-border trade in U.S. guns contribute to Mexico's drug violence. "We know very well that the drug traffickers are motivated by the demand for illegal drugs in the United States, that they are armed by the transport of weapons from the United States to Mexico.... We see this as a responsibility to assist the Mexican government and people." [So, if everybody would just ... not inhale?... Oh, that was Bill. This is Hill.]
Tackling a series of controversial measures, the New Hampshire House has voted to repeal the death penalty and to approve doctor-certified medical marijuana for people with serious illnesses. ... Both bills head to the state Senate, where their fate is uncertain ...
The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office is continuing the investigation into the officer involved fatal shooting on S. Macksburg Road in Mulino on Wednesday night that occurred when deputies were attempting to arrest two people on warrants in connection with a marijuana growing operation. ... two deputies went to home of 80-year old Marjorie Crawford about 10:30 p.m., March 4, and at 10:39 p.m. shots fired and a person down was reported. ... Crawford, experiencing medical issues unrelated to the incident, was taken from the scene by ambulance. She was arrested for manufacturing, delivery and possession of marijuana and was lodged in the Clackamas County Jail....
common sense, not economic need, should persuade Americans it's past time for a sober look at our mad "reefer madness" laws. The Golden State legislator pushing the idea, Tom Ammiano of -- plug in the appropriate joke -- San Francisco, says licensing and taxing legal marijuana production and sales would earn California $1.3 billion a year. His bill would legalize marijuana possession and use for adults 21 or older, license commercial farming of it and tax it at $50 an ounce. A big problem: California can't do this on its own.
For the first time, a medical marijuana bill has passed the Illinois House Human Services Committee but will have to wait for state budget issues to be ironed out before it gets a chance in the state Senate. [Yeah, sure]
When gunmen jumped out of bushes and began spraying bullets at the bus carrying the Sri Lankan cricket team Tuesday, Khalil quickly sized up his options and got everyone to safety. "First I thought there were some firecrackers going off. Then, when I saw the elite force cars in front of me taking fire, I immediately lost my voice.... At that time, the other elite car that was with us gave me cover, and then, when I saw he was giving me cover, my courage and my patience returned. I decided to take the vehicle from there, and one way or another, even if I had to drive over someone, I would take this bus and escape."
Two Aiken County men have been jailed after local and federal agents recovered 400 pounds of marijuana at a storage unit in Martinez and raided a Hampton Avenue home in Aiken Friday.... Narcotics investigators then served a search warrant at the 1375 Hampton Avenue home Lewis lives in with his father, a retired Aiken Public Safety officer. Local investigators said they have no reason to believe the former officer had any knowledge of the drug trafficking, but he was at home during the raid in Aiken and detained briefly while deputies seized a Ford Explorer utility trailer and a stolen motorcycle....
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