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Minneapolis Council Members Hire Private Armed Security After Voting to Defund Police

Phillipe Cunningham, Andrea Jenkins and Alondra Cano (courtesy Facebook) In Minneapolis — where violence has skyrocketed — the City Council is doing its level best to ensure that in the future, all animals are truly…


‘Gun Violence’ Roaring Towards 1980s Levels Yet Left Demands Cities ‘Defund the Police’

Double homicide suspect runs from scene in Chicago. Image via Chicago Police Twitter. So-called gun violence has spiked in recent weeks since the George Floyd death. Many of America’s big cities, virtually all run by…


Americans Buying Guns Because They Can’t Count on Beleaguered Police or Soft-on-Crime Pols to Protect Them

Image by Oleg Volk. Used with permission. blog.olegvolk.net In recent weeks, Americans voted with their wallets — again — and have stripped gun retailers’ shelves bare of most guns and ammo. Between the Chinese flu…


Is A Peaceable Approach To RKBA Change Still The Best Way?

A protester in an Elmo mask dances during the Justice for George Floyd Philadelphia Protest on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Jay Inslee, governor of Washington state, recently tweeted: As George Floyd is…


Anoka County Sheriff: Minneapolis Must ‘Live With the Consequences’ If It Disbands Police Department

Image via Anoka County Sheriff. Anoka County (Minnesota) Sheriff James Stuart revealed his thoughts on the possibility of the Minneapolis City Council disbanding the city’s police department. Earlier stories have suggested that sheriff’s deputies would…


Minneapolis City Council President: Calling the Police for a Burglary is Evidence of Privilege

Courtesy CNN and Twitter Minneapolis City Council President Lisa Bender appeared on CNN this morning to discuss the council’s plan to dismantle the city’s police department in the wake of the George Floyd killing. What,…