- How come Guardian Unlimited noticed that a convicted criminal was put in charge of the new "Information Awareness Office", but I didn't hear about it in the US?
- Assault rifles for Annan guards investigated. Kofi Annan: Nobel Peace Prize for the gun-runner. [instapundit]
- If the state fails us, we must defend ourselves. Folks in the UK are now talking about rolling back gun control there. It hasn't been working, and people are tired of being unarmed victims. [instapundit]
- Gun crime trebles as weapons and drugs flood British cities. The trebling is in the last year. No wonder folks are getting grumpy. [instapundit]
- Ninety years ago Emma Goldman asked What is Patriotism? I don't necessarily agree with it all, since I think it's possible to be a patriot and still love liberty. [some guy]
- All the Way Down the Slippery Slope: Gun Prohibition in England and Some Lessons for Civil Liberties in America. Long. Probably only interesting to those who wonder how we got into such a mess. And it's probably only my fellow gun-nuts who think it is such a mess. [instapundit]
- Anthony Swenson's take on law enforcement:
We used to have peace officers. Now we have law enforcement officers. The difference is more than just semantics.
[instapundit] - Does the War on Drugs really enrich terrorists and make America less safe? [instapundit]
- Finally, another neighbor update. This morning at 2am it was a loud stereo. Sigh. I wonder if this is a sign that it's time to move.