FTC blogging rules don’t apply to the rich and famous.

I thought texting while driving was illegal? Oh, just for you. That looks safe.

Governor of California was in a motorcycle accident. He doesn’t have a license for one. So, he’s getting a ticket right? Right?

Matt Welch: What Laws Will Maria Shriver Break Next Year?

The I-team discovers that, yes, public officials are above the law but I-team reporters are not.

On a bill to allow politicians to carry weapons in the capitol but not regular Joes, TN Rep. Henry Fincher said: It’s a dangerous world. … We are in danger because of our public positions, because of the stands that we have to take. We become targets Yeah, it’s not like it’s dangerous for people […]

You know, if I want to be exempt from restrictions on carry, I should just become a Special Deputy: Knox County Commissioner Greg “Lumpy” Lambert said he wasn’t armed when he confronted a citizen during a public meeting. However, he is one of a small number of elected officials who can carry a gun in […]

Delegates wish to carry weapons without a permit because the permitting process they’ve put in place takes too long and is inconvenient when they decide they really need a weapon: Controversy often inflames passions, and mindful of this lawless age and a propensity of some in society to go over the edge, a few lawmakers […]

Laws are for little people: Smith — as a commissioner — had successfully pushed for a citywide bike registration program to help police track stolen bikes. But when he contacted police to report his own stolen bike, he had to admit it was not registered.

Seen at Pattycakes, on OJ: “If it was anybody else, we would have arrested him that night,” Caldwell said. “Because of who he was, we wanted to make sure we had everything right.” Wow.

Being one of the few rich and special people to get carry permits in NYC has it’s privileges. Update: Great minds and all that. Update 2: And $0.50 is a felon. He can’t even lawfully handle those guns.

Ya know, when some state bureaucrat jerks me around due to circumstances beyond my control, I’m generally shit out of luck. But if I were a politico, I’d just have the laws changed when they inconvenience me. Case 1: After the board denied her request, Ford, who was elected to the state Senate two years […]

With a hint of unpossible Actor Dennis Farina was caught at an airport in Los Angeles with a gun in his bag. This would be illegal in LA, of course. He was also, presumably, on his way home to Chicago, where having the gun would also be illegal. But no felony charges filed. Laws are […]

Soon, the long tradition of passing the beer may come to an end. Seems the senate wants to make it illegal for automobile passengers to drink while being driven around. Notable in the bill is that there is an exception for rich people driving around in their limousines.

A while back, the privacy rights of handgun carry permit holders could have been protected. But Naifeh killed the bill. Now, a bill is written to protect the privacy rights of government employees and it is passed unanimously: A proposal to close public access to state and local employees’ home addresses and phone numbers has […]

Here in Blount County, there were some Tennessee Wildlife Resource Officers who happened to be near some bait for bears and, by all accounts, seemed to be hunting. But no charges will be filed because, despite being in the hunting area near the bait, they can’t seem to prove who placed the bait there.

In Cleveland, TN: A prosecutor says in a report to Cleveland city officials that at least two Cleveland police officers lied under oath and Police Chief Wes Snyder illegally ordered arrests but they won’t be charged. Tenth District Attorney General Steven Bebb said Monday that instead of prosecuting the offenses, he will seek “a spirit […]

Bill lets judges carry weapons in gun-free zones.

So? I can’t carry one into a .gov building either.

I bet if I tried to take a gun on an airplane, they’d presume I did it intentionally.

David notes that the LA Sheriff gives out gun carry permits to famous people like Ben Affleck (who, btw, says he is a second amendment guy). Also, in John Lott’s Freedomnomics, there is a chapter on Crime and Punishment that notes an increase in carry permits in NYC. Holders of said permits include, of course, […]

A senate staffer working for James Webb was busted trying to get a pistol into the senate building. It was the senator’s gun. I guess the senator was taking advantage of the recent Parker v. DC decision? Nah, he’s one of the privileged who gets to disregard laws for little people. Anyway, if you’re just […]

While residents in DC generally can’t own guns, those who do have safe storage requirements. But the FBI doesn’t and lost some subguns: Seven weapons, including two submachine guns, were stolen last weekend from an FBI agent’s vehicle in Southwest Washington, the agency said yesterday. Also taken were ammunition, a police radio, bullet-resistant vests, body […]

If the .gov was forced to hold itself to the same standards as, say, a CEO, it’d be fucked: The largest employer in the world announced on Dec. 15 that it lost about $450 billion in fiscal 2006. Its auditor found that its financial statements were unreliable and that its controls were inadequate for the […]

Law.com: Despite increased security at courthouses following shootings in Chicago and Atlanta about one year ago, many judges are bringing their own guns into their courtrooms for protection. Earlier this month, a Florida judge was ordered to accept mentoring after warning a defense attorney that he was “locked and loaded.” In May, a judicial ethics […]

Indiana: Ordinary citizens will have to check their guns at the Statehouse’s entrances when metal detectors are installed in the building next year. Lawmakers, however, will be allowed to take their guns with them inside.

Constitutional rights are apparently tricky and complex, if the defendent is a police officer. A while back, I noted a case where some Illinois police officers were charged with illegal possession of machine guns. Here’s the latest: Charges that an Illinois State Police sergeant illegally possessed a machine gun were dismissed Wednesday by a federal […]

David notes this case: Judge Haywood Turner is charged with pointing a pistol. Police say it appears to be a case of road rage . . . Investigators say he turned himself in on Friday, and was charged with two misdemeanor counts of pointing a pistol. Wow. Aggravated assault is a misdemeanor? Err, no: Aggravated […]

Theres’ a blog about it: This site is dedicated to the law-breaking, jack-booted thugs who work for parking enforcement in Arlington, VA. It is dedicated to the taxpayer-funded hypocrites who regularly break the traffic laws they are supposed to enforce. Well, JBT reference aside, I like the concept.

The illustrated version.