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The city of Denver has long had a problem with violent crime. Officials there like to blame guns for the issue simply because the offenders use firearms. However, the problem is that this focus on guns is a focus on the wrong thing. Bad actors will get guns no matter what you try to do. Colorado, for example, requires background checks on every transfer of a firearm, while Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill last year raising the age to purchase a gun from 18 to 21. That law is on hold thanks to a lawsuit, but it’s still legally...

NBC News just published this article, which is about a a heroic law abiding gun owner who shot and killed a 13-year-old serial armed carjacker in Washington D.C.:https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/juvenile-in-critical-condition-after-shooting-in-penn-quarter/3456217That article includes a link to this previous article, which details the many armed carjackings that had previously been committed by this 13-year-old when he was 12. Even though the police had him in custody, the district attorney decided to let him go.https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/12-year-old-accused-in-string-of-dc-armed-carjackings/3342708/Prior to his arrest and release, this juvenile delinquent had been committing several armed carjackings per week. Think of all the armed carjackings that this 13 year-old scumbag will never commit...

The young teen, identified only as Jericho W., escaped from social services' custody at about 12:10 p.m. local time while wearing leg restraints and no shoes, according to the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff's office said the boy was in court facing two counts of first-degree murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon charges. Jericho was last seen wearing a white shirt and beige pants. He's also described as being about 5 feet tall and approximately 110 pounds. Although state law typically prohibits law enforcement agencies from releasing photographs of juveniles, the North Carolina Department of Public Safety issued...

In 1921, according to the history books, an newly-blind Englishman named James Biggs was feeling threatened by the amount of traffic in his neighborhood. In order to be more visible to motorists, Biggs reportedly painted his cane white. If true, it means the white cane as an aid to the blind is approaching its 100th birthday. Which explains why, in true Silicon Valley fashion, Raghav Ganesh thought the world was overdue for the white cane, 2.0. "There's an old device here that needed an upgrade," Raghav says, "and I thought I could make that better." Raghav Ganesh, a San Jose...

NATIONAL CITY — A 13-year-old mother was hospitalized early Wednesday after police say she was stabbed in the neck by her 14-year-old boyfriend who is also the father of her daughter. Police are still seeking the teen boy. Police were called to the home on B Avenue near East 5th Street about 12:35 a.m. where the boy lives with his parents, National City Sgt. Greg Seward said. The girl was stabbed in the neck with a kitchen knife. Apparently the couple had been arguing over some jealousy issues, Seward said.

SEATTLE - The odyssey of Mary Kay Letourneau, which began years ago when she was a 34-year-old teacher who raped a sixth-grade student, has now evolved into "Hot for Teacher" night at a Pioneer Square bar. But the bar's owner says the event is all in fun, and he hopes people take it in the right spirit. Letourneau, who eventually served time for raping her former student then later married him after her release from prison, will be hosting the event Saturday at Fuel Sports Eats & Beats on Washington Street. Letourneau's former student, Vili Fualaau, will be there, too....

WOW ! ... A 13-year-old, Jonathan Krohn, has put Jeb Bush, and all of the other Rhinos in their place ... wrong side of history. Conservative Political Action Conference speaker, Jonathan, is extremely disappointed in Jeb Bush, and others that ignore the wisdom of the past. He said that the Republican Party should NOT listen to those saying that "Reagan era is dead, and gone ... and for Conservatives must go with new ideas, and forget the past". Jonathan said that we should learn from the past and take advantage of what we learned is GOOD, as in Reagain's Conservative...

"I just didn't want to see my family drown," said Phillip, a seventh-grader who spent Wednesday in a shelter at the junior high school he normally attends. "I was scared if I didn't keep helping, somebody would die."

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - A 13-year-old boy was charged with abducting an exotic dancer when she showed up for an appointment at what turned out to be a vacant house with no electricity, police said Monday. When the woman entered the house at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 16, she realized her client was a juvenile, police spokeswoman Rene Ball said. The boy told her the contract was for his older brother, but no one else showed up. The woman tried to leave, and the boy pointed a shotgun at her and ordered her to dance for him, Ball said. She...

Teacher accused of tightening belt around 13-year-old's neck La Marque instructor placed on paid leave; arrest warrant issued 12/25/2002 Associated Press GALVESTON - A 13-year-old student has accused a band teacher at a La Marque middle school of placing a belt around his neck and tightening it, leaving visible marks on the boy. An arrest warrant was issued for Carl Dickey on Friday, The Galveston County Daily News reported Tuesday. The warrant accuses Mr. Dickey of assault causing bodily injury, a misdemeanor charge. Mr. Dickey could not be reached for comment Tuesday. A spokeswoman for the La Marque Police...