The Catawba County Sheriff’s office in North Carolina was executing a search warrant when they discovered what appeared to be Nerf weapons. Sheriff’s investigators entered the residence and found cocaine and psilocybin mushrooms. In addition, they found thousands of dollars in cash and twenty firearms. One particular weapon caught their attention. It was a Glock …
Around 1 a.m. one morning, in a San Antonio neighborhood, a man in his 40’s approached a home and knocked on the door. The homeowner, Ronald J., didn’t know the man and told him to leave his property. At first, the unknown man left. But he soon returned and started knocking on the door again. …
Joey S. is a teacher in Laguna Beach, California. One afternoon, he and a friend went hiking on a trail in the Arch Beach Heights neighborhood, near the elementary school where Joey teaches ceramics. The trail is a dirt fire road between two neighborhoods. It’s not a hidden trail but isn’t exactly a popular place …
One evening around 10:30 pm, Richie M. and two friends were hanging out in the community of Haiku on the island of Maui. Without warning, three men wearing hooded sweatshirts stormed into the house. One of the intruders was armed with a “shiny handgun.” The intruders forced one of the victims into the bathroom as …
Majorie B. retired after a 42-year career working as a federal attorney. One morning, she was sitting at her computer when it froze, and a pop-up appeared on the screen listing a phone number for Microsoft customer support. So, Marjorie called the number. During the call, Microsoft customer support told her that hackers had taken …
In 1903, Colt introduced John Browning’s Pocket .32 ACP pistol, and until 1972 these little pistols were issued to General Officers in the U.S. Military. Many shooters liked the 1903 because it was like a miniature 1911. Because of this, the Colt 1903 was popular among Generals and gangsters alike. In fact, in the 1930’s, …
From 1992-1995, the countries of Serbia, Bosnia, and Croatia were engulfed in a brutal civil war. Civilians were caught in the middle of the urban battles. Hundreds of thousands of civilians were killed and millions were forced from their homes. There were mass concentration camps and killing fields. Even worse, many suffered from ethnic cleansing …
Amina Arraf was a 35-year-old woman who lived in Syria. She was an outspoken critic of the Syrian government, and a blogger who wrote about her daily struggles in the country. One day, her cousin wrote on the blog that Amina had been abducted. Amina’s kidnapping sparked outcry around the world. The Guardian, The New …
Erin S. has a smartphone loaded with popular apps like Instagram. Since Instagram has over 2.4 billion active users it has become a popular way for hackers to steal your information. One day, Erin received an Instagram message from a local mom-and-pop store that she frequented. The message included a shortcode link to click on. …
In 2016, a professor named Louis Klarevas wrote a book arguing for a renewal of the 1994 assault weapons ban. The book claimed that the assault weapons ban resulted in a 37% decline in mass shootings. But there were many flaws in the book’s claim. First, the supposed drop in fatalities was from mostly handgun …