Carrying a Gun—A Little Extreme, Don't You Think?
Humans invented weapons in part to equalize the physical differences between us. That’s perfectly understandable. But does your weapon have to be a gun? Chill out. Jesus.
A Seattle-area school district has agreed to let a Sikh elementary school student carry a dagger to school every day, as long as it stays concealed. Said a district official, "That allows them to express their religion without jeopardizing anyone's feeling of safety."
White House Intruder Had 800 Rounds of Ammunition in His Car
The man who managed to jump the fence and run into the White House Friday night had 800 rounds of ammunition in boxes and magazines, two hatchets, and a machete in his car, a federal prosecutor said today. The prosecutor also noted that the man, 42-year-old veteran Omar Jose Gonzalez, was arrested in July with a…
Game of Thrones Fan Fights Off Burglar With Medieval Spear
Thomas McGowan picked the wrong home to burglarize. This week, the 25-year-old allegedly broke into the trailer of one Jimmy Morgan, Jr., a Game of Thrones-loving Christian man who isn't afraid to use the "very quick, very agile and very deadly" short spear he keeps by his bedside.
Sign up to win this Colt AR-15 rifle before it's won by some crazy nutjub with whom you strenuously disagree on matters of U.S. foreign policy, and domestic. The AR-15 is being offered in a sponsored email to fans of freedom-loving journalist Ben Swann. Swann has, uh, an interesting take on the Sandy Hook shooting.…
Local Police Departments Are Snapping Up Used U.S. Military Weapons
As the war in Afghanistan winds down, local police departments across the U.S. are snapping up leftover military equipment like M-16s, grenade launchers, and armored trucks from the Department of Defense. And why wouldn't they, when they're getting the gear for free?
Some Psycho Forgot His Coffin Full of Weird Weapons in a Florida Park
Somewhere in Daytona Beach, a Medieval reenactor's homicidal nunchuck-and-mace-filled boat trip has been ruined.
Ukraine Protesters Have a Goddamn Catapult Now, and it Works Very Well
When your government goes medieval on you, it's time to get medieval back.
A nation breathes a sigh of relief as missile porn returns to the news cycle.
The U.S. Park Service Lost Track of an Entire Arsenal of Guns
The U.S. Park Service has its very own police force, consisting of hundreds of officer patrolling national parks and keeping the public safe. Also, they've lost track of more than a thousand deadly weapons. You can't have it all, okay?
Could the U.S. Have Assassinated Hugo Chavez Using Cancer?
Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, who for many years took great glee in voicing anti-American sentiments, died this week at the age of 58, following a long battle with "an unspecified cancer in the pelvic region." Just before he died, Venezuelan vice president Nicholas Maduro ejected two U.S. diplomats from the country…
Man Arrested in China After Knife Attack on Students
Only a few hours before suspected shooter Adam Lanza began his attack on Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, a 36-year-old man went on a similar rampage in China's Henan province. Using a kitchen knife, a farmer that police have identified as Min Yingjun stabbed 22 children and one adult just before 8:00 in…
Pay No Attention to This Top Secret Orbiting Space Weapon
Look out the window: nice day, probably, eh? Sure, sure. And how about sports? Lots of sports going on right now. The United States Air Force would like to take this time to formally urge you to keep your mind on these and other soothing matters, and not on this morning's launch of the Top Secret Orbiting Space…
Surprise: Tasers Can Kill You
For years, watchdog groups have been warning that the allegedly "nonlethal" Taser is not, in fact, nonlethal, based upon circumstantial evidence such as, you know, a lot of dead people. Taser has always disputed that, because it would be bad for business. Now comes science.
Whoever Stole the 'Elven Weapon' from a Princeton Student at Wawa, Please Return It
A tipster passes along the following missive, sent on Saturday to the residents of Forbes College. We reproduce it here only to help its author find his (her?) belongings.
Check Out Rick Perry's Fancy New Killing Machine
Gov. Rick Perry, who is now less popular in Texas than Barack Obama following his failed presidential run, is cheering himself up by going out and playing with a big fucking gun.
Why So Many People Bought Guns on Black Friday
According to America's official gun-counting officials, prospective gun buyers registered 129,166 background check requests on Black Friday 2011—more than on any other Black Friday in American history, and a 32 percent increase from the last all-time high. What provoked all these gun sales?
We Really Hope You Like Extreme Weather, A Lot
Peanut butter! Speed weapon! Magic particles! Vacuum light! Extreme weather! Spray skin! Female voles! Squid mystery! And the lightest thing ever invented! It's your Friday Science Watch, where we watch science—to the extreme!
[]Man Gets Cannon Shell Stuck up His Butt, Now Faces Other Problems
A 50-year-old Croatian man had to seek medical attention after an explosive anti-aircraft shell that he'd inserted in his anus during some kind of sex game got stuck up in there. Sounds like somebody failed to think about the consequences.
Goodnight, Sweet 'Monster Weapon'
Today the last of the B53 nuclear bombs—a 10,000-pound "monster weapon" way, way more powerful than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima, if you can imagine—will be dismantled in Texas (i.e. executed on bomb death row), joining its 340 or so brothers and sisters in Cold War-era weapon heaven. Though inaccurate and "dumb" by…
