According to a new Gallup poll, 23 percent of American women say they own a gun, up from 13 percent in 2005, a number that includes 50,000 Hoosier women who have received gun permits over the past three years. And a lot of them are apparently taking lessons: "We have a joke in the industry that all men are born with the John Wayne chromosome," said Bob Meyer, a gun safety instructor. "They think they can shoot from birth, and a woman is more willing to listen."
This is an interesting point:
I've been contending for some time that the subject of same-sex marriage is headed for the Supreme Court and that how it turns out depends solely on the opinion of one person -- Justice Anthony Kennedy. This interesting article from the Witherspoon Institute tries, without much success, to figure out where Kennedy might stand on the issue:
Remember Ryan Jerome, the ex-Marine from Indiana who could face more than three years in prison for trying to turn his legally-registered-in-Indiana gun in at the Empire State Building? Apparently realizing what a public relations disaster they have, prosecutors are offering a no-jail misdemeanor plea. But Jerome and his attorney, Mark Bederow, want an even better deal:
If you're thinking about buying some sex, you might want to hold off for a while. I wouldn't recommend it in Fort Wayne at any rate:
The promise of sexual favors in exchange for cash lands nearly a dozen men behind bars. It was part of an undercover operation that went down last Friday.
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Boy, here's a crime you wouldn't get in the lah-tee-dah coastal enclaves:
Four people were arrested in Mercy County on Tuesday for stealing farm animals.
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Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey said that his office had received several reports in the last few weeks indicating the theft of hogs from a farm on the Ohio-Indiana state line.
Hey, the courts have way too much time to spare and far too few cases to hear. Let's do something about that:
This week's nominee for the public-relations-challenged sweepstakes:
A central Indiana prosecutor doesn't want to give a 10-year-old girl her piggy bank back.
The Reporter-Times of Martinsville reported that Morgan County Prosecutor Steve Sonnega has filed a motion asking a Superior Court judge in the central Indiana county to reverse his order to give the piggy bank back to the daughter of Russell Hill.
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If you liked alcohol-free beer, you'll just love this:
A British drug manufacturer is hoping for a big score from consumers and a green light from the FDA for its medical marijuana mouth spray in 2013.
Here's a bill making its way through the General Assembly that may have escaped your notice, Senate Bill 0183:
Say, this is different -- a court decision that actually protects our privacy:
