Wednesday, May 26, 2010

FOXNews.com - 80-Year-Old Chicago Man Kills Armed Home Invader

FOXNews.com - 80-Year-Old Chicago Man Kills Armed Home Invader: "No charges have been filed against the homeowner, but Chicago currently has a statute outlawing the possession of handguns. Its legality is currently being decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.

A high-profile Chicago attorney has already stepped forward offering to represent the man pro bono if he faces charges for possessing a weapon.

'Self-defense isn't just a right, it's a duty,' said attorney Joel Brodsky. 'If this man is prosecuted for saving his own life it's not just a travesty, it's justice turned inside out.'"

Chris Dodd's Carve-outs for Cronies | Mark A. Calabria | Cato Institute: Commentary

Chris Dodd's Carve-outs for Cronies | Mark A. Calabria | Cato Institute: Commentary: "The Senate bill, sponsored by Democrat Chris Dodd, claims to subject all 'too big to fail' institutions to greater federal supervision, but in fact it only mandates such regulation for bank-holding companies. Regulators would have to make a case-by-case decision on whether to apply it to other financial companies.

That's no minor oversight, because insurance companies, like AIG, tend to have thrift charters rather than bank charters. So, as the bill stands now, AIG and other insurers that accepted massive bailout funds, such as The Hartford, would not be automatically covered."