Be Your Own Detective

Instant background checks on retail gun buyers could infringe on your 2nd amendment rights, or fail to stop a criminal from buying a gun. Mandatory background checks and waiting periods don’t stop crime and violence. National criminal history records are inaccurate. The dealer calls the Federal NCIC system, or in some states, the State’s criminal [...]

A criminal background check is mandatory for anyone who applies for truck driver, or even to work at Walmart, but oddly, there is no such requirement for candidates for President of The United States (who carries the Nuclear football). The US Constitution only requires a President must be at least 35, and be a natural [...]

When you’re involved in the business world, you may be presented with the opportunity to engage in some less-than-reputable dealings from time to time. Most of the time, you can line your pockets with some extra cash in one way or another simply by shading the truth or doing something that others cannot see. While [...]

All the extreme and intrusive airport security is really nothing more than smoke & mirrors to give the flying public a false sense of security, when the one biggest security hole, baggage handlers is largely overlooked and ignored. TSA and pilots are well aware of it. While old ladies and little kids are being virtually [...]

Thinking about getting your private investigator’s license? Be warned, It’s not as easy as many people claim. Be prepared to do a lot of hard work. In one state in particular, Pennsylvania, getting one is not possible, unless you previously worked for the FBI, Law enforcement, or a PI, also you cannot currently be a [...]

Following a 2004 murder of a University of NC student by a fellow student who had a criminal history of violence against women, colleges and universities are seriously looking into criminal background checks on future applicants. Can you blame them? The victim’s family came to the decision that the University’s admission policies were to blame. [...]

Who says “crime doesn’t pay?” Well, it certainly does for the Chicago politicians. In the most corrupt city in America, it seems, becoming an ex-convict is a foot-in-the-door for a career in broadcasting or politics. This is a tradition in Chicago politics. This is a no-brainer, given this city’s long history of corruption. For example, [...]

Given today’s tough job market, it should come as no surprise that more & more job applicants want to have their criminal records sealed or expunged. Finding work is already challenging enough for those with clean records as it is. Employers are playing hardball — digging deeper & deeper into people’s pasts where previously overlooked. [...]

When your child makes a new friend, it is very likely that your child will tell you all they know about their friend. This readiness of information, however, does not always include a large amount of information regarding the friend’s parents or the other adults who live in their home. Before you send your child [...]

Is your partner’s cell phone ringing off the hook? If this is a sudden change, this new activity may be cause for alarm. This is especially true if the number that is calling your boyfriend or girlfriend’s cell phone is a number that is not familiar to you and your partner is acting differently towards [...]