The Second Amendment and Gun Rights

A fascinating article on the proliferation of the notion of "gun rights" arising from the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/burton-newman/the-nras-fraud-fabricatio_b_3103358.html

It will be interesting to see how the law regulating gun ownership and purchase evolves over the next few years in the wake of recent gun violence.

Hitting the Jackpot . . . and Using It to Pay Child Support

You've likely seen, with slight envy, that a New Jersey citizen won a recent $338 million Powerball lottery jackpot.  What you probably didn't see is that he then used it to pay a $30,000 past-due child support obligation:

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/01/us/new-jersey-powerball-winner-court/index.html?iref=allsearch

Unfortunately, many, many men owe large amounts of past-due child support.  And, most of them will not win a large jackpot.  As a child support lawyer, I assist folks in this type of situation all the time.  Give me a call.