It might sound like an April Fool's Day joke. But it isn't. Really. On Monday, the City Council of little Nelson, Ga., met and approved an ordinance requiring every household in town to keep a gun and ...

We carried a listing of "wacky" laws in The Edge today. One of them was an ordinance in the city of Harthahorne that purportedly said "it shall be unlawful to put any hypnotized person in a display ...

If you’re a stodgy school principal from a 1980s film, consider moving to Mobile, Alabama: Stink bombs or any “device, irritant, offensive-smelling or injurious substance” are strictly illegal there.

Do you play cards? Roll dice? Play roulette? If you live in Howard County the police could arrest you for enjoying these activities in your home, even if no money is wagered. The gaming law hearkens ...

Much of the time when a new problem pops up in society, the simplest way for our political system to deal with it is simply to make it illegal. Never mind that this type of knee-jerk mentality tends ...

A Silly String prohibition sign in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles. (David McNew/AFP via Getty Images) To hear police and locals tell it, Halloween in Hollywood two decades ago was out of ...

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen testifies before the U.S. House in an impeachment hearing for Homeland Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Jan. 10, 2024 (Committee webcast). Montana Attorney ...

LOS ANGELES -- To hear police and locals tell it, Halloween in Hollywood two decades ago was out of control, with revelers routinely spraying and damaging property with a product deemed such a menace ...