Air Force OKs Guns on Base:  In the aftermath of the July 2015 shooting at a Tennessee recruiting station and reserve center that claimed five lives, the Air Force informed commanding officers around the nation that they may authorize personnel under their supervision to carry a concealed firearm, even off-duty and out of uniform. Perry Chiaramonte of Fox News reports that in the past, the U.S. military reserved the right to permit open and concealed carry, but has shown discretion in allowing soldiers to carry on base.  Following Muhammad Youseef Abdulazeez's shooting rampage last July that killed four Marines and a Navy sailor in Chattanooga, the Air Force decided to review active-shooter incidents in the United States.  President of the Crime Prevention Research Center John Lott expressed support of the decision, stating, "Concealed handgun permit holders have stopped dozens of what would have clearly been mass public shootings." 

High Court Scraps Mandatory LWOP Sentences for Juveniles:  In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that prisoners who were sentenced to life without parole as teenagers must be able to seek parole once they are adults.  Andrew Blake of the Washington Times reports that the decision, stemming from an earlier decision handed down by the high court in 2012, was made in response to a challenge brought by 69-year-old Henry Montgomery, who was sentenced to life in prison without parole when he was 17 years of age for the 1963 killing of a Louisiana sheriff's deputy.  The Supreme Court's ruling that mandatory life imprisonment for minors violates the U.S. Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment means that Montgomery and as many as 1,500 others are now able to petition for release.

ISIS Running a Fake Document Industry:  A French official said Monday that the Islamic State (ISIS) has managed to set up a "true industry of fake passports," sparking national security concerns in Europe and the United States.  Rudy Takala of the Washington Examiner reports that French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said that the terror group has seized passports in Iraq, Syria and Libya, and suggested establishing a task force in Greece to prevent migrants from using forged documents to enter the European Union.  Following November's terrorist attacks in Paris that killed hundreds, it was discovered that at least two of the perpetrators entered Europe through Greece posing as refugees.  The news is especially worrying to Homeland Security officials in the U.S., who are doubtful of the Obama administration's assurance that its plan to accept 70,000 refugees this coming year will post minimal security risk.

FL Man Planned to Radicalize, Murder Boss:  A Florida man intent on becoming radicalized allegedly plotted a killing spree following a "day of allegiance."  Fox News reports that 20-year-old Enrique Dominguez told a co-worker earlier this month that he'd purchased a shotgun to murder his boss and then showed the co-worker ISIS execution videos.  In a search of his home, investigators found a bag with a clown mask, duct tape, plastic wrap, gloves and two large knives.  He was arrested Friday and charged with aggravated assault, however, will only need to post $5,000 bond and remain on house arrest while awaiting trial.