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Oakland Incident Shows Why Proposed S.F. Gun Ban Is Crazy, Says CCRKBA
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"San Francisco gun banners would put residents at the mercy of thugs and drug dealers, and the proof lies just across the bay in Oakland, where a local resident there has had to defend himself for trying to help rid his neighborhood of criminals."
"The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms points to the case of Patrick McCullough, who recently was surrounded on his property by a gang of about 15 young thugs. Several of them reportedly punched him, one apparently hit him with a tree branch, and a 17-year-old allegedly reached for a gun. That's when McCullough drew his own gun and shot the teen in the arm. McCullough, who has no criminal history, was arrested on suspicion of felony assault." ... |
Parker v DC: The next move from our side
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"Following the decision in Seegars v Ashcroft, the Parker v DC case becomes active again. Both sides in the case will file motions arguing their view of where the case should go following the Seegars decision. The plaintiff's motion is now available."
"Unsurprisingly, their motion argues that their plaintiffs have standing and that the case should proceed to trial on the merits. Accordingly, they move that a scheduling order for briefing and oral arguments should be issued. They have what looks to me like a surprisingly strong case in comparison to the Seegars plaintiffs, at least on the standing issue, so they just might win this motion. However, the government lawyers haven't filed their side yet." ... |
Sharpshooter aims for record
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"Nike is to Tiger Woods as Winchester Shotguns is now to Patrick Flanigan."
"The shotgun maker is backing Oshkosh’s resident sharpshooter who, once again, is targeting a rare, rapid-fire world record."
"Winchester Shotguns, Winchester Ammunition and Do All Outdoors have agreed to an NFL-like sponsorship of Flanigan, a renowned exhibition shooter who produces his own ESPN Outdoors program 'Midwest Wings.'"
"In September, Flanigan believed he had videotaped proof of a world record. On a shooting range south of Oshkosh, he hand-tossed 10 clay targets into the air and, before they hit the ground, nailed each one at least once with a barrage of shotgun fire."
"The previous record was nine targets." ... |
Gear, guns that deliver big bang for your buck
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The problem with going to the SHOT Show, the hunting and shooting industries' extravaganza in Las Vegas, is that you see far more new and improved gadgets than there will ever be space to write about. Here are some items that looked as if they would be a.) actually useful, and b.) provide good value for the price. |
NY: Safety is paramount when handling guns
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"A gun is a gun is a gun.
Hunter education instructors continuously reinforce a mind-set that all guns must be considered loaded and lethal at all times."
"Every kind of projectile-firing device - from staple and stun guns to the largest of hand-held big-game rifles - can cause serious injury and death."
"Non-powder firearms, including air rifles, paintball pistols and BB guns often thought of as toys, can be as harmful as high-powered rifles. 'Some air guns have as much power as a .22-caliber rifle,' said Dave Keil Department of Environmental Conservation sportsmen's education coordinator." ... |
TX: Man Called Hero Remembered In Town Square Memorial
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"Friends remembered Mark Alan Wilson on Sunday as a man who was defending his home when he tried to stop a gunman who opened fire on the Smith County courthouse square."
"'He saw evil in the city streets of Tyler and he acted instinctively and decisively to stop it with no regard for his own safety,' friend Russell Harris told a crowd of about 200 people who attended a memorial for Wilson, 52." ...
"Paul Jefferson recalled watching Saturday morning cartoons with Wilson when they were children."
"'We were mesmerized by the adventures of the superheroes and as we grew older we would fantasize about doing great things,' Jefferson said. 'On the last day of his life, he did the greatest thing in his life to protect others.'" |
TX: Good Samaritan's action in shooting raises gun-law questions
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"When gunfire erupted in an East Texas town square, Mark Alan Wilson didn't hesitate. He grabbed a Colt .45 handgun and charged downstairs to confront the assailant."
"David Hernandez Arroyo had murdered his ex-wife on the courthouse steps and was turning on his son when Wilson arrived. Wilson was the first to fire back, and authorities say he saved the young man's life. But Wilson was killed, outmatched by Arroyo's body armor and knockoff AK-47."
"Wilson's actions in Thursday's Tyler shootings drew hearty praise from gun advocates who say he probably saved several more lives as well. But gun control groups say his death is further proof that carrying a gun increases a person's chances of getting killed." ... |
TX: Legally Carrying A Hand Gun Carries A Social Responsibility
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"Pulling the trigger is probably the easiest thing about carrying a gun, but there's much more to self defense than aiming and firing."
"'Just because a person has a concealed hand gun license, we're still bound by all the laws and the same liabilities that a police officer has,' said Wally Dunks. 'We're responsible for what happens when we discharge that firearm.'"
"At the Ordinary Citizen in Lufkin, Patsy and Wally Dunks make sure the folks they train to carry guns are responsible, not trigger happy troublemakers."
"'Most of the people we train, we find to be very conscientious citizens and they're doing this to follow the law,' Patsy Dunks said. 'They're not doing this to give themselves a privilege of some kind.'" ... |
IL: Lawmakers seek ban on .50-caliber rifles
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"Rifles that can accurately pierce half-inch armor from more than a mile away are as legal as most other firearms in Illinois, but several state lawmakers want them banned."
"House Bill 1098 would make it a felony to manufacture, distribute, transport, import or sell .50-caliber rifles and ammunition. The bill would make it a misdemeanor to possess up to two of the weapons or any .50-caliber ammunition. The felony would be punishable by three to seven years in prison, while the legislation specifies a first offense of possession would be a 'petty offense,' punishable by a $500 fine." ... |
CT: Gun owners oppose proposed rifle ban: Legislator wants .50-caliber weapons banned
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"She soon wanted a greater challenge -- Martha Rendeiro began her career in target shooting six years ago with a Walther .22-caliber pistol, a lightweight beginner gun, and worked her way up to the .32-caliber handgun."
"a semi-automatic .50-caliber rifle. Used mostly by the military, it is almost 5 feet long and weighs nearly 30 pounds -- so powerful that it is allowed only at certain shooting ranges, most of them upstate."
"'This is the Harley-Davidson of rifles,' said Rendeiro, 50, a mother of three from Wilton who has shot the rifle several times at ranges in Connecticut, Vermont and Kentucky. 'This is a semi-automatic and it is exotic, just the same way for people who have private planes.'" ... |
AL: Chelsea man shoots armed intruder to death after being tied
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"An armed, masked intruder was shot to death by a Chelsea man who managed to free himself after he was tied up and his wife held at gunpoint during a robbery in their home, Shelby County authorities said." ...
"Curry said the Chelsea homeowner and his wife were awakened by the sound of shattering glass as O'Shields broke a glass door to a side porch and entered their house."
"After the homeowner was tied up, O'Shields took the man's wife to another part of the house and started taking electronics, jewelry and other items, the sheriff said."
"O'Shields was in a different room when the homeowner broke free and got a pistol he had in his house."
"Curry said the homeowner shot O'Shields when the intruder returned to the area where the homeowner had been tied." ... |
TX: Bar owner shoots and kills suspected burglar in parking lot
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"A bar owner apparently shot and killed an alleged would-be burglar at his business early Monday morning."
"Harris County Sheriff's deputies were called to the Circle M Bar and Grill on Telge at 5am. Before they got there, the call was upgraded to a shooting."
"Deputies arrived to find Kevin Miller, 22, in the parking lot. He had been shot in the stomach. The bar owner, Robert Mitchell, was also in the parking lot, armed with a pistol." ...
"Deputies say Mitchell, who lives nearby the bar, was responding to a burglar alarm at the business when he encountered Miller. The two apparently had a confrontation in the parking lot, and Miller was shot several times."
"Mitchell is cooperating with authorities. The case is being referred to a grand jury." |
FL: Deputy arrested twice in assaults
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"An off-duty Pinellas sheriff's deputy was arrested late Tuesday after he choked and beat a woman he was dating while threatening to kill her, according to authorities and arrest reports."
"Hours later, after posting bail, the deputy went to the woman's house, pulled a knife and demanded she drop the earlier charge, said Mac McMullen, a sheriff's spokesman. The deputy was arrested again Wednesday afternoon."
"Jeffrey McCann, 29, a two-year veteran who works at the county jail, has been charged with battery and aggravated assault, a felony. He was held without bail."
"The woman, Lois Marconi, 45, who also works at the jail as an information specialist, could not be reached for comment." ... |
LA: Woman Acquitted Of Killing NOPD Officer-Boyfriend
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"A former Orleans Parish school teacher has been acquitted of second-degree murder in the killing of her boyfriend, a New Orleans police officer."
"Karen Gettridge-Turner claimed self-defense when she stabbed Alton McGee Sr. on June 25, 2001, during an argument. A state district court jury returned the not guilty verdict Sunday night."
"Prosecutors contended that Gettridge-Turner went to McGee's house in the early-morning hours and forced her way inside after learning that he was seeing one of her co-workers. But the defense argued that she had let herself inside the house to retrieve a curling iron when McGee burst in and cornered her in the kitchen." ... |
TX: Police Say 5-Year-Old Boy Accidentally Shot Mother
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"A Texas mother is hospitalized in fair condition after police say her 5-year-old son shot her in the back."
"A police spokesman said the boy found his parents' 9 mm pistol in the master bedroom of their south Fort Worth home late Sunday afternoon."
"Police Lt. Gene Jones said the boy fired one round through the chair in which his mother was sitting while working on the family computer. Jones said investigators believe the shooting was accidental." ...
"The boy's father works for the Tarrant County Jail, but the gun was his personal weapon, KXAS-TV in Dallas reported." [emphasis added]
"Investigators are looking into whether to charge the parents." |
South Africa: Cop charged after son's suicide
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A traffic officer from Thohoyandou is to be charged with negligent handling of a gun after his 18-year-old son shot himself with his father's service pistol, police said on Monday.
Police spokesperson Captain Ailwei Mushavhanamadi said the boy was found in a pool of blood in his 35-year-old father's room after shooting himself in the head on Saturday night.
He had got the gun from his father's dressing table.
"This is in contravention of the Firearm Control Act, which states that anyone in possession of a gun must have a safe at home to keep it in," said Mushavhanamadi.
Police intended to arrest and charge the traffic officer soon, Mushavhanamadi said. |
India: Chandigarh cop shoots himself in the mouth
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"Reportedly depressed after the death of his infant grandson two months ago, a police official in Chandigarh Monday shot himself in the mouth with his service pistol."
"Assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Kali Ram, 55, committed suicide at the police lines here at 6 a.m. He died instantly."
"Ram was posted in the VIP security wing of Chandigarh police. He had gone to the police lines sports ground Monday morning for a walk when he took the extreme step."
"Family members said Ram, who was a diabetic and had been advised to go for morning walks, was in shock for sometime and was reportedly suffering from depression after the death of his grandson in an accident two months ago." ... |
Canada: Cops find toy gun alarming
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"The soft-air gun that was fired on a Thunder Bay school bus Wednesday is considered a firearm, Thunder Bay Police said."
"But since the muzzle velocity of the plastic weapon is less than 167 metres per second [548fps], it doesn’t have to be licensed or registered for personal use."
"'I think it’s fair to call it a firearm,' police spokesman Chris Adams said Friday." ...
"A Hammarskjold high school student was suspended after he allegedly fired the weapon at a Claude Garton elementary school student. The incident happened on a school bus Wednesday morning."
"Joe Hachey said his 13-year-old stepson, who attends Claude Garton, was struck in the back of the head by a projectile."
"'He never thought it was a real big deal, because kids are kids,' Hachey said Friday." ... |
OH: Study: 'No-guns' signs cause negative reactions, and not just among CHL-holders (OFCC)
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"According to a new academic study, and as reported in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal, 'no-guns' signs have a negative emotional effect on whomever passes by -- employees and customers alike."
"Stephen Morgan, Ph.D., an associate professor of psychology at Concordia University-St. Paul, told the newspaper he felt 'weird and ill at ease' whenever he passed one of those signs. So he decided to find out whether other people felt the same way." ...
"Ohio businesses now have all they need to support their decision to remove their discriminatory, unsafe and 'negative' signs." ... |
OH: Kidnapped at gunpoint from 'no-guns' bowling alley, shot (OFCC)
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Editor's Note: The person who submitted this story, who is in a position to know, informed OFCC that the husband was using an 'illegally obtained 22.cal' pistol, and that his body was found last week with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
"WTOV9.com (NBC Ch. 9 Steubenville) is reporting that a Jefferson County woman who was shot and survived talked to News 9 about her dramatic experience."
"According to reports, Sean Kmatz abducted his wife at gunpoint last Tuesday. Brenda was at a state-mandated 'no-guns' bowling alley in Amsterdam, Ohio when she says her estranged husband Sean showed up with a gun." ... |
OH: Dear Toby: The answer to the question (OFCC)
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"Last week, OFCC reported that gun ban extremist Toby Hoover, who fronts what often appears to be a one-woman show at the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence, had sent an email listing some of the recent incidences of gun violence around Ohio."
"And as we have done in the past, OFCC set about to reveal the truth between the li(n)es in Hoover’s missive."
"We pointed out just some of the many gun control laws that were broken in the commission of the crimes Hoover listed, and we asked the question: 'Just what exactly does Toby Hoover believe passage of MORE gun control laws will solve, anyways?'"
"Hoover hasn’t seen fit to answer our question, but she has responded, in an email claiming entitled 'Ohio gun boys don’t know the question'." ... |
AZ: East Valley resident starts firm that designs secret places in homes
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"Gilbert resident Jacob Clarkson doesn’t have to worry about his young children accidentally getting into his gun collection."
"That’s because he has a unique storage space for his pistols and hunting rifles in his new home that only he can open."
"First he slightly twists a vase that rests in a decorative niche in the living room wall. That causes a family picture hanging on the wall to rise, revealing an electronic fingerprint reader set inside the wall. Clarkson sticks his forefinger into the biometric reader, which scans his fingerprint, identifying him as the owner. Then a second niche with an identical vase opens up, revealing the guns mounted in their storage locker inside the wall." ... |
NH: Students reassured after threat
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"Heather Razin was well positioned to observe Portsmouth High School’s response to a weapons incident last week, which many agree avoided a more serious situation." ...
"The youths, police suspect, were there to settle a score with specific PHS students following a fight the previous day. As students were leaving for the day, the suspects were approached by school and police officials and apprehended before any confrontations could occur."
"In addition to three baseball bats, the suspects had a machete, a pellet handgun, a golf putter and a kitchen knife in their possession, police said." ... |
ND: Blind gun permit holder opposes change in rules
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"Carey McWilliams, a blind man who obtained a North Dakota license to carry a concealed pistol, says the Legislature shouldn't dump a law that requires permit holders to take a written test."
"'I don't think everybody under the sun should be able to just walk in and get a weapon,' the Fargo man said. 'You've got to have standards.'"
"The Legislature is considering two bills affecting North Dakota's law for carrying concealed weapons. One would eliminate the requirement that a prospective permit holder take a written test. The second would make permit holders' identities off limits to the public." ... |
NY: Increase in gun use among women
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"The National Rifle Association's target-shooting classes for women have been skyrocketing in popularity across the country. A recent study by the National Shooting Sports Foundation puts the number of women participating in target sports at more than four million."
"The New York State Rifle and Pistol Association (NYSPRA) offers a number of programs specifically for women. The programs range from an introduction to shooting and gun safety to experienced shooting teams." ... |
HI: Nevada Downs USF In Air Rifle
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The University of Nevada's Blue rifle team easily outscored San Francisco's Green squad, 1519 to 1368, here Sunday in a college air rifle dual that was part of the Hawaii Invitational. Nevada's Meghann Morrill took top honors with 388 and was followed by teammates Michael Tanoue with a 383 and Ryan Tanoue with a 382.
In an exhibition air match, Nevada's Blue team beat San Francisco's Gold squad, 1519 to 1084.
Nevada hosts Air Force this weekend in a dual meet prior to heading to the NCAA Championships, March 11-12, in Colorado Springs, Colo. Nevada's air rifle team has qualified and Ryan Tanoue has qualified in air as an individual, as well, at the NCAA Championships. |
IN: Akron Rifle Wins WIRC Championships
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"On the strength of its season-long scoring average, The University of Akron rifle team won the its second-straight Western Intercollegiate Rifle Conference title Saturday at Purdue University."
"April Engle (Mogadore, Ohio/Firestone HS) fired a 383 out of a possible 400 to take top honors in the air rifle competition. Sarah Kramer (Sharon, Mass./Sharon HS) was on her heels with a 383 while Ashley Pawlak (Lancaster, N.Y./Lancaster Central HS) and Shannon Kohatsu-Jelsma (Hilo, Hawaii/Waiakea HS) tallied personal-best scores of 382 and 381, respectively." ... |
UK: Gunman blasted my wife
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"A JEWELLER fought back tears yesterday as he told a court of the moment his wife was shot dead protecting their daughter."
"Victor Bates, 65, was at the family business with 64-year-old Marian and daughter Xanthe when two raiders burst in."
"Both wore crash helmets and one had a pistol, the other a crowbar."
"Mr Bates recalled: 'The gunman was going to shoot my daughter. My wife came forward and stepped between my daughter and the gunman and he shot her in cold blood.'"
"Xanthe, 35, told Stafford Crown Court: 'I saw my mother come past with her arms open and her hair whooshing past me, shouting, 'No'. He fired and she dropped to the floor face down. He called her a silly cow.'" ... |
UK: Pupil behind 35 teacher attacks
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"A PRIMARY school child has been branded Scotland's most violent pupil after attacking his teachers 35 times."
"The boy is still being taught at a primary school in East Renfrewshire, Scotland's top performing education authority, despite the attacks."
"Teachers have been given self-defence lessons in an attempt to teach them how to protect themselves from the child and other violent pupils."
"The council made the admissions after a new breakdown of statistics showed the local authority had two of the most violent schools in Scotland.
Drumchapel High in Glasgow was revealed as the most violent school in Scotland."
"Teachers there have suffered 101 violent attacks by pupils in the past two years." ... |
Australia: Mates in murder-suicide tragedy
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"THEY were best friends making their way to a wedding where one of them was about to fulfill his duties as the best man."
"But after a moment of madness both young men lay dying outside a suburban Sydney house, victims of an apparent murder-suicide." ...
"Detectives working to unravel the mystery behind the weekend's tragic events now believe the wedding both men were due to attend may yield vital clues."
"The Daily Telegraph has learned the occupant of the Boyd St home, aged in his 20s, stabbed and shot his friend, in his 30s, before turning a pistol on himself." ... |
Australia: Self-defence claim in fatal street shooting
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"ACCUSED underworld murderer Evangelos Goussis shot convicted killer Lewis Caine in self-defence after Caine drew a gun on him, a court heard yesterday."
"Mr Goussis told police Caine said ``this is for Mario' but his gun seemed to jam and Mr Goussis then shot Caine to the head, Crown prosecutor Rosemary Carlin said."
"Keith George Faure, 53, and Mr Goussis, 37, are both charged with the murder of Caine on May 8, 2004."
"The accused men, whose addresses were suppressed, were not required to enter a plea."
"Caine, who was also known as Sean Vincent, was found dead in a Brunswick street after a night drinking with the two accused men." ... |
UK: Hammer robber terrifies worker
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"A HAMMER-WIELDING robber threatened a young woman shop worker in a terrifying raid on a city off-licence."
"The raider, wearing a ski-mask, struck when the 23-year-old was on duty alone at the Bottoms Up store in Marchmont Road at around 9pm yesterday."
"He brandished the hammer at her before running off in the direction of the Meadows with a quantity of cigarettes and around £20 in cash."
"Store manager Andrew Lundie said the attack had been captured on CCTV and the tapes had been handed to the police. The shop assistant, he said, was unhurt but badly shaken."
"He added:"
"'This is not something that staff who are doing a job serving the public should have to suffer.'" ...
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Submitter's Note: I agree, she should have been able to pull her pistol and shoot the little yabbo. |
UK: Stun guns dished out to police
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"Police will be armed with 50,000 volt stun guns from tomorrow."
"The 130 firearms officers in the West Midlands are being given the taser weapons to tackle violent criminals they believe to be armed."
"The tasers are designed to give armed officers a less lethal alternative to guns."
"But police chiefs have stressed they are not a replacement for guns and will continue to use firearms when facing criminals with guns."
"Insp Andrew Crowson, from the West Midlands Police firearms operations unit, said: 'Authorised firearms officers will be deploying tasers as a less lethal option alongside conventional firearms when dealing with armed and dangerous people.'" ... |
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