NC Officer who fatally shot teen fired in self-defense: "An officer who fatally shot a 16-year-old during an east Charlotte pursuit believed his life was in danger and fired in self-defense, Mecklenburg District Attorney Peter Gilchrist announced today. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police Officer Jeffrey Wheaton will not be charged, the prosecutor said. Prosecutors have been looking into the slaying since Nov. 4, when Laquan Hykeem Brown was fatally shot by Wheaton. He and Officer Brian Carey were responding to an armed robbery call at the Casa de Lago apartments off Albemarle Road and chased Brown when he ran from them, police said. One of the officers saw that Brown had a gun and Wheaton fired twice when Brown raised a hand, police said. A gun was later found about 20 feet from where Brown fell. "Everyone understands police officers often risk their lives in the course of performing their jobs and any loss of life is tragic," Police Chief Darrel Stephens in a statement. "Officers Carey and Wheaton used their training and experience to respond to a very tense and dangerous situation with professionalism." [Not a very likely story but the stupid kid took his risks]


NE: Proposal would ban gun seizures after catastrophes: "Should disaster strike and chaos ensue, Nebraskans could be forced to give up their guns, under current law. That's what happened in New Orleans, when police seized guns after Hurricane Katrina walloped the city in 2005. But a state lawmaker wants to change the rules so that cities and other political subdivisions in Nebraska couldn't do the same. Under a bill LB 1076 from Sen. Kent Rogert of Tekamah, neither the state nor political subdivisions could enact special restrictions on guns during emergency or disasters. The law would apply to gun possession, storage and use, among other things. The National Rifle Association filed a lawsuit against New Orleans city officials over the city's seizure of firearms after the hurricane."


Should domestic abuse defendants lose gun rights?: "While it is true that some abusers use firearms on their victims, it is not true in all cases. As a victim of domestic abuse, I can truthfully say I was only threatened three times with a firearm. A true abuser will use anything they can get their hands on to beat their victim and some of their tactics are more terrifying than a firearm. The right to bear arms is part of the original constitution of this country. I can assume that there were domestic abusers at that time also. Our founding fathers still decided that, no matter what, this should be a privilege and right of citizens of this country."