Ohio security guard off the hook: "Ernest Stanford, 62, has been on paid leave since August, when a grand jury indicted him for shooting Charles Eskridge, who was attempting to rob Silverman's Discount Store on Hayden Avenue. Stanford was off-duty, working as a security guard at the store, which Eskridge had robbed once before. A scuffle ensued and Eskridge was shot twice -- one bullet grazed his face, the other hit his leg. Diemert said Eskridge had tried to reach for the detective's gun, so Stanford held the weapon to keep it away from the suspect. The gun accidentally fired during the struggle, leaving a minor wound on Eskridge's face, Diemert said. Then Eskridge shoved Stanford to the floor and appeared to be reaching for something in his pocket, when Stanford shot him in the leg, Diemert said. Upon reviewing the video, prosecutors handling the case agreed that the evidence against Stanford was insufficient to lead to a conviction"




Pro-gun billboard cruises Miami: "A billboard on wheels has been cruising the streets of South Florida, heralding a pointed message in giant type: 2,191 Americans Use Guns In Self-Defense Every Day; Guns Save Lives. Of course, the traveling advertisement won’t make any friends in the administration of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who has made a crusade of ridding his city of illegal guns. Bloomberg is co-chairman of an association of mayors trying to make it tougher for criminals to get firearms. That group has a rolling billboard truck of its own proclaiming “34 Americans Are Murdered With Guns Everyday” – a statistic the pro-gun Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep Bear Arms disputes."


WA: Carrying guns now OK in county parks: "Clark County commissioners amended a code Tuesday to make it legal to carry guns in parks. It remains illegal to discharge a weapon, except under specific circumstances, such as in self-defense. The county code regarding guns in parks now aligns with state law, which says people may openly carry firearms in a nonthreatening manner. Last summer, Vancouver resident Joe Winton, a member of a national gun advocacy group, went before the commissioners to ask that the code be updated. The county code pre-dated the state’s open-carry law. Nobody testified Tuesday before the commissioners voted to update the code. Winton also went before the Vancouver City Council last year, and city park signs have been updated to reflect state law."