The Price of Political Correctness on Guns in Platteville Wisconsin

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UW Platteville Student David Kalenga-Kasongo, on Monday, 14 March, the week before spring break, pulled a fire alarm and made allegations that he heard noises and saw the barrel of a firearm inside a stall of a bathroom on campus. Under questioning by reporters, he says that the barrel was a "long barrel", like "an AK 47". From uwpexponent.com:

University of Wisconsin-Platteville Chancellor Dennis Shields closed all public campus buildings at 1:30 p.m. on March 14 due to a security threat in the men’s restroom on the first floor of Ullsvik Hall.

UW-Platteville student David Kalenga-Kasongo was using the restroom when he heard a clicking noise that he interpreted as the racking of a gun. He pulled the Ullsvik fire alarm at 12:50 p.m. and called the Platteville city police. Kalenga-Kasongo later said he saw the barrel of a rifle that he thought was an AK-47.

The week before spring break is crowded with midterm exams at the University of Wisconsin at Platteville. From facebook:

Spring break is fast approaching, and that means midterms for students at UW-Platteville. Check out these last minute tips from The Princeton Review to ace those midterm exams.

Watch the video, make up your mind, then read the rest of the article.  I want your unbiased opinion.

I have interviewed a number of people as an investigator.  I have my doubts about the accuracy of the rendition of the incident as related. But I want other opinions about it. Fortunately, the video is now on youtube.

One retired officer that I talked to said that the "gun on campus" has become the new "bomb threat". Bomb threats became so ubiquitous in the 70's that severe penalties were put in place and enforced, for people calling in fraudulent bomb threats. The cost of institutions being forced to shut down for hours at a time is enormous.

But "Gun!" threats are politically correct. Questioning the validity of such threats is verboten; especially on university campuses, where administrators are desperately attempting to preserve their political power to invalidate the Second Amendment as they see fit.

It is embarrassing to read about Americans acting this way. I used to laugh at the British, and sadly reflect on the high level of nanny state there. Now the same level of insanity is being played out on American Campuses. I have been to the University of Platteville. I once considered attending there. It is a small school at a small town in rural America.

They had a fine mining engineering program with an excellent reputation. I can only imagine the embarrassment of the engineering students and faculty at the level of political correctness being exhibited at their school. Kalenga-Kasongo is himself an engineering student. From uwpexponent.com:

The Exponent made repeated attempts to contact Kalenga-Kasongo for comment, but he did not return phone calls, Facebook messages or text messages. A cursory background check reveals that Kalenga-Kasongo, who has a Madison address, is an honors graduate of MATC, a general engineering major at UW-Platteville, and has had at least one brush with the law.

The campus Chancellor, Dennis Shields,  seems a bit skeptical about the whole affair.  But he acts professionally when asked about it. From the uwpexponent.com:

“I think it is very important not to overreact,” Shields said. “The last thing I want to do is see campus turned into an armed camp.”

Shields and Williams were also asked why the buildings were evacuated rather than being put on lockdown.

Shields said that it was because there was no evidence of an active shooter.

Another attendee asked whether pulling the fire alarm was the right thing to do in such a situation.

“I can’t speak for what [the student] did,” Williams said. “He certainly got everybody’s attention.” Williams also said that the response would have been different if it was an active shooter.

Is this the same David Kalenga-Kasongo that is enrolled in Platteville?

Eventually, universities and schools will have to come to grips with the disruptions and down time caused by these sorts of alarms.  I suspect that sanctions will start to be enforced for fraudulent alarms.  The cost to schools, students, and society is too large.  The current rewards for false alarms, such as avoiding exams, getting a few hours off, and feeling the power of making hundreds or thousands of people jump to your command, are seductive; the costs of doing so are non-existent.

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Followup SC: Dustin Blackman Found Justified in Shooting of Antwan Chaplin

But on Wednesday, Backman told jurors during his murder trial that he shot Antwan Chaplin in self-defense when the drunken 29-year-old tried to pull him from his SUV.

The jury acquitted Backman, 31, after deliberating for a short time later in the day.

His case is the latest locally to center on the S.C. Protection of Persons and Property Act, the state’s “stand your ground” law. He and his lead attorney, Bill Thrower, had tried to have his charge thrown out before the trial, but Judge Deadra Jefferson denied his bid for immunity.
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TX: Armed Victim Shoots, Kills 1 of 2 Suspects

Two armed robbers picked the wrong victim in northwest Dallas.

Police said they approached a man eating his dinner in the parking lot of Whataburger at Inwood Road and Lemmon Avenue and tried to rob him around 1 a.m.Thursday morning.

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Small Shop Guns in Israel: The Carlo Submachine Gun

Guns are not difficult to make.  Submachine guns are some of the easiest to construct with simple tools.  Add a $100 electric welder from Harbor Freight and they become a project for a few weekends.  Once the templates and jigs are produced for a small shop, they can be turned out with a few hours of labor.
Brazil has many simple homemade submachine guns showing up on its street The number found in Israel is rising.  From haaretz.com:

A thin strand connects the three most recent shootings in Jerusalem. Similar to other incidents characterizing the current wave of terror, the terrorists didn’t know each other, there was no guiding hand, and there was no coordination. However, all of the attackers used the same weapon – a “Carlo,” as it’s known on the street.

I cringe at the next sentence, but we are used to seeing just as bad in the United States.

It’s a homemade imitation of the Swedish-made Carl Gustav recoilless rifle, which was used primarily in the 1950s and ’60s

The author obviously confused the Carl Gustav recoilless rifle with the Carl Gustav M/45 9mm submachine gun.  The recoilless rifle is about 41 inches long, fires a single 84mm projectile, and weighs about 20 lbs.  It has an excellent reputation, but it is not so easily reproduced in small shops, and the ammunition is far harder to come by.

The black market prices for the guns and ammunition are fascinating.  They rather remind me of the prices that are commonly quoted for drugs in the U.S.; often highly inflated.

However, over the years, as the illegal market for standard weapons became more and more expensive – Kalashnikov and Tavor rifles can cost between 60,000 to 80,000 shekels ($15,400-$20,500) – the Carlo was improved and became more widespread. Today, almost anyone can pick up the weapon from a starting price of around 3,000 shekels, up to northward of 17,000 shekels for an especially high-quality version. 

 Here is an image of a real Carl Gustav 9mm M/45.  You can see the similarities, and all the things the crude manufacture left off as superfluous.  Things like the stock, sights, and barrel shroud.  

There is a mention of 3,500 shekels for 45 cartridges.   That is $900 for 45 cartridges, or $20 a 9mm cartridge!  That seems to be where the real money is.

Ammunition is not hard to make in small shops.  There are plenty of sources available on the Internets about the manufacture of ammunition.  The hard part for submachine guns is smokeless powder.  Bullets are very simple, cases a bit harder, primers a weekend project. It is easier to make primers than smokeless powder. Smokeless powder takes precursor chemicals and procedures that are not high school chemistry; consistency is important and difficult.  But black powder is easy, as many high school students have found out.  

Perhaps, if you are going to smuggle in smokeless powder, you just smuggle in 9mm cartridges.  They are one of the most common cartridges in the world.  For suicide type attacks, only a handful are needed. 

In the United States, we do not see as many of these homemade submachine guns, though they show up with some regularity.  There are so many other weapons available that there is little incentive to manufacture submachine guns.

A 12 gauge shotgun with buckshot provides the same functionality in the United States as a submachine gun.  It has the added advantage of being a good choice for hunting birds and deer with appropriate ammunition.  Both guns and ammunition are easily and cheaply available.

These small shop/homemade submachine guns serve to show the futility of banning guns and of the unintended consequences that result from such bans.  

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Confirmed: Idaho Permitless Carry to go to Govenor Otter

The Idaho Second Amendment Alliance has placed this image on their facebook page.  S 1389 is now on its way to  Governor Butch Otter for signature.  I think the chance of a veto is very low.

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Idaho House Passes Permitless or "Constitutional" carry

The House in Idaho has passed S 1389 restore permitless carry. SB 1389 passed the Senate 27-8. It passed out of the House committee yesterday, March 17th. It will be sent to Governor Butch Otter. Governor Otter has been shown to be a Second Amendment supporter in the past. It seems likely that he will sign SB 1389. It is an incremental step that is not far off of existing law in Idaho. Governor Otter signed the Idaho campus carry bill in the face of intense opposition by the powerful higher education lobby in Idaho. 

The Idaho Sheriffs Association has endorsed the bill.  They do not endorse legislation unless they have at least a two thirds majority of their members in favor of the legislation.

It has been expected that Idaho would pass a permitless or "Constitutional carry" law for a decade or more. Internal disagreements among Republicans have killed previous bills. Development of a strong grass roots organization pushing for permitless carry, appears to be what has motivated the legislators to pass this bill.

"Constitutional carry" is derived from the state of law that existed when the Bill of Rights, including the Second Amendment, was ratified on December 15th, 1791. At that point, there were no restrictions on the bearing of arms, concealed or openly carried, by anyone who could legally possess them.

Eight other states have close approximations to "Constitutional carry" are Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas, Maine, West Virginia, Wyoming, and Vermont. Idaho would make the eighth state to eliminate the necessity of a permit to carry concealed weapons for adults who can legally possess handguns. Vermont has had Constitutional carry since statehood in 1791, a few months before the Bill of Rights was ratified.

If Governor Butch Otter signs SB 1389, the number of states with "Constitutional Carry" will exceed the number of states that allow police or other government officials to heavily restrict the right to bear arms.  There are eight states that give state officials the power to deny their citizens the right to bear arms. That authority is wielded with subjective "discretion" rather than being based on objective criteria, such as previous felony convictions or mental illness.

Those states where Second Amendment rights are still subject to political "discretion" are California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York. California, Maryland, New Jersey, and New York, are among the six in States that do not have protection for the right to keep and bear arms in their state constitutions.

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More on Apple Valley Shootingy, CA: Burglar refused Command, Reached for Waistband

After a brief struggle, the homeowner had the suspect at gunpoint, but the suspect "refused to comply with repeated commands to show his hands and lay on the ground," officials said in a news release.

When the suspect reached into his waistband, the homeowner opened fire.

A neighbor said the confrontation did not happen inside the home.

"He did wake up and he found some stuff missing. He actually confronted the guy that broke in. He was pushing his motorcycle," said neighbor Jamie Valenzuela. "I guess he got him to go back to the house and return his motorcycle, and on the way back, he noticed that he had his other gun."

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FL: Homeowner Shoots at Intruder

A homeowner opened fire after waking up to a burglar inside his west Boca Raton home.

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TX: Armed Victim Stops Robbery Attempt

A robbery attempt was thwarted by a licensed handgun holder Tuesday night.

The Tyler Police Department responded to a report of a robbery about 8 p.m. outside the Family Dollar store, 3505 Frankston Highway, according to a news release.

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TX: Victim Disarms Robber, Robber Shot in Groin During Struggle

Not long after firefighters left the scene, police were called after a would-be robber was shot during a scuffle.

Police say it was around 1 a.m. Thursday when a 17-year-old male approached a contractor hired to board up the damaged restaurant on Westheimer at Kirkwood. He got close enough that the worker was able to grab the gun, and the would-be robber got shot in the groin.
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Followup WA: Two Surviving Invaders Convicted in Lakewood Home Invasion

The robbers ran from the house and drove off, with the wounded Vorhees in tow. Prosecutors said the robbers spent a considerable amount of time driving around as Vorhees lay dying. Eventually, police found Vorhees' body dumped in a Federal Way apartment parking lot.

The morning after the robbery, officers arrested one of their suspects, Duprea R. Wilson, now 20, on an unrelated charge. It wasn't until they searched him that they found the victim's wedding ring. The investigation eventually led to the arrest of the third suspect, Qiuoradi L. Taylor, now 18.

Taylor and Wilson were convicted Wednesday on charges of manslaughter, robbery, kidnap and burglary. Sentencing will be on March 25.
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Idaho Poll on Permitless Carry

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An online poll at BoiseWeekly is showing the strong support for permitless or "Constitutional carry" in Idaho.

The question is:

Do you think Idahoans should be able to carry concealed firearms without a permit within city limits?

Currently the poll is at 81% for restoring the right to bear arms concealed without a permit.  

Link to the poll

On line polls  measure the ratio of those who are interested enough to answer an online poll. The results here are typical.  Second Amendment supporters typically outnumber those who push for more restrictions by 3-10 to 1. In this case the ratio is now 5-1 ratio. This poll is asking a fairly clear question about the desirability of a permit requirement for a Constitutional right.

People in Idaho have a long history of having the right to bear arms in most of the State without any permit.  It is not surprising that they would support this small, incremental step to restoring a right that many believe they have always had.

The poll in Idaho is topical because the legislature is in the process of debating a bill to restore permitless carry.  The bill, SB 1389 has passed the Senate 27-8.  It passed out of the House committee yesterday, March 17th.  It may come up for a vote in the full House today.  If it passes, it will be sent to Governor Butch Otter.  Governor Otter has been shown to be a Second Amendment supporter in the past. It seems likely that he would sign SB 1389.  It is an incremental step that is not far off of existing law in Idaho.

It has been expected that Idaho would pass a permitless or "Constitutional carry" law for a decade or more.  Internal disagreements among Republicans have killed previous bills.  Development of a strong grass roots organization pushing for permitless carry, appears to be what has motivated the legislators to pass this bill.

"Constitutional carry" is derived from the state of law that existed when the Bill of Rights, including the Second Amendment, was ratified on December 15th, 1791.  At that point, there were no restrictions on the bearing of arms, concealed or openly carried, by anyone who could legally possess them.

Eight other states have close approximations to "Constitutional carry" are Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas, Maine, West Virginia, Wyoming, and Vermont.  Idaho would make the eighth state to eliminate the necessity of a permit to carry concealed weapons for adults who can legally possess handguns. Vermont has had Constitutional carry since statehood in 1791, a few months before the Bill of Rights was ratified.
 
 If Idaho passes SB 1389, the number of states with "Constitutional Carry" will exceed the number of states that heavily restrict the right to bear arms.  There are eight states that give police the power to choose to deny their citizens their right to bear arms.  That authority is wielded with subjective police "discretion" rather than being based on objective criteria, such as previous felony convictions or mental illness.

Those states where Second Amendment rights are still subject to police "discretion" are California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York.  Four of those states, California, Maryland, New Jersey, and New York, are among the six in the United States that do not have a protection for the right to keep and bear arms in their state constitutions.

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MI: Clerk Pulls .45, Stops Robbery

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After he was spurned by a Dundee gas station clerk who stuck a pistol in his face, a robber made his way to Milan and Pittsfield Township where he held up two other stores early Saturday.

Dundee Village Manager David W. Uhl said the man walked into the BP Gas Station, 602 Tecumseh St., at 6:12 a.m. and told the employee he was robbing the place. He then lifted his shirt to imply he had a weapon, Mr. Uhl said.

Then the clerk, 60, quickly went into action. He pulled out a .45-caliber handgun and pointed it at the robber, who decided on a change of plans.


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MA: Homeowner Disarms 1 Invader, Shoots 2nd

“According to the preliminary investigation, the suspect rummaging through the apartment came back into the main area of the apartment due to the commotion of fighting and drew his firearm upon Mr. Hoard,” the Bristol DA’s office told MassLive. “Mr. Hoard shot the suspect, later identified as Mr. Scott, one time. The second, unidentified suspect, then fled the apartment on foot while Mr. Hoard called 911.”


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Fl: Homeowner in Davie Shoots, Kills Intruder

An off-duty officer is an armed citizen.

An off-duty Miramar Police officer shot and killed a burglar who was trying to break into the officer's Davie home early Wednesday, authorities said.

The incident happened in the 6200 block of Gauntlet Hall Lane shortly after 6 a.m., Davie Police said.

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GA: Governor Deal Questions Campus Carry

The Georgia campus carry bill has caused some concern in Governor Deal's office.  It is not clear what, if anything, Governor Deal means to do.  However, he issued a troubling statement on Tuesday, 15 March, about a day after he recieved the campus carry bill, HB859.

The bill passed the House 113 to 59, and the Senate 37 to 17.   A two thirds vote is needed for a veto override. There are sufficient votes in the Senate to override, but the House would be problematical.  Governor Deal did not say that he intended to veto the campus carry bill.  Instead, his office released the following statement.  From gov.georgia.gov:

The governor’s office released the following statement in response to “campus carry” legislation passed by the General Assembly:

“As a lifetime defender and staunch supporter of Second Amendment rights, Gov. Deal has signed every pro-gun bill to reach his desk. However, he believes legitimate points have been made in regards to certain aspects of the ‘campus carry’ bill and he calls on the General Assembly to address these concerns in related legislation before Sine Die. Specifically, these areas of concern include dually enrolled k-12 students who leave school to attend classes at a university or technical college campus, as well as daycare centers on these same campuses. Deal also believes the governing boards of universities and technical colleges should have the discretion to set reasonable rules regarding disciplinary hearings and faculty and administrative offices. Addressing these issues is an important step in ensuring the safety and freedoms of students, faculty and staff in our institutions of higher learning throughout our state.”

The above must be the latest meme floating about the strategy sessions of university power councils, as a way to derail the exercise of Second Amendment rights on campus.  The wording is very similar to arguments that were brought before the Alaskan Senate when considering their campus carry bill.  In order to consider if prohibiting students who have a Georgia carry permit should be allowed in faculty and staff officies.  It means that the school administration could prevent a staff member from exercising her Second  Amendment rights in her own office.  You could also ask if campus administrators would insists that police officers be disarmed before coming into their offices.  Carry permit holders have shown themselve to be far more law abiding than police officers.  If the Assembly chooses to grant the faculty and staff of institutions of higher learning in Georgia some leeway to deal with these issues, they should do so warily.  The administrations of these institutions have proved to be extremely antithetical to the exercise of the Second Amendment in the past.

HB859 was delivered to Governor Deal on the 14th of March, 2016. "Sin die" is the last day in the legislative session, the date that the session is adjourned. The date of "sin die" in Georgia is March 24th in 2016.  This is important, because Governor Deal has six days to sign legislation, or allow it to pass into law, if the legislature is in session.  If the legislature adjourns "sin die" before the six days have elapsed, then the Governor can veto the legislation anytime in the next 40 days.  That is what happened in West Virginia with Constitutional Carry last year in 2015.  The legislature adjourned "sin die" and the West Virginia Governor Tomblin vetoed the bill, which was passed this year (2016) over Governor  Tomblin's veto.

Six days from 14 March is 20 March.  If Governor Deal does not sign or veto HB859, it will become law on 20 March, and will go into effect on 1 July, 2016.

If Governor Deal vetos the bill, which seems unlikely, the legislature will have four days to attempt to override his veto.

Update: This article  depended on reports that Governor Deal had officially received Bill 859.  It seemed to be correct; the Governor's office released the press release shown above.  But the legislative site does not show the bill as having been enrolled and sent to Governor Deal.  If it has not been officially enrolled, Governor Deal will have 40 days after sin die to veto the bill.

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CA: Armed Homeowner Shoots 2 of 4 Intruders

An off duty police officer is just another legally armed citizen

All four suspects in the break-in have been arrested, according to a sheriff’s statement. Authorities are still seeking to confirm their identities and ages.

The lieutenant was not injured and has yet to be interviewed by the Sheriff's Department. It was not clear whether the men knew that a police officer lived at the home.

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MN: Armed Wife Stops Mob Attack on Husband

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 A recent mob attack in St. Paul, Minnesota, illustrated the reason why Second Amendment supporters have pushed so hard to be able to, at minimum, keep a firearms in their vehicle or their workspace.  It also illustrates why disarmists have pushed hard to oppose it.  The last thing that disarmists want are examples of people who use firearms to defend themselves.

32 year old Bruce Chang was assaulted by a mob of 15 to 30 young men. The attack almost cost him his eye, and could easily have cost him his life.  Fortunately, his wife was close by in his home, and armed. The attack would  likely have been prevented if his workplace wouldn't have banned the exercise of his Second Amendment rights on their property. From cbslocal.com:

“I didn’t know I was stabbed but I felt the pressure and fell to one knee,” he said. “I immediately pushed off, because you got to survive.”

He was assaulted by a mob of 15 to 30 young men gambling on his driveway. They threw rocks and jabbed a stick at his face, striking him just below his left eye.

“With one of my older neighbors, who knows what would have happened,” Chang said.

Chang’s wife also has a firearm-carry permit. Because he can’t take his pistol to his workplace, Chang didn’t have it Monday when he pulled into his driveway.

At least one of Chang's attackers was aiming for the eye socket, endangering Chang's bodily integrity, and his life.  The nature of the mob attack meets the requirements for disparity of force.  Bruce Change would have been justified in using deadly force to prevent and/or stop the attack.  His wife was justified in threatening deadly force with her pistol to stop the attack.

Chang has his own personal defensive handgun, a Smith & Wesson M&P .40 caliber, with him.  He did not have it with him because of his employer's restrictions. He was attacked; he almost lost his eye and his life, because his employer wanted him disarmed.

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This would be less likely in places Wisconsin and Kansas, where employers are shielded from liability if they respect employees rights to exercise the Second Amendment.  It would have been less likely in  Texas and Florida, where employers are required to respect employees' property rights inside their vehicle, if they allow those vehicles on an Employer's parking lot.

But in Minnesota, there are no such protections.  So Bruce Change almost lost his eye and/or his life to a group of criminal young men who wanted to take his property for their own; and were willing to enforce their taking of his property with deadly force.

Correction: Minnesota protects the rights of permit holders to have guns in their vehicles.

It is time for the Minnesota legislature to recognize and enforce the Second Amendment.  Minnesota is one of only six states that does not have their own protection of the right to keep and bear arms in their state constitution.

It will not happen with the current governor's signature, at least as stand alone legislation.  Mark Dayton is adamantly opposed to Second Amendment rights.  But last year Governor Dayton signed off on gun law reforms that were included as part of the budget bill.  It is possible that could be done again.

As the disarmists say:  If it saves one innocent life...

Definition of  disarmist

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FL: Armed Victim on Dialisis, Drives off Intruder

 ORLANDO, Fla (WOFL FOX 35) - A man is due in court Wednesday morning accused of breaking into a home in Orlando.  The suspect quickly learned he had picked the wrong house when the homeowner pulled out a gun, all while hooked up to a dialysis machine.


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10,000 Articles Published on Gun Watch as of Today, 18 March, 2016

The first article posted on Gun watch was on November 29th, 2004.  John Jay Ray, the creator of Gun Watch, posted the story of 79-year-old Margaret Anderson, who had an unloaded .22 single shot pistol in a pistol case, in her carry-on bag.  The elderly woman said that she had moved recently, and had forgot that she had left the pistol case, which resembled a book, in the bag.  She was booked into jail on a concealed weapons charge, in Florida.

The story illustrated the draconian nature of concealed carry laws in the United States, and how they are misapplied, or not, much on the whim and political orientation of the local prosecutor.

In 2004, 152 excerpts and articles were published.  Not bad for 33 days in 2004.

In 2005, 367 excerpts with links and articles were published. That became the norm for the next six years.  At the end of 2011, after seven years and a month of publications, the total stood at 2,779.  The focus of Gun Watch was to make available stories that were being ignored or spiked by the media cartel, primarily stories of defensive gun uses.

The Author, Dean Weingarten, joined Gun Watch in the middle of 2012, and was soon devoting full time attention to the blog.  Articles and excerpts increased to 822 in 2012, then 1,901 in 2013, 1,764 in 2014, and 2,260 in 2015.  There have been 474 articles and excerpts with links posted in 2016 so far, with 100 being posted in March as of today.

You can expect about five short excerpts, with links, about defensive gun uses and other firearms and self defense related news, for each original article published.  The original articles generally run over 600 words, with at least one picture.  This means that over half of Gun Watch content is original material.

Original articles account for a bit over 1/6th of total Gun Watch posts by the count, about 1,600 of the 10,000 total posts are more than brief commentary on an excerpt.

The amount of original content is increasing.  In 2016, there have been 454 posts.  Of those, 133 have been original articles.  That is 30% of the total posts, and about 70% original content.

The 10,000th article posted on Gun Watch is the one below, titled  "12,254,962 Firearms Added to the Private Stock in the U.S. in 2014".

Gun Watch has become a leader in this sort of factual article and analysis of firearms statistics.


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