One pedestrian was killed and three other victims were injured in an apparent rampage Monday morning in Carmichael involving the driver of a pickup truck who allegedly rammed two people, exited his vehicle and attacked two others while wielding a crowbar and a gun, authorities said.
The suspect struck two pedestrians with his vehicle, hit a third person with a crowbar and injured a fourth with either the crowbar or the suspect’s gun before being shot himself by another citizen, Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office personnel said. The suspect was hospitalized and is in custody.
When the 58-year-old security guard on duty told him to pay, that man pulled out a gun instead.
The security guard then drew his own gun and fired, hitting the man in the abdomen.
Almost a year ago, on 28 June, 2020, a mob of loud, screaming BLM protestors in St. Louis, Missouri, followed the agitators/leaders into private property through a locked gate.
Reacting to the threats, Mark and Patricia McCloskey grabbed two firearms, an AR-15 type rifle and an inoperable Bryco semi-automatic pistol. The McCloskeys seemed fully justified under Missouri law. The state Attorney General defended them in public. The Governor said he would pardon them if they were prosecuted.
This did not deter radical St. Louis Circuit Attorney (prosecutor) Kim Gardner. She insisted on prosecuting the McCloskeys. Eventually she was removed from the case for conflict of interest. Gardner appealed the decision, lost the appeal, then appealed the the Missouri Supreme Court, which decided not to hear the case.
Richard C. Callahan was appointed as the special prosecutor to take the place of Kim Gardner. An unbiased special prosecutor would have dropped all charges. But Callahan was not unbiased.
Callahan had spent 30 years as a St. Louis prosecutor. He had been appointed by President Barack Obama as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, in 2010. Callahan is reported to be a longtime ally of former Senator Claire McCaskill (D) Missouri. Callahan is a lifelong Democrat.
Some of the statements made by Callahan, after the plea deal was agreed to, were telling. From ksdk.com:
Getting a conviction on the felony charge would make it subject to all of the gun laws that favor self defense in Missouri.
“The state would have to prove those defenses and I don’t think I could have won at trial. The advantage to the harassment charge was, by a quirk in the way law is written, none of those defenses are available, so I knew that’s where I was going and that’s where I would probably win if it went to trial.
Later, Callahan, in the same article:
Callahan also balked at the couple's request to have the guns rendered ineffective and given to a charity for auction as historic artifacts. The judge denied the request.
“I thought the most important aspect was to forfeit and destroy the guns,” Callahan said. “Some groups wanted to buy the gun and use it as a trophy display.”
A prosecutor who says a purely symbolic act, that of destroying guns used in a self defense case, is the most important aspect, is not unbiased. He wanted the guns destroyed more than he was willing to accept funding for the state, even if the guns were de-activated.
Callahan showed he believes state control of guns is more important than justice or truth. He showed making a political statement is more important to him than concerning himself with justice, guilt, or innocence.
Callahan made this statement about the angry mob the McCloskeys faced. From mdjonline.com: Richard G. Callahan Special Prosecutor Statement June 17, 2021
The protesters, Callahan said, "were a racially mixed and peaceful group, including women and children, who simply made a wrong turn on their way to protest in front of the mayor's house. There was no evidence that any of them had a weapon and no one I interviewed realized they had ventured into a private enclave."
Who a prosecutor chooses to interview makes a large difference. Callahan had plenty of reasons to choose to interview only people who validated the narrative he wanted promoted.
St. Louis PD Sgt. Curt Burgdorf, when he investigated the incident, found a different story. From foxnews.com,
“Once through the gate, the victims advised the group that they were on a private street and trespassing and told them to leave,” the police summary further states. “The group began yelling obscenities and threats of harm to both victims. When the victims observed multiple subjects who were armed, they then armed themselves and contacted police.”
The police investigation showed evidence some of the mob were armed. From a report by Sgt. Burgdorf:
[…] [Burgdorf] noted in follow up reports that at least one of the protesters was armed with a handgun, and another was wearing a bullet-resistant vest with the words, “Human Shield” on it.
In another livestream video, Burgdorf wrote a man was heard saying, “I was in front so I was the one who opened the gate. The gate was broken after they pulled a gun. What law did we break? We keep guns there but not for show though. Not to look a certain way, but for use. If they would’ve shot then they would’ve been put down.”
A source inside the St. Louis Police Department confirmed there was evidence in the report some of the group were armed. Callahan had to ignore the police report to make the statement:
There was no evidence that any of them had a weapon
With the deck stacked against him by a political prosecutor, Mark McCloskey chose the best of the choices available. He beat the rap by taking the plea deal. Then he explained it on Twitter:
@mccloskA year ago, the mob came to my door to attack my family— I backed them down The mob came for me, the media attacked me & prosecutors tried to punish me for defending my family They dropped all charges, except for a claim I instilled “imminent fear” in the mob I’d do it again.
The McCloskeys can replace the firearms easily. Anyone who watches the videos can see the McCloskeys had reason to be afraid of the mob. Most of the people in the group probably were peaceful. Most of the people probably did not know they were on private property, at first.
Analysis: The video shows the agitators leading the group through the gate. Mobs are easily lead. The people who organized the "protest" intended to trespass on the private property from the beginning. They illegally jimmied the gate and lead the mass of protestors through it. They were hoping to instigate a violent incident. They knew Kim Gardner had their back, and would prosecute anyone opposing them.
The McCloskeys took the best deal they could get. They beat the rap, even though political opposition will claim the plea shows then to be the ones at fault.
The McCloskeys took the best deal they could get. They beat the rap, even though the political opposition will claim the plea shows then to be the ones at fault.
If the evidence of the political bias of the prosecutor is made known, this need not hurt Mark McCloskey's Senate campaign.
A suspect is dead after multiple shots were fired inside a home in what the Pharr Police Department called a possible home invasion robbery.
Officers with the Pharr Police Department arrived at the 700 block of Frieda Street Friday evening after two suspects entered a home by force, according to a news release from the Pharr Police Department.
“Multiple shots were fired inside the residence resulting in the death of one of the suspects, Hispanic male in his 20's.” The news release stated. “A second suspect exited and fled the scene in an unknown type vehicle, possibly grey in color.”
At around 3:40 a.m., Richmond Heights police responded to Maggiano’s Little Italy at 22 The Boulevard Saint Louis for a report of a shooting.
Officers were called to the 900 block of Brady Avenue around 11 p.m. for a report of a shooting. Deonte Moore, 24, said he was driving south when Jamarcus James Holiday, 24, pulled up beside him in another car and threatened him, the police report said. Moore told police he did not know Holiday.
Moore then pulled into the parking lot of the Miller Union restaurant and asked the valet to call police, the report said. Holiday pulled into the parking lot, stopped his car in front of Moore’s and blocked him from exiting the lot, police said.
Holiday then pulled the victim out of his car, leading to a “physical
struggle” between the two, police spokesman Officer Steve Avery said in a
news release. Moore told police that as Holiday reached toward his back
pocket, he pulled his own gun and shot Holiday three times.
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WLBT) - A Vicksburg woman shot a would-be burglar at her home Thursday, Vicksburg Daily News reports.
Police say the homeowner arrived at her home just after 11 a.m. to find a burglary in process.
The woman told police she then fired a warning shot before yelling for the neighbors to call 911.
She then went back into the home and fired another shot as the burglar ran off.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., (AP) — Police say a 13-year-old boy was trying to stop his father from strangling his mother when he shot both parents in a St. Louis home.
Television station KMOV reports that the shooting happened around 10 a.m. Wednesday in St. Louis' Academy neighborhood.
St. Louis Metropolitan Police called to the home found a 50-year-old man and a 47-year-old woman with gunshot wounds.
Governor Abbott at Signing Ceremony, Texas, the Alamo, 17 June, 2021
Link to Youtube video of signing ceremony at the Alamo
On 16 June, 2021, Governor Greg Abbott signed HB 1927, the Texas Constitutional Carry bill. Governor Abbott will have a separate signing ceremony on 17 June at 11 p.m. From the texan.news:
The governor’s office released a media advisory stating that Abbott would sign HB 1927 and several other pro-Second Amendment bills during a ceremony at the Alamo on Thursday.
Constitutional Carry is a reasonable approximation of the state of the law when the Second Amendment was ratified in 1791. At that time, no permit was needed by any state or the federal government, to carry weapons, openly or concealed, in the United States. Activists and Second Amendment advocates have been working to pass Constitutional Carry in Texas for several legislative sessions.
A source close to the matter informed be the Texas Rifle Association, Gun Owners of America, and the National Rifle Association all worked together to pass Constitutional Carry in 2021. Grass roots support had resulted in some Republican opposition being primaried. Changes in Republican leadership positions resulted in a Speaker of the House, Dade Phelan, who was an enthusiastic supporter of the Bill.
The Republican base, under the leadership of Allen West, put considerable pressure on Lt. Governor Dan Patrick and Governor Greg Abbott, who became strong supporters. With the support of these three political power hitters, the bill was able to overcome strong Democrat opposition in the Senate, passing on a party-line vote of 18 Republicans to 13 Democrats.
The Texas law removes the requirement for people 21 years old and above to have a permit to carry loaded modern handguns in most public places. Other than during Reconstruction, Texas had never required a permit for the carry of long guns; Texas lost the right to bear handguns in the Constitution of 1876.
The restoration of Constitutional Carry will not go into effect until 1 September, 2021.
Texas is the 20th state to restore Constitutional Carry. Each of those states has retained their shall issue permit system. Vermont has always had Constitutional Carry.
There are now 21 states which have Constitutional Carry. The 21 states are:
Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas,Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
Now that Texas is a member of the Concealed Carry club, when the law becomes effective on 1 September, 56% of the land area of the United States will be under the jurisdiction of Constitutional Carry states.
The Louisiana legislature has voted for their version of Constitutional Carry with veto proof margins. Governor Edwards has said he will veto the bill, making a veto session likely.
If Louisiana passes Constitutional Carry, 58% of the land area of the United States will be under Constitutional Carry.
In addition to the 21 Constitutional Carry states, there are 21 Shall issue states. In those states, if you meet the statutory requirements to obtain a carry permit, a permit must be issued by law.
The remaining eight states are "may issue". In "may issue" jurisdictions, the issuing authority, often a police chief or sheriff, sometime a Board, exercises discretion, and issues only to people they approve of.
In these states, permits tend to be issued to retired policemen, judges, politicians, and celebrities. It has been said large political donations do not hurt the chances of an application being accepted.
The right to keep and bear arms is every American's birthright. The Constitutional Carry movement is about restoring the right to the entire country.
©2021 by Dean Weingarten: Permission to share is granted when this notice and link are included.
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Officer Truman Fitzgerald said a store associate was opening the shop for business when an armed man entered and tried to rob him. “They engaged in a shootout,’' Fitzgerald said.
Bryant was shot. Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service pronounced him dead on the scene. Police recovered a handgun from near the deceased male.
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Turkish Shepards are bred to protect flocks from wolves. The large dog was in the other dogs yard, and had it pinned to the ground by its throat, from another source. The owner said it would not let go of his dog.
The owner of a German Shepard allegedly got nervous and shot the 170 lb Turkish Shepard - he says it was for protection reasons.
We're told the large dog looked to be harming the smaller dog, but neighbors say the Turkish Shepard was friendly and they could have been playing.
An employee from Mister Money fired multiple shots at the back window of the suspect vehicle. The owner says this was done solely to make the car more identifiable to the public and police. The owner of Mister Money says he’s glad Havisto was finally arrested and that no other business owners have to live in fear that they might be next, or go through the terror that he and his employees, as well as several other businesses, have gone through the last 24 to 48 hours.
KILLEN, Ala. — Wednesday night on Holden Road in Killen, a man called
911 after he said a bullet was shot into his kitchen from a neighboring
apartment.
Sgt. James Distefano with the Lauderdale County
Sheriff’s Office said the caller went next door to check on his
neighbors. In that next-door apartment, Distefano said the two people
who live there had just had a frightening encounter—they told
investigators three men had forced their way in and assaulted them.
As the security guard was trying to deploy pepper spray, the driver of the vehicle backed out to flee and shot the guard in the chest with a flare gun. The security guard, thinking he had been shot, fired his weapon, striking Walpole in the back.
Nashville police arrived on
the scene. Walpole told police he was indeed at the Kroger store and
owned a flare gun, but was not the person who fired it, officials said.
When police asked who did, Walpole said he didn’t know.
NEW ORLEANS — Authorities say an attempted carjacking was thwarted after a driver armed himself with a gun and reportedly forced the carjacker from his car Sunday evening.
According to the New Orleans Police Department, a driver was driving near the intersection of St. Mary Street and St. Charles Avenue around 5:41 p.m. when 44-year-old Quinn Massey jumped in his passenger seat and implied that he had a weapon.
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