NY: Janitor blast kills grocery store punk: "Supermarket janitor Angel Candido grabbed a shotgun early yesterday and fatally blasted a burglar who tried to clean out the store in the middle of the night, cops said. Candido, who was working an overnight shift at the Met market at Jamaica Avenue and 173rd Street, was taking an authorized catnap in a crawl space below the store’s office when he suddenly awoke up at 2 a.m. to see two men drop from the ceiling. He watched silently as the burglars, who had cut a hole in the roof, made their way to the office safe. Then the hardworking employee grabbed hold of the weapon — which he keeps with him when he sleeps — and fired a single blast. Mamadou Koureichi, 27, of 88-09 148th St., was pronounced dead at the scene with a wound to the torso. His unidentified accomplice fled, leaving the burglary tools behind.
SC: Bashed woman shoots husband: "A domestic dispute ended Monday evening with a man being sent to the hospital with a gunshot wound and deputies charging him with a crime. Dorchester County sheriff's deputies were called out to Wise Road in the Twin Lakes subdivision near Summerville Monday night, to break up the fight between Christopher Brown and his wife. Deputies say Brown will be charged with criminal domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature. They say the fight started when Brown threatened to push his wife off a riding lawnmower. They say it escalated and he pushed his wife on the chest and struck her multiple times with a belt. Investigators say in the Wise Road case, Brown wouldn't stop striking his wife until she grabbed a gun from the bedroom and shot him. Deputies say the woman had welts and bruises on her back, arms, and legs and that she acted in self defense when she shot her husband in the upper left thigh."
Detroit cashier shoots disruptive customer; Cashier arrested: "A Detroit gas station cashier is behind bars after he allegedly shot a customer in a dispute over a box of condoms. The customer -- Michael Haynes II, 24 -- died at a hospital, The Huffington Post reports. Haynes bought a box of condoms about 12:45 a.m. Saturday at a BP station on Detroit's west side, the Detroit Free Press reports. When Haynes complained about the high price of the condoms and asked for a refund, the cashier refused. A heated argument ensued, and Haynes started knocking items from the store's shelves, police said. The cashier pulled out a gun and shot Haynes in the shoulder, Detroit's WWJ-TV reports. A friend who accompanied Michael Haynes II to the gas station drove him to a hospital, where he died from the gunshot wound. The cashier's name has not been released. The cashier may ultimately be charged with Haynes' killing in the gas station condom shooting. While the incident may not rise to the level of premeditation needed for a murder charge, the clerk may instead be charged with voluntary manslaughter -- a killing in the "heat of passion" of an emotional or mental disturbance."
Senators Sponsor Bill Supporting Second Amendment Rights: "In an effort to remove burdensome red tape that hampers the ability of legal concealed carry permit holders to carry concealed firearms into other states that allow them the National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2012 has been introduced in the U.S. Senate. A similar bill passed the House last year with a vote of 272-164. The Senate bill, endorsed by the National Rifle Association (NRA), is sponsored by Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia). Under the legislation, an individual with a valid ID and concealed carry permit would be allowed to carry a concealed handgun into any state that has a statute permitting residents to carry concealed firearms, or that does not explicitly prohibit them. The legislation also says an individual who is ineligible for a concealed carry permit in his or her state would not be allowed to obtain an out-of-state permit in a state with less restrictive eligibility requirements in order to use that permit in his or her own state."
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Good Samaritan arrested
A neighbor armed with a shotgun who rushed in to stop a fight inside a Hendersonville apartment is facing his own set of charges.
Officers responded to a shots fired call at an apartment on Waterview Circle and determined that a man, identified as Charles Ferrell, 29, and a woman had been living together at the residence.
Police determined that Ferrell attacked the woman, causing some minor bodily injury. During the assault, the female victim was physically forced into a bedroom. Police said when she left the bedroom, she was physically assaulted and threatened with a knife.
"I'll never forget that scream," said neighbor Chase Jones. "This woman just screamed out, 'Oh, God, please help me. Somebody please help me'."
After speaking with a neighbor and listening to what was going on in the apartment, Jones said he was sure the woman's life was in danger.
"I got a shotgun out from under the bed and I ran down there," said Jones. "I thought I had a buckshot in the gun, and I shot at the doorknob to kick it open. It turned out to be a slug, and I just thought, 'Oh my goodness. Maybe I've done more harm than good'."
The bullet hit the floor, only feet from the victim and her attacker. Police said the shot caused Ferrell to bolt from the apartment, later being picked up by police.
Also arrested was Jones, who said two counts of reckless endangerment is a big problem for his family of fiance Kristen and their three-month-old son, Ashton Chase. "It's really going to mess our lives up now," said Jones.
Neighbors said they were proud of Jones for what he did. "He's a hero in this community," said neighbor Ashley Williams. "He may not think so, but he is."
"I probably should have went about it a different way," said Jones. "I was trying to do the right thing. I'm glad she's okay, so glad she's alright."
Ferrell was charged with attempted first-degree murder and aggravated kidnapping. His bond has been set at $1 million. His court date is set for April 25.
Jones was charged with two counts of reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon. He has been released on a $2,500 bond. He is also scheduled to be in court date April 25.
The victim in this case declined to give an interview, but she did tell Channel 4 she's certain Jones saved her life. She said she'll be catching up with Jones soon to tell him 'thank you'.
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FL: Boy's shooting was self-defense: "Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee Jr. said Monday that his department has nearly completed "a thorough and fair investigation" into the fatal shooting of a Miami high school junior, but said police do not have anything at this point to dispute shooter George Zimmerman?s self-defense claim. According to police, Zimmerman, 26, the captain of a neighborhood crime watch group, told them that he shot Trayvon Martin, 17, in self-defense after an altercation on the night of Feb. 26. Several callers told police that they saw a fight and heard a gunshot. Zimmerman, with the gun, was bleeding from his nose and head when authorities arrived, according to the Orlando Sentinel."
MI: Customer with gun stops man with knife outside market: "A man with a license to carry a concealed weapon used his gun to stop a Madison Heights man suspected of trying to assault people with a knife in the parking lot of Holiday Market, police said. ... 'The suspect began approaching the couple with the knife drawn,' Royal Oak Detective Lt. Tom Goad said in a statement. 'As the suspect approached, one of the customers in the lot, a CCW license holder, pulled his firearm out and ordered the suspect to drop the knife.'"
British gun control at work: "A woman on a shopping trip has been shot in broad daylight after being caught in the crossfire of a shootout between two rival gangsters. The 30-year-old, who remains in hospital, was on her way home in Peckham, south London, when she was hit in the lower back by the stray bullet. Police believe she was shot during a row between two men who both fled the scene yesterday afternoon. 'Police were called at around 5.15pm on Sunday to Bournemouth Road close to Rye Lane in SE15, following reports of shots fired,' a Met spokesman said. 'A 30-year-old woman suffering a gunshot wound was taken by ambulance to a south London hospital where her condition remains stable. Last year a five-year-old girl was left paralysed after being gunned down accidentally in a different part of south London."
A neighbor armed with a shotgun who rushed in to stop a fight inside a Hendersonville apartment is facing his own set of charges.
Officers responded to a shots fired call at an apartment on Waterview Circle and determined that a man, identified as Charles Ferrell, 29, and a woman had been living together at the residence.
Police determined that Ferrell attacked the woman, causing some minor bodily injury. During the assault, the female victim was physically forced into a bedroom. Police said when she left the bedroom, she was physically assaulted and threatened with a knife.
"I'll never forget that scream," said neighbor Chase Jones. "This woman just screamed out, 'Oh, God, please help me. Somebody please help me'."
After speaking with a neighbor and listening to what was going on in the apartment, Jones said he was sure the woman's life was in danger.
"I got a shotgun out from under the bed and I ran down there," said Jones. "I thought I had a buckshot in the gun, and I shot at the doorknob to kick it open. It turned out to be a slug, and I just thought, 'Oh my goodness. Maybe I've done more harm than good'."
The bullet hit the floor, only feet from the victim and her attacker. Police said the shot caused Ferrell to bolt from the apartment, later being picked up by police.
Also arrested was Jones, who said two counts of reckless endangerment is a big problem for his family of fiance Kristen and their three-month-old son, Ashton Chase. "It's really going to mess our lives up now," said Jones.
Neighbors said they were proud of Jones for what he did. "He's a hero in this community," said neighbor Ashley Williams. "He may not think so, but he is."
"I probably should have went about it a different way," said Jones. "I was trying to do the right thing. I'm glad she's okay, so glad she's alright."
Ferrell was charged with attempted first-degree murder and aggravated kidnapping. His bond has been set at $1 million. His court date is set for April 25.
Jones was charged with two counts of reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon. He has been released on a $2,500 bond. He is also scheduled to be in court date April 25.
The victim in this case declined to give an interview, but she did tell Channel 4 she's certain Jones saved her life. She said she'll be catching up with Jones soon to tell him 'thank you'.
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FL: Boy's shooting was self-defense: "Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee Jr. said Monday that his department has nearly completed "a thorough and fair investigation" into the fatal shooting of a Miami high school junior, but said police do not have anything at this point to dispute shooter George Zimmerman?s self-defense claim. According to police, Zimmerman, 26, the captain of a neighborhood crime watch group, told them that he shot Trayvon Martin, 17, in self-defense after an altercation on the night of Feb. 26. Several callers told police that they saw a fight and heard a gunshot. Zimmerman, with the gun, was bleeding from his nose and head when authorities arrived, according to the Orlando Sentinel."
MI: Customer with gun stops man with knife outside market: "A man with a license to carry a concealed weapon used his gun to stop a Madison Heights man suspected of trying to assault people with a knife in the parking lot of Holiday Market, police said. ... 'The suspect began approaching the couple with the knife drawn,' Royal Oak Detective Lt. Tom Goad said in a statement. 'As the suspect approached, one of the customers in the lot, a CCW license holder, pulled his firearm out and ordered the suspect to drop the knife.'"
British gun control at work: "A woman on a shopping trip has been shot in broad daylight after being caught in the crossfire of a shootout between two rival gangsters. The 30-year-old, who remains in hospital, was on her way home in Peckham, south London, when she was hit in the lower back by the stray bullet. Police believe she was shot during a row between two men who both fled the scene yesterday afternoon. 'Police were called at around 5.15pm on Sunday to Bournemouth Road close to Rye Lane in SE15, following reports of shots fired,' a Met spokesman said. 'A 30-year-old woman suffering a gunshot wound was taken by ambulance to a south London hospital where her condition remains stable. Last year a five-year-old girl was left paralysed after being gunned down accidentally in a different part of south London."
Monday, March 12, 2012
Illinois Firearm Rights Rally a Major Success: "The following is the text of a statement released today by Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) Executive Director, Richard Pearson: "On behalf of the ISRA and the other co-sponsors of Wednesday's Illinois Gun Owners' Lobby Day (IGOLD), I have to say that we couldn't be happier with the results of our efforts. Our preliminary figures indicate that in excess of 7,500 law-abiding firearm owners flooded the capitol to respectfully lobby their representatives for the restoration of their firearm rights. I have received a tremendous amount of positive feedback from legislators, capitol staff, and law-enforcement officers regarding the manner in which our people conducted themselves during their visit to Springfield. This praise speaks volumes of just how seriously the firearm owners of this state take this campaign to restore their rights."
House passes bill allowing licensed Oklahomans to 'open carry' holstered firearms: "Licensed Oklahomans would be able to carry holstered firearms openly under a bill passed Wednesday by the Oklahoma House. The proposal would essentially extend the state's current concealed weapon permit law to include guns carried visibly in belt or shoulder holsters. To qualify for a license under the law, a person must be a U.S. citizen, live in the state, be at least 21, complete a firearms safety and training course, pass a criminal records check, be fingerprinted and pay fees. The measure, written by Rep. Steve Martin, R-Bartlesville, passed on a 85-9 vote. It goes on to the state Senate for consideration. In 17 years, the state has had no problems with the concealed weapons law, and the same should be the case with the open carry law, Martin said. The bill would allow police officers to ask people they see carrying a weapon to prove that they are licensed to do so but would not allow officers to disarm those people unless they are committing some other crime."
House passes bill allowing licensed Oklahomans to 'open carry' holstered firearms: "Licensed Oklahomans would be able to carry holstered firearms openly under a bill passed Wednesday by the Oklahoma House. The proposal would essentially extend the state's current concealed weapon permit law to include guns carried visibly in belt or shoulder holsters. To qualify for a license under the law, a person must be a U.S. citizen, live in the state, be at least 21, complete a firearms safety and training course, pass a criminal records check, be fingerprinted and pay fees. The measure, written by Rep. Steve Martin, R-Bartlesville, passed on a 85-9 vote. It goes on to the state Senate for consideration. In 17 years, the state has had no problems with the concealed weapons law, and the same should be the case with the open carry law, Martin said. The bill would allow police officers to ask people they see carrying a weapon to prove that they are licensed to do so but would not allow officers to disarm those people unless they are committing some other crime."
Sunday, March 11, 2012
SC: No charges against man who killed intruder: "A Lancaster homeowner who shot and killed a relative attempting to forcibly enter his home on Thursday will not be charged, authorities say. Investigators have determined that the man who fatally shot Curt Alan Reed, 46, was justified in his actions after Reed tried to break into his home just before 6 p.m. Thursday, according to a Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office news release. Reed, who police say was armed with a gun, broke the glass toward the back of his relative’s home while trying to break in, the release says. Before deputies could arrive, the homeowner shot his relative. Reed died at the scene, authorities say. Officials declined to comment on how Reed and the homeowner were related, but did imply that there was a dispute over money."
A win in Colorado: "THE COLORADO Supreme Court has ruled that the state law governing who may carry concealed weapons applies to the state’s public colleges and universities. The law, the Concealed Carry Act, allows Colorado residents 21 years and older who meet criteria such as firearms training to carry a concealed weapon. In overturning a ban approved by the Colorado University regents, the court ruled that the concealed-carry law was intended “to divest the Board of Regents of its authority to regulate concealed handgun possession on campus.” In late 2008, three CU students filed suit after the chief of the CU Denver campus police force denied their requests to carry a concealed weapon on campus. The chief cited schoolwide policy, which the students concluded conflicted not only with the 2003 concealed-carry act but also the Colorado Constitution, which grants the right to bear arms in self-defense."
A win in Colorado: "THE COLORADO Supreme Court has ruled that the state law governing who may carry concealed weapons applies to the state’s public colleges and universities. The law, the Concealed Carry Act, allows Colorado residents 21 years and older who meet criteria such as firearms training to carry a concealed weapon. In overturning a ban approved by the Colorado University regents, the court ruled that the concealed-carry law was intended “to divest the Board of Regents of its authority to regulate concealed handgun possession on campus.” In late 2008, three CU students filed suit after the chief of the CU Denver campus police force denied their requests to carry a concealed weapon on campus. The chief cited schoolwide policy, which the students concluded conflicted not only with the 2003 concealed-carry act but also the Colorado Constitution, which grants the right to bear arms in self-defense."
Saturday, March 10, 2012
TX: Robber shoots first but still ends up dead: "Dallas police are still investigating a shooting involving an armored car driver in the 2300 block of West Davis Street. News 8 has confirmed that the driver arrived at the Checks Cashed business around 9:45 a.m. and was ambushed by a man who shot him upon opening the door of the vehicle. Police say the robber was hiding and waiting. "It looks like he was delivering some currency, and it looks like perhaps he was ambushed by the suspect, who was waiting at the bus stop." Despite being struck in the arm, the armored car driver was able to return fire, hitting the suspect several times, who later died of his injuries."
NE: Man Found Not Guilty of Killing Daughter's Ex: "A jury has found an Omaha man not guilty of murdering his daughter's ex-boyfriend. Sidney Andersen walked out of the Douglas County Courthouse a free man Friday afternoon. Prosecutors say he shot and killed Randall Grimm at an area grocery store in February 2011. Andersen's lawyer said he shot Grimm in self-defense and claimed Grimm had made threats to his family and even beat his daughter. Prosecutors say the jury found that the shooting was justified. They however believe the crime was pre-meditated since Andersen was armed with two guns and rubber gloved the night of the killing. Prosecutors also said that Andersen called investigators in Sarpy County leading up to the shooting. They told Andersen to let them handle the situation."
Gun rights prevail as WA Supremes deny Seattle’s appeal: "The Washington State Supreme Court has unanimously rejected the City of Seattle’s request for review in its loss to the Bellevue-based Second Amendment Foundation and National Rifle Association in a case that struck down the city’s attempt to ban guns in city park facilities, in what was recognized as an effort to undercut Washington’s model preemption law. Thus, the unanimous Appeals Court ruling against Seattle – announced last Oct. 31 – is allowed to stand and the state preemption statute, first passed in 1983 and strengthened in 1985, is affirmed. Seattle lost and gun owners won …big time."
NE: Man Found Not Guilty of Killing Daughter's Ex: "A jury has found an Omaha man not guilty of murdering his daughter's ex-boyfriend. Sidney Andersen walked out of the Douglas County Courthouse a free man Friday afternoon. Prosecutors say he shot and killed Randall Grimm at an area grocery store in February 2011. Andersen's lawyer said he shot Grimm in self-defense and claimed Grimm had made threats to his family and even beat his daughter. Prosecutors say the jury found that the shooting was justified. They however believe the crime was pre-meditated since Andersen was armed with two guns and rubber gloved the night of the killing. Prosecutors also said that Andersen called investigators in Sarpy County leading up to the shooting. They told Andersen to let them handle the situation."
Gun rights prevail as WA Supremes deny Seattle’s appeal: "The Washington State Supreme Court has unanimously rejected the City of Seattle’s request for review in its loss to the Bellevue-based Second Amendment Foundation and National Rifle Association in a case that struck down the city’s attempt to ban guns in city park facilities, in what was recognized as an effort to undercut Washington’s model preemption law. Thus, the unanimous Appeals Court ruling against Seattle – announced last Oct. 31 – is allowed to stand and the state preemption statute, first passed in 1983 and strengthened in 1985, is affirmed. Seattle lost and gun owners won …big time."
Friday, March 09, 2012
Responding to Crime in DC
The progressive policy regarding rising crime can be summed up as follows: Live in fear.
After his roommate and his girlfriend were robbed by armed men in ski masks, Benjamin Portman of Washington, DC became sufficiently alarmed to attend a community meeting on skyrocketing local violence. There he asked why bureaurats make it all but impossible for law-abiding citizens to defend themselves by exercising the Second Amendment.
Or at least, if they choose not to kill you for kicks you’ll survive. The God-given right of self-defense never comes into it from the statist point of view.
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IN: No charges from bar shooting death: "Allen County Prosecutor Karen Richards will not file formal charges against the man arrested after allegedly fatally shooting another man outside a north-side bar Saturday. Richards said evidence suggests Michael J. Collier, 43, of the 900 block of Charlotte Avenue, acted in self-defense when he shot James A. Heinze, 52, in the chest with a .38-caliber semiautomatic pistol. According to court documents, a police officer overheard Collier say he was glad he shot Heinze and that Collier asserted the shooting was in self-defense. The two men were involved in multiple fights – verbal and physical – inside and outside the bar because Collier had stared at Heinze's girlfriend, according to court records. Witnesses told police that Collier left the bar and was walking to his truck when Heinze approached him."
La.: Altercation leads to shootout: "After the group arrived at the Maxwell Street home located next to a popular hangout called “the tree,” an altercation broke out and shots were fired. Jones would later tell investigators that 18-year-old Shaquille Bagley, who was not with the four seeking retribution, was the first to fire shots, hitting Smith and Burnett. Jones pulled his gun in self defense and shot Bagley, according to a statement he gave police after the incident. Both Bagley and Burnett died on the scene. Smith was injured by a gunshot, was accidentally run over by Jones as he ran away from the scene and later was taken to Highland Hospital by Jones for treatment of his injuries. Smith was treated and released from the hospital before he could be arrested on the warrant. King and Jones were bound over to a grand jury after a preliminary hearing held early in February before County Court Judge Richelle Lumpkin found probable cause. The grand jury will decide if Jones will be indicted for murder"
The progressive policy regarding rising crime can be summed up as follows: Live in fear.
After his roommate and his girlfriend were robbed by armed men in ski masks, Benjamin Portman of Washington, DC became sufficiently alarmed to attend a community meeting on skyrocketing local violence. There he asked why bureaurats make it all but impossible for law-abiding citizens to defend themselves by exercising the Second Amendment.
Paul Quander, the District’s deputy mayor for public safety and justice, responded that crime victims should give the criminals what they want. Mr. Portman protested, saying, “But how do you know you’re going live and survive? You’re completely at their mercy.”
Mr. Quander thinks victimhood is preferable to self-defense. “The problem is, if you are armed, it escalates the situation,” Mr. Quander told residents. “It is much better, in my opinion, to be scared, to be frightened, and even if you have to be, to be injured, but to walk away and survive. You’ll heal, and you can replace whatever was taken away.”
Or at least, if they choose not to kill you for kicks you’ll survive. The God-given right of self-defense never comes into it from the statist point of view.
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IN: No charges from bar shooting death: "Allen County Prosecutor Karen Richards will not file formal charges against the man arrested after allegedly fatally shooting another man outside a north-side bar Saturday. Richards said evidence suggests Michael J. Collier, 43, of the 900 block of Charlotte Avenue, acted in self-defense when he shot James A. Heinze, 52, in the chest with a .38-caliber semiautomatic pistol. According to court documents, a police officer overheard Collier say he was glad he shot Heinze and that Collier asserted the shooting was in self-defense. The two men were involved in multiple fights – verbal and physical – inside and outside the bar because Collier had stared at Heinze's girlfriend, according to court records. Witnesses told police that Collier left the bar and was walking to his truck when Heinze approached him."
La.: Altercation leads to shootout: "After the group arrived at the Maxwell Street home located next to a popular hangout called “the tree,” an altercation broke out and shots were fired. Jones would later tell investigators that 18-year-old Shaquille Bagley, who was not with the four seeking retribution, was the first to fire shots, hitting Smith and Burnett. Jones pulled his gun in self defense and shot Bagley, according to a statement he gave police after the incident. Both Bagley and Burnett died on the scene. Smith was injured by a gunshot, was accidentally run over by Jones as he ran away from the scene and later was taken to Highland Hospital by Jones for treatment of his injuries. Smith was treated and released from the hospital before he could be arrested on the warrant. King and Jones were bound over to a grand jury after a preliminary hearing held early in February before County Court Judge Richelle Lumpkin found probable cause. The grand jury will decide if Jones will be indicted for murder"
Thursday, March 08, 2012
The police don't like Good Samaritans
They are not your friends
The man who shot a would-be robber at a grocery store is upset police won't give him his gun back.
The Milwaukee County District Attorney cleared Nazir Al-Mujaahid of any criminal wrongdoing.
Al-Mujaahid fired inside the Milwaukee Aldi on Jan. 30th. Police took his gun during the investigation.
Al-Mujaahid said three times he's asked police to return the weapon. "Not only is it frustrating -- it's disheartening, because now I'm feeling like the legal system is coming down on me for some reason," Al-Mujaahid said.
In a statement, Milwaukee Police spokeswoman Anne Schwartz wrote, "Milwaukee Police continue to investigate the armed robbery of a north side grocery store on Jan. 30, 2012.
The robbery suspects were arrested and charged. A customer who discharged his personal firearm and struck one of the suspects was cleared by the DA's office in the shooting. The gun used by that customer is still considered evidence in the armed robbery case."
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AL: Elderly man shoots robber in self defense: "Phenix City police are investigating an afternoon shooting where the victim took matters into his own hands. It happened around 3 pm Wednesday. Witnesses told police the two suspects had committed an armed robbery but during the incident one of the suspects was shot by the victim. He was taken to the Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries. The driver of the vehicle, 18-year old Anthony Thomas [above], was arrested and charged with robbery. The passenger, who is a juvenile, also faces criminal charges upon his release."
OH: Carryout clerk charged for shooting, killing robber: "Two men tried to hold up a carryout, and the clerk fired back. One of the would-be robbers was shot and killed, and now the clerk is facing a charge. It all stems from an incident that happened November 21, 2011. Toledo police say two men walked into the Express Carryout on the 1900 block of Mulberry Street and tried to rob the clerk. According to investigators, the clerk pulled out a gun. Autopsy results show Lamar Allen, who was 25, died after he was shot more than 10 times. His alleged accomplice, Joseph Hunter, faced a judge two months later. Hunter is facing multiple felony charges and is behind bars on a half million dollar bond. His pretrial is set for this Friday. And now the clerk who shot the alleged robber is facing a charge as well. Bandar Abu-Karsh, 28, was arraigned inside Lucas County Common Pleas Court Wednesday."
A private solution to state failure in Britain: "The ability of the police to help to defend the citizenry to the extent that all the population regardless of income may enjoy security from crime is a myth put about by the police federation, the policeman’s trade union and their political masters. However, law abiding citizens need not pay the price of the state’s failure to perform one its most basic function. Liberalizing the UK’s laws on firearms would provide immediate private protection where government protection fails."
They are not your friends
The man who shot a would-be robber at a grocery store is upset police won't give him his gun back.
The Milwaukee County District Attorney cleared Nazir Al-Mujaahid of any criminal wrongdoing.
Al-Mujaahid fired inside the Milwaukee Aldi on Jan. 30th. Police took his gun during the investigation.
Al-Mujaahid said three times he's asked police to return the weapon. "Not only is it frustrating -- it's disheartening, because now I'm feeling like the legal system is coming down on me for some reason," Al-Mujaahid said.
In a statement, Milwaukee Police spokeswoman Anne Schwartz wrote, "Milwaukee Police continue to investigate the armed robbery of a north side grocery store on Jan. 30, 2012.
The robbery suspects were arrested and charged. A customer who discharged his personal firearm and struck one of the suspects was cleared by the DA's office in the shooting. The gun used by that customer is still considered evidence in the armed robbery case."
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AL: Elderly man shoots robber in self defense: "Phenix City police are investigating an afternoon shooting where the victim took matters into his own hands. It happened around 3 pm Wednesday. Witnesses told police the two suspects had committed an armed robbery but during the incident one of the suspects was shot by the victim. He was taken to the Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries. The driver of the vehicle, 18-year old Anthony Thomas [above], was arrested and charged with robbery. The passenger, who is a juvenile, also faces criminal charges upon his release."
OH: Carryout clerk charged for shooting, killing robber: "Two men tried to hold up a carryout, and the clerk fired back. One of the would-be robbers was shot and killed, and now the clerk is facing a charge. It all stems from an incident that happened November 21, 2011. Toledo police say two men walked into the Express Carryout on the 1900 block of Mulberry Street and tried to rob the clerk. According to investigators, the clerk pulled out a gun. Autopsy results show Lamar Allen, who was 25, died after he was shot more than 10 times. His alleged accomplice, Joseph Hunter, faced a judge two months later. Hunter is facing multiple felony charges and is behind bars on a half million dollar bond. His pretrial is set for this Friday. And now the clerk who shot the alleged robber is facing a charge as well. Bandar Abu-Karsh, 28, was arraigned inside Lucas County Common Pleas Court Wednesday."
A private solution to state failure in Britain: "The ability of the police to help to defend the citizenry to the extent that all the population regardless of income may enjoy security from crime is a myth put about by the police federation, the policeman’s trade union and their political masters. However, law abiding citizens need not pay the price of the state’s failure to perform one its most basic function. Liberalizing the UK’s laws on firearms would provide immediate private protection where government protection fails."
Wednesday, March 07, 2012
Gun phobia in baseball
We read:
AR: Homeowner shoots burglar: "Fayetteville Police Sergeant Craig Stout says the suspect was breaking into the home with a knife. Stout says the homeowner defended himself and shot the man several times in the stomach. Sgt. Stout says the suspect's cousin drove him to Willow Creek Women's Hospital in Fayetteville and he was then transferred to Washington Regional Medical Center"
SC robbery suspect shot, killed by store clerk: "A would-be armed robber was shot and killed by a shopkeeper in the parking lot of a Conway convenience store at 10 p.m. Monday night. According to a news release, Horry County police officers responded to the Food Shop at 1300 US 501 Business around 10 p.m. and found one adult male, face down with a gun beside him, dead from apparent gunshot wounds in the parking lot of the business. The victim had on latex gloves and a cloth mask over his face, according to an incident report released by the Horry County Police Department. The shopkeeper told officers he was walking to his car after closing when he was approached by a suspect. The businessman said he had been suspicious of a white sedan that started moving when he walked out of the store and had pulled a gun from a jacket pocket to be prepared. The suspect who approached the shopkeeper pulled a pistol and demanded money from the clerk. The shopkeeper responded by emptying the gun in his hand at the suspect -- five shots according to the report -- then pulled a second gun and continued shooting at the suspect who, by this time was on the ground, according to the report. The suspect is identified as Coaty Santel Deas, said Horry County Coroner Tony Hendrick."
We read:
"The Houston Astros‘ plan to commemorate their franchise’s 50th anniversary this year hit a roadblock when Major League Baseball officials decided players could not wear special “throwback” uniforms featuring the team’s original name — the Colt .45s — with their original logo, a pistol.
Players instead will be wearing versions of the original uniform but with the gun image removed.
That‘s a call that didn’t sit well with one Astros fan, who fired off a complaint to the MLB, accusing the organization of letting “misplaced political correctness destroy one of the greatest uniforms in baseball history.” According to Astros Daily, the team’s authentication manager Mike Acosta sent back the following reply:
"During our discussion with Major League Baseball, it was expressed to us that we could wear the uniform as long as the pistol was removed. We realize this changes the original design, but we still want to honor the Colt .45s. We are also under an obligation to follow Major League Baseball’s requests."
The Astros were known as the Colt .45s from 1962 through 1964, when the name changed over the licensing dispute. The Colts uniforms are among several retro jerseys players will wear during home games on special “Flashback Fridays.”
It‘s not like we’re subjected to 1,437 images of guns each day — from No. 1 selling video games to primetime television. Nope, it’s the pistol on the chests of what will likely be a 100-loss team — for all of two early season games! — that will send the wrong message to children. In a state where it’s legal to carry a concealed firearm, no less. Yup, got it. Makes sense.
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AR: Homeowner shoots burglar: "Fayetteville Police Sergeant Craig Stout says the suspect was breaking into the home with a knife. Stout says the homeowner defended himself and shot the man several times in the stomach. Sgt. Stout says the suspect's cousin drove him to Willow Creek Women's Hospital in Fayetteville and he was then transferred to Washington Regional Medical Center"
SC robbery suspect shot, killed by store clerk: "A would-be armed robber was shot and killed by a shopkeeper in the parking lot of a Conway convenience store at 10 p.m. Monday night. According to a news release, Horry County police officers responded to the Food Shop at 1300 US 501 Business around 10 p.m. and found one adult male, face down with a gun beside him, dead from apparent gunshot wounds in the parking lot of the business. The victim had on latex gloves and a cloth mask over his face, according to an incident report released by the Horry County Police Department. The shopkeeper told officers he was walking to his car after closing when he was approached by a suspect. The businessman said he had been suspicious of a white sedan that started moving when he walked out of the store and had pulled a gun from a jacket pocket to be prepared. The suspect who approached the shopkeeper pulled a pistol and demanded money from the clerk. The shopkeeper responded by emptying the gun in his hand at the suspect -- five shots according to the report -- then pulled a second gun and continued shooting at the suspect who, by this time was on the ground, according to the report. The suspect is identified as Coaty Santel Deas, said Horry County Coroner Tony Hendrick."
Tuesday, March 06, 2012
NM: Robber makes off with cash from register... but leaves part of his FINGER behind: "Police in New Mexico say a robbery suspect may have left a piece of his finger behind at the crime scene. Police arrived at the Up in Smoke Smoke Shop in Albuquerque after a report of shots fired Saturday night. According to a police spokesperson, the suspect fled the scene after emptying the register, but they believe he left behind his severed finger tip inside a glass display case. Finding an opportunity to fight back, a struggle ensued between the store clerk and the suspect. Producing a shot gun, the clerk told the suspect to drop his weapon of a hand gun which the man did not. Firing once, the clerk believed he shot the suspect but police responding to the scene were not able to find any sign of the suspect having been wounded. Police responding found the finger inside the display case with the clerk, while having cut himself, not missing any. No arrests have been made."
NC: Woman to 911 operator: “I just shot him”: "Kenneth James Cox, 28, broke into a woman’s home in the 4700 block of Chapel Grove Road in Gastonia shortly after 1 a.m., according to the Gaston County Police Department. Police say Cox and a woman at the home confronted each other the break-in, and the woman shot Cox. 'I'm in my room with the gun pointed at the door,' the woman told a 911 operator. 'I just shot him. He tried coming into my bedroom,' she said, just moments later. The woman was not injured, and Cox was pronounced dead on the scene."
PA: Business owner stands up to robber: "The owner of the store said that the robber came in with a gun and demanded money. That is when the owner pulled out his own gun. When the robber saw that the owner's gun was much bigger than his, the robber ran away. This is how the owner said the incident went down, 'He came running in the door there, he had a gun wrapped in a towel and said don't move don't move just give me the bag. So I reached down, got my gun, said some words and he ran.'"
Federal judge: Maryland gun law is unconstitutional: "Maryland residents do not have to provide a 'good and substantial reason' to legally own a handgun, a federal judge ruled Monday, striking down as unconstitutional the state's requirements for getting a permit. U.S. District Judge Benson Everett Legg wrote that states are allowed some leeway in deciding the way residents exercise their Second Amendment right to bear arms, but Maryland's objective was to limit the number of firearms that individuals could carry, effectively creating a rationing system that rewarded those who provided the right answer for wanting to own a gun."
NC: Woman to 911 operator: “I just shot him”: "Kenneth James Cox, 28, broke into a woman’s home in the 4700 block of Chapel Grove Road in Gastonia shortly after 1 a.m., according to the Gaston County Police Department. Police say Cox and a woman at the home confronted each other the break-in, and the woman shot Cox. 'I'm in my room with the gun pointed at the door,' the woman told a 911 operator. 'I just shot him. He tried coming into my bedroom,' she said, just moments later. The woman was not injured, and Cox was pronounced dead on the scene."
PA: Business owner stands up to robber: "The owner of the store said that the robber came in with a gun and demanded money. That is when the owner pulled out his own gun. When the robber saw that the owner's gun was much bigger than his, the robber ran away. This is how the owner said the incident went down, 'He came running in the door there, he had a gun wrapped in a towel and said don't move don't move just give me the bag. So I reached down, got my gun, said some words and he ran.'"
Federal judge: Maryland gun law is unconstitutional: "Maryland residents do not have to provide a 'good and substantial reason' to legally own a handgun, a federal judge ruled Monday, striking down as unconstitutional the state's requirements for getting a permit. U.S. District Judge Benson Everett Legg wrote that states are allowed some leeway in deciding the way residents exercise their Second Amendment right to bear arms, but Maryland's objective was to limit the number of firearms that individuals could carry, effectively creating a rationing system that rewarded those who provided the right answer for wanting to own a gun."
Monday, March 05, 2012
Another shooting in a "gun free zone"
I've been too busy for a while to pay much attention to the news. When I do, it's just the same old garbage, cycled and recycled, and rerecycled.
For that reason, I didn't hear or see much about the shooting of some high school "children" near Cleveland, Ohio last week. Allegedly, some other kid named T.J. Lane, disgruntled by bullies—the usual excuse these days for casting off the last remnants of civilization—or by his girlfriend being lured away from him (it depends on who you listen to), took an autopistol he had stolen to school and opened up inside the cafeteria.
So far, I've also successfully avoided hearing or seeing any of the round-heeled media, wringing their hands or asking each other—purely rhetorically; these vermin have no answers to this or any other question—who or what really killed all of those helpless, lovely "children". Believe me, I've heard it all before and I'm no longer interested.
But despite the phony answers, some real questions remain. Is the shooter, himself, to blame? Certainly. Nobody forced him to do it. He stole somebody's weapon, took aim, and pulled the trigger all by himself.
How about his parents? Should they have brought him up better? It's possible they're partly responsible. I'd have to know more. But in general, there comes a time, regardless of what your parents were like, when you must take charge—and responsibility—for your own actions.
What about the public school system, under which he, like many of the rest of us, was forced to suffer?
Absolutely.
Permit me to illustrate with yet another recent event. It is in Canada that we find an answer we can begin work with, although the problem, as you'll soon recognize, is much more widely-spread than that.
There, in Kitchener, Ontario, a four-year-old girl (I remember my own daughter at four, and that makes this entire episode even more surrealistic that it seemed to begin with) drew a picture of a gun at school—whereupon her teachers, the administrators, and the local blue-clad thugs went what can only be described as "batshit crazy", and wound up strip-searching and arresting the girl's father. Later on—being a Canadian and also too dumb to live—he voluntarily and idiotically allowed these agents of cultural genocide to search his home.
Now in any school I'd voluntarily associate with (my daughter never set foot in any public school and shot her first gun at age 2 1/2), this punk would have raised his weapon in the cafeteria and been gunned down immediately by 47 schoolmates and a handful of teachers. It's exactly the same safety "system" that would have saved the 9/11 airliners.
Instead, thanks to exercises in insanity like the one in Canada, kids are not only denied the means of self-defense, they're punished harshly—along with their parents, it appears—for even thinking about them.
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Seattle man killed would-be robber during drug deal: "A Seattle man alleged to have killed a man earlier this year during an attempted drug robbery has been charged with gun crimes, but not murder. Prosecutors claim Omar S. Tweedy shot and killed 30-year-old Tirone J. Finkley on Jan. 9 after Finkley attempted to rob him during a marijuana sale. Murder charges are not being pursued in the case, largely because of the self-defense claim. Arrested by Seattle police in early February, Tweedy, a convicted felon, has since been charged in U.S. District Court with unlawful gun possession and drug crimes. Both men were inside a car preparing to make the drug deal when Finkley drew a pistol and demanded Tweedy hand over all the drugs and money he was carrying. “Come on man, come on,” Finkley said just before Tweedy opened fire, according to a witness account. “Don’t do it!”
I've been too busy for a while to pay much attention to the news. When I do, it's just the same old garbage, cycled and recycled, and rerecycled.
For that reason, I didn't hear or see much about the shooting of some high school "children" near Cleveland, Ohio last week. Allegedly, some other kid named T.J. Lane, disgruntled by bullies—the usual excuse these days for casting off the last remnants of civilization—or by his girlfriend being lured away from him (it depends on who you listen to), took an autopistol he had stolen to school and opened up inside the cafeteria.
So far, I've also successfully avoided hearing or seeing any of the round-heeled media, wringing their hands or asking each other—purely rhetorically; these vermin have no answers to this or any other question—who or what really killed all of those helpless, lovely "children". Believe me, I've heard it all before and I'm no longer interested.
But despite the phony answers, some real questions remain. Is the shooter, himself, to blame? Certainly. Nobody forced him to do it. He stole somebody's weapon, took aim, and pulled the trigger all by himself.
How about his parents? Should they have brought him up better? It's possible they're partly responsible. I'd have to know more. But in general, there comes a time, regardless of what your parents were like, when you must take charge—and responsibility—for your own actions.
What about the public school system, under which he, like many of the rest of us, was forced to suffer?
Absolutely.
Permit me to illustrate with yet another recent event. It is in Canada that we find an answer we can begin work with, although the problem, as you'll soon recognize, is much more widely-spread than that.
There, in Kitchener, Ontario, a four-year-old girl (I remember my own daughter at four, and that makes this entire episode even more surrealistic that it seemed to begin with) drew a picture of a gun at school—whereupon her teachers, the administrators, and the local blue-clad thugs went what can only be described as "batshit crazy", and wound up strip-searching and arresting the girl's father. Later on—being a Canadian and also too dumb to live—he voluntarily and idiotically allowed these agents of cultural genocide to search his home.
Now in any school I'd voluntarily associate with (my daughter never set foot in any public school and shot her first gun at age 2 1/2), this punk would have raised his weapon in the cafeteria and been gunned down immediately by 47 schoolmates and a handful of teachers. It's exactly the same safety "system" that would have saved the 9/11 airliners.
Instead, thanks to exercises in insanity like the one in Canada, kids are not only denied the means of self-defense, they're punished harshly—along with their parents, it appears—for even thinking about them.
Source
Seattle man killed would-be robber during drug deal: "A Seattle man alleged to have killed a man earlier this year during an attempted drug robbery has been charged with gun crimes, but not murder. Prosecutors claim Omar S. Tweedy shot and killed 30-year-old Tirone J. Finkley on Jan. 9 after Finkley attempted to rob him during a marijuana sale. Murder charges are not being pursued in the case, largely because of the self-defense claim. Arrested by Seattle police in early February, Tweedy, a convicted felon, has since been charged in U.S. District Court with unlawful gun possession and drug crimes. Both men were inside a car preparing to make the drug deal when Finkley drew a pistol and demanded Tweedy hand over all the drugs and money he was carrying. “Come on man, come on,” Finkley said just before Tweedy opened fire, according to a witness account. “Don’t do it!”
Sunday, March 04, 2012
GA: Two men broke in; one fatally shot: "A man was killed Wednesday night after breaking into a Martinez apartment, where the renter’s son shot him with a .22-caliber rifle, according to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office. Two men broke into a Cedar Lane apartment about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Capt. Steve Morris said. After a brief struggle with the renter, the renter’s 15-year-old son fired at least two rounds, striking and killing one man."
Iowa House approves 2 gun bills after Dem walkout: "The Iowa House approved two gun-rights measures Wednesday night that sparked Democrats to stage a walkout earlier in the day, stalling action for six hours. One bill would allow people to use deadly force to protect themselves and the other called for writing gun rights protections into the Iowa Constitution. The second measure would have to be approved by another legislative assembly next year and then be referred to voters. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Des Moines said the chamber’s 40 Democrats decided to return after deciding they’d made their displeasure clear regarding a lack of notice about the bills and concerns the proposals would gut the state’s gun laws. He said he feared the votes would turn Iowa into the Wild, Wild West.”
Iowa House approves 2 gun bills after Dem walkout: "The Iowa House approved two gun-rights measures Wednesday night that sparked Democrats to stage a walkout earlier in the day, stalling action for six hours. One bill would allow people to use deadly force to protect themselves and the other called for writing gun rights protections into the Iowa Constitution. The second measure would have to be approved by another legislative assembly next year and then be referred to voters. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Des Moines said the chamber’s 40 Democrats decided to return after deciding they’d made their displeasure clear regarding a lack of notice about the bills and concerns the proposals would gut the state’s gun laws. He said he feared the votes would turn Iowa into the Wild, Wild West.”
Saturday, March 03, 2012
OK: Another burglar killed breaking into home: "Police have identified an Oklahoma City man who was fatally shot Wednesday night by a woman who said he was trying to break into her house. Jose Hernandez, 24, was pronounced dead at the scene in the 600 block of SW 51st St. just after 10 p.m. Thursday. Police say the homeowner who shot Hernandez was 66-year-old Dianne Stracener. Police say Stracener was investigating noises she heard around her home when she encountered Hernandez near her front door. They say he made his way inside her house, became involved in a physical struggle with her and was shot by Stracener out of self-defense. His body was found on the front porch."
OR: Dad Who Shot, Killed Son Seeks Release on Self-Defense grounds: "Police say Steven Hargrave, 29, took a bullet to his chest after an argument with his father escalated. The autopsy showed Steven had been drinking heavily that night. His blood alcohol content was .38 -- that's nearly five times the legal limit to drive. Reports showed he also had Vicodin and Methodone in his system. "What kind of gun was it?" the dispatcher asked Pamela Hargrave that fatal night. Hargrave's wife took the stand Friday at his release hearing, speaking in her husband's defense. She said. Steven had threatened them both before with cutting off their heads. "He was just ... out of his mind," Hargrave said of her son. James Hargrave's defense attorney told Circuit Judge Wells Ashby, "There is no doubt that Mr. Hargrave shot and killed his son Steven." But the lawyer argued the prosecution couldn't prove it was anything but self-defense."
SD: No concealed weapon permit needed under legislation: "State senators gave final legislative approval today to a major change in South Dakota’s concealed weapon laws: Adults wouldn’t need to apply for a permit anymore. The measure instead would require only that a person be at least age 18, have a South Dakota driver license and otherwise be eligible under existing state law."
Arizona bill to establish border security militia draws anti-gunners' fear and loathing: "It's funny. Groups like CSGV never tire of arguing that (the Supreme Court's Heller ruling to the contrary notwithstanding) that the Second Amendment's guarantee of the right to keep and bear arms applies only to a government-sanctioned militia. Now, though, when there is talk of the formation of new state militias, they scream about the 'insurrectionist' threat posed by that."
OR: Dad Who Shot, Killed Son Seeks Release on Self-Defense grounds: "Police say Steven Hargrave, 29, took a bullet to his chest after an argument with his father escalated. The autopsy showed Steven had been drinking heavily that night. His blood alcohol content was .38 -- that's nearly five times the legal limit to drive. Reports showed he also had Vicodin and Methodone in his system. "What kind of gun was it?" the dispatcher asked Pamela Hargrave that fatal night. Hargrave's wife took the stand Friday at his release hearing, speaking in her husband's defense. She said. Steven had threatened them both before with cutting off their heads. "He was just ... out of his mind," Hargrave said of her son. James Hargrave's defense attorney told Circuit Judge Wells Ashby, "There is no doubt that Mr. Hargrave shot and killed his son Steven." But the lawyer argued the prosecution couldn't prove it was anything but self-defense."
SD: No concealed weapon permit needed under legislation: "State senators gave final legislative approval today to a major change in South Dakota’s concealed weapon laws: Adults wouldn’t need to apply for a permit anymore. The measure instead would require only that a person be at least age 18, have a South Dakota driver license and otherwise be eligible under existing state law."
Arizona bill to establish border security militia draws anti-gunners' fear and loathing: "It's funny. Groups like CSGV never tire of arguing that (the Supreme Court's Heller ruling to the contrary notwithstanding) that the Second Amendment's guarantee of the right to keep and bear arms applies only to a government-sanctioned militia. Now, though, when there is talk of the formation of new state militias, they scream about the 'insurrectionist' threat posed by that."
Friday, March 02, 2012
TX: Man shot foster daughter in self-defense: "A man shot his adult foster daughter in what police are calling an apparent case of self-defense. Investigators say the 23-year old woman was wielding a knife when her foster father shot her in the head. That man was taken in for questioning by police, though not charged and not arrested. Police say the 65-year-old man shot his foster daughter, Tammy Sue Zaleta, 23, after she charged at him with a kitchen knife while inside their home here. Houston Police Sgt. M.L.Meeler said, "She was having some kind of fit. She came at him with a knife. He was able to get his pistol and defended himself." Police found that knife inside the home. Police say it is believed Zaleta was under the influence of narcotics at the time of the incident. They are investigating whether that was an issue here. In the last year, Houston police have been called to the home three other times. Police tell us Zaleta was gravely injured. She is listed in critical condition."
UT: Householder kills crazy Hispanic: "He trudged through the snow Thursday morning, trying 20 doors before he was able to find one he could break into. Then the intruder made himself at home. He removed his wet clothing and put on some clothes that had been folded in a pile on the sofa. In the kitchen, he found ingredients to make a ham-and-tortilla wrap. He put the leftovers in the family’s refrigerator. At 2:45 a.m., the intruder went upstairs and woke the couple who lived in the home, said Springville police Lt. David Caron. He told them he had a stolen gun and demanded they get out of bed. He ordered them to get their wallets and take him to an ATM. So the husband went to his closet. "The suspect thought he was going to get his wallet, but instead, he grabbed his handgun," Caron said. The husband shot the intruder once in the chest. The man died at the scene.Police identified the dead man as 31-year-old Armando Martinez Jr., whose last known address was in Provo."
KY: Self-defense ruled in fatal shooting: "Police in northern Kentucky say a fatal shooting in which a man shot his stepfather was self-defense. Covington Police spokesman Lt. Col. Spike Jones said 24-year-old Cody Stafford and 43-year-old David Rains were fighting inside the home Sunday when the shooting occurred. Police and the prosecutor's office reviewed the case for two days before coming to the conclusion that the shot was fired in self-defense. Prosecutor Rob Sanders says Stafford fired the fatal shot at Rains only after Rains had fired a gun at him and missed."
KY: Jealous man shot and slightly wounded: "On Thursday morning, Adams said, Robin Stout went from her home on Water Street in Borden to show a puppy to her parents, who live in the 600 block of West Main Street, Adams said. On the way, she told investigators, she ran into Zweydorff at a convenience store in town, and he accompanied her to her parents’ home. David Stout also went to the parents’ home, where he saw Zweydorff in the driveway and an argument reportedly ensued. Adams said Stout had a .38-caliber revolver in his truck but denied pointing the weapon at Zweydorff. When investigators arrived, David Stout was still in his truck bleeding from his forehead, Adams said, and he was flown by helicopter to University Hospital in Louisville. Zweydorff and Robin Stout were questioned by police and Zweydorff was released, Adams said, because their statements and the evidence support the view that Zweydorff acted in self-defense."
UT: Householder kills crazy Hispanic: "He trudged through the snow Thursday morning, trying 20 doors before he was able to find one he could break into. Then the intruder made himself at home. He removed his wet clothing and put on some clothes that had been folded in a pile on the sofa. In the kitchen, he found ingredients to make a ham-and-tortilla wrap. He put the leftovers in the family’s refrigerator. At 2:45 a.m., the intruder went upstairs and woke the couple who lived in the home, said Springville police Lt. David Caron. He told them he had a stolen gun and demanded they get out of bed. He ordered them to get their wallets and take him to an ATM. So the husband went to his closet. "The suspect thought he was going to get his wallet, but instead, he grabbed his handgun," Caron said. The husband shot the intruder once in the chest. The man died at the scene.Police identified the dead man as 31-year-old Armando Martinez Jr., whose last known address was in Provo."
KY: Self-defense ruled in fatal shooting: "Police in northern Kentucky say a fatal shooting in which a man shot his stepfather was self-defense. Covington Police spokesman Lt. Col. Spike Jones said 24-year-old Cody Stafford and 43-year-old David Rains were fighting inside the home Sunday when the shooting occurred. Police and the prosecutor's office reviewed the case for two days before coming to the conclusion that the shot was fired in self-defense. Prosecutor Rob Sanders says Stafford fired the fatal shot at Rains only after Rains had fired a gun at him and missed."
KY: Jealous man shot and slightly wounded: "On Thursday morning, Adams said, Robin Stout went from her home on Water Street in Borden to show a puppy to her parents, who live in the 600 block of West Main Street, Adams said. On the way, she told investigators, she ran into Zweydorff at a convenience store in town, and he accompanied her to her parents’ home. David Stout also went to the parents’ home, where he saw Zweydorff in the driveway and an argument reportedly ensued. Adams said Stout had a .38-caliber revolver in his truck but denied pointing the weapon at Zweydorff. When investigators arrived, David Stout was still in his truck bleeding from his forehead, Adams said, and he was flown by helicopter to University Hospital in Louisville. Zweydorff and Robin Stout were questioned by police and Zweydorff was released, Adams said, because their statements and the evidence support the view that Zweydorff acted in self-defense."
Thursday, March 01, 2012
AG Holder Could Be Jailed for Ongoing Fast & Furious Cover-up
Tensions are rising quickly in the investigation of the deadly federal gun-running operation “Fast and Furious” as Attorney General Eric Holder’s Department of Justice continues to unlawfully withhold subpoenaed documents. The persistent stonewalling prompted Congress to renew its warning that contempt proceedings against top Obama administration officials are imminent if the cover-up does not end.
The Justice Department missed another deadline earlier this month to hand over key information to congressional investigators, asking — yet again — for more time to consider the requests and produce the documents. The media barely noticed. But after a year of stonewalling and cover-ups, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) has had just about enough.
In a letter dated February 14, Rep. Issa warned Holder (above) that failure to comply with a congressional subpoena is a violation of federal law. About two thirds of the document categories sought by investigators have been unlawfully withheld without any proper justification, he said, noting that much of what has been handed over was so heavily redacted as to be rendered useless.
As such, the letter ordered the nation’s top law enforcement officer to appoint a DOJ representative who will “serve as the conduit for dealing with the contempt proceedings, should the Department continue to ignore the Committee’s subpoena.” If convicted, Holder could face jail time and hefty fines.
More here
N.C.: Motel manager fires on attackers: "Police have released surveillance video of a shooting outside of a north Charlotte motel. The manager of the Sunset Inn, Ricki Patel, told Channel 9 he was acting in self-defense when he shot a man at the Sunset Inn off West Sugar Creek Road. The video shows two men pushing and shoving Patel. Moments later, Patel pointed the gun and one of the men ran up to him and started beating him. That’s when Patel fired and one of the men fell back onto the ground. Police said both men face several charges, including assault."
D.C. Council panel agrees to discard some gun rules: "A D.C. Council committee agreed Wednesday to roll back some city rules for possessing a firearm in the District, including eliminating a vision test, a five-hour training course, ballistics testing and a ban on some types of ammunition. But the bill, which comes as the city is still assimilating the 2008 Supreme Court decision that struck down a ban on owning a handgun, faces an uncertain future when it comes up for debate before the full council this month. Council member Phil Mendelson (D-At Large), chairman of the Judiciary Committee, pushed the bill through his committee Wednesday to try to reform city gun laws that are widely viewed as the toughest in the nation. The new rules are designed to insulate the city from lawsuits while streamlining rules that require residents who wish to keep a handgun at home to register their weapons with the city."
Tensions are rising quickly in the investigation of the deadly federal gun-running operation “Fast and Furious” as Attorney General Eric Holder’s Department of Justice continues to unlawfully withhold subpoenaed documents. The persistent stonewalling prompted Congress to renew its warning that contempt proceedings against top Obama administration officials are imminent if the cover-up does not end.
The Justice Department missed another deadline earlier this month to hand over key information to congressional investigators, asking — yet again — for more time to consider the requests and produce the documents. The media barely noticed. But after a year of stonewalling and cover-ups, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) has had just about enough.
In a letter dated February 14, Rep. Issa warned Holder (above) that failure to comply with a congressional subpoena is a violation of federal law. About two thirds of the document categories sought by investigators have been unlawfully withheld without any proper justification, he said, noting that much of what has been handed over was so heavily redacted as to be rendered useless.
As such, the letter ordered the nation’s top law enforcement officer to appoint a DOJ representative who will “serve as the conduit for dealing with the contempt proceedings, should the Department continue to ignore the Committee’s subpoena.” If convicted, Holder could face jail time and hefty fines.
More here
N.C.: Motel manager fires on attackers: "Police have released surveillance video of a shooting outside of a north Charlotte motel. The manager of the Sunset Inn, Ricki Patel, told Channel 9 he was acting in self-defense when he shot a man at the Sunset Inn off West Sugar Creek Road. The video shows two men pushing and shoving Patel. Moments later, Patel pointed the gun and one of the men ran up to him and started beating him. That’s when Patel fired and one of the men fell back onto the ground. Police said both men face several charges, including assault."
D.C. Council panel agrees to discard some gun rules: "A D.C. Council committee agreed Wednesday to roll back some city rules for possessing a firearm in the District, including eliminating a vision test, a five-hour training course, ballistics testing and a ban on some types of ammunition. But the bill, which comes as the city is still assimilating the 2008 Supreme Court decision that struck down a ban on owning a handgun, faces an uncertain future when it comes up for debate before the full council this month. Council member Phil Mendelson (D-At Large), chairman of the Judiciary Committee, pushed the bill through his committee Wednesday to try to reform city gun laws that are widely viewed as the toughest in the nation. The new rules are designed to insulate the city from lawsuits while streamlining rules that require residents who wish to keep a handgun at home to register their weapons with the city."
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Holder huffs and puffs during House hearing when asked about Fast and Furious
Attorney General Eric Holder slammed the table when responding to a question about Operation Fast and Furious during a Tuesday budget hearing before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies.
“That was a fundamentally flawed program, fundamentally flawed,” Holder said of Fast and Furious. “And, I think that I can agree with some of my harshest critics that there are legitimate issues that need to be explored with regard in which the way Fast and Furious was carried out.”
“But, I think one thing that also has to be understood is that once this was brought to my attention” — Holder said before slamming his hand on the committee room table he was sitting at — “I stopped it. I stopped it.”
During an interview with Fox News host Megyn Kelly shortly after Holder’s comments, House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa — the lead congressional investigator into the Fast and Furious scandal with Sen. Chuck Grassley — said he and others in Congress don’t think Holder is telling the full truth.
“Well, certainly one of the reasons we doubt the legitimacy of that claim is, on Feb. 4 [2011], we received what was in fact an untruthful, a lie, a false letter that has now been retracted,” Issa said. “Lanny Breuer, one of his chief aides and number three at Justice, was in Mexico lobbying for more gun-walking. Additional evidence shows that [U.S. agent] Jaime Zapata was killed with a similar program weapon. In other words, this was a policy change that happened and continued up until fairly recently. We need to get to the bottom of it.”
In addition, Issa said that if Holder wants to show he’s cooperating with the congressional investigation and is interested in really ending gun-walking, he’d fork over the rest of the lawfully-subpoenaed documents he’s still hiding from Congress. (RELATED: Full coverage of Eric Holder)
“The inspector general at Justice has 80,000 pages and we have 6,000 pages, but even in those 6,000 pages we find damning evidence that high-ranking people in Justice knew all along and not only didn’t stop this program, but believed in it,” Issa said.
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Janet Napolitano Claims Ignorance in Second Gun Link to ICE Agent's Murder
Two days ago CBS's Sharyl Attkisson reported that a second gun related to the Obama administration's gunwalking operation had been positively linked to the murder of ICE agent Jaime Zapata on February 15, 2011. Zapata's and fellow agent, Victor Avila's SUV was ambushed as the two men were driving back to Mexico City from a meeting in San Luis Potosi.
According to documents obtained by CBS one of the guns retrieved at the scene was linked directly to a Texas gun trafficker under ATF surveillance for six months prior to Zapata's death. Records show on August 20, 2010 "Barba took delivery of the WASR-10 semi-automatic rifle later used in Zapata's murder, obliterated its serial number, and sent it to Mexico with nine others just like it." The gun eventually made its way to the Zeta drug cartel.
Interestingly, a week before the release of the latest information, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano denied any knowledge of a link between Fast and Furious weapons and the murder of Jaime Zapata.
At a February 15 U.S. House Committee hearing on a proposed DHS budget for 2013, Representative Michael McCaul (R-Austin) honored Zapata's memory by reminding committee members it was the first anniversary of Zapata's murder.
McCaul followed up by asking Napolitano what she knew about the guns connected to one of her murdered agents.
McCaul: Madam secretary, there's been some speculation that the weapons used to kill Agent Zapata may have been possibly linked to the Operation were linked to Fast and Furious. Do you have any information to indicate there is a connection there?"
Napolitano: I have no information to that effect, no. I don't know one way or the other.
The Secretary then indicated it might be conceivable Fast and Furious weapons were tied to Zapata's murder.
"'It's possible', is what you're saying?" McCaul asked.
"I just don't know one way or another," Napolitano answered.
"So you can't conclusively say one way or the other whether there's a link to these weapons and Fast & Furious?" asked McCaul.
"That's true," Napolitano responded.
Getting a little exasperated with questions about the Phoenix-based ATF operation Napolitano sniped, "I didn't know this was a Fast and Furious hearing."
Where's the outrage on Capitol Hill when a top Cabinet official feigns ignorance about a gun smuggling operation going on under her watch? Congress should defund DHS and get rid of Napolitano based on her testimony alone.
Napolitano joins Obama, Holder, and Clinton in playing dumb on Fast and Furious; and they all show contempt for the Zapata and Terry families, Congress, and the American people.
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Indiana legislators tighten right to resist police
Indiana lawmakers heeded the wishes of police and prosecutors Tuesday and narrowed a proposal spelling out when people would be legally justified to use force against law officers.
The action by the Indiana House came as lawmakers trying to respond to a public uproar over a state Supreme Court ruling last year that residents could not resist police officers even during an illegal entry.
The change approved Tuesday specifically states that a person who is committing a crime is not justified in using any force against a police officer. Law enforcement groups had told lawmakers they worried the proposal as previously written would spark more violence toward police.
Under the bill, residents would be covered by the state's self-defense law if they reasonably believe force is necessary to protect themselves from unlawful actions by an officer.
Republican Rep. Jud McMillin of Brookville, the bill's sponsor, said he wants to protect common citizens while not increasing the risk to police officers.
"Everybody should have the right to resist someone who is acting unlawfully," he said.
More here
Attorney General Eric Holder slammed the table when responding to a question about Operation Fast and Furious during a Tuesday budget hearing before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies.
“That was a fundamentally flawed program, fundamentally flawed,” Holder said of Fast and Furious. “And, I think that I can agree with some of my harshest critics that there are legitimate issues that need to be explored with regard in which the way Fast and Furious was carried out.”
“But, I think one thing that also has to be understood is that once this was brought to my attention” — Holder said before slamming his hand on the committee room table he was sitting at — “I stopped it. I stopped it.”
During an interview with Fox News host Megyn Kelly shortly after Holder’s comments, House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa — the lead congressional investigator into the Fast and Furious scandal with Sen. Chuck Grassley — said he and others in Congress don’t think Holder is telling the full truth.
“Well, certainly one of the reasons we doubt the legitimacy of that claim is, on Feb. 4 [2011], we received what was in fact an untruthful, a lie, a false letter that has now been retracted,” Issa said. “Lanny Breuer, one of his chief aides and number three at Justice, was in Mexico lobbying for more gun-walking. Additional evidence shows that [U.S. agent] Jaime Zapata was killed with a similar program weapon. In other words, this was a policy change that happened and continued up until fairly recently. We need to get to the bottom of it.”
In addition, Issa said that if Holder wants to show he’s cooperating with the congressional investigation and is interested in really ending gun-walking, he’d fork over the rest of the lawfully-subpoenaed documents he’s still hiding from Congress. (RELATED: Full coverage of Eric Holder)
“The inspector general at Justice has 80,000 pages and we have 6,000 pages, but even in those 6,000 pages we find damning evidence that high-ranking people in Justice knew all along and not only didn’t stop this program, but believed in it,” Issa said.
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Janet Napolitano Claims Ignorance in Second Gun Link to ICE Agent's Murder
Two days ago CBS's Sharyl Attkisson reported that a second gun related to the Obama administration's gunwalking operation had been positively linked to the murder of ICE agent Jaime Zapata on February 15, 2011. Zapata's and fellow agent, Victor Avila's SUV was ambushed as the two men were driving back to Mexico City from a meeting in San Luis Potosi.
According to documents obtained by CBS one of the guns retrieved at the scene was linked directly to a Texas gun trafficker under ATF surveillance for six months prior to Zapata's death. Records show on August 20, 2010 "Barba took delivery of the WASR-10 semi-automatic rifle later used in Zapata's murder, obliterated its serial number, and sent it to Mexico with nine others just like it." The gun eventually made its way to the Zeta drug cartel.
Interestingly, a week before the release of the latest information, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano denied any knowledge of a link between Fast and Furious weapons and the murder of Jaime Zapata.
At a February 15 U.S. House Committee hearing on a proposed DHS budget for 2013, Representative Michael McCaul (R-Austin) honored Zapata's memory by reminding committee members it was the first anniversary of Zapata's murder.
McCaul followed up by asking Napolitano what she knew about the guns connected to one of her murdered agents.
McCaul: Madam secretary, there's been some speculation that the weapons used to kill Agent Zapata may have been possibly linked to the Operation were linked to Fast and Furious. Do you have any information to indicate there is a connection there?"
Napolitano: I have no information to that effect, no. I don't know one way or the other.
The Secretary then indicated it might be conceivable Fast and Furious weapons were tied to Zapata's murder.
"'It's possible', is what you're saying?" McCaul asked.
"I just don't know one way or another," Napolitano answered.
"So you can't conclusively say one way or the other whether there's a link to these weapons and Fast & Furious?" asked McCaul.
"That's true," Napolitano responded.
Getting a little exasperated with questions about the Phoenix-based ATF operation Napolitano sniped, "I didn't know this was a Fast and Furious hearing."
Where's the outrage on Capitol Hill when a top Cabinet official feigns ignorance about a gun smuggling operation going on under her watch? Congress should defund DHS and get rid of Napolitano based on her testimony alone.
Napolitano joins Obama, Holder, and Clinton in playing dumb on Fast and Furious; and they all show contempt for the Zapata and Terry families, Congress, and the American people.
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Indiana legislators tighten right to resist police
Indiana lawmakers heeded the wishes of police and prosecutors Tuesday and narrowed a proposal spelling out when people would be legally justified to use force against law officers.
The action by the Indiana House came as lawmakers trying to respond to a public uproar over a state Supreme Court ruling last year that residents could not resist police officers even during an illegal entry.
The change approved Tuesday specifically states that a person who is committing a crime is not justified in using any force against a police officer. Law enforcement groups had told lawmakers they worried the proposal as previously written would spark more violence toward police.
Under the bill, residents would be covered by the state's self-defense law if they reasonably believe force is necessary to protect themselves from unlawful actions by an officer.
Republican Rep. Jud McMillin of Brookville, the bill's sponsor, said he wants to protect common citizens while not increasing the risk to police officers.
"Everybody should have the right to resist someone who is acting unlawfully," he said.
More here
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
TX: 71-year-old wounded, returns fire during grocery store robbery: "Armed robbers shot a 71-year-old man Sunday at his grocery store, but he didn’t go down without a fight. After feeling the impact, he grabbed his .380-caliber handgun from under the counter and fired on his assailants, authorities said. He may have put one in the hospital. Hidalgo County sheriff’s deputies responded to Perez Grocery Store near Mile 6 ½ West and Mile 7 North about 9:45 p.m. Sunday, according to a news release from the Sheriff’s Office. There, they found a wounded Carmen Polanco Perez, who told investigators that two gun-toting, Hispanic men had come into his store demanding money. The robbers fled the area and emergency personnel transported Perez to Knapp Medical Center, where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries and released. Moments later, a second man with a gunshot wound arrived at the same hospital. Authorities did not release the man’s identity, but said he underwent emergency surgery. Investigators are trying to determine if he is connected to the armed robbery at Perez Grocery Store."
TX: Robber shot with own gun: "Detectives said Mayes was standing in a Walgreens parking lot in the 6600 block of Tidwell when Reginald O'Neal shoved a gun in his back and demanded the keys to his car. Police said Mayes refused to give up his car or go down without a fight. Officers said Mayes and the suspect struggled, and then the suspect shot Mayes in the leg. Mayes managed to grab the gun from O'Neal and fired back, striking his attacker in the chest, police said. Detectives said Mayes then got in his own car, drove to a safe place and dialed 911. Investigators said O'Neal crawled over to a ditch to hide out until another person drove up and he jumped in the car. However, police said for some reason, O'Neal returned to the scene of his crime and officers took him into custody. Detectives said both the victim and his attacker were rushed to area hospitals for their injuries and are expected to survive. Police said they are questioning a second person"
From the border: "The week of 19-25 February in El Paso, Texas. A woman was struck in Downtown El Paso by a stray bullet from a gunfight in Juarez. Bullet struck her leg and the wound is described as relatively minor. It could have been worse as she was pushing a pram. The round was from an AR-15 and the gunfight was between carjackers and the police. There is some debate as to who did the shooting as the J Town police use ARs. Even with this El Paso, where guns are fairly easy to purchase, remains safer than most cities 'protected' by strict gun laws."
TX: Robber shot with own gun: "Detectives said Mayes was standing in a Walgreens parking lot in the 6600 block of Tidwell when Reginald O'Neal shoved a gun in his back and demanded the keys to his car. Police said Mayes refused to give up his car or go down without a fight. Officers said Mayes and the suspect struggled, and then the suspect shot Mayes in the leg. Mayes managed to grab the gun from O'Neal and fired back, striking his attacker in the chest, police said. Detectives said Mayes then got in his own car, drove to a safe place and dialed 911. Investigators said O'Neal crawled over to a ditch to hide out until another person drove up and he jumped in the car. However, police said for some reason, O'Neal returned to the scene of his crime and officers took him into custody. Detectives said both the victim and his attacker were rushed to area hospitals for their injuries and are expected to survive. Police said they are questioning a second person"
From the border: "The week of 19-25 February in El Paso, Texas. A woman was struck in Downtown El Paso by a stray bullet from a gunfight in Juarez. Bullet struck her leg and the wound is described as relatively minor. It could have been worse as she was pushing a pram. The round was from an AR-15 and the gunfight was between carjackers and the police. There is some debate as to who did the shooting as the J Town police use ARs. Even with this El Paso, where guns are fairly easy to purchase, remains safer than most cities 'protected' by strict gun laws."
Monday, February 27, 2012
NC: Motel manager shoots invader: "A Charlotte motel manager told Eyewitness News he acted in self-defense when he shot a man outside his motel Sunday morning. Police are still investigating what happened, but the manager said he was afraid for his life after being assaulted by two people trying to break into the lobby. Manager Ricki Patel didn't want Eyewitness News to record the surveillance video because police haven't yet returned to pick up a copy. But he agreed to show the video to reporter Jeff Smith. It showed two men pushing and shoving Patel, even after he took out his gun. "He just kept attacking me,” Patel said. “I just felt fear for my life, like I had no choice.” He fired one time, and hit his attacker in the shoulder. He said police told him the men will be charged with assault, breaking and entering, and communicating threats."
CO: Business owner fights back: "When two armed robbery suspects ambushed and pepper sprayed a Lakewood business owner Saturday night, he pulled out a gun and opened fire - sending one of them to the hospital. Lakewood police Public Information Officer Andrea Joo say two men tried robbing the Cambio de Cheque Check Cashing and Money Service at Colfax Avenue and Wadsworth Boulevard around 6:40 p.m. Saturday. The store owner told police that two men approached him as he was closing for the evening. They sprayed him with pepper spray and tried to take the money he was carrying. The store owner fired a handgun at the suspects and wounded one of his attackers. The second suspect got away and Lakewood police are searching for him. Police say the store owner was defending himself and is not facing any charges."
CO: Business owner fights back: "When two armed robbery suspects ambushed and pepper sprayed a Lakewood business owner Saturday night, he pulled out a gun and opened fire - sending one of them to the hospital. Lakewood police Public Information Officer Andrea Joo say two men tried robbing the Cambio de Cheque Check Cashing and Money Service at Colfax Avenue and Wadsworth Boulevard around 6:40 p.m. Saturday. The store owner told police that two men approached him as he was closing for the evening. They sprayed him with pepper spray and tried to take the money he was carrying. The store owner fired a handgun at the suspects and wounded one of his attackers. The second suspect got away and Lakewood police are searching for him. Police say the store owner was defending himself and is not facing any charges."
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Gun phobia in Canada: Father arrested over daughter's gun drawing
Police arrested a Kitchener, Ont., father outside his daughter's school because the four-year-old drew a picture of him holding a gun.
Jessie Sansone told the Record newspaper that he was in shock when he was arrested Wednesday and taken to a police station for questioning over the drawing. He was also strip-searched. "This is completely insane. My daughter drew a gun on a piece of paper at school," he said.
Officials told the newspaper the move was necessary to ensure there were no guns accessible by children in the family's home. They also said comments by Sansone's daughter, Neaveh, that the man holding the gun in the picture was her dad and "he uses it to shoot bad guys and monsters," was concerning.
Police also searched Sansone's home while he was in custody. His wife and three children were taken to the police station, and the children were interviewed by Family and Children's Services.
Sansone's wife, Stephanie Squires, told the newspaper no one told them why her husband had been arrested. "He had absolutely no idea what this was even about. I just kept telling them, 'You're making a mistake.'"
Several hours later, Sansone was released without charges.
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CO: Senior deals with aggressive dogs: "Linton, an Army retiree, was in his house on Portrait Place around 4 p.m., when he heard dogs fighting in his backyard. His German shepherd Max was fighting with a pit bull and a boxer that had jumped his 6-foot fence. He dragged Max inside and went to warn the neighbors. He and his wife yelled to a woman who was walking two smaller dogs. But it was too late, and the vicious dogs came tearing at her. "Oh, my God, help me," the woman cried out, according to Linton. Linton retrieved his Smith & Wesson revolver, went outside and tried to separate the dogs. The pit bull lunged at him. He pointed the gun against its neck and fired. Said Linton, "I shot him twice and he went two doors down and died." He hit the boxer in the head with the gun but it kept coming at him, so he shot at it and it ran off. Police said Linton will not face charges in connection with the incident. The owner of the attacking dogs, Brittainy Fahr, was cited Friday on two counts of unlawful ownership of a dangerous animal."
New Government Initiative Would Circumvent Second Amendment By Targeting Ammunition Not Guns: "With over 10 million guns sold in the United States in 2011, violent crime rising significantly as the economic crisis worsens, and self defense killings sky rocketing, it’s becoming increasingly unpopular for politicians to call for restrictions on firearms. If anything, even though government officials in states like Illinois and New Jersey are attempting to outlaw guns completely, the public outcry has been deafening, with each attempt met by protests and solidarity from individual rights and gun advocates all over the country. But, even though the strategy of attacking our second Amendment is wholly unpopular and failing miserably, misguided government officials are beginning to explore ever more novel ways of circumventing the US Constitution and Second Amendment altogether. Like New Jersey’s recent attempt to ban ammunition, Illinois is now taking aim at ammo. This latest legislation would add a surtax to every box of ammunition sold, and if allowed, would set an alarming precedent that effectively threatens our ability to utilize a firearm for its intended purpose."
Police arrested a Kitchener, Ont., father outside his daughter's school because the four-year-old drew a picture of him holding a gun.
Jessie Sansone told the Record newspaper that he was in shock when he was arrested Wednesday and taken to a police station for questioning over the drawing. He was also strip-searched. "This is completely insane. My daughter drew a gun on a piece of paper at school," he said.
Officials told the newspaper the move was necessary to ensure there were no guns accessible by children in the family's home. They also said comments by Sansone's daughter, Neaveh, that the man holding the gun in the picture was her dad and "he uses it to shoot bad guys and monsters," was concerning.
Police also searched Sansone's home while he was in custody. His wife and three children were taken to the police station, and the children were interviewed by Family and Children's Services.
Sansone's wife, Stephanie Squires, told the newspaper no one told them why her husband had been arrested. "He had absolutely no idea what this was even about. I just kept telling them, 'You're making a mistake.'"
Several hours later, Sansone was released without charges.
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CO: Senior deals with aggressive dogs: "Linton, an Army retiree, was in his house on Portrait Place around 4 p.m., when he heard dogs fighting in his backyard. His German shepherd Max was fighting with a pit bull and a boxer that had jumped his 6-foot fence. He dragged Max inside and went to warn the neighbors. He and his wife yelled to a woman who was walking two smaller dogs. But it was too late, and the vicious dogs came tearing at her. "Oh, my God, help me," the woman cried out, according to Linton. Linton retrieved his Smith & Wesson revolver, went outside and tried to separate the dogs. The pit bull lunged at him. He pointed the gun against its neck and fired. Said Linton, "I shot him twice and he went two doors down and died." He hit the boxer in the head with the gun but it kept coming at him, so he shot at it and it ran off. Police said Linton will not face charges in connection with the incident. The owner of the attacking dogs, Brittainy Fahr, was cited Friday on two counts of unlawful ownership of a dangerous animal."
New Government Initiative Would Circumvent Second Amendment By Targeting Ammunition Not Guns: "With over 10 million guns sold in the United States in 2011, violent crime rising significantly as the economic crisis worsens, and self defense killings sky rocketing, it’s becoming increasingly unpopular for politicians to call for restrictions on firearms. If anything, even though government officials in states like Illinois and New Jersey are attempting to outlaw guns completely, the public outcry has been deafening, with each attempt met by protests and solidarity from individual rights and gun advocates all over the country. But, even though the strategy of attacking our second Amendment is wholly unpopular and failing miserably, misguided government officials are beginning to explore ever more novel ways of circumventing the US Constitution and Second Amendment altogether. Like New Jersey’s recent attempt to ban ammunition, Illinois is now taking aim at ammo. This latest legislation would add a surtax to every box of ammunition sold, and if allowed, would set an alarming precedent that effectively threatens our ability to utilize a firearm for its intended purpose."
Saturday, February 25, 2012
OH: 78-year-old shoots teen trying to break into his home: "A 78-year-old man said he acted in self-defense Thursday night when he shot a teen trying to break into his Cleveland home. Ted Ziolkowksi rents the house on the 7400 block of Clement Avenue. He said he was staying there last night because he was making some repairs to his place. Around 11 p.m. Ziolkowski heard a knock on his back door, but didn't answer. Moments later, he heard someone trying to break in. He said he pushed the door open and shot the intruder. "I just fired a shot at him. He was standing right there. I just fired one shot and my gun jammed,” Ziolkowski said. Officials told NewsChannel5 the intruder is a 17-year-old boy. Police reports said the teen was shot in his torso and when police responded, a hand gun, a pry bar and a head scarf were laying next him. He was transported to MetroHealth Medical Center."
Woman shoots pitbull: "The woman told the officer that she, her children, and their dachshund were in their fenced backyard on Bear Drive after 5 p.m. when her dog started barking next to the fence, and the pit bull came over to the fence and started climbing it. The woman said she put her children inside her house, shut the door, and called her dog to come to her, but the pit bull jumped up on the fence and was about to get over so she shot one round at the dog, police said. The woman told the officer she was in fear for herself, her children, and her dog and that she had called Animal Control about this dog in the past. Another officer found the pit bull with its owner who said her children had accidentally let the dog out, told the owner about the incident, and took the pit bull to Animal Control, according to the police report."
Gang-related shooting was self-defense: "The gunman allegedly responsible for the death of a 15-year-old won’t stand trial in part because he acted in self-defense, police said. Lafourche Sheriff Craig Webre and District Attorney Cam Morvant II said they will reopen the case if new information becomes available, but for now no one will be held accountable for Jamonta Miles’ death. Byron Thomas, 21, shot Miles Jan. 2 during a confrontation while seeking rival groups in Raceland, police said. He was never arrested or named as a suspect. Authorities did say they singled out a “person of interest,” but they never identified him by name. A Facebook feud between the Midland gang Young Niggas in Charge, which included Miles, and Raceland residents led to the shooting, police have said."
Woman shoots pitbull: "The woman told the officer that she, her children, and their dachshund were in their fenced backyard on Bear Drive after 5 p.m. when her dog started barking next to the fence, and the pit bull came over to the fence and started climbing it. The woman said she put her children inside her house, shut the door, and called her dog to come to her, but the pit bull jumped up on the fence and was about to get over so she shot one round at the dog, police said. The woman told the officer she was in fear for herself, her children, and her dog and that she had called Animal Control about this dog in the past. Another officer found the pit bull with its owner who said her children had accidentally let the dog out, told the owner about the incident, and took the pit bull to Animal Control, according to the police report."
Gang-related shooting was self-defense: "The gunman allegedly responsible for the death of a 15-year-old won’t stand trial in part because he acted in self-defense, police said. Lafourche Sheriff Craig Webre and District Attorney Cam Morvant II said they will reopen the case if new information becomes available, but for now no one will be held accountable for Jamonta Miles’ death. Byron Thomas, 21, shot Miles Jan. 2 during a confrontation while seeking rival groups in Raceland, police said. He was never arrested or named as a suspect. Authorities did say they singled out a “person of interest,” but they never identified him by name. A Facebook feud between the Midland gang Young Niggas in Charge, which included Miles, and Raceland residents led to the shooting, police have said."
Friday, February 24, 2012
MO: Jury acquits father-in-law in fatal shooting: "A McDonald County jury decided Thursday that James Patterson acted in self-defense when he shot and killed his son-in-law, Marty Reece, in Noel more than two years ago. Jurors deliberated less than three hours before acquitting Patterson, 51. While neither of the Pattersons took the witness stand in their own defense, their attorney, Duane Cooper, argued that his clients were defending their daughter who had been beaten up by Reece and that they never introduced the gun into the dispute until Reece was getting the better of them and they were taking a beating. Reece and Jindy Patterson, who had a son in common, were undergoing a divorce and not living together at the time. Court records showed that she had taken out a protection order against him in April of that year and the order was still in effect the night of the domestic assault and shooting. Trial testimony established that Reece became considerably more intoxicated than Patterson. The medical examiner determined he died with a blood-alcohol content almost twice the legal threshold for driving in Missouri."
WA: homeowner shoots burglar with shotgun: "Seattle police say that a 66-year-old South Seattle homeowner shot and wounded a burglar this morning. Police were called to a home in the 5200 block of Rainier Avenue South, in Columbia City, just after 1 a.m. on a report of a shooting. Police also were notified by King County Metro that there was a passenger with what appeared to be a gunshot wound had boarded a bus, said police spokesman Mark Jamieson. Officers went to Rainier Avenue South and South Andover Street and found the 37-year-old alleged burglar. He has a wound on his left arm apparently caused by a “shotgun pellet,” Jamieson said. Police spoke with the homeowner who said he was awakened sometime after midnight to a banging sound and thought it might be a burglar. The homeowner grabbed a shotgun he had in the bedroom and walked toward the main part of the house. The front door was open and a stranger was there holding something. The homeowner ordered the stranger to lie down on the floor, police said. When the burglar did not comply, the homeowner fired his shotgun once."
OH: Clerk indicted for killing man in robbery: "An employee of a North Toledo convenience store who shot and killed a man attempting to rob him was indicted by a Lucas County grand jury Thursday on a charge of voluntary manslaughter. Bandar Abu-Karsh, 28, of Moore Street, was charged with the shooting death of Lamar Allen, 25, who died Nov. 21 as the result of multiple gunshot wounds. Allen was with another man when they entered the Express Carryout on Mulberry Street and attempted to rob it. If convicted of the charge, Mr. Abu-Karsh faces up to 11 years in prison. A summons will be issued for him to appear in court for an arraignment, which has not yet been set. John Weglian, chief of the special units division of the prosecutor’s office, said that the issue the grand jury had to consider was whether self defense applied to Mr. Abu-Karsh’s actions throughout the entire incident."
NH: Disgraceful charges dropped: "A New Hampshire District Attorney has dropped a felony charge against 61-year-old Dennis Fleming bringing an end to a case that sparked national outrage. Last Saturday, the great-grandfather fired a warning shot into the ground to get the attention of an accused burglar. Under the reckless conduct felony charge leveled against him, Fleming faced the same amount of time in jail as the suspected burglar, three and a half to seven years. "I'll tell you, I didn't know how much stress I was under until I heard they dropped the charges this morning, and it's just melting away," Fleming told FOX 25's Sharman Sacchetti. Fleming calls it a "tremendous relief." Over the weekend, Farmington Police charged Fleming with reckless conduct for firing a warning shot into the ground several feet away from both men. He says he was trying to stop a burglar he caught diving head first out of his neighbor's window."
WA: homeowner shoots burglar with shotgun: "Seattle police say that a 66-year-old South Seattle homeowner shot and wounded a burglar this morning. Police were called to a home in the 5200 block of Rainier Avenue South, in Columbia City, just after 1 a.m. on a report of a shooting. Police also were notified by King County Metro that there was a passenger with what appeared to be a gunshot wound had boarded a bus, said police spokesman Mark Jamieson. Officers went to Rainier Avenue South and South Andover Street and found the 37-year-old alleged burglar. He has a wound on his left arm apparently caused by a “shotgun pellet,” Jamieson said. Police spoke with the homeowner who said he was awakened sometime after midnight to a banging sound and thought it might be a burglar. The homeowner grabbed a shotgun he had in the bedroom and walked toward the main part of the house. The front door was open and a stranger was there holding something. The homeowner ordered the stranger to lie down on the floor, police said. When the burglar did not comply, the homeowner fired his shotgun once."
OH: Clerk indicted for killing man in robbery: "An employee of a North Toledo convenience store who shot and killed a man attempting to rob him was indicted by a Lucas County grand jury Thursday on a charge of voluntary manslaughter. Bandar Abu-Karsh, 28, of Moore Street, was charged with the shooting death of Lamar Allen, 25, who died Nov. 21 as the result of multiple gunshot wounds. Allen was with another man when they entered the Express Carryout on Mulberry Street and attempted to rob it. If convicted of the charge, Mr. Abu-Karsh faces up to 11 years in prison. A summons will be issued for him to appear in court for an arraignment, which has not yet been set. John Weglian, chief of the special units division of the prosecutor’s office, said that the issue the grand jury had to consider was whether self defense applied to Mr. Abu-Karsh’s actions throughout the entire incident."
NH: Disgraceful charges dropped: "A New Hampshire District Attorney has dropped a felony charge against 61-year-old Dennis Fleming bringing an end to a case that sparked national outrage. Last Saturday, the great-grandfather fired a warning shot into the ground to get the attention of an accused burglar. Under the reckless conduct felony charge leveled against him, Fleming faced the same amount of time in jail as the suspected burglar, three and a half to seven years. "I'll tell you, I didn't know how much stress I was under until I heard they dropped the charges this morning, and it's just melting away," Fleming told FOX 25's Sharman Sacchetti. Fleming calls it a "tremendous relief." Over the weekend, Farmington Police charged Fleming with reckless conduct for firing a warning shot into the ground several feet away from both men. He says he was trying to stop a burglar he caught diving head first out of his neighbor's window."
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