Police said Kurtae’vious Earl Tyson, 22, of Oxford, and Daronte Collins, 22, of Oxford, attempted to rob a 25-year-old Tuscaloosa man. Shots were fired during the incident, leading to Tyson being shot and critically injured.
Collins was charged with felony murder, first-degree robbery, attempted murder and shooting into an occupied vehicle. He is being held in the Tuscaloosa County Jail without bond.
Everytown is the anti-Second Amendment activist group funded in large part by Michael Bloomberg. Everytown Research has posted a report which calls for AI companies to integrate restrictions on users into their AI programs. The report is titled "Artificially Assisted Gun Violence" "Chatbox Risks and Preventative Steps for Responsible AI Companies".
The report has five listed authors:
A common criticism of Everytown is the use of propaganda terms such as "Gun Violence". The term creates an association of guns and immoral violence. It conflates separate issues of suicide, homicide and accidents. The use of the term raises questions about the bias of the authors.
Another criticism is the claim the leading cause of death among "Children and Teens" are various suicides, homicides, and accidents where firearms are used or abused. The categorization lumps adults and children together. Many of the deaths are homicides committed by gang members who are often 15-17 years old, which are unlikely to be stopped with firearms legislation. The claim is misleading.
Several individual cases are cited to build a case for owners of AI programs to create a censorship regime within the programs. This is a common tactic used to pass legislation. Here it is used to push private censorship. Restriction of some material from the view of children has always been legitimate.
Everytown points out Large Language AI programs are trained to be agreeable and sympathetic to prolong contact. When this becomes an amoral response without any concern for consequences, bad results can happen. An AI model can encourage a person to commit suicide or to commit mass murder. In some states, encouraging a suicide can be criminal. Encouraging mass murder would often be criminal, depending on the specific language used.
Stopping AI programs from encouraging suicide and mass murder is not particularly controversial. Everytown goes far beyond this goal. They do not ask AI owners to only stop conversations encouraging suicide and/or mass murder. They extend the information covered to many ordinary conversations about firearms in general, with anyone.
Everytown implies actions which have long been legal are generally illegal. Using the term "unsafe" they claim AI programs should:
"..refuse to advise users on how to illegally acquire, modify or manufacture firearms, firearm parts, or accessories."
This is an extremely complicated legal question. Most modification of firearms, manufacture of firearms, or acquisition of firearms or firearm parts is moral and legal. The default position of an AI restriction would likely stop far more moral and legal actions than illegal actions.
Everytown implies the prohibitions on minors should extend to young adults 18-21. The report uses the word "unsafe" to lump individuals making guns for themselves with people making illegal machine guns. Not surprisingly, Everytown wants the AI owners to incorporate Everytown's view on how firearms should be safely used and stored into how the AI views such topics. Keeping firearms locked up and unloaded makes them extremely difficult to use for defense of self and home.
Missing from the paper is any consideration of rights protected by the Second Amendment, or of positive uses of firearms for self-defense, recreation, or defense against tyranny. The legal landscape is changing rapidly. It appears the rights of young adults to acquire firearms will be upheld in the courts as a right protected by the Second Amendment. The right to acquire firearms is gaining traction as an ancillary right included with the right to keep and bear arms.
Analysis:
AI is becoming a powerful, new tool. It should not be used to encourage suicide or murder. It should not be used to discourage the exercise of Second Amendment rights, or the use of any of the Bill of Rights. Everytown's view of "gun safety is a direct assault on rights protected by the Second Amendment. AI owners would be wise to incorporate respect for the Bill of Rights and the Constitution into AI programs. Making firearms for personal use has been a part of American gun culture since before the Constitution. Such a way to acquire firearms is implicitly covered by the Second Amendment.
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The woman wanted to contact police immediately, but Rodriguez convinced her to wait, she told investigators.
The couple returned to sleep, only to awaken shortly after 6 a.m. to find Click had entered their home, according to the DA's office.
Surveillance video from inside the residence appeared to show Click entering through a downstairs living room, investigators said.
Rodriguez attempted to grab a handgun to defend himself, but Click shot him multiple times before he could arm himself, the woman told police.
(Click fled, then committed suicide)
Gonzalez “appeared intoxicated and agitated” when the father tried to send him on his way, police said, adding that Gonzalez then “physically assaulted” the father. The father was forced to the ground and suffered several injuries, according to police.
Police said Gonzalez also attacked the daughter when she tried to intervene on her father’s behalf.
Fearing for his and his daughter’s safety, the father drew a gun and fired one shot at Gonzalez, hitting him in the midsection, according to police. The daughter’s boyfriend, an off-duty police officer, arrived at the scene a short time later and handcuffed Gonzalez.
Minutes later, the man reportedly confronted the DoorDash driver again, and stated that he was going to take his vehicle, walked to the front passenger-side door, and opened it. The DoorDash driver was seated in the driver’s seat and displayed a firearm, telling the man that he did not want any further trouble and directing him to leave him alone.
The man is then accused of responding to say he was going to take the DoorDash driver’s gun as well. The man reportedly moved around the vehicle to the driver’s side and lunged through the open driver’s door, attacking the DoorDash Driver while he remained seated in the driver’s seat. The DoorDash driver fired three rounds in self-defense, striking the man with all three shots.
According to NBC Los Angeles, the two men had argued during a physical custody transfer of a child before one of them threatened the other with a shovel, prompting the other man to respond by firing a gun. Deputies later recovered a firearm at the scene. Separately, hometownstation.com reported that the two men were known to each other and that their verbal argument escalated before one charged at the other with a sharp gardening tool, leading the other man to discharge a firearm — while signalscv.com reported that the gunshot victim was the one who began chasing the other man, in that account with an ax. The accounts do not agree on exactly which tool was involved or who wielded it, and that detail remains unresolved.
On October 6, 2026, State Police and South Glens Falls Police Department responded to a home on Main Street in South Glens Falls for the report of a home invasion.
On October 6, 2026, at approximately 4:39 a.m. Law Enforcement responded to a residence on Main Street in South Glens Falls for the report of a home invasion. The investigation has determined that an individual unknown to the homeowner entered the occupied home and was shot by the homeowner. The homeowner and other occupants were uninjured. The individual shot has been transported to Albany Medical Center for treatment of the gunshot wound, which is believed to be non-life-threatening.
The investigation is ongoing. A heavy police presence is anticipated in the area. There is no threat to the public at this time.
A man was shot and killed after trying to break into a home on Shoreline Drive early Monday morning, according to the Portsmouth Police Department.
Around 3:25 a.m., Portsmouth police officers arrived at the 3700 block of Shoreline Drive on the report of a shooting after a break-in. Officers say they found a man with gunshot wounds, and he was declared dead at the scene.
A police spokesperson says just before 6:45 p.m. Monday, officers were called to a Paige Drive home for shots fired.
They discovered there had been a fight between Keith Smith and a woman that turned physical. Police say the 37-year-old man tried to run the woman over with his car, which led to her shooting at the vehicle.
Police say Smith managed to get control of the gun and chased the woman before leaving the scene.
The 1879 Reichsrevolver was adopted by the German military a few years after German unification. Author attached a red dot optical sight without modifying the revolver. It is clamped on, with no metal removed. Ejector rods were separate. The one above is homemade.
Consider the pistol the revolvers were to replace, the Kavalleriepistol M 1850. It is about .59 caliber, firing a 267 grain round ball from a smooth bore, contained in a paper cartridge with about 67 grains of black powder.
Link to image of Kavalleriepistol M 1950 image
Interpolating from data measured at the Youtube channel capandball, the 267 grain ball from the smoothbore was probably traveling about 650-700 fps. Accuracy was sufficient to hit man sized targets at 23 yards.
When the German empire was consolidated under Bismark, the new government realized they needed a standardized cartridge revolver. Germany officially started to work on the problem in 1871. They considered the Swiss double action design, a 10.4 rimfire adopted in 1872. The French 1873 is a very similar double action, with a weaker cartridge. They considered an Adams double action design from England, the Colt 1873, and others.
In 1873, the Germans ordered 40 Colt Single Action model 1873 revolvers in 10.6 x 25, the German knock off of the .44 Russian. The .44 Russian was being produced in Germany at the time, for the Russians and their Smith & Wesson single action, top break revolvers.
There was a miscommunication, and Colt sent 40 revolvers in .45 Colt. The Germans rejected them and sent them back. Colt, through their brokers in London, immediately sent another 40 in 10.6 German. Those revolvers were tested and sent to German regiments for a year of testing according to Heinrich E. Harder in "Der Reichsrevolver und seine Varianten". The early Colt 1873 revolvers had iron frames.
In 1877, the Germans decided to stop testing foreign revolvers and to create a design of their own. What resulted was the 1879 Reichsrevolver. It is a large, single action revolver. The grip, sights, size, length of barrel and lack of ejector rod are derived from the M 1850 muzzle loading percussion pistol. The lockwork is highly reminiscent of the Smith & Wesson single action. The cartridge is a German pattern .44 Russian.
The Germans selected a cartridge and built a revolver around it.
The commission which selected the 1879 has been criticized for selecting an obsolete design when double action revolvers such as the Swiss (converted to centerfire in 1878) was available in 1872. From reading online, the 1879, and particularly the upgraded 1883 were well received by the troops. They found them rugged and reliable. The Reichsrevolvers have a reputation for not breaking and always working. They go bang when you pull the trigger (after being cocked). Both Russia and the United States had selected single action revolvers for their armies a few years earlier.
The 1879 was a huge improvement over the muzzle-loading M 1850. Consider the advantages of keeping about the same size, the same sights, the same grip and single action. The troops already understood the necessity of cocking the pistol before shooting. They were used to the grip. They were used to the sights. The 1850 had a safety guarding the percussion cap. The 1879 had a safety guarding the primers of the cartridges. Even the Lanyard ring was the same.
In one handgun the German military man had six shots compared to two shots with two different pistols. The revolver was many times as accurate as the smooth bore single shot. It was more powerful with about the same bullet weight and half a pound lighter. The 1850 muzzle-loader had its ramrod attached to the ammunition pouch. The 1879 revolver had its ejector rod attached to the cartridge carrier, which was a modified ammunition pouch from the M 1850.
Group shot with optical sight 1879 Reichsrevolver, from a rest at 10 yards. Center to center, .784 inches, six shots. Handloads were well under .44 Russian maximum pressures, according to the loading manual. They produced 787 fps with a 240 grain cast bullet from the 7 inch barrel.
The iron sights of the 1879 are near duplicates of the sights on the M 1850. The 1879 has mechanical accuracy comparable to good modern revolvers with good ammunition.
The front sight of the 1879. It still has the cannon ring to protect the muzzle.
Here is the rear sight of the 1879. It is the same small v-notch as filed in the rear of the 1850.
The 1879 Reichsrevolver is a fine example of German craftsmanship. It fires a powerful and accurate cartridge. It is tough and reliable. It used real German steel when Colt was still using iron for their revolver frames. Colt switched to steel in 1883, according to Grok. The 1879 was quickly supplanted by a lighter version with a better grip and a 4 5/8 inch barrel, in 1883. Both Reichsrevolvers are reported to have had good reputations in the German military. The German Luger and the 9x19mm cartridge were officially adopted in 1908. The Reichsrevolvers served in the reserves and with second tier troops, reportedly into WWII. The 9x19 Luger cartridge became a world standard.
In the black powder era of 1879, the .44 Russian/10.6x25 German was a world standard. It was known as an extremely accurate cartridge. It paved the way, with its inside lubricated bullet, for most modern cartridges. In hindsight, the double action/single action revolver was the wave of the future. It did not seem so to the German Commission which selected a new handgun in 1879.
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A man is dead after an early morning shooting in Baker County that investigators say appears to have been an act of self-defense.
According to the Baker County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded around 4:30 a.m. Monday to the Macclenny Veterinary Hospital, where a 77-year-old woman reported shooting a man who attacked her.
Investigators said the woman, who has only been identified as the victim, shot 57-year-old Alvin Tyrone Tisdale. Tisdale was taken to UF Health Jacksonville, where he later died.
Priest described the tense encounter, "It unfolded quickly, but any reasonable person would definitely realize that their life is in danger. And of course, homeowner, wife, children in the house, so I mean he really, there wasn't really, I mean there was, I don't know of any options he could have used that wouldn't have, you know, potentially resulted in a more tragic situation than we already had."
The homeowner shot Edwards, who died at the scene. Police said Edwards had no connection to the second home.
After leaving the SUV on the railroad tracks, the suspect walked to Dixie Road, where he approached a passing motorist and allegedly attempted to enter the vehicle and take it from the driver.
The motorist, a Rankin County resident who owns and operates a firearms store and firearms training facility in Flowood, feared for his safety and produced a firearm. The citizen held the suspect at gunpoint until Rankin County deputies arrived and took him into custody without further incident.
Investigators determined Bumcon and Deangelo Robinson had allegedly been following a man while he was making Uber deliveries. Police said the victim tried to get away before reaching a dead-end road, where Bumcon and Robinson began firing at his vehicle.
Police said the victim returned fire as the encounter continued. More than 60 rounds were fired in total.
Three adults — two men and a woman — were held for questioning. Police said two of them, a man and a woman, came home that night and found Jones in a bed upstairs. A third man was already inside the home when they arrived and said he had not noticed anything unusual before Jones was found.
An argument broke out between the three men, and Jones was shot, police said. Jones did not appear to know any of the three adults involved, according to investigators.
On Friday afternoon, NOPD officials confirmed that the man who opened fire did so because the person was trying to break into his house. Officers believe he was defending himself and others during the incident.
They said the man who fired shots will not face charges and that he is cooperating with officers.
Robert Loesch, 52, was arrested on one count of attempted second-degree murder and one count of first-degree assault, according to a Lafayette news release updated Saturday. Lafayette Police and the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office reviewed video footage and talked to witnesses before arresting him, the release says.
On Thursday, police responded to the 1500 block of Sidon Circle after learning that someone may have been shot. When officers got there, they learned that a resident, later identified as Loesch, shot a boy who Loesch said was trying to break into his home, the release says.
As Love continued to assault her, the victim’s daughter tried to stop him, before he also struck the teen.
The 28-year-old man was shopping in the store when he saw the assault. He grabbed his firearm and attempted to stop Love from further assaulting the victim, according to VPD. The victim was then able to get away from Love.
The bystander attempted to hold Love at gunpoint when Love charged at him and began to hit him. The man discharged his firearm once and struck Love, according to the press release.
Around 10:14 p.m. Thursday, police responded to the 1500 block of Sidon Circle to a report of someone being shot, according to a Lafayette Police news release. When police arrived, the man, who was not identified in the release, told police that he got his gun and shot a boy after noticing the boy trying to get inside.
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