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Source: Foundation for Individual Rights in Education Posted on 03.17.10 by R. Lee Wrights “Late yesterday, in a striking victory for the First Amendment on campus, a federal district court in Texas ruled that a number of restrictions on students’ speech at Tarrant County College (TCC) are unconstitutional. In his decision, U.S. District Judge Terry R. Means found that TCC’s reliance on a policy prohibiting ‘disruptive activities’ to restrict students Clayton Smith and John Schwertz from holding an ‘empty holster’ protest violated the First Amendment.” (03/16/10) Link: http://www.thefire.org/article/11658.html Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: Denver Business Journal Posted on 03.16.10 by Thomas L. Knapp “Business owners, holster those guns: Colorado’s ‘Make My Day’ law still does not apply to the state’s workplaces. For the fifth consecutive year, a legislative committee defeated an attempt Monday to broaden the homeowner self-defense protections to places of business. This time, it was the House Judiciary Committee that shot down House Bill 1094, sponsored by Rep. Cory Gardner, R-Yuma, by a vote of 6-5. The Make My Day law, passed in 1985, gives homeowners immunity from prosecution if they use deadly force on an intruder who has entered their dwelling place illegally and who they believe could use physical force against them.” (03/16/10) Link: http://denver.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2010/03/15/daily14.html Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News and Twitter-Worthy | |
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Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer Posted on 03.16.10 by Thomas L. Knapp “An outspoken advocate for medical marijuana was wounded early Monday but managed to shoot a burglar at a Kirkland house where he grew pot legally. … About 4:45 a.m. Monday, a woman called 911 saying there were intruders in the house and that her boyfriend was shot, a sheriff’s office spokesman said. Responding deputies were preparing to go onto the property when dispatchers received another call from a man saying he’d been shot — a man later identified as a robbery suspect.” (03/15/10) Link: http://www2.seattlepi.com/articles/416644.html Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News and Twitter-Worthy | |
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Source: WPTV 5 News Posted on 03.14.10 by Thomas L. Knapp “At 4:48 a.m. Saturday [Charles] Cassidy’s wife, Maureen Cassidy, called 911 saying her husband had shot an intruder. Maureen Cassidy was asleep in her bedroom when she woke up because she heard something. When she left her bedroom, she saw Kahle inside her home. She then woke her husband, who then got his Smith & Wesson 9mm. Charles Cassidy then stood in his bedrooom’s doorway and told Kahle, ‘Stop, I have a gun.’ Kahle continued to walk toward the Cassidy and was shot. Deputies later found Kahle armed with a knife and attempting to hide in the bushes of a neighboring home.” (03/13/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/yzosrgy Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch Posted on 03.14.10 by Thomas L. Knapp “According to police, an elderly female homeowner reported that an intruder forced his way into her home, physically attacked her and then physically attacked her adult grandson, who was also present inside the home. The woman was knocked to the floor and her grandson obtained a handgun and ‘fired one round into the lower body of the assailant, causing him to drop to the floor,’ said Henrico Lt. Jim Price.” (03/14/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/ybfoetl Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: Christian Science Monitor Posted on 03.10.10 by Steve Trinward “A California lawmaker has stepped into a growing gun rights debate by introducing legislation that would essentially outlaw what’s called the ‘open carry’ of unloaded weapons on public property. The measure, which was first introduced last month but is not expected to have its first hearing until April, is meant to address the growing ‘open carry’ movement, in which some gun owners have taken to meeting in coffee shops, parks and restaurants while wearing holstered weapons to raise awareness about gun rights. ‘People should be free from the fear and the potential for violence firearms represent,’ said Democratic Assembly Member Lori Saldana of San Diego, in a statement. ‘These displays of firearms can create potentially dangerous situations.’” (03/10/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/ydzsqsh Filed under: 2AM News and CANDi News and RRND News | |
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Source: NBC 15 News Posted on 03.10.10 by Thomas L. Knapp “An 18-year-old Madison man comes home to find an intruder in his house and has no idea if his sleeping parents are OK. When instincts take over he doesn’t wait for police. It’s one of those situations that doesn’t leave you with a whole lot of time to think. When it happened to a high school student earlier this week he says he ‘did what he had to do.’” (03/09/10) Link: http://www.nbc15.com/news/headlines/87111457.html Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: Self-Defense Examiner Posted on 03.07.10 by Thomas L. Knapp “A South Bakersfield, California grandfather reportedly held an intruder at gunpoint while his wife called the police. Police say that the 70 year old homeowner, who has health issues, was at home with his wife and grandson during the early afternoon, when the 9 year old boy noticed that a light was left on unexpectedly. The grandmother reportedly found signs of a burglary, at which point the grandfather grabbed his handgun. Upstairs, the couple found an armed intruder hiding in the bathroom, police say. The intruder is said to have pointed a rifle at the grandfather, at which point the grandfather fired a shot that missed but caused the intruder to give up and lay on the floor.” (03/06/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/yeyour2 Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: MSNBC Posted on 03.03.10 by R. Lee Wrights “Coffee chain Starbucks Corp. is sticking to its policy of letting customers carry guns where it’s legal and said it does not want to be put in the middle of a larger gun-control debate. The company’s statement, issued Wednesday, stems from recent campaign by some gun owners, who have walked into Starbucks and other businesses to test state laws that allow gun owners to carry weapons openly in public places. Gun control advocates have protested.” (03/03/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/yl975ms Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: Pueblo Chieftain Posted on 03.03.10 by Thomas L. Knapp “A Pueblo West intruder was shot in the leg early Wednesday and has been transported to a Denver hospital for treatment, according to sheriff’s investigators. … ‘A male party was in the home, (he was) not known by the residents there. He was on the couch. We don’t know what happened in the house, but they confronted the man and a family member of the homeowner shot the man in the left leg with a 40-caliber handgun,’ Deputy Laurie Kilpatrick of the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office said this morning.” (03/03/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/yak4jzl Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: USA Today Posted on 03.02.10 by R. Lee Wrights “During spirited arguments Tuesday, the Supreme Court appeared ready to rule that the Second Amendment right to bear arms covers gun regulations in states and cities. Several key justices, including Anthony Kennedy, signaled they believe the right to firearms is sufficiently ‘fundamental’ that it should cover people challenging state and local gun laws, as well as federal laws.” (03/02/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/yzspuad Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: Arizona Republic Posted on 03.02.10 by Thomas L. Knapp “Dale Welch recently walked into a Starbucks in Virginia, handgun strapped to his waist, and ordered a banana Frappuccino with a cinnamon bun. Welch’s foray into the coffeehouse was part of an effort by some gun owners to exercise and advertise their rights in states that allow people to openly carry firearms. Even in some ‘open carry’ states, businesses are allowed to ban guns in their stores. And some have, creating political confrontations with gun owners. But Starbucks, the largest chain targeted, has refused to take the bait, saying in a statement this month that it follows state and local laws and has its own safety measures in its stores.” (03/01/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/yekypt3 Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: WCPO 9 News Posted on 03.02.10 by Thomas L. Knapp “Police say a man tried to break into a home in the 4000 block of Haverstraw Drive around 4 p.m. this afternoon. When the residents wouldn’t let him in, police say he went to the back of the home and broke a window. A fight ensued with the residents, who then shot the suspect twice. He was transported to Bethesda North where he is listed in stable condition.” (02/28/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/yzfv6yl Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: MSNBC Posted on 03.01.10 by R. Lee Wrights “A couple worries that burglars who tried to break in when the wife was home alone will return. A retiree fears the drug dealers and junkies just outside his window will attempt — again — to steal what he spent a lifetime earning. And a businessman wants to protect himself as he could when he was a police officer. Together, they are the face of the most serious challenge yet to Chicago’s 28-year-old handgun ban.” (03/01/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/yllx8bv Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: San Jose Mercury News Posted on 03.01.10 by Thomas L. Knapp “The U.S. Supreme Court is about to take dead aim at the fierce debate over gun regulations in cities and states across the country, with California’s strict gun-control laws squarely in the cross hairs of the legal showdown. The justices on Tuesday will hear arguments in a challenge to a Chicago area ban on handguns and semiautomatic weapons, weighing for the first time whether the Second Amendment right to bear arms applies to local and state gun regulations. For a state such as California, which has long been a target of gun rights advocates for a slew of firearms regulations, a Supreme Court ruling extending Second Amendment protections to cities and states could open the floodgates to a new generation of lawsuits.” (02/28/10) Link: http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_14489424 Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: St. Petersburg Times Posted on 02.26.10 by Thomas L. Knapp “When Michael Allsop heard his bedroom window shatter, police said, he ran into his bathroom and called 911. But when he saw two hands reach into his house, he put down the phone and picked up his 9mm pistol. The 59-year-old homeowner opened fire Wednesday morning, wounding a would-be burglar.” (02/25/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/yahfguk Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: Press-Enterprise Posted on 02.22.10 by Thomas L. Knapp “A 33-year-old female intruder was shot in the chest this weekend and jailed when she broke a house window and stuck her head through the hole after the resident had warned that he had a gun, San Bernardino County sheriff’s officials say. The gunfire erupted Saturday along the 10300 block of Maple Lane. The resident had phoned deputies, saying someone was trying to break into his home, investigators said in a written statement.” (02/22/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/ye9gph3 Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: Ashtabula Star Beacon Posted on 02.17.10 by Thomas L. Knapp “Ashtabula County Sheriff’s Department deputies are looking for a man who shot a Monroe Township dog, burst into a home and then evaded the owner’s return gunfire early Monday morning. The dog, a German shepherd, was shot three times but survived the attack, deputies said. The owner wasn’t injured, and deputies are unsure if the other man was wounded.” (02/16/10) Link: http://www.starbeacon.com/local/local_story_047193255.html Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: Liberty For All Posted on 02.16.10 by R. Lee Wrights “A King County Superior Court judge has ruled in favor of a lawsuit filed by the Second Amendment Foundation and National Rifle Association, striking down a ban on guns in city parks because it violates Washington State’s long-standing preemption statute. Judge Catherine Shaffer ruled from the bench that the gun ban, adopted under former Mayor Greg Nickels, violates Washington’s law, which placed sole authority for regulating firearms in the hands of the State Legislature.” (02/15/10) Link: http://www.libertyforall.net/?p=3843 Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News and Twitter-Worthy | |
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Source: Wenatchee World Posted on 02.14.10 by Thomas L. Knapp “A Douglas County man who was watching a home for a friend shot at an intruder in the home as he fled but missed, authorities said. The man arrived at the house, southeast of Bridgeport, to find the door open and burglars inside, said Douglas County Sheriff Harvey Gjesdal. … When deputies arrived, they searched the home and found a 20-year-old Bridgeport man hiding in the bathroom. He had injuries from a saw he pulled on top of himself when the other suspect fled, he said. He was treated by an ambulance crew, the sheriff said.” (02/13/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/ycenywz Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: KENS 5 News Posted on 02.12.10 by Thomas L. Knapp “Officers were called around 11 p.m. Wednesday to a house in the 1200 block of Magnolia. The homeowner told them he shot three times at two would-be burglars. Not long after that a man showed up at a fire station on 36th Street with three gunshot wounds.” (02/11/10) Link: http://bit.ly/akWagB Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: Self-Defense Examiner Posted on 02.11.10 by Thomas L. Knapp “A Modesto, California woman reportedly used her gun to fend off a burglar. Police say the woman walked into her home, and found a burglar. She reportedly feared for her safety, grabbed her gun, and fired a shot at the burglar, causing him to flee. The burglar, who was apparently not hit, fled the scene, leaving the woman unharmed, police say.” (02/09/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/yz88har Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: NBC 4 News Posted on 02.10.10 by Thomas L. Knapp “Columbus police were called to the 1100 block of McCarley Drive at about 12:49 p.m. on reports of a shooting. Officers found 18-year-old Ronnie P. Dowell inside his Southwest Side apartment with a gunshot wound to the head. … Investigation indicated a male suspect forced his way into a rear door of the residence and confronted the victim and two other residents, according to a police report. The report said shots were exchanged and the suspect fled the apartment.” (02/08/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/ygn3nym Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: Liberty For All Posted on 02.09.10 by R. Lee Wrights “The United States has made its first response to a lawsuit filed in federal district court in Missoula to test the Montana Firearms Freedom Act (MFFA), passed by the 2009 Legislature and signed into law by Governor Schweitzer. The MFFA declares that any firearms, ammunition or firearms accessories made and retained in Montana are not subject to federal regulation under the power given to Congress in the U.S. Constitution to regulate commerce ‘among the several states.’” (02/08/10) Link: http://www.libertyforall.net/?p=3800 Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: News 9 Posted on 02.03.10 by Thomas L. Knapp “Three intruders fled from an Oklahoma City home this morning after being shot at by the home owner, police said. … The intruders forced the residents into a back bedroom when the homeowner shot one of the intruders. The intruders fled in a dark-colored SUV, police said. Police said the homeowner said he recognized one of the suspects. Subsequently police arrested 30-year-old Eric Kutz as well as a 14-year-old male. Police said Kutz was transported to an area hospital to receive treatment for his injuries.” (02/02/10) Link: http://www.news9.com/Global/story.asp?S=11918427 Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: Salt Lake Tribune Posted on 02.02.10 by R. Lee Wrights “Fueled by a deep resentment of the federal government and Tea Party fervor, lawmakers advanced a pair of bills Tuesday aimed at enabling Utah to opt out of national health-reform efforts and federal firearms laws. Sen. Margaret Dayton, R-Orem, would exempt firearms manufactured and sold entirely within Utah from any federal regulations, including criminal background checks and bans on certain types of weapons and ammunition.” (02/02/10) Link: http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_14320224 Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: Fox News Posted on 01.21.10 by Steve Trinward “The ray gun is real … or at least it will be soon. The U.S. Army is betting big on laser warfare — designing, testing and perfecting ultra-precise weapons based on devastatingly powerful beams of light. And given recent developments, it’s only a matter of time until the military has in its arsenal a weapon that until now has been the staple of science fiction — the ray gun. Set your phasers to kill. Boeing, one of the Pentagon’s top contractors, already has a laser weapon that will improve the military’s ability to counter artillery, mortar, drone aircraft and even rockets, a spokesman tells FoxNews.com.” (01/21/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/ygbfwxj Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: KMBC News Posted on 01.17.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “Police said a convenience store clerk shot a would-be robber early Friday morning. According to investigators, a man armed with a rifle walked into a convenience store in the 5900 block of Leavenworth Road just after midnight. The clerk was not behind the counter. Police said he was in a back room and spotted the man with the gun when he came out. Police said a shot was fired, and they believe the man armed with a rifle was wounded. The man fled the store.” (01/15/10) Link: http://www.kmbc.com/news/22245555/detail.html Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: Valley Central Posted on 01.17.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “The homeowner said she and her 11-year-old son were in bed when she heard banging coming from the front door. She got up to check and she saw two Hispanic males men wearing masks and armed with handguns walking towards her. She quickly closed the bedroom door but one of the men allegedly tried to force it open. … the home invaders shot through the door and hit her son on the left hip area. Her son had a 22 cal. Rifle and shot back at the alleged robbers. … Deputies found blood all over the floor and noted that the front door had been knocked down.” (01/15/10) Link: http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=402271 Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: Second Amendment News Posted on 01.17.10 by Mary Lou Seymour I have been unable to post since January 10. There are a few stories on the website posted by our other editors. One of my dogs, my Irish setter Ginger, suddenly became very ill Jan.9 and was diagnosed with lymphoma, she has been in a canine oncology hospital since Wed and I have barely been able to keep my household (animal and human) and day job going, so Rational Review gave me ‘time off’. I hope to be able to return to posting this week. Link: http://rationalreview.com/2am Filed under: 2AM News | |
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Source: Shreveport Times Posted on 01.11.10 by Thomas L. Knapp “A 22-year-old was killed late Sunday after he and an accomplice broke into a house in the 5700 block of Sussex Street. … Willie Lee Baker told police he arrived home during the robbery and confronted the suspects. Taylor shot Baker, 29, in the leg as the two began to fight, police said. Baker managed to take the gun and shot Taylor once in the head.” (01/11/10) Link: http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20100111/NEWS03/100111011/1062 Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: Valencia County News-Bulletin Posted on 01.07.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “Charges are pending against a man who was shot in the chest by a Jarales resident while allegedly trying to break in.Valencia County Sheriff’s Deputy Chris Trujillo said the shooting occurred shortly after midnight on New Years Day at a house on Mill Road.According to the deputy, the homeowner, whose name has not been released, heard someone trying to break into his home and called 911. When the suspect entered the house, the homeowner shot him once in the chest, Trujillo said.” (01/06/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/ybkq58j Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: Merced Sun-Star Posted on 01.07.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “He crossed the wrong clerk. Merced police say a robbery attempt at a neighborhood market went awry Wednesday, after the store clerk fired upon the robber. The robbery attempt was reported around 3:45 p.m. at the Food Center store, located at 1150 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, according to Lt. Andre Matthews. A masked gunman entered the store, demanding cash from an employee, Matthews said.Meanwhile, another employee who was standing in another part of the store observed the gunman. That clerk armed himself with a handgun and fired one shot. The robber, who wasn’t hit, fled the scene on foot.” (01/07/10) Link: http://www.mercedsunstar.com/168/story/1261133.html Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: KYW News Posted on 01.06.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “Philadelphia police were continuing ther investigation on Wednesday afternoon of the fatal early-morning shooting of a robbery suspect by an off-duty officer. Authorities say the traffic cop was driving his own car near 7th and Willow Streets, just north of Callowhill, about 3:30am when a man jumped in, demanded cash and jewelry, and hit the officer with a gun: ‘During the course of the confrontation, the officer was able to get to his weapon. It was discharged, and the male was struck.’ Lt. Frank Vanore says 23-year-old suspect Altariq Hutchinson of Edgewater Park (Burlington County) NJ, was pronounced dead a short time later at the hospital.” (01/06/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/ycotp5q Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: WSOC News Posted on 01.05.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “A Gastonia man who heard a robber in his house said he confronted the intruder with a shotgun Sunday night. Preston Jeter, 17, is the man victim Kenneth Watson said he found in his home. Brandon Cobb, also 17, was arrested as Jeter’s alleged accomplice. The two are also suspected of breaking into and robbing the home of one of Watson’s neighbors before coming to his home. Watson was in his home off Bethany Road when he heard glass breaking and said he saw Jeter coming in the door with a hammer. ‘I said ‘this guy came to rob me,’ so I grabbed my gun,’ Watson said. Watson said Jeter waved the hammer at him, but dropped it and fled when the homeowner raised his shotgun.” (01/04/10) Link: http://www.wsoctv.com/news/22122338/detail.html Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: KXII News Posted on 01.05.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “A 17-year-old male suspect has been flown to a Plano hospital after he was shot in the back during a home invasion in Durant. Durant police say the teen broke into a home in the 1000 block of North Third just after 11:30 this morning while the homeowner was inside. The homeowner awoke to find the suspect inside. He yelled for the teen to stop, and then shot the suspect in the back. Police believe the teen fled first to a relative’s house across the street, and then to a friend’s house in the 200 block of West Poplar, where 911 was called. The teen was transported to the Medical Center of Southeastern Oklahoma. A medical helicopter was then called to MCSO, and the teen was flown to a Plano hospital. ‘He crawled through the window, the homeowner was there, and shot the suspect,’ Lt. Carrie Wyrick of the Durant Police Department said.” (01/05/10) Link: http://www.kxii.com/home/headlines/80635977.html Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: Patriot News Posted on 01.04.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “A burglary suspect was shot and killed Saturday night during a confrontation with a store employee at Shermans Dale Beer & Beverage, state police at Newport said. Perry County Coroner Michael Shalonis said he pronounced Jeffrey Thomas Harless, 25, of New Bloomfield, dead at the scene at 10:55 p.m. Saturday from a single gunshot wound to the chest. Police said that a store employee arrived after an alarm sounded at 9:44 p.m. Saturday. The employee entered, confronted a man with a weapon and shot him in the ensuing confrontation, according to police. They said that no charges have been filed in connection with the fatal shooting, the midstate’s first of 2010.” (01/03/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/ye4yem2 Filed under: 2AM News | |
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Source: Dayton Daily News Posted on 01.04.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “A knife-wielding, would-be robber is in Montgomery County Jail after a beauty shop owner chased him from the store with a shotgun Saturday, Jan. 2. Workers at the Hair Gold Beauty Supply, 4011 W. Third St., flagged down Officer Erica S. Cash about 2 p.m. by yelling, ‘Robber! Robber!,’ according to a police report. Cash raced up Gettysburg Avenue where she saw Lawrence Hahn running after William Chinn, the report stated. Cash caught up with Chinn, 19, who said he was ’sorry’ and wanted to apologize to Hahn and the shop’s owner Hae J. Kim for trying to rob their store, the report stated. Kim said Chinn walked into the store with a red bandanna on his face and demanded money with a knife in his hand, the report stated. Kim said he grabbed a shotgun kept in the store and pointed it at Chinn, the report stated. Chinn fled, but Kim and Hahn chased him and that’s when they flagged down the officer, the report stated.” (01/04/10) Link: http://tinyurl.com/ybxy94x Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: Click2Houston Posted on 01.04.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “A homeowner shot a burglary suspect on Sunday, KPRC Local 2 reported.Robert and Pam Cole were asleep at their home on Cloverleaf Street near Texarkana Street in east Harris County at about 11 p.m., when they heard glass breaking. ‘We were both jarred awake,’ Pam Cole said. ‘We knew something was wrong. The alarm was going off.’ ‘Someone is coming in the house and she yelled out,’ get your shotgun,’’ Robert Cole said. ‘I came out of the bedroom and down the hall here, a man with a black hoodie and a fire extinguisher like he was going to beat somebody, was in the living room. I came out of the bedroom with the shotgun … shot him in the hip. He screamed, dropped the fire extinguisher and dived into the hole he came in.’ Harris County sheriff’s deputies found the man down the street. He was laying in a neighbor’s yard and yelling for help.” (01/03/10) Link: http://www.click2houston.com/news/22117126/detail.html Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: CBS 11 News Posted on 01.04.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “Police say two suspected robbers are in the hospital after an employee at a Dallas sandwich shop shot them. It happened Sunday afternoon near the intersection of Polk and Camp Wisdom. Police are still at the restaurant, keeping an eye on it since the glass windows were completely shattered during the incident. Police say two men went inside the store to rob it. But their attempts were unsuccessful as an employee shot both of them. One suspect ran and was eventually caught and taken to Methodist Hospital. The other suspect was caught at the restaurant and then transported.” (01/03/10) Link: http://cbs11tv.com/local/dallas.subway.robbery.2.1403109.html Filed under: 2AM News | |
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Source: KRQE News Posted on 01.04.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “A home invasion suspect is recovering from a gunshot wound to the neck. Jorge Romero, 44, allegedly broke into a house in the 10,000 block of Mountain Road in NE Albuquerque on Thursday. Police said he was shot in the neck after exchanging gunfire with the homeowner. He’s in satisfactory condition at University of New Mexico Hospital. The homeowner was not hurt. Witnesses told officers that Romero’s friends took him from the scene and then for some reason dropped him off at a store near the intersection of Lomas and Eubank. Romero faces several charges once he’s released from the hospital.” (01/02/10) Link: http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/crime/home-invasion-suspect-recovering Filed under: 2AM News | |
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Source: Second Amendment News Digest Posted on 01.03.10 by Mary Lou Seymour Happy New Year, y’all! …. self defense stories from Michigan, Illinois, Idaho. South Carolina, Kentucky, New Mexico …. LTE on Guns, teachers, and self-defense …. commentaries on ACLU’s attention to rights should include gun rights and Secession, the Second Amendment and Sun Tzu. Til next week Mary Lou Link: http://rationalreview.com/2am Filed under: 2AM News | |
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Source: WZZM News Posted on 01.03.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “A convenience store clerk shoots an armed suspect during an attempted robbery. The suspect was later caught by police. Shortly after 7 p.m. on New Years Day, the GRPD received a call reporting a robbery at the Short Stop convenience store in the 1000 block of Leonard St. SW. The caller reported shots fired. Police say a suspect came into the business armed with a handgun and demanded cash. As the suspect was fleeing the scene, the clerk pulled out a weapon and shot the robber in the leg. Police located several pieces of evidence in the parking lot including the weapon and knit mask worn by the suspect. The suspect and vehicle believed to be used in the incident were later located. The masked robber is recovering in the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.” (01/02/10) Link: http://www.wzzm13.com/news/news_story.aspx?storyid=117155&catid=14 Filed under: 2AM News | |
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Source: Chicago Tribune Posted on 01.03.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “A homeowner shot a 49-year-old man over the weekend after the man forced his way into the homeowner’s house in an attempt to pick up his 11-year-old son from a birthday party that was actually held a block away. … After the homeowner and his wife told him the 11-year-old wasn’t there, police said the man didn’t believe them and allegedly pushed his way in, then attacked the homeowner’s wife. The woman’s husband fired at the man with a small-caliber pistol as the intruder continued to assault her in the foyer of their house, police said. Both the man and his teenage son were hit multiple times, police said. They ran from the house, but the man collapsed near the driveway, where he was found by officers, police said.” (12/31/09) Link: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-wauconda-31dec31,0,4958747.story Filed under: 2AM News | |
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Source: KXLY News Posted on 01.03.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “The owner of Sunshine Espresso in Coeur d’Alene fought fire with fire — literally — when she pulled a handgun on a 17-year-old boy who tried to rob her stand Wednesday morning. … Sunshine Espresso owner Michelle Cornelsen said the teen walked up to her stand and demanded cash without showing the gun at first. … What the robber didn’t know is that Cornelsen has had her concealed weapons permit for seven years and she had received a new 9mm handgun for Christmas from her husband. … About five minutes into the attempted robbery another customer pulled up to the stand, distracting the would-be robber and giving Cornelsen the opportunity to grab her gun. ‘Sure enough a customer pulled up on this side and he laid it down on the counter and covered it up with his hand,’ she said. The teen laid his gun down on the counter, just long enough for Michelle to grab her own gun. ‘I grabbed mine, put it in his face and said ‘Get out, you leave right now’ and he said ‘OK, OK’ and left,’ Michelle said.” (12/30/09) Link: http://www.kxly.com/news/22089081/detail.html' Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: WSPA News Posted on 01.03.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “Joel Hill at the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office say 50 year old Michael Varnadore got into an argument with his mother Mary Jean Varnadore Monday night that resulted in a shooting. The report says Varnadore shoved his 70 year old mother onto a bed at her home on Star Circle in Cowpens. Deputies say the mother shot Varnadore in the leg.They say Varnadore was treated and released for Upstate Carolina Medical Center and was arrested and charged with assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature.” (12/30/09) Link: http://tinyurl.com/yeqohhn Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: WLKY News Posted on 01.03.10 by Mary Lou Seymour “A man is dead after a shooting in Adair County. Troopers said the attack happened at about 11 p.m. on Christmas. Investigation said Bobby Bunch, 35, tried to force his way into the home of Michael Compton at 2294 Cane Valley Road. Troopers said Bunch was shot during the altercation.” (12/26/09) Link: http://www.wlky.com/news/22063314/detail.html Filed under: 2AM News | |
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Source: Boston Globe Author: Doug Van Gorder Posted on 12.28.09 by Mary Lou Seymour “I AM a math teacher at Brockton High School, the site of a school shooting earlier this month.Current school security procedures lock down school populations in the event of armed assault. Some advocate abandoning this practice as it holds everyone in place, allowing a shooter easily to find victims.An alternative to lockdown is immediate exodus via announcement. Although this removes potential hostages and makes it nearly impossible for the shooter to acquire preselected targets, it unfairly rewards resourceful children who move to safety off-site more shrewdly and efficiently than others.Schools should level playing fields, not intrinsically reward those more resourceful…..s a progressive, I would sooner lay my child to rest than succumb to the belief that the use of a gun for self-defense is somehow not in itself a gun crime.” (12/28/09) Link: http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/letters/articles/2009/12/28/guns_teachers_and_self_defense/ Filed under: 2AM News and LTE | |
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Source: KVIA News Posted on 12.28.09 by Mary Lou Seymour “Las Cruces police say they are investigating a fatal shooting. Just before 8 a.m. Sunday, police were called to the Telshor Manor Apartments where two suspects attempted to break into an apartment. Investigators say a resident of the apartment was apparently startled awake, grabbed a handgun and opened fire at the intruders. At least one of the bullets struck one of the intruders as he was located outside on the west side of the apartment complex. Police say that man was pronounced dead at the scene but his identity has yet to be determined.” (12/27/09) Link: http://www.kvia.com/global/story.asp?s=11734950 Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: Second Amendment News Digest Posted on 12.27.09 by Mary Lou Seymour Commentaries on proof that guns don’t cause crime, the Proposed WA semi-auto ban and the ‘Yoonies’…. Self defense stories from Nebraska, Louisiana, Florida, Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee, Oklahoma and the Philippines ….in other news, Gun ownership surges nationwide, crime drops; Tennessee appeals guns-in-restaurants ruling, Hero Idahoan Pharmacist who tackled armed robber fired, Gun maker hails Utah’s bid against fed regulation, Gun permits surge in Massachusetts, DC: Cop brings gun to snowball fight, and South Carolina AG opinion causes Georgetown to reconsider illegal gun ban Hope y’all had a wonderful Christmas! Have a great and safe New Years, and …. Til next year! Mary Lou Link: http://rationalreview.com/2am Filed under: 2AM News | |
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Source: Crime Report Posted on 12.27.09 by Mary Lou Seymour “Even as gun ownership has surged in the U.S. in the past year, violent crime, including murder and robbery, has dropped steeply, says the Christian Science Monitor. With homicides down 10 percent in the first half of 2009, the FBI reports that gun sales ‘especially of assault-style rifles and handguns, two main targets of gun-control groups’ are up at least 12 percent nationally since the election of President Obama. Pro-gun groups say the data disprove a long-running theory by gun-control groups that gun ownership spawns crime and violence. ‘Anti-gunners have lost another one of their baseless arguments,’ says Alan Gottlieb of the Second Amendment Foundation.” (12/24/09) Link: http://tinyurl.com/ydakhpk Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: Nebraska News Posted on 12.27.09 by Mary Lou Seymour “Prosecutors won’t file charges against an Omaha business owner who shot and killed a suspected burglar over the weekend. Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine says he believes the shooting was justified. The owner of Bazar Latino who shot the man has not been named.Police say 23-year-old Jesus Franco was found dead Saturday morning. His body was in the snow about 30 feet from a south Omaha business that had reported a burglary. The owner told officers he fired his gun during a confrontation with a suspected burglar, who then fled.” (12/23/09) Link: http://www.nebraska.tv/Global/story.asp?S=11722102 Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: WESH News Posted on 12.27.09 by Mary Lou Seymour “The Seminole Sheriff’s Office said a man shot and killed his daughter’s boyfriend on a Seminole County street. The Sheriff’s Office said the shooting happened just after 3 p.m. at the intersection of Dodd Road and Biscayne Drive. Officials said the man was Orlando Regional Medical Center where he died. Several witnesses at the scene said the two men were arguing before the shooting and that they believe the father shot in self defense. ‘He pulled out a gun that he had with him, that he carried most the time, and shot him from the hip in the stomach,’ Dykey Phillips said.” (12//24/09) Link: http://www.wesh.com/news/22055314/detail.html Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: Herald Bulletin Posted on 12.27.09 by Mary Lou Seymour “A Pizza Hut delivery person shot a man who allegedly tried to rob the store Wednesday, according to police. A police report said Spencer Simmons, 44, attempted to rob the Pizza Hut on Broadway Street at about 11 p.m. Wednesday. The report said Simmons pointed a .25 Raven Arms semi-automatic handgun at the store’s cashier and demanded money. The cashier loaded about $720 into a small bag. Simmons wasn’t aware that a delivery man, Michael Shaker, had heard the commotion and snuck to the back as well, the report said. ‘Seconds later, Simmons left the register area, and walked to within six to seven feet of his location,’ the report said. According to the report, Shaker gave Simmons a verbal warning but Simmons ‘lifted and swung his gun up towards’ Shaker. Shaker fired one round from his personal 9mm Kel-Tec, hitting Simmons in the back of his head.” (12/24/09) Link: http://www.theheraldbulletin.com/local/local_story_358172439.html Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: Columbus Dispatch Posted on 12.27.09 by Mary Lou Seymour “An apparent home invasion went wrong today for two suspects when a Hilltop resident apparently shot one of the suspects, police said. Two men knocked on the door of 177 Haldy Ave. about 2:21 p.m. and asked for money, Columbus Police Sgt. Eric Pilya said. One of the suspects then took a resident to a back room, where the would-be robber was shot, Pilya said. His wounds were life-threatening, and he was taken to Mt. Carmel West hospital.” (12/26/09) Link: http://tinyurl.com/ycqw5zc Filed under: 2AM News | |
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Source: Town Talk Posted on 12.27.09 by Mary Lou Seymour “One person was killed and another seriously wounded Friday night as a fireworks stand operator shot at three suspects who attempted to rob him and another person.According to Capt. Matt Davis with the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office, two people – and man and a woman – were closing the Crooks’ Fireworks stand at the corner of South MacArthur and Jeff Davis drives around 6:20 p.m. when they were approached by three young adults. Davis said all three were armed with handguns.One of the two operators opened fire with their own weapon. One suspect was killed at the scene, another was wounded and the third escaped. The wounded suspect was taken to a local hospital in serious condition, and the third suspect was captured a short time later, said Davis.” (12/26/09) Link: http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20091226/NEWS01/912260310/1002/One-dead--one-wounded-in-shooting-at-stand Filed under: 2AM News | |
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Source: Tennessean Posted on 12.22.09 by Steve Trinward “The state attorney general’s office is appealing a recent court ruling that overturned a law allowing licensed handgun owners to take their weapons into restaurants that serve alcohol. Attorney General Robert E. Cooper’s office filed notice to the Tennessee Court of Appeals today. Davidson County Chancellor Claudia Bonnyman ruled on Nov. 20 that the law, passed by the General Assembly last spring over Gov. Phil Bredesen’s veto, was unconstitutionally vague. The law, which was in effect for about four months, allowed handgun carry permit holders to take their guns into restaurants and bars that served alcohol as long as they didn’t drink and the establishments’ owners didn’t post signs prohibiting them.” [editor’s note: Creating more “gun-free zones” might work if all the bartenders had shotguns & knew how to use ‘em to preserve the peace … or maybe not! - SAT] (12/22/09) Link: http://tinyurl.com/yavbko9 Filed under: 2AM News and CANDi News and RRND News | |
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Source: Knoxville News Posted on 12.22.09 by Mary Lou Seymour “A homeowner fatally shot a 19-year-old Rockwood man during a burglary, and authorities have charged an alleged accomplice in the break-in. Michael S. Johnson died at the Roane Medical Center of injuries sustained about 7:55 p.m. Sunday after he entered through a window of the home. … the homeowner alerted authorities that someone had broken into his home and he believed he shot the intruder. Responding officers located Johnson and Harvest, but the report did not state where they were found. ‘Mr. Harvest admitted to RCSO deputies at the scene that he and the shooting victim had planned on burglarizing the resident’s home earlier that day, and added that later they had come back to the home and had attempted to force the homeowner’s front door open,’ Scalf wrote in the report. Harvest said he waited outside as Johnson entered the home through a window. A few moments later Harvest said he heard gunfire.” (12/21/09) Link: http://tinyurl.com/ydw434p Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: Chicago Tribune Posted on 12.21.09 by Mary Lou Seymour “A northern Idaho pharmacist who tackled a gun-toting robber and received a special award from the city of Coeur d’Alene has been fired for violating company policy. Jerry Gunderson said he was dismissed from the Shopko pharmacy late last month because he resisted the robbery. Gunderson later received a Citizen Appreciation Award from city leaders. Gunderson said he has since found another job at a different pharmacy. ‘It’s done, it’s in the past, I’ve moved on,’ said Gunderson. ‘My boss loved me, I know that. Someone 3,000 miles away decided to fire me.’” (12/19/09) Link: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-id-herofired,0,6992781.story Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: Philippine Star [Philippines] Posted on 12.21.09 by Mary Lou Seymour “In what he claimed to be an ‘act of self-defense,’ a meat dealer at the Carbon Public Market shot dead a 19-year-old man yesterday dawn in the said area who was reportedly hurling stones at passing vehicles. Roberto Gonzaga, Sr., 43 years old, a resident of Tabunok, Talisay City, who has been in the meat-dealing trade in Carbon for the past 23 years, allegedly shot to death one Warren Dominguez, 19, of barangay Ermita at past 2 a.m. along M.F. Escano Street as an act of self-defense.” (12/19/09) Link: http://tinyurl.com/yekabe4 Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: Salt Lake Tribune Posted on 12.21.09 by Mary Lou Seymour “Alex Robinson wants his assault rifles on foreign battlefields and Utah gun racks alike, so a proposed Firearms Freedom Act exempting local-only sales from federal regulation isn’t a game changer at his Salt Lake City machine shop. Then again, Utah is gun country. Armed self-defense true believers see life and death in every constitutional affront. Many applaud a message bill that would preclude federal regulation of any guns made, sold and kept within state lines — even as they acknowledge that such a law’s prospects in federal court are dubious.” (12/19/09) Link: http://www.sltrib.com/News/ci_14034344 Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: Boston Globe Posted on 12.20.09 by Steve Trinward “The number of gun permits issued in Massachusetts surged by more than 15 percent over the past two years, reversing nearly a decade of steady declines and marking a pronounced departure for a state known for its anti-gun sentiment. The magnitude of the rise, evident in nearly every corner of the state, surprised law enforcement officials, and gun advocates and opponents alike. Some saw it as an echo of similar spikes across the country after President Obama’s election, when heavy gun sales were attributed to fears that he would impose strict new gun laws. But with more women and elderly residents signing up for gun classes in Massachusetts, many said the increase here has also been driven by worries about crime and a growing sense of vulnerability in the wake of the financial collapse and lingering fallout of the damaged economy.” (12/20/09) Link: http://tinyurl.com/ycr7f8c Filed under: 2AM News and CANDi News and RRND News | |
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Source: Fox News Posted on 12.20.09 by Steve Trinward “Washington’s record-breaking snowfall on Saturday brought about 200 grown men and women to the corner of 14th and U streets for a massive snowball fight. But what started as a good-natured romp in the snow soon took a turn toward the unexpected — and potentially dangerous — when an undercover D.C. police officer became involved in a verbal altercation with members of the crowd and allegedly pulled out his gun. The snowball fight was captured on film by local television and amateur videographers. The officer, a D.C. detective, approached the crowd before appearing to unholster his gun. The officer, who has not been identified, admitted to removing his gun in the video.” (12/20/09) Link: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,580693,00.html Filed under: 2AM News and CANDi News and PND News and RRND News and Twitter-Worthy | |
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Source: Palmetto Scoop Posted on 12.20.09 by Mary Lou Seymour “An opinion from South Carolina’s attorney general is forcing the Georgetown County School District to rethink an illegal policy that bans concealed weapons on school property. Henry McMaster told the district that the policy, which prohibits visitors, parents, teachers and students from carrying weapons on school property including parking lots — even with a concealed carry permit — was a violation of state law. That law was approved by the General Assembly earlier this year and allows anyone with a concealed carry permit to keep weapons locked in their vehicles on school property.” (12/18/09) Link: http://tinyurl.com/ydhefz4 Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: News 9 Posted on 12.20.09 by Mary Lou Seymour “A man is in police custody after opening fire at a northwest Oklahoma City apartment complex near Hefner and Council roads. Police said the man started firing multiple shots in the parking lot of the Tammaron Village apartments around 4 p.m. Thursday. Witnesses said the man initially went into the apartment complex’s main office. When employees locked him out, he opened fire in the parking lot. As the man was firing shots, another citizen armed with a gun came around the corner and ordered the gunman to put his weapon down. The gunman dropped his weapon and ran into his father’s apartment and barricaded himself inside.” (12/18/09) Link: http://tinyurl.com/yanhxuy Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: Second Amendment News Digest Posted on 12.20.09 by Mary Lou Seymour Commentaries on Terrorism and gun control: A perfect march, Bill of Rights Day, Does the Second Amendment apply in Chicago? and A shadow on the Second Amendment …. Self defense stories from Louisiana, Florida, and Pennsylvania ….in other news, Illinois Police pass out whistles to help disarmed serfs call for help, Quadriplegic New Jersey man finally permitted to have and fire gun Til next week … Have a very Merry Christmas! Mary Lou Link: http://rationalreview.com/2am Filed under: 2AM News | |
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Source: WWL News Posted on 12.16.09 by Mary Lou Seymour “St. Charles Parish Sheriff Greg Champagne says a homeowner shot and killed a burglar in St. Rose. 21-year-old Michael Cockerham died on the scene. ‘Cockerham allegedly kicked down victim’s rear door to his residence while armed with a semiauto hand gun. Victim observed a laser light from what he believed to be a weapon shine through the opening of the damaged doorway at which time the homeowner fired a single shot from his weapon at the intruder,’ Captain Pat Yoes said in a news release. He says they have not filed any charges against the homeowner.” (12/16/09) Link: http://www.wwl.com/Cops--St--Rose-man-kills-intruder/5907932 Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: Chicago Tribune Posted on 12.15.09 by Mary Lou Seymour “Thousands of Oak Park residents are being equipped with a simple device to help fight crime in the village. Police are passing out whistles that they are urging citizens to blow if they are victims of or witnesses to a crime. Officers distributed hundreds of the shiny whistles at two stations along the CTA’s Green Line in Oak Park on Friday and will be passing out more Wednesday along the Blue Line.” [editor’s note: Guns are banned of course - MLS] (12/09/09) Link: http://tinyurl.com/ygg3v5q Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: Palm Beach Post Posted on 12.15.09 by Mary Lou Seymour “Gary Wroblewski says he was watching television in the Silver Springs Shores neighborhood off County Road 464 late Monday night when someone knocked on his door. Wroblewski slightly cracked open the door and found a man claiming he needed help with his broken down car. He says he was immediately suspicious of the man and his story. ‘So I went and got my gun. I held it behind the door and I opened the door,’ said Wroblewski. Wroblewski says he tried to send the man away and suggested he go to another house or call AAA. He says that is when another man, this one wearing a mask, appeared out of nowhere and forced his door open. Wroblewski was knocked out his wheelchair but was able to hold onto his gun and shot the masked invader. ‘I fired three shots,’ recalled Wroblewski. ‘Obviously you hit one of them,’ said a photojournalist. ‘Yeah, severely,’ said Wroblewski.” (12/15/09) Link: http://tinyurl.com/ycfvttt Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: Patriot News Posted on 12.14.09 by Mary Lou Seymour “Criminal justice instructor Michael Minto was leaving the Kaplan Career Institute in Swatara Township on Monday night when he spotted a man being stabbed, police said.Minto pulled his gun and ordered the attacker to drop his knife, police said. The attacker fled, and authorities said Minto’s actions likely saved the life of Dillon Mitchell, 30, of Harrisburg.If Minto had not intervened, “We might be talking about someone who died,” said Deputy Swatara Township Police Chief Jason D. Umberger. “There are not many citizens out there that would have the courage to take that action.”” (12/08/09) Link: http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2009/12/kaplan_career_institute_teache.html Filed under: 2AM News | |
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Source: NJ Newsroom Posted on 12.13.09 by Mary Lou Seymour “After a two-and-a-half-year legal battle — and 30 years of longing — Jamie Cap, a Manville resident, is now permitted to have and fire a gun. … the 46-year-old was rendered quadriplegic after being tackled during a high school football game. Cap is physically unable to hold a gun or pull a trigger. But he missed the thrill of hunting and firing a weapon — something he said he started in his youth. After some research, he found that there was technology that would allow him to experience shooting again. The only way a person can buy a gun in New Jersey is to have a firearms purchaser identification card … Cap first applied for the ID in May 2007. He waited until December 2008, to find that he had been rejected.” (12/11/09) Link: http://tinyurl.com/ybgzzb7 Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: Second Amendment News Digest Posted on 12.13.09 by Mary Lou Seymour Commentaries on Giving Thanks — at an Appleseed Shooting Event, Gun control on campus , The crime of disarmament and more! Self defense stories from Texas (3), Louisiana, New York, Indiana and Georgia …. in other news, Guns soon could be checked in on Amtrak, Philippines: Senate set to conduct inquiry on firearms seized from Ampatuan clan, DC Court ruling could affect out of state gun buys, and Alaska joins legal battle to ensure Right to Bear Arms. Til next week Mary Lou Link: http://rationalreview.com/2am Filed under: 2AM News | |
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Source: Houston Chronicle Posted on 12.13.09 by Mary Lou Seymour “An armed intruder was killed Friday night in a possible case of self-defense, Houston police said. The man forced his way inside a unit in the 12900 block of Whittington around 9:20 p.m. and showed a pistol to those inside, Police Department spokesman John Cannon said. ‘He specifically aimed the pistol toward two people when a third person in the apartment retrieved a pistol of his own,’ Cannon said. The third person said he shot the intruder because he feared for the safety of everyone in the west Houston apartment, police said. The intruder died at the scene.” (12/12/09) Link: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/hotstories/6766838.html Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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Source: WWLTV News Posted on 12.13.09 by Mary Lou Seymour “A man walking from his driveway to his front door shot and killed another man who was attempting to rob him at gunpoint, according to Sheriff Newell Normand. The incident occurred around 8 p.m. at #34 Azalea Lane in Marrero. Normand said a couple was walking to their home when three men approached them and attempted to rob them. The man, who was also armed, shot the suspect, who was taken to the hospital, where he later died. The other two suspects fled on foot.” (12/12/09) Link: http://tinyurl.com/y9lxuun Filed under: 2AM News | |
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Source: My Fox Houston Posted on 12.13.09 by Mary Lou Seymour “A would-be robber is shot to death by a tire store owner in north Houston, and officers are searching for three suspects who got away. The shooting took place after 8 p.m. Wednesday at the 11100 block of Bauman Road. Police say four men tried to stage a robbery at the El Mante Tire Shop at the 11000 block of Bauman Road at approximately 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. The store owner, who has a license to carry a concealed handgun, drew his weapon and started shooting. One robbery suspect died in the shop, but three others escaped in a black Mercury Mountaineer with chrome rims.” (12/10/09) Link: http://tinyurl.com/y9bkubx Filed under: 2AM News and RRND News | |
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