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MA: State boasts first electronic fingerprinting for gun licensing
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"With a quick electronic scan of a fingerprint, gun shop owners in Massachusetts will know immediately if a customer is eligible to buy a weapon, using a system that officials say is the first of its kind in the nation."
"The Massachusetts Instant Record Check System, developed over the past six years with nearly $7 million in information technology grant money, will be in place in all police departments and gun shops across the state by next summer. It is currently operating in three shops and about 140 police departments."
"The system allows police and gun shop owners to have instant access to updated arrest warrant and restraining order information, which was not readily accessible under the old paperwork-intensive system." |
VPC: Wisconsin Hunter Murders Show Need For Effective Assault Weapons Ban�Armed Hunters No Match For SKS Assault Rifle
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"SKS assault rifles like the one reported to have been used to murder five hunters and wound three others in Wisconsin over the weekend are a primary threat to police, the Violence Policy Center (VPC) reported today. So far in 2004, at least six law enforcement officers have been slain by SKSs. In the wake of the shooting, the VPC called on President George W. Bush today to use the Administration's executive authority over firearm imports to fully ban the import of all foreign-made assault rifles. Such an action would not require Congressional approval. The Bush Administration has specifically authorized the importation of SKS assault rifles from both Yugoslavia and Albania." |
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"Law enforcement weren't able to trace the guns used to kill Jesse, but the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms has connected a number of guns used in crimes to flea markets and gun shows."
KABA Note: Would you like to know what that number is? According to the Department of Justice, criminals get their firearms from the following sources:
Purchased from a retail store 8.3%
Purchased at a pawn shop 3.8%
Purchased at a flea market 1.0%
Purchased at a gun show 0.7%
Obtained from friends or family 39.6%
Obtained on the street/illegal source 39.2%
"According to ATF, felons were associated with selling or buying firearms in 46% of the department's gun show investigations." |
Nicki Fellenzer: Gun grabbers say the damnedest things!
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"In the wake of a deadly shooting in Wisconsin that claimed the lives of six hunters, the gun grabbers have begun their ritual dance in the blood of innocents and �Ban Assault Weapons� chant. Like a band of savage troglodytes, they worship at the altar of tragedy as a means of pushing their odious agenda, while the gun rights advocates scurry to defend what�s left of the Second Amendment." |
Ted Lang: Lost in a crowd; Always a threat to freedom
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"Those who feel that people are basically evil and therefore need to be controlled to do what is right, rely on big, powerful and intervening government to ensure a righteous society. Those more spiritually oriented and appreciative of the marvelous gift and experience of life are forgiving of individual foibles and believe in the natural goodness of Man, which is greatly enhanced by individual freedom and responsibility devoid of government force. Such freedom from government results in a powerful desire for peace and goodwill among all in a society." |
Dave Workman: Wisconsin case about murder, not political football
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"The Violence Policy Center, hardly a bastion of credibility on firearms issues, rushed to alarm the public that the SKS rifle allegedly used by Vang can 'expel projectiles at velocities that are capable of penetrating the type of soft body armor typically worn by�law enforcement officers.' �
"Of course that�s true. Every bullet commonly used in centerfire hunting rifles of all calibers can do that, and the VPC knows it. Soft body armor is primarily designed to stop handgun bullets. ..."
"Besides, this case had nothing to do with the police, and none of the victims was wearing soft body armor. The argument has no relevance." |
GA: Masked man flees when store owner pulls own gun
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An armed robber was scared off Monday afternoon when the business owner pulled out a gun.
Columbus Police Lt. Mark Starling said the robber was wearing a hockey mask about 1:30 p.m. Monday when he walked into Yong's Grocery, 848 25th St. The man ran out of the store when the owner pulled out his on weapon, Starling said.
The robber matched the description of a man who robbed a Spectrum convenience store on 12th Avenue on Sunday afternoon, Starling said.
In that incident, the man got away with an undisclosed amount of cash before leaving the store. |
UK: Limerick man was protecting family, court hears
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"A Limerick father-of-five, who was trying to protect his family, shot three men outside his home killing one of them, a court heard earlier today."
"Christopher McCormack, (aged 44) from Byrne Avenue, Prospect Limerick, admitted at Limerick Circuit Court yesterday to shooting 29-year-old David Noonan in the back outside his home four years ago."
"The court also heard that the accused had injured Derek Hayes, (aged 36), and had shot dead Billy Power who was aged 29 at the time, in the same incident."
"However, The DPP instructed that no charges be brought against Mr McCormack in relation to the shooting of Hayes and Power, the court heard." |
NC: Domestic Violence Rules Didn't Protect Woman
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"Shennel McKendall followed the rules. She detailed every incidence of domestic abuse for police and even took out a restraining order against her estranged husband."
"But the rules didn't stop Randy McKendall from shooting her five times Monday morning as she arrived for work at the University of North Carolina Health Care System's administrative offices. After killing his wife, Randy McKendall turned the gun on himself."
"Shennel McKendall's mother now says the rules let her daughter down." |
NC: Husband In Murder-Suicide Had Violated Protective Order (Another Report)
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"A woman who had gotten a domestic violence protective order against her estranged husband was shot to death in a parking lot by the man, who then killed himself, five days after his arrest for violating the order."
"Shennel McKendall, 37, was killed about 7:30 a.m. Monday as she walked with co-workers towards her office. She worked as a receptionist at the Hedrick Building, at an off-campus office of the UNC Health Care System, police said."
"Police said the man responsible was her estranged husband, Randy Leverne McKendall, 34, who shot and killed himself with a 9-mm handgun." |
IL: Suspect In Triple Murder Had History Of Violence
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"A mother, grandmother and baby were all found murdered in their Harvey home late Monday night."
"On Tuesday police were questioning a suspect and expecting to file charges against the 24-year-old man."
"Court records indicate that Martin W. Kracht had a history of domestic violence towards his wife. He's now suspected of killing her, his mother and his 11-month-old son."
"Cook County Circuit Court records showed that on Oct. 18, a Markham Court judge entered an order of protection against Kracht, related to a domestic battery charge levied against him by his wife, Vinese Bell-Kracht." |
NV: Law enforcement receives 1,500 gun locks to give away
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"Fallon police and the Churchill County Sheriff's Department each received a new shipment of gun locks that are available to gun owners at no cost."
"The city will be giving the locks away at Friday's Christmas tree lighting on Maine Street. The locks will be available at the police explorers' booth where cookies will also be handed out. They can also be picked up at the police station on West Williams Avenue."
"Sgt. Vern Ulrich said there's no limit on the number of devices gun owners may pick up as long as they are used to secure weapons away from children." |
WI: Wisconsin hunters register more than 300,000 deer
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"Wisconsin hunters killed 303,162 deer during the nine-day gun season that ended Sunday, about the same as they did last year despite a larger herd and more hunting licenses sold."
"The Department of Natural Resources released the preliminary numbers Tuesday and said a number of factors may have contributed to the flat kill total, including poor weather that made it more difficult to track the deer."
"Officials were unsure whether a new program requiring some hunters to kill a doe before a more coveted buck discouraged some hunters, or if others left the woods after a shooting in northwestern Wisconsin killed six hunters and wounded two others on the second day of the hunt." |
Australia: Man robbed outside home
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"A MAN was robbed outside his western Sydney home by a thief who fired a gun into the ground then made off with cash, police said today."
"The victim left his Belfield home carrying his business takings and walked towards his parked car about 7.40am (AEDT) on Monday when he was approached by a man carrying a firearm."
"The attacker demanded the money and fired one shot into the ground."
"The offender took the money and ran across nearby Cook Park to Madeline St where he got into a small grey Mazda station wagon." |
IN: IPD Officers to Get Assault Rifles
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"Indianapolis Police Department officers will soon have a new weapon to help them fight crime on the street. The police officers have never had this kind of firepower."
"By the end of the week, twenty IPD officers will have semi -automatic assault rifles in their hands." ...
"The new weapon is more powerful than a handgun. It can also penetrate soft body armor, which is the kind of protection more and more criminals are wearing on the street. ..." |
UK: Police in stun gun warning
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"Police are being warned about the use of stun guns amid fears they can kill."
"Amnesty International says their use must remain tightly controlled after a report showed 74 people died from their use in the US and Canada."
"The Taser gun, which Home Secretary David Blunkett authorised for use in England and Wales in September, delivers a 50,000-volt shock to suspects."
"Amnesty International says the guns have been used against children, pregnant women and unarmed people in the US." |
UK: Missing Man 'Has A Gun'
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Police were set to release details today of a man who has gone missing and is thought to be armed.
A West Midlands Police spokesman said a news conference is being held this morning in Birmingham in relation to the man�s disappearance.
A force spokesman said: �The man has gone missing and is believed to be in possession of a firearm.
�Police are concerned for his welfare and further details will be released at the press conference.� |
Australia: Illegal gun stash
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"POLICE uncovered a 'veritable treasure trove' of illegal guns stashed alongside balaclavas during a search of a Corio house, a court heard yesterday."
"Thirteen firearms including outlawed 9mm pistols, a sawn-off shotgun and a stun gun were found in a bag at Engin Eric Tasci's Konooka Avenue home."
"The search was executed by members of Operation Punkah, a sting aimed at Tasci and other suspects involved in the handling of stolen goods."
"Crown Prosecutor Andrew Moore said Tasci was a key suspect in the police operation, which uncovered stolen tools, laptop computers, clothing, wheelie bins, guttering, ladders, insulation bats and a bathroom hydroponic set-up used to grow cannabis - all at Tasci's house." |
CA: Convictions reduced for ex-San Bernardino sheriff in gun case
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"A former sheriff had his convictions for concealing stolen property reduced Tuesday from felonies to misdemeanors despite allegations that he failed to meet the terms of his plea agreement by helping to locate hundreds of missing guns."
"San Bernardino County Superior Court Judge J. Michael Welch approved the reduction as part of a plea bargain reached last spring when former Sheriff Floyd Tidwell pleaded guilty to the four felonies for taking an estimated 523 guns from evidence rooms." ...
"Prosecutors alleged that Tidwell stole the guns while he was San Bernardino County sheriff from 1983 to 1991, keeping some for himself and handing out others as gifts to friends, family and volunteer reserve deputies." |
UK: Robber uses gun threat in garage raid
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A robber walked into a north Shropshire petrol station and told a male cashier he had a gun before telling him to hand over the cash. The raider escaped with hundreds of pounds.
The man threatened the cashier after targeting the Total garage near the A41/A49 at Prees Heath, south of Whitchurch. The staff member handed over around �250 from the till before the raider fled just after 5pm on Saturday.
Detective Sergeant Scott Harris, of Shrewsbury CID, said the cashier was "pretty shaken" after his ordeal and added that a gun was not seen.
Police later arrested two men at the nearby lorry park on suspicion of armed robbery. They were released on bail on Sunday pending further inquiries. |
Philippines: Police seize firearms in city's cockpits
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"THE local police seized a number of firearms last Sunday in line with its intensified strict implementation of the city's gun ban." ...
"Perez headed his operatives in conducting the strict gun ban enforcement at about 2:00 p.m. inside the cockpit in Talon-Talon, which falls under his area of responsibility and confiscated one .45 caliber pistol and two .38 caliber revolvers from their supposed owners."
"In the San Roque cockpit surprise inspection, Edding reported eight firearms seized from its holders consisting of .45 caliber pistols." |
UK: Holiday resort in shock after 'bizarre' gun murder of bank manager on his doorstep
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"A bank manager was shot dead on his doorstep by a man who called at his home in northern Scotland as he was putting his children to bed."
"Detectives investigating the murder in Nairn, near Inverness, on Sunday night said they had no idea about the motive for the attack in which Alistair Wilson, 30, was shot three times. The killer was last seen running from Mr Wilson's house towards the seafront." |
UK: Man who sparked security alert when caught with loaded pistol at Coventry Airport jailed for five years
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"Edward Garofano, 41 of Bromsgrove, Worcstershire, admitted five charges of possessing prohibited weapons, two of possessing prohibited dum-dum ammunition and one of possessing a firearm and ammunition in a public place."
"Prosecutor Francis Laird told Warwick Crown Court this week: 'Serious though these offences are, the police investigated this matter fully and say there is no more sinister explanation for the possession of these prohibited weapons than the morbid curiosity of a collector and enthusiast in this sort of item.' " |
IN: Man let out of jail early is convicted of murder
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"An Indianapolis man was convicted of murder today for a killing committed after he was freed from the Marion County Jail last year because of crowding."
"Jurors also found Patrick A. Stevens, 42, guilty of robbery, criminal confinement and carrying a handgun without a license in the death of Jaymar Majors."
"Stevens faces 45 to 106 years in prison when Superior Court Judge Tanya Walton-Pratt sentences him Jan. 7." |
VA: 13-Year Old Faces Charges Of Bringing Gun to School
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"A 13-year old student facing charges after officials accused him of bringing a gun to the Southeastern Cooperative Educational Program building in Chesapeake Monday morning."
"A spokesperson for the Chesapeake Police Department says the teen is charged with possession of a firearm on school property, although authorities say a gun was never found."
"According to police, another student at the SECEP building in the 100 block of North George Washington Highway, saw the teen with the gun Monday. Officials say a magazine for a 9mm handgun, along with some bullets, were found on the teen - but no gun was located."
"Police say the accused is denying he had a gun." |
Joe Nizarri: Blackhawk CQC Holsters (Product Review)
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"When testing this product during live-fire drills I used an electronic timer and I compared my draw times to my previous draw times when utilizing other thermoplastic holsters that do not have a retention device. What I found is that I was still able to put two well-placed shots on the target from the surrender position in about 1.5 seconds. For those of you that practice that particular drill know the importance of being able to get the gun into action when you only have mere seconds to react. The BlackHawk CQC holsters with the Serpa Lock retention device provide excellent 'Snatch-Proof' security, while at the same time providing flawless, lightening fast deployment, and positive, deliberate re-holstering with no impedance whatsoever." |
MI: Officers' Taser use defended
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"The New Hudson man who died after a struggle with police in Hartland Township Thanksgiving morning had been subdued with a Taser gun before he stopped breathing at the scene, officials said."
"Charles C. Keiser, 47, scuffled with police after he drove a piece of earth-moving equipment onto US-23 near M-59. Five police officers were injured in the scuffle."
"An autopsy was performed on Keiser on Friday, but the results of the toxicology report may not be available for up to two weeks, said Michigan State Police Detective Greg Paulson." |
Reaction to hunters is off base (Letter)
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"I read the letter from Shirley Conley ('Killing of hunters not surprising,' Nov. 28) regarding the shooting deaths of hunters in Wisconsin and my jaw nearly hit the ground. In her opinion, she states that basically, the hunters got what they deserved for being willing to 'kill Bambi' and because Congress chose not to renew the assault weapons ban. Hunters are not bad people, despite the ways they are often portrayed in television and movies. They are not a beer-swilling, driven-by-bloodlust kind of crowd. They have friends and families, they have jobs, they pay taxes and they love their children with the same zeal that non-hunters do."
"Her logic is brutally twisted and wrong on so many levels I hardly know where to begin! Since she attacks hunting and responsible gun ownership, It would probably be safe to assume that she has a decidedly liberal slant."
"She anthropomorphizes a fictional Disney character by assigning it human emotions and characteristics. Then she wishes guilt and grief upon the survivors of the hunting party. Such hatred for her fellow human beings, despite a differing belief and value system, is beyond appalling."
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OK: In Oklahoma, a Ban On Guns Pits State Against Big Firms
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"In late summer of 2002, Steve Bastible put three bullets into a dying cow at his ranch, threw the emptied rifle behind the seat of his pickup and forgot about it."
"A few weeks later, the rifle cost him his job of 23 years."
"That Oct. 1, in a surprise search, Weyerhaeuser Co. sent gun-sniffing dogs into the parking lot of its paper mill here. Mr. Bastible and 11 other workers were fired after guns were found in their vehicles. The timber company said the weapons violated a new company policy that extended a longtime workplace gun ban to the parking area. The fired workers said they knew nothing of the new rule."
"The firings outraged many in this wooded community in the foothills of the Ouachita Mountains. In rural Oklahoma, carrying a firearm in one's car is commonplace. "In Oklahoma, gun control is when you hit what you shoot at," says Jerry Ellis, a member of the state legislature." |
CO: Principal to push for teens� expulsion after gun incidents
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"None of the six boys associated with bringing a gun to Fruita Middle School this month will be allowed back in the school, Principal Ken Haptonstall said Monday."
"Haptonstall will recommend expulsion for all of them."
"Haptonstall�s announcements were greeted with enthusiastic applause from about 500 concerned parents who gathered for an early Monday morning meeting with school and law enforcement officials at the school."
"School officials are confident they have identified all students involved in the gun incidents, Haptonstall said." |
Canada: Silence aids gun crime
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"Shots ring out on a crowded bus. Their intended target, a 28-year-old man, falls with three bullets in his body. An 11-year-old girl falls, too, with a bullet in her head."
"Both are victims of a ruthless gunman firing in anger after an argument developed Sunday at the back of a Toronto Transit Commission bus. Both are in danger of being victimized again � this time by witnesses who were on that bloodstained bus but fled and haven't come forward to tell police what they saw."
"Justice for those hurt in this shooting demands that anyone with information about the crime step forward and share what they know. Such disclosure is also vital in protecting other innocents from the shooter involved, and the friends who were with him." |
GA: Luella wins rifle tournament
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"The Luella High School Rifle team got off to a great start as did the other Henry county High Schools Nov. 13 at a rifle invitational match sponsored by USA shooting."
"Luella won the championship beating Henry County High School by one point while Eagle's Landing finished third. Stockbridge placed fourth out of the 12-team field."
"Luella not only won the team championship but one of its members won the individual title as well."
"Luella senior Ben Banks from Luella was top shooter of the match with a 292." |
NY: Nanny Sues Imus Over Ranch Wrangle
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"A New York woman who briefly worked as a nanny for Don Imus has sued the radio host for wrongful termination, claiming she was canned for bringing a harmless cap gun and pocketknife with her during a trip last Thanksgiving to the family's sprawling New Mexico ranch. Nichole Mallette, 24, also claimed in her New York State Supreme Court lawsuit, a copy of which you'll find below, that she was defamed when Imus later announced on his program that he had been forced to "disarm" his nanny, whom he labeled as dangerous and a 'terrorist.' In her complaint, filed yesterday by the lawyer who represented the woman who recently accused Bill O'Reilly of various improprieties, Mallette claimed that she brought the cap gun with her so that she and Imus's five-year-old son could 'play cowboys' at the 4000-acre ranch. As for the pocketknife, Mallette noted that the 1-1/2-inch item was never unsheathed from a leather harness affixed to her belt. In her lawsuit, Mallette alleged that she endured 'frenzied questioning' by Imus and his wife Deirdre, who woke her at 1 AM to grill her about the pocketknife and the cap gun, which Mallette said she did not use nor show to Imus's son. ..." |
WI: Background of the Wisconsin Shooting Area
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"The dominant culture in the area is this mix of self-reliant farmers, small businessmen, lumbermen, and resort holders, with a small minority of Indian tribes remaining on the reservations. ..." ...
"There is however, an underlying sympathy for socialism, transplanted to the area with 1900's German and Scandinavian culture. For example, my family was intimately involved in the formation and sustenance of a rural farm cooperative to supply needs not provided by the early local merchants." ...
"Deer hunting is the area sport, surpassing all others. ..."
"Hunting with a handgun is legal, but the firearm of choice is the rifle. Only expert shots and hunters use handguns as a handicap in order to introduce a greater challenge to the hunt. Calibers used to hunt deer are limited to those fired in center fire rifles. As most handgun calibers are available in center fire rifles, this does little to limit the choice of handguns, however the barrel length for hunting deer must be at least 5 inches. There is no magazine limitation for hunting rifles or pistols. If a shotgun is to be used, it must be at least 20 gauge, and must be used to fire a single projectile per shot. Buckshot, despite the name, is not legal for hunting deer. Hunters are required to wear at least 50% blaze orange clothing, and a back tag (a little smaller than a license plate) with an identifying number." |
OH: Parsing a Firearms Farce
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"While mousing through one of my virtual history folders the other day I knocked the pixel dust off of an old article from Ohio headlined, 'Belmont County Wants No Guns On Its Properties.' Why did I save this snippet? I wondered. A quick review served as a memory prompter: while Ohioans had recently won back the right to concealed carry from their state nannycrats, they were simultaneously losing any place to do the actual carrying. A feature, I foresaw, that lent itself to a little libertarian parsing." |
SD: Gun Season Precautions
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Hunting season is upon us, and as activity increases with firearms, so can firearm-related accidents increase.
Learn how to securely store firearms while picking up a free gunlock at the Sheriff's office in the Hand County Courthouse.
Free gunlocks are provided by Project ChildSafe, a program developed by the National Shooting Sports Foundation and funded by a grant from the United States Department of Justice.
Leaving an unattended, loaded firearm in a home or vehicle is not safe or wise. Protect yourself, your guests and your family from a tragic accident by securely storing firearms. It can save your life and the lives of ones you love. |
Australia: Gun used in video shop holdup
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TWO men armed with a handgun and a knife have held up a video shop in south-east Queensland.
Police said the men went to the Civic Video store in Gympie around 8.45pm (AEST) yesterday and demanded money from the female attendant who handed over a sum of cash.
The first man was described as being in his late teens, around 183cm tall, with a tanned skin, brown hair and a slim build.
The second man was also in his teens, around 173cm tall, with a slim build and freckled skin, police said. |
CA: Man assaulted with stun gun
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A Fairfield man was assaulted with a stun gun early Monday, then robbed, authorities said.
Around 5:30 a.m., the victim was walking away from his residence in the 500 block of Alaska Avenue in Fairfield when a man approached from behind. The suspect shocked the victim with the stun gun, police said, and the victim fell. The suspect demanded cash, received it, then ran away.
The suspect is described as black, age 25, 5 feet 8 inches tall, with a thin build. He was last seen wearing a black puffy jacket and blue jeans.
Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to call the Fairfield Police Department at 428-7300 or Solano Crime Stoppers at 44-STOP.
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UK: Businesslike way to tackle muggers
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"Students in Birmingham planning to take a gap year have received some extra help from the safety expert who taught film star Ewan McGregor and his pal Charley Boorman how to survive in dangerous territory." ...
"Although the would-be travellers are not taught self-defence per se, they are urged to treat muggings like 'a business transaction'."
"Instead of getting involved in a fight, Major McGrath urges them to walk away and not be sentimental over their possessions."
He said: 'Always keep some money in your shoe or a safety deposit box at your hostel, don't be sentimental about possessions, and don't leave without being insured.'" ...
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