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The Uninvited Ombudsman Reports - No 9 (BFA)
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"Taken from this week's 'Page Nine' Alan Korwin's 'The Uninvited Ombudsman Report'"
"The lamestream media told you:"
"The tiny 'Register & Bee' in Danville, Virginia, reports that a shooting victim has died."
"The Uninvited Ombudsman notes however that:"
"Luckily, the victim is fine. The man mistakenly identified as the victim was actually the criminal, shot and killed while invading an occupied home. The innocent victim of his felony assault was unharmed and is said to be doing well."
"The headline, 'Victim Identified in North Avenue Shooting,' should have read, 'Heroic Armed Homeowner Dispatches Perp During Dangerous Felony Invasion.' Imagine the effect headlines like that would start having on crime." ... |
A Rocket in the Pocket
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"While on a voyage to India, young Samuel Colt carved his idea of a revolving cylinder and a single pistol barrel out of a block of wood. ... Later, this wooden prototype would be built out of steel. Since then, the design of the revolver has transfixed the shooting world."
"A revolver is unique in the firearm industry. No other product allows the user to shoot from the pocket and fire light practice loads, heavy defensive rounds or shotshells from the same gun. A revolver does not require a magazine in order to feed it more bullets. It is the simplest, lowest maintenance and inherently accurate handgun to operate. Almost any revolver can take years of abuse and deliver the same performance as the day it was purchased." ... |
NC: Graham grand jury no-bills Williams
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"The Graham County Grand Jury gave a 'No True Bill of Indictment' to a charge of Second Degree of Murder against Johnny Williams in the death of Phillip McClung, which occurred last month. According to Assistant District Attorney Jason Smith, the case is terminated and there will be no further criminal charges unless new evidence comes to light."
"McClung, 32, was shot twice at close range with a 22 Ruger pistol by Johnny Lee Williams, 46 on June 9, 2006 after a brief altercation in the parking lot about 15 yards in front of Williams store. ... He was arrested following the shooting and placed under a $20,000 bond. ..."
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Submitter's Note: In other words, the shooting was pure self-defense. |
VA: Stafford 5-year-old attacked Neighbors save boy from roaming dogs
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"Charges are pending against the owners of two dogs that attacked a 5-year-old boy in Stafford County, authorities said yesterday."
"Sheriff Charles Jett said the boy suffered bite wounds Sunday, but escaped more serious injury because of the intervention of two neighbors, a federal air marshal and an Alexandria police officer."
"The air marshal shot both dogs, killing one. The second dog, a mixed black Labrador Retriever, remained at large yesterday." ... |
CO: Two pit bulls shot after attacking livestock
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"A Greeley man shot and killed one pit bull and wounded another Tuesday after he says the animals attacked his father's livestock." ...
"It was early in the morning when Izaguirre went to his father's home ... to feed a number of goats, llamas and emus when a neighbor called to say two pit bulls were attacking his animals."
"'Pit bulls were running around chasing goats,' said Izaguirre."
"By the time Izaguirre saw the dogs on the property, he says they had already killed a cat and severely injured a llama that later had to be euthanized."
"Izaguirre says he grabbed a .22-caliber rifle and shot and killed one of the dogs and wounded the other. He says he chased the second one off his father's property ..." ... |
AK: Fourteen-foot grizzly killed in Alaska
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"Deer hunting is one of the major seasons in Oklahoma. What would you do if you were doing just that and a huge bear charges you? ..."
"He was out deer hunting when a large grizzly bear charged him from about 50 yards away. The guy emptied his 7mm Magnum semi-automatic rifle into the bear, and it dropped a few feet from him. The big bear was still alive so he reloaded and shot it several times in the head."
"The big bear was just over one thousand six hundred pounds. It stood 12 feet, six inches high at the shoulder and 14 feet to the top of his head. It is the largest grizzly bear ever recorded in the world. Just imagine an animal of these proportions charging straight at you ..." ...
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John Lott: A Fair Shot: New legislation aims to ease the unfair burden on gun-store operators
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"It is tough operating a gun shop under harassment from the federal government and unjustified media attacks. But the harassment might soon get a little better, as today the House Judiciary Committee starts marking up a bill by Representatives Howard Coble and Bobby Scott to ease the burden on gun merchants." ...
"The Washington Post's front page on Sunday illustrated the problems with both the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives abuses as well as the media�s out-of-control attacks. The piece examined the supposed abuses of Sandy Abrams�s gun shop in Baltimore, a shop he took over from his father in 1996." ... |
Illegal gun sales are target of bill
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"The House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote on a bill today that supporters say will strengthen the powers of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives." ...
"The penalties vary, with fines and penalties for clerical errors being smaller than those for sellers who knowingly sell to people they are not supposed to."
"Current law offers no penalties, just written warnings and then revocation of their license to sell firearms."
"Coble, who serves as chairman of the subcommittee on crime, terrorism and homeland security, said that the bill came about as a result of a subcommittee hearing earlier this year where complaints were lodged against ATF for 'heavy-handed law enforcement' practices at gun shows in Richmond." ... |
MI: Self-defense Act approved, but worries legislators
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"Legislation that provides stronger guidelines and regulations for self-defense rights has some Democratic lawmakers concerned." ...
"The critics of the act said they think the legislation encourages the wrong behaviors and could lead to innocent people being wounded."
"'We ought to try and avoid violence � we have way too much of that in this society,' said Senate Minority Leader Bob Emerson, D-Flint."
"'I think people have the right to protect themselves when they don't have a choice, but they also have, under what had been the law, the duty to avoid deadly confrontation.'"
"Emerson, who voted against the bill, said he thinks the legislation isn't going to help those who are attacked." ... |
NY: Mayor Bloomberg Praises Indictment of 11 Gun Traffickers by the U.S. Attorney's Office of the Eastern District of Virginia
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"'I want to thank U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales for his commitment to prioritizing the prosecution of illegal gun trafficking across the nation and I want thank U.S. Attorney Chuck Rosenberg and his team for their dogged pursuit of this particular case. The indictment of these 11 individuals for running guns from Virginia to New York City proves that the fight against illegal guns can be won when local, state and federal law enforcement work together to enforce the law and punish those individuals who break it. When illegal guns flow freely across state borders, innocent people die. The continued pursuit of gun traffickers and rogue gun dealers ... will ensure that we keep guns out of the hands of criminals and off of our city streets ..." |
MA: Romney approves exemption for specialty target pistol
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FULL TEXT BELOW:
Governor Romney has signed legislation that allows sellers of specialty target pistols to do business in Massachusetts.
The bill gives the pistol makers an exemption from a requirement that forced them to test at least five examples of all new guns until they were destroyed.
The law aims to prevent accidental discharges.
But the specialty pistols sell in small numbers, and at higher costs than regular guns. Pistol makers decided the requirement made it uneconomical to sell the guns in Massachusetts.
James Wallace, head of the state Gun Owner's Action League, said target shooters will be pleased with the change. |
NE: Concealed weapons law has little impact
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"Nebraska seems to be right on track when it comes to concealed weapons."
"And, despite law enforcement's justified concerns, a concealed weapon ban was lifted in Omaha and doesn't seem likely to be imposed in Lincoln." [emphasis added]
"That leaves Kearney as the only city in the state prohibiting the carrying of a concealed weapon."
"Only 19,500 people ... are expected to apply for the permits ..."
"To do so, each of the applicants will have to visit the Nebraska State Patrol office in North Platte or one of the other five around the state. They'll also need to pass a training course ... and a criminal background check. The permits will have to be renewed every five years." ...
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IL: Trooper pleads guilty in gun case
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"One of three Illinois State Police officers charged this year with illegally possessing submachine guns pleaded guilty Tuesday, authorities said."
"Senior Master Trooper Greg Mugge ... pleaded guilty to one charge of possession of an unregistered machine gun ... Mugge, a 21-year veteran of the department ... faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. ..." ...
"Mugge and two Illinois State Police officers ... were placed on paid leave after they were charged earlier this year with having submachine guns at their homes. As Illinois State Police officers, they are allowed to handle submachine guns legally for their jobs, but they could not have them at home, according to prosecutors. ..." ... |
PA: Fatal shootings by Philly police up dramatically
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"Less than two-thirds of the way through the year, city police officers have shot and killed 16 people -- already the highest annual total of fatal police shootings in the city in the last quarter century."
"The striking tally comes in a city where gun violence is up and increasingly brazen suspects are quicker to threaten anyone with a weapon, including police officers who are forced to defend themselves, department leaders said."
"'It's not an issue of people not following policy,' said Deputy Commissioner Richard Ross ..."
"In all of last year, officers fatally shot seven suspects. Since 1980, FBI data shows the worst year for justified homicides by Philadelphia police officers was 2004, when there were 15. ..." ... |
VA: Officer accused in fatal crash appears in court (update)
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"Strong emotions outside a Petersburg courtroom Tuesday, where a police officer appeared on a charge related to a fatal accident. Officer David Christian is charged with [misdemeanor] reckless driving after a crash that killed an elderly couple."
"The elderly crash victims' family ... feel Officer Christian is getting special treatment." ...
"The victims' son Timothy Allen says, 'He was supposed to be a regular citizen here charged with reckless driving and he come in and out a separate police door, rushed in and rushed out. He needs to be held accountable. This city needs to be held accountable.'"
"... Allen says, 'They had better charge him with a double manslaughter period. And I will not rest. There's no amount of money they can pay me off to shut me up. I will not rest until he's charged with double manslaughter.'" |
NY: NYPD newbies pull their triggers
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"Cops have fired more than 50 bullets in the last 10 days - wounding at least three people and killing two dogs in a spate of separate incidents."
"Most of the cops involved in the seven shootings dating back to July 16 have less than two years on the force - including the Brooklyn cop who wounded Robert Ramirez, 28, after he allegedly bashed the cop with a child's scooter late Monday."
"'That's not unusual,' Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said yesterday ... 'Those are the cops who are out on the streets.'"
"Kelly said ... [t]hey often work at night in high-crime areas."
"But some veteran cops said they are uncomfortable with the rookies' assignments, arguing their inexperience could be dangerous in tough neighborhoods." ... |
GA: Gun charge dropped
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"The prosecutor in charge of Alabama linebacker Juwan Simpson's court case said he has decided to drop the receiving stolen property charge, a move he says he expects will be approved by a judge at a proceeding this morning in Bessemer, Ala."
"Bill Veitch, the chief assistant district attorney in Bessemer, said he recommended the charge be dropped once his office verified Simpson's claim that he took the stolen property, a handgun, to a Northport police officer before buying it, and that the officer said it was not stolen."
"The Taurus 9-millimeter semi-automatic pistol was found in Simpson's vehicle upon his May 20 arrest and it registered as stolen out of Decatur, Ala." ... |
Just asking ... Kim Rhode
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"Kim Rhode, 27, of Los Angeles, won gold medals in international doubles trap, at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996 and Athens Olympics in 2004 and took a bronze medal at the 2000 Games in Sidney. She won her first gold medal at age 16. She visited the NRA's Youth Hunter Education Challenge near Mansfield on Monday and Tuesday representing The Outdoor Channel ..."
"She spoke to Star-Gazette Wellsboro Bureau reporter George Osgood about her experiences."
"Do you feel the shooting sports teach young people life lessons?"
"'The shooting sports teach young people lots of things. They teach responsibility, discipline, focus, how to be a hard workers, how to never give up. They also teach how to be a good loser as well as a gracious winner. So they teach kids a lot about everyday life.'" ... |
CT: Police offering free gun locks to city's registered gun owners
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"The Police Department is issuing free gun locks to residents who are registered gun owners."
"As a safety measure city police thought it would be a good idea to issue gun locks when they issue gun permits, said Lt. Thomas Grimaldi."
"The availability of the locks is not limited to those with new permits, said Grimaldi, Residents who have previously registered guns may also obtain locks."
"Grimaldi said police are issuing two different types of locks, both are universal and fit any gun, 'shotgun, rifle, handgun or revolver.'"
"The lieutenant said the issuance of locks, though not limited to new gun permit holders, is limited to city residents." ... |
OR: Response to attempted ban on handguns (last letter)
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"Regarding the letter written by James A. Farmer about the San Francisco ordinance to ban handguns, which was overturned by a Superior Court judge, I question his choice of words. He stated that had this socialist ordinance become law, 'all San Francisco residents would have been politically targeted, jailed without due process for a minimum of 90 days and up to six months in the local Gulag, if caught in possession of a handgun.' He goes on to say that owning a handgun is morally sound."
"I happen to be a socialist or progressive (a more politically correct word for some people) who knows a number of people in the bay area, family and friends, none of whom carry or own a handgun. It is a matter of morals for me, and I would guess most of those who deem it unwise and unnecessary, to carry a handgun." ... |
OH: Sayers Case: Motion to Suppress Evidence and Statements Filed (OFCC)
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"Earlier this week we brought you news in the Daniel Sayers case ..."
"Today, Ohioans For Concealed Carry can report that Sayers' attorney Daniel Ellis filed a motion this week seeking to suppress evidence obtained from a warrantless search and seizure of Sayers vehicle ..."
"In this Motion to Suppress Ellis argues that the police had no lawful cause to stop and detain Sayers, nor did they have probable cause to arrest him without a warrant. When the police were called and Sayers was reported to the police he was 'openly' carrying a firearm. In deciding there is no constitutional right to bear 'concealed weapons,' the Supreme Court determined in Klein v. Leis that every citizen of Ohio has a right to bear arms 'openly.' ..." ... |
CA: An expert at teaching way of the gun
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"For more than a half century, Al Pecchenino of Lodi has volunteered his time and steadfast dedication to teaching firearms safety and hunter education. He's worked quietly and efficiently since 1954 with little fanfare. Until now."
"Recently, Winchester Ammunition presented its highest national award for volunteer hunter education to Pecchenino, who, by no coincidence, is the Department of Fish and Game's longest-serving instructor. Selected from a field of nominees nationwide, he received the 2005 Winchester Volunteer Hunter Education Association Instructor of the Year Award." ... |
NY: Competition aims for fun
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"Several hundred heavily armed youths stormed Mill Cove on Tuesday, firing hundreds of rounds on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers property."
"What a blast."
"'This is so great,' said Sarah Joyner of Bentonville, Ark., one of nearly 300 competitors at the National Rifle Association's 21st annual Youth Hunter Education Challenge, or YHEC. 'It's so much fun.'" ... |
NY: Aiming for Gold
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"When the Empire State Games get underway in Rochester later this week, one area athlete takes aim at a gold medal on his home turf."
"Bill Kalwas grew up at the Rochester Brooks Gun Club. The 24 year old RIT graduate is a competitive skeet shooter participating in the open division at his home club."
"'It's pretty nice having it here,' Kalwas said. 'There is a little extra work just because my dad and I are also running it.'"
"His dad is Robert Kalwas, one of the top trap shooters in the area who is also competing in the ESG."
"'Dad was definitely an influential figure. He got me into it. Twelve was the first year I shot competitively. Some years it�s pretty ugly, but like anything at else, it takes practice.'" ... |
NY: Rod & Gun Club Turkey & Silhouette Shoot
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"The Mountain Country Rod & Gun Club held its second monthly meetings at the US Forest Service Panther Top Shooting Range. Twenty-five members and guests were treated to a friendly 'Turkey and Silhouette Shoot' utilizing the new club's silhouette targets."
"The members supplied their own weapons and ammunition. Most were shooting .22 caliber rifles while a couple tried their hand with pistols at the tiny targets. Everyone had a great time and learned very quickly just how steady their nerves were." ... |
TX: Better stock up on toy ammo, too (letter)
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"Police in Arlington want laws to control toy guns."
"The cops say the toys guns look so realistic they are afraid someone is going to accidentally get shot for carrying a toy gun ..."
"Where's the NRA when we need them?"
"When you take toy guns away from the people, only the criminals will have toy guns ..."
"The Second Amendment gives us the right to bear arms. Nowhere does it limit us to real arms. Arms is arms..."
"You see? This is how it starts ... first they want to take away all of our toy guns, then there goes all our BB guns and, well ... before you know it you won't even be able to can't carry an Uzi or an AK-47 with armor-piercing bullets to school ..." ... |
UK: Manhunt after cashier is shot
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"POLICE marksmen hunted a gunman in Hooley after a cashier was shot at a BP Petrol Station."
"The cashier fell to the ground with a wound in the cheek and paramedics called by customers and neighbours stabilised him on the scene." ...
"He had been shot by a 6ft tall white man with a ruck-sack carrying a small black pistol and police are anxious to trace the driver of a black four by four people carrier on the forecourt of the petrol station, on the corner of Star Lane, at the time."
"It is not known if any money was taken, but it is believed that the gunman ran away to disappear into the roads and countryside of the surrounding village after the shooting, which happened as heavy rush-hour traffic built up on the road." ... |
UK: Warning to pet owners as cat is shot
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"A WARNING has gone out to pet owners following a spate of cat shootings on a Clitheroe housing estate."
"Eddie Pearson ... has told residents to be on their guard after his partner Anita Mitchell's 12-year-old cat, Splash, had one of its leg blown off by a air rifle." ...
"Splash, who managed to hobble home despite the shoulder joint of one of its front legs being completely shattered by a pellet, was immediately rushed by the family to Myerscough Vets in Princess Avenue."
"There, they were presented with two options � either amputate the injured leg or put Splash down. They chose the former and their beloved cat is now getting used to life with three legs." ... |
UK: It could be a person next
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"A SNIPER who is targeting family pets with a high-powered air rifle could end up shooting PEOPLE if he isn't caught."
"That is the message from a top vet who says he witnessed this exact scenario when he worked in an Essex surgery several years ago."
"Yves Gisseleire, of The Bishops Veterinary Surgery in Hatfield, spoke out about his concerns after the fourth cat in a month was brought into his surgery with gunshot wounds."
"He told the WHT a spate of cat shootings in Romford almost ended in tragedy when a child was shot through the open window of his mother's car as it waited at traffic lights."
"'It's my feeling that some people might start with cats and then graduate onto something bigger,' he said." ... |
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