Keep and Bear Arms - Gun Owners Home Page

OK: DA won't files charges in Comanche County shooting
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

"Comanche County District Attorney Robert Schulte says charges won't be filed against a Lawton businessman who admitted to shooting another man in the face last month." ...

"... Rayl finally did come to the sheriff's department more than a month after the shooting to answer questions. As it turns out, Rayl told investigators that he was protecting his life. Sheriff Stradley said, 'It was a situation where individual came on his land in a threatening manner, came toward him in a threatening manner and the individual shot twice to get him to stay back.' The sheriff says Ricky Stamper continued to charge toward Rayl, so Rayl shot him in the face." ...

Making noise about guns
Submitted by: RPA-PAC
Website: HTTP://WWW.RPA-PAC.ORG

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

"Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been a forceful advocate on a number of issues, to the surprise of many New Yorkers and the dismay of some. But there is no major issue on which he has been stronger than gun control. The mayor has testified before Congress several times advocating sensible regulation on the way firearms are bought and sold. He's even had the city sue shady gun dealers in other states whose wares came into New York City via the nation's vast gun-trafficking network."

"This week, he was in Harrisburg, Pa., to urge the Pennsylvania State Legislature to inject at least some sanity into that state's gun laws. ..." ...

Feinstein places firearms bill on ice
Submitted by: RPA-PAC
Website: HTTP://WWW.RPA-PAC.ORG

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

"Sen. Dianne Feinstein has frozen a bill that she says would gut federal agents' ability to shut down or severely penalize reckless gun dealers."

"'This legislation would make it difficult, if not impossible, for the ATF to penalize gun dealers who have broken the law and to prevent rogue dealers from continuing to sell guns,' said Feinstein ..." ...

"The National Rifle Association, which supports the bill, fired back."

"'Dianne Feinstein told '60 Minutes' that if she could get every man and woman to turn their guns in, she would,' NRA spokesman Andrew Arulanandam said Thursday. 'As a supporter of Draconian gun-control and gun-ban measures, it is not surprising that the senator would stand in the way of good public policy.'" ...

Firearms involved in a large number of suicides
Submitted by: RPA-PAC
Website: HTTP://WWW.RPA-PAC.ORG

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

"Kudos for the Sept. 16 front-page story, 'Hidden demons shatter a bright life.' However, not mentioned is the major vector of firearms, not only in unintentional or homicide injury, but in suicide attempts and completions."

"It is not a matter of banning firearms but of assuring responsible effective storage, safety lock selection and use."

"Independent research confirms that programs such as the NRA's Eddie Eagle just do not have any empirical evidence of working." ...

"Harvard's School of Public Health recently confirmed earlier studies that changes in household firearm ownership over time are associated with significant change in rates of suicides for men, women and children. ..." ...
-------

KABA Note: Dr. Kleck has deunked this myth already, and seen at guncite.com.

WI: Teens' plot inspires sarcasm in reader
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

"I was shocked and saddened to read about the recent plot to attack Green Bay East High School by three youths armed with an arsenal of homemade bombs and 10 guns."

"I was even more dismayed to hear the typical liberal media response blaming lax gun control laws and the NRA for making weapons too easy to get."

"Clearly, as even the most liberal, latte-drinking, tree-hugging, gay-loving Democrat must agree, the problem is not too many guns, but too few."

"If every teacher at that school were armed with a high-powered assault rifle, those juvenile delinquents would not stand a chance." ...
-------

Submitter's Note: Or if one or two teachers had a handgun and training.

Platt Canyon: Another Shooting That Could Have Been Stopped In Progress
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

"School shootings, church shootings, airport shootings, workplace shootings. . . mass takeovers and shootings nearly anywhere can be stopped in progress."

"Gee, Longenecker, how can you make such a statement?"

"Easy."

"Crimes such as the Platt Canyon High School shooting can be over in moments. In taking hostages, the situation can be protracted, and the criminals largely in control of the thing ..."

"What do you do when it winds up playing out their way and ending in suicide, as they often do? It means that the criminal was in control all along."

"It means a missed opportunity in there to stop the situation from escalating. If only you will see it." ...

SC: Columbia police arrest, charge teen with having gun near school property
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

FULL TEXT BELOW:

Police say they've arrested a 17-year-old and charged him after a loaded gun was found in his possession near school property.

Joseph Harris, of Columbia, was charged Thursday with possession of a firearm by a person under 21, unlawful carrying of a weapon and possession of a stolen firearm.

Columbia police found Harris near C.A. Johnson Preparatory Academy on Barhamville Road with a pistol on Wednesday afternoon.

After Harris was arrested and taken to the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center, police found that the pistol had been stolen from Manning.

Harris remains in jail. No bond has been set.

GA: Students bring weapons, arrested
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

"Two Hardaway High School teens were arrested Thursday morning for bringing a loaded pistol and a knife to school, Deputy Superintendent Robin Pennock said."

"The weapons were discovered by a female student ... She notified the school's administration a little after 8 a.m., a press release said."

"Arrested were two male students, one 17 years old and the other 16 years old, Pennock said. The younger of the two boys brought the .380-caliber semi-automatic pistol to the school and gave it to the 17-year-old, whose name is not being released, Pennock said."

"School officials found the pistol and a knife with a 2 1/2-inch blade in the older teen's book bag, the release said." ...

AZ: Female ASU students take free self-defense class
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

"Days after police say a man broke into six dorm rooms at Arizona State University and assaulted a woman, female students are fighting back."

"About 30 women participated in a free self-defense class in the Memorial Union Wednesday night."

"The class was put on by the Kappa Alpha fraternity in response to concerns about female safety on campus." ...

"The classes come after a man broke into six dorm rooms in Adelphi Commons on Sunday."

"Police say the man made away with two laptops, two iPods and a sterling silver necklace. Total value for the items is 37-hundred dollars."

"They say he hit one woman with his book bag and shoved her against a wall."
-------

Submitter's Note: By state law and University policy, the entire campus is a victim disarmament zone.

WI: Wisconsin Principal Shot By 9th Grader Dies of Injuries
Submitted by: Michigan Gun Owners
Website: http://www.migunowners.org

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

"The principal of Wisconsin's Weston School died at a hospital Friday after being shot by a ninth grade student earlier in the day."

"Principal John Klang was critically injured Friday morning when a 15-year old student armed with at least two weapons entered the building and shot him. ..." ...

"The principal was apparently shot three times, according to Sauk County sheriff's Capt. Michael Haifemann. A janitor later disarmed the 15-year-old shooter, who was taken into custody by the sheriff's department." ...

"A Richland County sheriff's official said students at the Weston School complex in Sauk County are safe. ..." ...
-------

KABA Note: Not as long as schools are victim disarmament zones they aren't!

WI: Principal shot at Wisconsin H.S. dies (another story)
Submitted by: Protector

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

"A teenager who pried open his family's gun cabinet brought two weapons to his rural school Friday and shot the principal to death after a struggle with adults and other students, authorities said."

"The 15-year-old was taken into custody and charged as an adult with murder, the district attorney said. No one else was hurt." ...

"Witnesses said the student walked in with the shotgun before classes began. A custodian, teachers and students wrestled with him, but he broke through, took out the handgun and shot Weston Schools Principal John Klang three times, Sheriff Randy Stammen said." ...
-------

Submitters Note: Again Fallacy of 'Gun Free School Zone' Laws is Proven

MN: Ex-cop pleads guilty in drug case
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

"Retired St. Paul police officer Clemmie Howard Tucker Sr. soon will join his son behind bars."

"In another tough day for the Tucker family, the 55-year-old former cop pleaded guilty Thursday to possessing more than 500 grams of a methamphetamine mixture, with a plan to distribute it." ...

"The elder Tucker, who retired with a disability eight years ago after 23 years on the force, issued a tearful plea before U.S. District Judge Joan Ericksen in Minneapolis. A sentencing hearing has yet to be set, but Tucker faces a minimum of 10 years in federal prison." ...

NJ: Teens Killed When Hit By Police Car
Submitted by: jac

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

"Two are killed in a tragic accident after a New Jersey state police car apparently runs through stop sign."

"'This hurts this really hurts you never can be ready for this,' said the girls' pastor, describing the unspeakable pain this Upper Township community."

"Jacqueline Becker, 17, and Christina Becker, 19, were killed Wednesday night in the car accident with a N.J. state trooper. Friends say they had just left home to buy a carton of milk." ...

"According to state police, 34-year-old trooper Robert Higbee was on patrol and he failed to stop at a stop sign and hit the driver side of the Beckers' minivan." ...
-------

KABA Note: In Minnesota a woman was recently sentenced to jail for similarly 'careless driving'.

AZ: AZ Women's Shooting Association Brings 'Women on Target' to the Valley of the Sun - October 21, 2006
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

"Arizona Women's Shooting Association is proud to host 'Women on Target' - a women-only instructional shoot on Saturday, October 21, 2006 at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility in Phoenix AZ."

"'Women on Target' is an instructional program designed by, and for, women only. Whenter you are an experienced shooter or someone who is curious to see what all the noise is about, 'Women on Target' will provide you with the tools and instructions you need. Experienced instructors will guide you through the safe handling of firearms. A variety of firearms, complete with ammunition, will be available for you to try. Registration fee of $25.00 includes breakfast, ear protection, targets, the use of handguns and ammunition." ...

MO: Lawmen split over gun range
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

"Boone County Sheriff Dwayne Carey wants a piece of a $1 million police training facility and firing range the city plans to build."

"City officials and Police Chief Randy Boehm aren't so sure that�s a good idea. They argue that dual ownership could lead to administrative problems and a larger, more expensive facility than planned."

"During a meeting yesterday, Carey told county commissioners and City Manager Bill Watkins that such a move would help ensure that sheriff's deputies would have a permanent place to train."

"Now, the department uses a privately owned range near Finger Lakes State Park north of Columbia." ...

MI: Sentences for deaths unequal
Submitted by: Michigan Gun Owners
Website: http://www.migunowners.org

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

FULL TEXT BELOW:

What is wrong with this picture? Kill someone with a gun, you go to prison. Kill them with your car, it's a 2-year circuit court misdemeanor.

A 58-year old-woman runs into the back of a 50-year-old man on a motorcycle and the man dies. The woman gets 5 years probation, plus must pay $8,600 restitution.

A 20-year-old man runs a stop sign and kills a 20-year-old woman. He gets 90 days in jail, 5 years probation and must pay $12,950 restitution.

Does Judge Judith A. Fullerton think it is OK to kill someone with a car, but not with a gun? Dead is dead.

- Bernard W. Wiggins

Flint

MI: New DNR rule allows 10-year-olds to hunt
Submitted by: Michigan Gun Owners
Website: http://www.migunowners.org

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

"Dallas Guptill took his shotgun into the woods Sunday and went small-game hunting for the first time."

"Dallas is 10."

"He wasn't fortunate enough to bag any squirrels on his first "official" hunt, sanctioned by new Michigan Department of Natural Resources rules. Those new regulations allow 10-year-olds to hunt small game and 12-year-olds to hunt deer."

"One stipulation is that hunting must be supervised by an adult and the young hunter must have passed a certified hunter safety course." ...

OH: OFCC Joins in Beatty Appeal
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

"On September 1st, the 6th District Court of Appeals ruled against Bruce Beatty in a 2-1 opinion."

"Beatty had been arrested in Toledo for violating a park rule against concealed carry ... Beatty argued that the park ban was in conflict with State of Ohio law permitting concealed carry in Parks, since he had received a concealed handgun license. The City argued that it had the authority under Home Rule to ban all weapons in its Parks."

"After his conviction in the lower courts, Beatty appealed to the higher court. The 6th District Court of Appeals ruled that, despite an explicit statement of intent by the Ohio legislature, Ohio's CHL law was not a general law and upheld the conviction." ...

MI: Alarming, but not illegal
Submitted by: Michigan Gun Owners
Website: http://www.migunowners.org

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

"A 911 call about a man with a gun led Ann Arbor officers to a van that held two handguns, 20 cell phones, a book on transporting weapons across state lines, CDs about terrorism and religion, a video camera, slingshot, gun range targets and two-way radios." ...

"... They said they had two registered handguns locked in the back of the van and had been at a firing range earlier in the day, reports said. Police said the guns were legally registered to one of the men."

"... They said they refurbish the cell phones, and many of them were broken, reports said.

"The 20-year-old Ann Arbor man and 23-year-old North Olmsted man were released, reports said. They are not expected to face any criminal charges; police said it doesn't appear any laws were broken."

IN: Legislature must separate itself from gun lobby
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

... "Here, among the great hills and forests of Indiana, there is serenity and friendliness. Is there fear in the minds of Hoosiers elsewhere? How terrible it is to believe that guns are needed in our state parks. How frightful it must be to contemplate the need for a gun in our State Office Building, in branches of the motor vehicle bureau or in any place of worship in Indiana."

"Imagine that you are visiting Indianapolis and reading the newspaper ... You might come to the conclusion that Indiana is a State of Fear."

"Is this the image we want to project? Is this how we will attract families and firms to Indiana? Do not blame the news media or demand that they focus on more positive stories. Let's attend to reality." ...

GA: Perdue Welcomes NRA Endorsement
Submitted by: RPA-PAC
Website: HTTP://WWW.RPA-PAC

There are no comments on this story
Post Comments | Read Comments

"Four years ago, in the race for governor of Georgia, the Republican underdog, Sonny Perdue, wanted the endorsement of the National Rifle Association -- and, in order to get it, he wanted to shoot it out with the Democrat incumbent, Roy Barnes."

"Perdue challenged Barnes and a representative of the National Rifle Association to a skeet shooting contest. The winner between Barnes and Perdue would receive the NRA endorsement."

"The NRA didn't take Perdue up on his challenge, and Barnes got the endorsement that year. But Perdue won the election, anyway. This year, Perdue's quest for the NRA endorsement was no contest."

"'Governor Perdue has been a leader in defending Second Amendment rights,' said ... Wayne LaPierre ..." ...