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... "An armed citizenry is not dangerous. Armed citizens who train, practice, exercise common sense in safety and use, are the best way for a society to survive the onslaughts of malcontents who steal, rape, and murder."
"And this is not to mention that an armed citizenry is the best way to remind government that it serves the people and not the other way around. Government should fear the citizens. Nothing keeps tyranny in check any better than for the tyrants to know that if they violate the clear principles of liberty they will be met with hoards of angry citizens with guns."
"The problem in Washington and in most states these days is that government is not sufficiently fearful of the citizens." |
Gun Owners and Corporate Social Responsibility
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... "One thing Business is doing as a genuine act of concern for community is in lifting bans on handguns. Where the concern for safety had been to ban all evil, it has amounted yet again to the feel-good, do-exactly-the-wrong-thing approach in lumping customers and employees in with the evil that Business would like to stop at the door. Who can tell from the outside whether it was apprehension of liability or just plain ignorance? Customers have gotten killed by being disarmed, and all customers and employees have been defamed on the assumption that it is they who will eventually murder patrons. Banning the bans now finally entertains the question of why no one ever stopped the killers in time. ..." ... |
Dick Heller: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Supreme Court
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"For Dick Heller, the battle to reclaim Second Amendment rights from the District of Columbia was over 30 years in the making, and it isn’t over yet."
"'They wouldn't let me have my gun,' he said, speaking at the 2009 New Hampshire Liberty Forum. 'I paid for it. It was mine. I live in America!'"
"Heller had just moved to D.C. and purchased his first gun in 1976 when the city passed its infamous gun ban ..." ...
"Heller decided not to register his gun during the 1976 amnesty, fearing a general gun confiscation ..."
"Heller and Dane von Breichenruchardt walked away from their careers and put their lives on hold for over a decade to mount a challenge to the D.C. gun ban ..." ... |
Taking on the narcos, and their American guns
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"ARIZONA'S attorney-general, Terry Goddard, says he started to worry about American guns ending up in the hands of Mexican drug traffickers two years ago. That was after a meeting in Cuernavaca with Mexico’s attorney-general, Eduardo Medina Mora, who urged him ... to enforce the law banning the export of assault weapons that can be legally bought north of the border. Keen to help, Mr Goddard spent months building a case alleging that George Iknadosian, the owner of a Phoenix gun shop, had knowingly sold some 700 assault weapons to 'straw men' working for the narcos. It could have been a landmark case. Mr Iknadosian pleaded not guilty, and last month a state judge threw out all the charges against him on a point of law. ..." ...
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More than the Bible: Blacks say church should have role in social issues, politics
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"Lisa Ramsey was at Bible study one Tuesday night and, afterward, saw emergency lights as she went to her car."
"'I was in the parking lot thinking, 'I hope nobody died tonight.'"
"But someone did, two blocks from St. Sabina Church ..."
"'That young man died while we were in Bible study,' Ramsey said. 'And I said, 'You know what? That is unacceptable. What can I do to make a difference?'"
"Ramsey, now a member of St. Sabina's Steering Committee Against Gun Violence, is just one example of how members of predominantly African-American congregations – known collectively as the black church – are not only committed to their faith through praise and community involvement, but also through social and political activism." ... |
Yesterday it was a Priority. Today it's a Red Herring
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"The Myth of 90 Percent: Only a Small Fraction of Guns in Mexico Come From U.S...."
"But Tom Diaz, senior policy analyst at the Violence Policy Center, called the '90 percent' issue a red herring and said that it should not detract from the effort to stop gun trafficking into Mexico.[More]"
"Right. When you subversives make the claim, it's Gospel we need to make policy and enact new edicts for. But when it's proven to be a damned lie, all of a sudden exposing that lie is 'a red herring.'"
"Good Lord, these people have no shame." ... |
Mexico: the big lie
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"As is being made increasingly clear, the 'More than 90% of the guns used by the drug cartels originate from U.S. gun sellers' (pdf file) claim, and variations thereof, is fiction, and bad fiction, at that. That this is becoming known is, I believe, as much to David Codrea's credit as anyone's."
"He really got it started Monday, with 'Do 90% of Mexican 'crime guns' come from U.S.?,' in which he pointed out the vast difference between the '90% of guns used by drug cartels' claim, and what government officials say under oath:""According to ATF's Tracing Center, 90 percent of the firearms about which ATF receives information are traceable to the United States." ...
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The Myth of 90 Percent: Only a Small Fraction of Guns in Mexico Come From U.S.
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"You've heard this shocking 'fact' before -- on TV and radio, in newspapers, on the Internet and from the highest politicians in the land: 90 percent of the weapons used to commit crimes in Mexico come from the United States."
"-- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said it to reporters on a flight to Mexico City."
"-- CBS newsman Bob Schieffer referred to it while interviewing President Obama."
"-- California Sen. Dianne Feinstein said at a Senate hearing ..." ...
"There's just one problem with the 90 percent 'statistic' and it's a big one:"
"It's just not true."
"In fact, it's not even close. The fact is, only 17 percent of guns found at Mexican crime scenes have been traced to the U.S." ... |
90% Of Mexican Guns Come From US? Nope. (video)
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Mexican Gun Rumor Debunked
It is false to assert that 90% of Mexican guns come from the U.S.
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Do U.S. government arms exports play a part in arming Mexican cartels?
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"Mexican government corruption is not exactly a big secret:""Mexican government, police and military units struggle with corruption and direct links to drug cartels and immigrant smugglers ..."
"How unsurprising, therefore, to find that in spite of the media-driven claim that cartels get 90 % of their guns from the U.S. that the promulgators of that lie don't look at a more likely source of military-grade U.S. guns, government-to-government transfers."
"I received the following from 'Carl in Chicago,' unnamed due to professional considerations. What he has to say deserves to be investigated. He has graciously consented to allow me to reproduce his missive in its entirety, which I will now do." ... |
'Iron River' of guns into Mexico is actually a trickle
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"Al Gore tells us 'Facts are stubborn things.' How true. The assertion that 90% of the guns confiscated in Mexico come from the US has been debunked, yet the anti-gun crowd has scarcely missed a beat ... Tom Diaz is a senior policy analyst at the Violence Policy Center. He shrugged off the error and said 'Let's do what we can with what we know. We know that one hell of a lot of firearms come from the United States because our gun market is wide open.' In other words, even though their main reason just got kicked out from under them, they still want to close down gun purchases in this country ... The fact that law abiding citizens can buy guns legally in the US just seems to bug the heck out of these folks ..." ... |
Obama administration, Congressional anti-gunners mislead public on guns in Mexico
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"Distorting, perhaps deliberately, a statistic provided during Congressional testimony by a deputy administrator for the [ATF], the Obama administration and anti-gun members of Congress are laboring to convince American citizens that an overwhelming majority of guns being used by Mexican cartels in their drug war are coming from this country."
"But a Fox News investigation and other journalists – including my colleagues David Codrea and Kurt Hoffman – have all revealed that this campaign of gun demonization is based on a lie." ...
"But people like Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and others have picked up an apparently foul ball and are keeping it in play. ..." ... |
NY: Man jailed with a gunshot wound after harassing ex-wife
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"A 47-year-old man is in the Greene County jail with a gunshot wound after State Police say he showed up drunk at his estranged wife's home and harassed her and her sister."
"Troopers got a call around 5:30 Monday evening from a 49-year-old woman who said she had just shot her sister's ex-husband."
"Police say Geraldine Finelli armed herself with a 20-gauge shotgun after Donald Case Jr. showed up making threats. When Case refused to leave, she fired one round toward the ground, striking Case in the lower leg."
"He took off, but was stopped by Catskill village police and taken to the hospital for treatment of the wound. When he was released, State Police charged him with second-degree burglary." ... |
FL: Orange Blossom Trail pharmacist kills armed robber
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"A pharmacist shot an armed robber dead Tuesday at a drugstore off South Orange Blossom Trail, the Orange County Sheriff's Office said."
"It was at least the fourth time this year that a robber was killed at a Central Florida business and was the second drugstore holdup that ended in death."
"The shooting happened about 5:15 p.m. at JR Pharmacy, 2160 Whispering Lakes Blvd."
"The man came into the shop with a handgun and, after a brief confrontation, was shot to death, sheriff's spokesman Jim Solomons said. Investigators would not release names, where the body was found or what the man tried to steal." ... |
TX: Shotgun blast deters robbers
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"Authorities arrested Jose Manuel Salas, 33, and Javier Harvey Ortiz, 44, Saturday in connection with an early morning robbery along Azle Highway."
"Reports indicate a homeowner operating a business from the same location called for help at approximately 1:30 a.m. after he found two men stealing cash and rolls of quarters from his business."
"The homeowner told the men to stop before firing a shotgun once at one of the suspects who then fled with another man in a car, according to an affidavit detailing the incident."
"A short time later, Parker County Sheriff’s deputies detained a vehicle matching the homeowner’s description. Salas was driving and Ortiz was a passenger, the Sheriff’s Office said." ... |
OH: Pizza shop owner fights back, robber killed
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"Your Pizza Shop of Akron was the scene of a self-defense shooting late Tuesday night."
"According to police, 20 year old Akron resident Patrick Finney came into the pizza shop wearing a ski mask and carrying a shotgun intending to commit armed robbery."
"John Hayes, owner of the shop, obliged by giving him a stack of $10 bills. Finney wasn't satisfied and pointed his shotgun right at Hayes' head, demanding more money. The ensuing battle was chronicled on Ohio.com.""'As soon as I gave him the money, I pulled my gun out from my hip, pointed it and fired four shots,' Hayes said."
"Finney fell to the floor, then stood back up. Hayes fired three more shots from his Smith & Wesson 9 mm pistol. ..." ...
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SC: Home invasion leads to gun battle with two intruders
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"Deon Shippy and his girlfriend, Casey McKinney, decided to take full advantage of their day off by catching a few extra winks Monday morning."
"But their peaceful slumber was shattered shortly after 10 a.m. when an armed gunman forced his way into their duplex ... and opened fire."
"'We were still asleep and I heard a loud bang,' Shippy said. '... Casey said someone was breaking through the door, and I got up and bullets started flying past my head. One hit her in the arm. I told her to hide under the bed and I grabbed my gun and started shooting back.'" ...
"Authorities said Shippy and the intruder exchanged more than a dozen shots through a bedroom door before the suspect retreated. ..." ... |
Handgun Permit Carry in Reciprocal States- Better Safe Than Sorry
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"Vast numbers of people have become concealed handgun permit holders since the election of Barack Obama. Many did because of personal safety reasons. Some did out of fear that Obama will curtail gun rights. Others did for the best reason...just because they can. No matter what the reason, care must be taken when traveling out of state with your handgun and permit to stay legal in the state traveled to."
"Most states have permit reciprocity with other states, but not with all the other states. ..."
"A permit holder must verify that the state traveled to will honor your own concealed permit."
"Web sites that list permit reciprocity are a good place to start. Here are some sites to try first." ... |
Firearms: Concealed carry opposition is irrational
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... "A terrifying fantasy caused otherwise rational people to lose sight of reason and ignore the laws of probability. (You're almost twice as likely to pick the winning Powerball numbers as to be killed by a shark in U.S. waters.)"
"A similar epidemic of baseless paranoia now grips Texas. But the perceived threat isn't sharks; it's concealed handgun license holders."
"... opponents have dusted off their own terrifying fantasies — the same contrived, hypothetical scenarios they used unsuccessfully 14 years ago to oppose the passage of Texas' concealed-handgun licensing law."
"And just like the hysteria that followed the release of Jaws, the hysteria about the dangers of allowing 'concealed carry' on Texas college campuses has no basis in fact." ... |
WI: Use and threat of lethal force
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"By now, you should be familiar with Wisconsin’s laws of open carry and the judicious use of lethal force for self defense. If not, you familiarize yourself by reading my last two posts on these laws."
"What this post is not"
"This article is not meant to be a discussion about what gun is or is not a good carry gun. Guns are like shoes, what fits me and is comfortable for me to shoot may not be a good fit for you. That does not make your gun a bad one or make mine somehow better. What gun we carry is a personal choice based upon our physical size, personal likes and dislikes, the amount of money we have to spend and shooting experience." ... |
GA: Georgia Tech's school safety zone renders its students and employees vulnerable
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"Following the column this week about Atlanta's gun free zones and the rash of robberies around Georgia Tech's campus, several Georgia Tech students and employees made their opinions known about the subject, most were not willing to be identified."
"Jason Allgood is not so timid. Jason reported that he walked through the same spot as the last reported robbery just a few hours after it happened, while it was still dark outside." ...
"Jason ... arrives at work when it is still dark outside ..."
"Under normal circumstances, he would carry a gun discretely. 'I don't leave my house without a sidearm unless I am going to work,' said Jason ... but the felony school law deters him in from carrying ..." ... |
KS: Concealed carry a good defense for possible victims
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"A few weeks ago, I saw a petition that invited people to support the rights of those who are concealed carry permit holders to carry their concealed firearm on campus."
"Recently, there have been several mass shootings — all in gun-free zones. Obviously, some murderers do not care about the law and seem attracted to areas where citizens are stripped of the right to defend themselves, like colleges."
"This issue is a hot-button topic for the government, as well as individual citizens. The Texas legislature voted Monday on an updated campus carry law. The amendment, which would allow universities to legalize campus carry, is stuck in committee with opponents and proponents fighting hard." ... |
KS: Group fights for Second Amendment rights on campus
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"The Student Involvement and Leadership Center officially recognized the KU chapter of Students for Concealed Carry on Campus, or SCCC, as a student organization March 4."
"The tragic campus shooting at Virginia Tech on April 16, 2007, initiated a national discussion about campus safety and sparked debate on the best ways to protect students."
"In order to protect themselves and others in the case of a campus shooting, students at the University of Kansas began advocating several months ago for the right to carry licensed concealed weapons on campus."
"'The whole point of the group is that there are a number of individuals who can carry anywhere else but on college campuses,' Derek Miller, SCCC president, said." ... |
Kansans to vote on constitutional protection for gun rights
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"Both houses of the Kansas legislature have overwhelmingly passed a resolution that will give the people of Kansas the opportunity to vote explicit protection for the individual's right to keep and bear arms into the state constitution." ...
"The Kansas constitution already contains a provision that protects the right to keep and bear arms, but the protection it provides for gun owners is incomplete." ...
"The most significant difference is the change from 'the people' to 'a person.' This shouldn't be necessary--probably no other right that is designated as being 'of the people' could ever be interpreted as being a power of the government. ..." ... |
Protecting gun rights requires vigilance
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"Legislation introduced this year in the U.S. House of Representatives reminds us that we must remain vigilant in the defense of our Second Amendment rights. Gun owners in Alaska and across the nation have expressed great concern about the introduction of H.R. 45, The Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act."
"H.R. 45, introduced by U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., would require any person owning a handgun or semiautomatic firearm to obtain a federal firearms license. To apply for this license, individuals would have to submit to thumb print and release their medical records. The bill would even make it a crime for gun owners to change their addresses without notifying the attorney general." ... |
WV: House and Senate move conflicting gun permit bills
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"Conflicting bills on how West Virginia regards the privacy of a concealed weapon permit eased through both chambers of the Legislature in Wednesday’s sessions."
"A Senate version contains a provision that denies the public access to the identities of anyone issued a permit to carry a concealed firearm."
"This is the one pushed by the [NRA]."
"But a House version, the one approved by the West Virginia Press Association, would allow the media to publish the names of anyone given a permit."
"Before the Senate vote, Judiciary Chairman Jeffrey Kessler, D-Marshall, said he had two concerns about letting the general public see who has the permits." ...
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TN: Cowardly House Flinches, Votes Down Guns at Capitol
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"The House finally voted today against introducing guns into a new place, namely the Capitol. That's right, it's OK with our courageous lawmakers for licensed gunmen to take their weapons into saloons and playgrounds and state parks. But when it comes to the Capitol, well, that's obviously a different matter. As it turns out, there are legitimate restrictions on Second Amendment rights."
"This embarrassing moment in House history came as lawmakers were debating yet another gun bill ... Rep. Henry Fincher tried to amend the bill to let current and former legislators carry their guns at the Capitol. ... Rep. Stacey Campfield tried to amend Fincher's amendment. If legislators can carry guns ... why not everyone?" ... |
NY: Legislature authorizes $2 million for Remington Arms
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"In an attempt to show county commitment to keeping the Remington Arms plant in the village of Ilion, the Legislature on Wednesday authorized spending up to $2 million for future equipment purchases by the firearms manufacturer."
"The budgetary impact of the amount serves as sufficient proof of legislator loyalty."
"The size of the allocation totals roughly 25 percent of the county’s contingency fund, according to County Administrator James Wallace."
"Several legislators took turns emphasizing how important it is to provide incentives for the company to maintain its facility in the county."
"Herkimer County Industrial Development Agency Director Mark Feane estimated the annual economic impact at $105 million. ..." ... |
AR: Concealed Carry Compromise Advances in Senate
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Calling it a compromise is kind of a joke. It's more realistic to call it a hijacking.
This from Arkansas Business, "A Senate panel has approved keeping the names and ZIP codes of Arkansans licensed to carry concealed handguns open to the public, but block other personal information from release.
The Senate State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee on Thursday advanced an amended version of Rep. Randy Stewart's proposal to restrict information released about concealed-carry permits. Stewart had originally proposed keeping the entire list secret, but the amended version allows the release of names and ZIP codes.
Stewart on Thursday at first proposed only releasing the names of
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AR: Arkansas Senate Committee Guts Concealed Carry Privacy Bill
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"The following was released today by the Arkansas Concealed Carry Association:"
"Today the Arkansas Senate Committee on State Agencies and Governmental Affairs gutted a bill that would have guaranteed Arkansas concealed carry permit holders their 4th Amendment right to privacy under the Freedom of Information Act."
"The Committee acted upon the dubious pressure of the Governor, Mike Beebe, Senator Ed Wilkinson and the Arkansas Press Association. In doing so they have said in a loud clear voice, that the most law abiding segment of society should have less rights than those of convicted felons in the state of Arkansas." ... |
MD: Maryland Police Accused of Beating Shackled Teen, Covering It Up
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"Two Baltimore police officers beat a teenager with a baton and a pool stick while he was handcuffed and shackled, then tried to cover up the attack with their sergeant's help, according to a federal indictment unsealed Wednesday."
"Officers Gregory Mussmacher and Guy Gerstel and Sgt. Wayne Thompson face charges of civil rights violations in a six-count indictment."
"Gerstel and Thompson have retired. Mussmacher, 34, has been suspended with pay since the April 2004 incident, even though he was convicted in February 2005 of second-degree criminal assault ..."
"Mussmacher remained under suspension because city police were cooperating with the FBI ... Mussmacher received a suspended sentence and probation." ...
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IA: Farmer sues DOT officer, alleging abuse, in another case
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"Iowans have reported two separate incidents in which they claim Iowa [DOT] enforcement officers stopped their vehicles and overstepped their authority." ...
"Roger Chism ... filed a lawsuit ... alleging that he was deprived of his constitutional rights by DOT Officer Keith Truog ..."
"Chism said he was stopped for a seat belt violation while driving a grain truck ... The DOT officer allegedly pulled his gun, shoved it in Chism's face and handcuffed him after harassing him in the hot sun for more than an hour and a half ..."
"The farmer never said an impolite word or threatened the officer in any way ... Chism was arrested and accused of felony assault on a police officer, but the charge was later dropped." ... |
There was ammo on these shelves …
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"Reports from across the country confirm that gun owners seeking to stock up on ammunition are facing the same list of problems: shortages, back orders, elevated prices and a long line of people staring at empty shelves where boxes of bullets used to be."
"'Just about everywhere I've been, it's sold out,' Darren Lauzon told KMGH-TV ... after he failed to find ammunition for his new .45 pistol. 'Wal-Mart, Sportsman's, wherever.'" ...
"Gun shops and retailers agree: the press for ammunition is emptying their shelves quicker than the manufacturers can restock them."
"'We're probably selling ammunition right now at a 200 percent increase over normal sales,' said Richard Taylor, manager at the Firing Line in Aurora, Colo." ... |
U.K.: Five-foot female fitness fanatic pins knife-wielding attacker to a wall
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"When she saw a knifeman repeatedly stab a man in the face and neck before leaving him for dead in the street, Georgina Harmer was appalled."
"But without a thought for her own safety, the feisty 50-year-old gave chase and grabbed hold of the thug."
"Then she got him in a headlock, pinned him against a wall and valiantly held on for 10 long minutes until police arrived and arrested him." ...
"Last night she said: 'I think I was just running on adrenaline. It didn't take me long to catch him. I pinned him against the wall, put him in a headlock."
"'It's fair to say I applied pressure between his groin - that's the polite way of putting it - and restrained him and he was wincing in agony.'" ... |
Canada: Care-home shooting suspect a Gulf War vet suffering from stress disorder
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"A woman accused of shooting an employee at a Sunshine Coast assisted care home was injured when she was struck by a car ..."
"A lawsuit Howe filed after the accident claims she suffered injuries from head to toe ..."
"Confined to a wheelchair and on disability insurance, she moved into Gibsons Garden Inn assisted living home, then into Good Samaritan Christenson Village."
"On Tuesday, threatened with eviction from Christenson Village, Howe barricaded herself in her room before she allegedly shot an employee ..." ...
"... Two weapons, a long-barrelled rifle and a handgun, were seized, but police wouldn’t say whom they were registered to."
"Howe, 40, who served with the Canadian military in the Gulf War, faces 10 charges. ..." ... |
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