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NY: Panic button couldn’t protect woman
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"Merline Port-Louis knew she was a woman in danger."
"In the weeks before she was shot to death early Saturday morning, her estranged boyfriend, Marlon Fann, called and threatened to kill her and her family three times, Nassau police said."
"Port-Louis took the appropriate measures: She made copies of the threats, filed charges with police and got a panic button to press in case of emergency."
"But neither her efforts nor those of police were enough to stop Fann from pulling out a gun and shooting Port-Louis in the driveway of her New Cassel home, and then calling her mother and threatening to do the same to her and police if they tried to arrest him, police said."
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Submitters Note: In Nassau County, a pistol permit costs $299 and takes a minimum of 6 months to process. Good luck!
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OH: Man kills wife, then himself
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"The estranged husband of a township resident shot her dead Sunday morning and then fled to his nearby apartment home, where he killed himself, said authorities."
"Hamilton County Sheriff's officials said Benton French Speece Jr., 54, of the 8900 block of Harper's Point Drive, Symmes Township, violated a temporary restraining order when he entered the condo of his wife, Bonnie Speece." |
AR: Crawford County Investigator On Leave After Domestic Dispute
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"An investigator with the Crawford County Sheriff's Office has been placed on administrative leave following a domestic dispute."
"Jason Parrish and his wife, Jennifer Parrish, were given misdemeanor citations for disorderly conduct Wednesday morning after police were called to their residence on Northwood Street, said Alma Police Chief Russell White."
"Jennifer Parrish received an additional citation for discharging a firearm in city limits. The two were not taken to jail because of the overcrowding issue, White said." |
MI: Officers cleared in shooting of veteran
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"Two Ionia County sheriff's deputies have been cleared of wrongdoing in the May 3 shooting death of a Vietnam veteran at his Boston Township home." ...
"The deputies were at the home the day of the shooting to serve a warrant on Bletz's son, Zachary, for failing to appear at a court hearing. Zachary Bletz told investigators that the deputies did not identify themselves when they entered the home with guns drawn at 11:40 p.m. He said his father questioned their identities and was shot as he lowered his gun."
"The officers said Gribble identified them as sheriff's deputies and that they did not draw their guns until they were confronted by the armed Fred Bletz." |
CA: Bill would require ID marks on all bullets
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"If state Sen. Joe Dunn has his way, here's an upcoming 'CSI' story line:"
"Bad guy abducts schoolgirl on sidewalk. When bystander tries to intervene, suspect fires shot into the air to scare him off."
"Crime scene investigator Gil Grissom calculates angle and velocity of shot, finds spot where bullet landed and retrieves it from the ground. Serial number on bullet leads police to kidnapper."
"A serial number on a bullet?"
"That's the idea behind Dunn's SB357. The controversial bill sponsored by Attorney General Bill Lockyer would make California the first political entity in the world to require that all handgun ammunition sold or owned in the state be stamped with a tiny mark — a string of numbers, a bar code, anything that uniquely identifies the box it came from." |
For Your Information (Letter)
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"... it was early during World War II (1939-1945) in 1941 before the Garand M-1 rifle was issued in quantity: to the U.S. Army. The Garand likewise saw action again during the Korean War (1950-1953). It remained the basic weapon of both the U.S. Army and Marine Corp., though it was in use by all the Armed Forces. In May 1957 the Garand M-1 rifle was officially replaced by the newer M-14 rifle. The Garand M-1 rifle was a .30 caliber (.30-06 Springfield), eight shot, gas operated, semi-automatic weapon. In contrast the M-14 rifle was .30 caliber (7.62mm NATO/.308 Winchester), select fire (both full and semi-automatic), incorporated a 20 round box magazine, and featured an improved gas system. Like the M-1 it had replaced earlier, the M-14 became obsolete with the adoption of the M-16 rifle (Colt AR-15): caliber 5.56mm (.223 Remington) around 1967-68, during the Vietnam War (1961-1975)." |
UK: Man charged over club gun death
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"A Jamaican national has been charged with murdering a man who was shot in a Birmingham nightclub in December 2002."
"Luton Crawford, 31, who was known as Braggs, was shot once in the chest during a row at Julio's in Soho Hill." |
South Africa: Secunda cop held over wife's death
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"A policeman who allegedly shot his wife dead yesterday was arrested today and would be charged with murder, Mpumalanga police said. The police officer was expected to appear in the Leslie Magistrate's Court tomorrow, captain Abie Khoabane said. He said the woman was shot dead after allegedly struggling with her husband for possession of his pistol."
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South Africa: Gran, 82, on gun rampage
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"Shocked neighbours converged on Monday on a huge double-storey house in Milnerton where an 82-year-old grandmother apparently shot her daughter and granddaughter before putting the firearm to her own head and pulling the trigger." |
South Africa: Extended Amnesty Yields More Firearms
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"THE number of firearms handed over to police since the extension of the firearms amnesty from the end of March had increased just more than 40%, the safety and security department said at the weekend."
"There are 10 days of the amnesty extension left and 82264 weapons were handed in to the police by the end of March." |
LA: BRPD implements use of taser guns
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"Baton Rouge Police officers are now carrying taser guns to help arrest criminals who don't want to cooperate. Members of the Baton Rouge Police Department offered a demonstration to the media at its training academy on Monday."
"Officers said the stun of the gun completely takes control of the body's muscle system, allowing them to make arrests without using deadly force. Since BRPD instituted the use of the guns two weeks ago, the taser guns have been used a total of six times." |
Cayman Islands: Gun amnesty planned by RCIPS with support of Rotary Club
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"In the wake of so many firearms incidents in the last several months, a number of people are now raising the issue of a possible gun amnesty. The Rotary Club of Grand Cayman’s president elect David Kirkaldy, has outlined that one of the Rotary’s goals for this year is to work along with the police and sponsor another gun amnesty by November in order to try and reduce the levels of gun crime." |
NV: Families celebrate Fathers Day at machine gun shoot-out
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"Everyone has their own way to celebrate Father's Day, but some families went out of their way to break tradition."
"Close to 2,000 people made their way to the Mustang gun range to show their love by firing automatic weapons."
"Under Nevada's open gun laws, it is legal to shoot machine guns. And fathers, sons, and shooting enthusiasts in general, had an opportunity to shoot fully automatic weapons like AK-47s, M-60's, and Uzi's." |
UK: Teenager with fake gun sparks armed police swoop
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"Police said a member of the public, with military experience, spotted the 17-year-old carrying what looked like an SA80 military rifle from his home in Ramsey to a car and driving away, at 1.26pm." ...
"Inspector Mike Ward said: 'This once again reinforces the position that firearms officers are likely to be deployed to all sightings of firearms and it is only their professionalism and training that prevents a tragedy occurring. Had the individual acted differently, the consequences do no need spelling out.'" |
UK: Burton Mail stun gun scoop prompts police raid
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"An undercover investigation into an illegal trade in stun guns by the Burton Mail has sparked a police raid."
"Chief reporter David Powles discovered the sale of the guns, which emit an electrical charge of up to 50,000 volts, through a conversation with a contact who worked in the store's distribution depot and said he had been offered a gun for £50 by a fellow worker."
"The dealer then sold one of the guns and a two-pronged electric charger to the Mail for £50. Powles later discovered that the guns were faulty after he tested one and a current backfired on him." |
MI: Students to be honored for essays, posters against gun violence
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"When gun violence occurs in a community, young people are affected, leaders of the Minority Health Partnership say."
"The leaders decided to give young people a chance to express themselves."
"The 'Do the Write Thing' contest awarded 13 Battle Creek area students for sharing their creative talents and ideas for ending gun violence."
"The entries included essays and poster drawings." |
UK: Wrongly jailed man 'wants answer'
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"A man wrongly imprisoned on terrorism charges is demanding to know why two police officers were not prosecuted for perjury, the High Court has heard."
"John Boyle, 45, was jailed for 12 years in 1977. The Belfast man was released in 1986 after his case was reviewed."
"His conviction was quashed by the Court of Appeal in April 2003 when scientific analysis revealed that notes of one of his interviews had been rewritten." |
Seegars v Gonzalez: Government's opposition to rehearing... (Blog)
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"A few months ago I posted commentary on the petition for rehearing in Seegars v Gonzalez. That petition followed the decision by the DC Court of Appeals. If you're having trouble keeping track, well, so am I... at any rate, the way we left the case, the ruling from the three-judge panel was unfavorable, but still left us better off than the ruling pre-appeal. (It's better to lose on a technicality that lets the court dodge the issue than to lose on the merits and set even more unfavorable precedent for the 2nd Amendment). The petition requests a rehearing, and of course the government has the opportunity to respond and argue against such a hearing; that response is what I will be commenting on." |
India: Gun licences to be made easy
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"Alarmed by the spate of armed robberies in the city, the Cyberabad police have announced that gun licences would be made easier to get for people living in remote localities on the fringe of the city." |
UK: Boy shot in face with pellet gun
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"A teenager has been shot in the face with a pellet gun as he waited at a bus stop in Solihull.
West Midlands Police said the attack happened opposite the Olton Tavern pub in Lode Lane, Olton, on Saturday night."
"The 15-year-old was with three friends when a car stopped near them. Two men got out and approached the boy."
"One of the men shot at him and the pellet went through the side of his face. ..." |
Canada: Four Men Hurt in Weekend Gun Violence
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"It was a bad weekend in Toronto as far as gun violence is concerned. Four men were shot in separate incidents across the city, but luckily, none of the injuries appear to be life-threatening."
"That's especially amazing when you consider Sunday morning's incident, where a 31-year-old man was shot about five times in a crowded downtown nightclub. Last we heard, police were waiting for the victim to come to after surgery so they could question him. Of the hundreds of people that were in the club at the time of the shooting, not a single witness has come forward. There's no word on a suspect or a motive this morning." |
USAMU Soldiers take 3 medals in National Championships
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"In the Men’s Air Pistol competition June 18, two-time Olympian Sgt. 1st Class Daryl L. Szarenski of the Army Marksmanship Unit won the Gold Medal and national championship title with a 1,259.4, four points above that of his next competitor, 2004 Olympic teammate, Jason Turner, who got the Silver Medal. Staff Sgt. Thomas A. Rose, also of the USAMU, took the Bronze Medal with a 1,247.6; this placed Rose on his first USA Shooting National Team and Championship of America’s - called the CAT Games - Team. Stephen Swartz also won a spot on the CAT Team; he was the next competitor to qualify, and finished in sixth with a 1,234.0. The USAMU Team of Szarenski, Rose and Sgt. John C. Ennis won the Air Pistol Team Match." |
UK: Air gun offences double
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"Shock figures show that the number of crimes in Northern Ireland involving air guns has doubled in just three years, the Belfast Telegraph can reveal."
"While the number of crimes in which handguns, shotguns, rifles and imitations are used is falling - there has been a disturbing increase in violent incidents in which air guns are brandished."
"Air guns, which usually fire pellets, are considered less lethal than other firearms but they can cause serious injuries."
"In some cases, the weapons have been adapted to fire live bullets." |
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| "If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun." — The Dalai Lama, (May 15, 2001, The Seattle Times) speaking at the "Educating Heart Summit" in Portland, Oregon, when asked by a girl how to react when a shooter takes aim at a classmate |
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