Tag Archive: gun rights

on July 18, 2014 in World News

Concealed Carry Permit Holder Intervenes

Florida Concealed Carry Permit Holder Intervenes, Stops Knife-Wielding Attacker On July 16 a “good Samaritan” with a concealed carry permit intervened to stop a knife-wielding thief at an Orlando bus stop. According to the Orlando Sentinel, witnesses say Thomas Thorpe “attacked Donald Sacco and attempted to steal his bag as the man screamed, ‘I don’t have any money, leave me alone.’” They said Sacco tried to use his cane to ward Thorpe off as he stabbed “several times” at Sacco. Thorpe’s robbery attempts were foiled when a passerby with a concealed carry permit pulled over, got out of his car,… View Article

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on July 16, 2014 in World News

‘Looking for Someone to Kill’

Man Knocking on Hotel Room Doors ‘Looking for Someone to Kill’ Shot Dead On July 12, a man knocking on doors at San Antonio’s Grand Hyatt while trying to find “someone to kill” came across an armed guest who shot him dead. According to MySanAntonio.com, 34-year-old Moises Torres “started breaking lights in the hallway” on the sixth floor and then knocked on a guest’s door around 1 p.m. When the guest opened the door, Torres said he was “looking for someone to kill.” The guest slammed the door, and Torres knocked on another one. The guest inside the second room… View Article

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on July 15, 2014 in World News

Kills Man Who Kicked in His Door

89-Year-Old WWII Vet Shoots and Kills Man Who Kicked in His Door On July 12, a Wake Forest, North Carolina, World War II veteran shot and killed a man who kicked in his door. According to WRAL.com, 89-year-old Calvin Anderson Ray went to answer his door and saw 47-year-old Jeffrey Daylon Mitchell standing there. Mitchell was upset over a broken air conditioner on a property Ray owned and had allegedly “threatened to kill [Ray] two or three times over the last 12 months,” so the WWII veteran retrieved his gun. Ray said that as he was coming back to the… View Article

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on July 15, 2014 in World News

Woman Takes Carjacker’s Gun, Shoots Him with It

Woman Takes Carjacker’s Gun, Shoots Him with It On July 12 an Atlanta woman took away a carjacker’s gun and shot him while he was “biting and grabbing her.” According to Opposing Views, the woman got into her car and looked up to see suspect Sebastian Fontana walking toward her “with a gun.” She locked the doors, but Fontana pointed the gun and told her to let him in. She did so, and he said, “Now we’re going to have some fun.” Before Fontana could do anything, however, he became “frustrated” that the car was manual instead of automatic and… View Article

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on July 13, 2014 in Right Edition

Calgary Stampede – Chicago 4th July

Calgary Stampede – Chicago 4th July The Calgary Stampede is an annual rodeo, exhibition and festival held every July in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The ten-day event, which bills itself as “The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth”,[3] attracts over one million visitors per year and features one of the world’s largest rodeos, a parade, midway, stage shows, concerts, agricultural competitions, chuckwagon racing and First Nations exhibitions. The event’s roots are traced to 1886 when the Calgary and District Agricultural Society held its first fair. In 1912, American promoter Guy Weadick organized his first rodeo and festival, known as the Stampede. He… View Article

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on July 10, 2014 in World News

Two Robberies at Target

Two Robberies at Target Since Chain Asked Law-Abiding Citizens to Shop Unarmed On July 2 Breitbart News reported that interim Target CEO John Mulligan “respectfully” asked law-abiding citizens not to bring their guns in Target stores. Since then, Gainesville, Georgia, police have arrested three over a Target parking lot robbery and are looking for another man who punched a woman and stole her Mercedes at a Decatur, Georgia, Target as well. Just days after Target’s request the Gainesville Times reported that three men were arrested for allegedly pulling a handgun to rob a man in a Target parking lot. The… View Article

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on July 10, 2014 in World News

Murder, Violent Crime Fall

Study: Murder, Violent Crime Fall as Concealed Carry Rises 130 Percent A study released by the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) shows the murder and violent crime rate has fallen significantly while concealed carry in this country surged 130 percent. According to the CPRC, concealed carry permit holders in the U.S. rose from 4.6 million in 2007 to 11.1 million during the time period of 2007 to 2013. And during that span, as more Americans got permits to carry guns with them for self-defense, the murder rate fell from “5.6 to 4.4 per 100,000.” This is a 22 percent drop…. View Article

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on July 9, 2014 in World News

Ikea told Police Chief to Put Gun in Car or Leave

Ikea told Police Chief to Put Gun in Car or Leave On July 4 a uniformed police officer entered a Washington state Ikea store and was told to go lock his gun in the squad car or “leave.” The officer carrying the gun was Tacoma Park Police Chief Alan Goldberg. He was in uniform “because he had worked that morning at the city’s July 4 parade, and would be back on duty that night for fireworks.” He was trying to help his daughter find furniture for her apartment in between shifts. According to NBC Washington News 4, Goldberg was approached… View Article

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on July 7, 2014 in World News

Happy Fourth of July?

Happy Fourth of July? At least 11 killed, 60 wounded in Chicago over holiday weekend At least 11 people have died and 60 others wounded from gun violence across Chicago, Illinois over the Independence Day weekend. At least 30 people were shot in a 13-hour stretch beginning Sunday afternoon at 14:30 CDT and continuing into Monday. Four of those 30 people shot died and several were left in critical condition, according to the Chicago Tribune. Almost all of those killed in the weekend shootings were black or Hispanic men age 35 or younger, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Two were… View Article

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