Tag Archive: gun rights
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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on July 7, 2014 in World News
Bloomberg’s Gun Control Group Has ‘No Influence
Bloomberg’s Gun Control Group Has ‘No Influence,’ Produces No Results On July 7, CNN’s John King told the Associated Press’s Julie Pace that Michael Bloomberg’s Everytown for Gun Safety has demonstrated “no influence” in the coming November elections. Pace concurred, saying Bloomberg’s gun control efforts have yet to garner results. The two spoke on Inside Politics, where King said: The NRA is a powerful force, often in mid-term elections where turn out is low because they can motivate a smaller segment [of voters]. This is will be interesting to see. At the moment we’ve seen no influence, that this Everytown… View Article
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on July 7, 2014 in World News
Homeowner in Wheelchair Shoots, Kills Home Intruder
Homeowner in Wheelchair Shoots, Kills Home Intruder A wheelchair-bound homeowner in Powdersville, South Carolina, shot and killed a home invader who was trying to rob his home, officials said. According to Greenville Online, the Anderson County Sheriff’s Department was called to the residence of Orlandous Brown at 12:35 a.m. on July 3. Latisha Vernon – a friend of Brown – was at the residence when the incident occurred and she called in “a burglary in process.” Police arrived to find “Vernon and her daughter… in the driveway calling to them.” They found the homeowner and the dead intruder in the… View Article
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on July 6, 2014 in World News
Gun Ownership an ‘Unalienable Right’
Missouri Amendment: Gun Ownership an ‘Unalienable Right’ State Must ‘Uphold’ In August Missourians will vote on Amendment 5, an amendment to the state constitution which explicitly declares private gun ownership an “unalienable right” and obligates the state government to “uphold” it. The language of Amendment 5 says “that the right to keep and bear arms is an unalienable right and that the state government is obligated to uphold that right.” According to The Joplin Globe, the amendment was sponsored by state senator Kurt Schaefer (R-Columbia). It passed the state senate “by a 23-to-8 vote, and the state [house] by a… View Article
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on July 5, 2014 in World News
Home Invader Killed in Shootout with Homeowner
Home Invader Killed in Shootout with Homeowner On July 3 a 26-year-old suspected home invader in Easley, South Carolina, was killed after getting into a shootout with the homeowner of a residence he was allegedly robbing. According to The State, the incident took place in the morning hours. The suspect was confronted by the homeowner, and the two exchanged gunfire. “The two men were found in the living room” when police arrived. A mother and “her 17-year-old daughter were in the home at the time of the shooting.” Police say the suspect and the homeowner used handguns, and the “suspect… View Article
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on July 3, 2014 in World News
Chris Christie Vetoes ‘High Capacity’ Magazine Ban
Chris Christie Vetoes ‘High Capacity’ Magazine Ban On July 2, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R) vetoed A2006, a gun control bill which would have limited magazines in NJ to 10 rounds. Christie said he vetoed the bill because “it would do nothing to reduce gun violence. According to NJ.com, Christie said: This [bill] is the very embodiment of reform in name only. It simply defies common sense to believe that imposing a new and entirely arbitrary number of bullets that can be loaded into a firearm will somehow eradicate, or even reduce, future instances of mass violence. Gun… View Article
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