Incidents / DGUs in the News

Armed – 4 stories

Failure in the victim selection process Thug attacks pastor who is a vocal gun rights supporter, with warning signs on his house, in his home. Pastor wins and is cleared of any wrongdoing, with the District Attorney saying the shooting “was completely legitimate… It was legitimate as could be.” Predictably, thug had thuggish social media postings. Read more here. Let […]

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Kids and guns

14-year-old kills home invader, protects sick grandmother in Charlotte, NC. Works for me. Also note that the teenager is the son of a mechanic who was murdered when the boy was eight. The teen’s father was killed in 2008 at his auto repair business. A relative said, “He had the hood open in his car. He was a mechanic. It

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Warrior family in AL vs. scared WA sheriff?

Warrior, AL family captures thieves on live TV Or should that be Alabama warrior family? Read the story (with video) from Controversial Times.   WA – Local government threat An unidentified Spokane Valley, WA Sheriff’s deputy stated this week that they need an MRAP (“mine resistant ambush protected” armored military vehicle) to deal with the threat posed by “constitutionalists” and

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Self-defense incident in Meridian, MS

Willie Johnson of Meridian, Mississippi, thwarts armed robbery attempt — full story here. Johnson was leaving to go to work, and after he set his house alarm, he noticed some suspicious activity. Johnson says a man rushed him with a gun in his hand. Johnson pulled his gun out and fired a couple of rounds, and the robber ran away.

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Bad cops; Bad athletes

Bad cops An unidentified off-duty Chicago Police officer has been stripped of his arrest powers after he allegedly fired multiple times at an off-duty cop from neighboring Merrionette Park who pulled over the Chicago cop and showed his badge after suspecting the Chicago cop was driving drunk (with a fellow off-duty Chicago officer in the passenger seat). The 52-year-old Chicago

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Gun uses in the news

Meridian, MS “The victim, luckily he had protection. He had his firearm,” Det. Thompson says. “Once they realized he was about to reach for his gun, they fled the scene.” (source) Ferguson, MO unrest On a “St. Louis Coptalk” forum, a claimed (but unconfirmed) Ferguson-area officer reportedly posted a warning about what he expects to happen in Ferguson. It said:

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News from Abroad

Russia From sputnicknews.com, on 18 November, 2014: MOSCOW, November 18 (Sputnik) – Russia has updated its legislation to allow civilians to carry firearms for self-defense, according to an amended decree on lethal weapons that appeared Tuesday on the official database of Russian laws and legal documents. Russia now allows better gun rights than the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey,

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