Archive for the ‘Articles’ Category
(LA) Two women use handguns to capture burglars 09-05-03
(LA) Two women use handguns to capture burglars 09-05-03 ??http://www.2theadvocate.com/stories…ew_csi001.shtml ?? Two women capture suspects WBR police compare them to ‘CSI’ officers By EMILY KERN [email protected] Westside bureau Advocate staff photo by Mark Saltz Port Allen homeowner Dwayne Coulon, center, talks Thursday afternoon with West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s deputies Glynn Scalise, left, and Sonny [...]
massacre at Windy City Core Supply might have been prevented
massacre at Windy City Core Supply might have been prevented http://www.suntimes.com/output/elect/cst-nws-sen03.html Last week’s massacre at Windy City Core Supply might have been prevented had the employees been allowed to carry concealed weapons, the latest declared Republican U.S. Senate candidate said Tuesday.?? “Would Chicago have been averted? Possibly,” said retired Air Force Maj. John Borling. “If [...]
Incarceration reduces crime rates…duh
The geniuses at the US Justice Department have recently discovered that putting criminals in prison and keeping them there for a long time, lowers crime rates! DUH! Article in the Washington Times. http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/20030901-102350-5481r.htm ========================= Incarceration brings down crime A new report from the Justice Department is welcome ammunition for the growing debate over lengthy prison [...]
(TN) Open carry in Tennessee store may deter robbers 09-03-03
(TN) Open carry in Tennessee store may deter robbers 09-03-03 Address:http://knoxnews.com/kns/local_news/article/0,1406,KNS_347_2229035,00.html Armed and ready Vol Market owners carry handguns openly to deter crime By JIM BALLOCH, [email protected] September 3, 2003 At the Vol Market No. 3 on Western Avenue, the person preparing your food, cashing your check or ringing you up at the register likely [...]
(IN) Woman shoots home invader 09-04-01
(IN) Woman shoots home invader 09-04-01 ?? ??http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/news/local/police/6680932.htm ?? Alleged home intruder shot, ‘critical’ By Masaaki Harada The Journal Gazette A Fort Wayne man was in critical condition at an area hospital late Tuesday after a woman shot him as he tried to force his way into her house early Tuesday, city police said. Brian [...]
(OR) Rancher justified in killing fugitive intruder 09-03-03
(OR) Rancher justified in killing fugitive intruder 09-03-03 http://www.heraldandnews.com/articles/2003/09/03/news/top_stories/jury.txt Jury says rancher justified in killing published September 3, 2003 By BRIAN COLE A Klamath County grand jury has decided that a Gilchrist man was justified in killing an intruder. The grand jury said David Crider “reasonably believed” the intruder was about to use deadly force. [...]
Laugh or Cry
Unless my friends in the NRA have been smokin a big one lately, the latest notch on the bed post of stupid is the idea by legislators to categorize all handguns as weapons of mass destruction and all gun owners as potential terrorists. Talk about failing to live up to my potential! Now allowing for [...]
(CT) Homeowner shoots one of two burglars 09-01-03
(CT) Homeowner shoots one of two burglars 09-01-03 ??http://www.nbc30.com/news/2446771/detail.html ?? ?? Alleged Burglar’s Condition Upgraded After Being Shot Homeowner Reportedly Protecting Home The condition of a man whom a police representative said was shot in the abdomen by a homeowner during an apparent burglary attempt has been upgraded to good, a spokeswoman for The William [...]
(CA) Armed resident helps police capture bank robber 08-31-03
(CA) Armed resident helps police capture bank robber 08-31-03 ?? ??http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/story/7322555p-8266822c.html ?? Bank robbery suspect is shot By Elizabeth Hume — Bee Staff Writer Published 2:15 a.m. PDT Saturday, August 30, 2003 A Friday evening bank robbery ended in a Fair Oaks back yard with one suspect shot after confronting an armed homeowner, another suspect [...]
* Violent Crime at 30-Year Low
Cato Daily Dispatch August 25, 2003 http://www.cato.org/ http://www.cato.org/dispatch/08-25-03d.html ——————————————————- VIOLENT CRIME AT 30-YEAR LOW “All the indicators, from the sagging economy to the increase in newly released ex-cons on the street, had led many criminologists to predict the crime rate would go up. But it’s not – at least according to the National Crime Victimization [...]
