GUNS IN THE NEWS--August 31, 2004

[MrBenchley]

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[MrBenchley]

1. Man charged for carrying gun in high school parking lot (ND)

"A man arrested for bringing a gun to a high school here is charged with several crimes.
Cass County prosecutors have charged David Youngquist, 37, with terrorizing, preventing arrest, carrying a concealed weapon, assault and carrying a firearm at a public gathering.
Youngquist was arrested Friday outside Fargo South High School after he was disarmed by a private security guard.
Police said Youngquist had a loaded semiautomatic pistol under his jacket when the guard confronted him in the parking lot."

http://www.in-forum.com/ap/index.cfm?page=view&id=D84PROV00

[el_gato]

2. Gunbattle Forces French Officials From Haiti Hospital

U.N. peacekeepers in Haiti rescued a delegation of French officials who came under fire from gunmen Monday as they visited a hospital in a Port-au-Prince slum.

France's deputy foreign minister Renaud Muselier was part of a delegation evacuated from the hospital in the Cite Soleil neighborhood, considered a stronghold of ousted leader Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Authorities say the shooting began as more than 100 protesters demonstrated outside the facility.

Many Aristide supporters blame France and the United States for driving him from power earlier this year -- a charge Paris and Washington deny.

http://www.voanews.com/article.cfm?objectID=F284D7CC-4CB1-44DC-9BFB478599690814&title=Gunbattle%20Forces%20French%20Officials%20From%20Haiti%20Hospital&catOID=45C9C78A-88AD-11D4-A57200A0CC5EE46C&categoryname=Americas

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My Comments: These people are standing up against the ususal Imperial suspects. They have every right to take up arms and refuse to let their country be raped by the neo-colonial fascists running the U.S. and France.

[Vladimir]

3. If you want to run an empire

be prepared for unrest from the 'natives'. You are right gato, they do have every right to fight for their freedoms.

[MrBenchley]

4. Bet our pro gun democrats can't wait

until hospitals here have running gun battles like this...hot diggety dog!

[el_gato]

5. I guess the Haitian people should just lay down and die, eh bench?

[Van23]

6. Redondo resident scares off intruders (CA)

Three are arrested on suspicion of attempted burglary after the incident.


A Redondo Beach man thwarted a burglary at his home when he opened the blinds and waved a handgun at the potential intruders, who fled.

Police officers quickly caught up to the two women and 16-year-old boy who allegedly tried to break into the house Monday not knowing someone was inside. The suspected burglars ended up in jail.

www.dailybreeze.com/news/local/985826.html

MY COMMENTS: Bad news sells. Unfortunately, there are thousands more defensive gun uses like this that never get reported to the press--or do get reported but are deemed "not newsworthy". Guns save lives.