GUNS IN THE NEWS--September 20, 2004

[MrBenchley]

As CO Liberal sez:
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[MrBenchley]

1. Dalzell domestic violence arrest leads to gun arsenal (SC)

Yeah, here's the kind of voter we should be pandering to....he sounds like a real charmer.

"DALZELL, S.C. -- Sumter County deputies seized an arsenal of 124 guns after responding to a domestic violence complaint involving a 78-year-old man.
A Department of Social Services case worker reported to police that Alex B. Deas had squeezed his wife's arm until the skin tore.
Deputies heard from family members about the gun collection and obtained a search warrant. A search turned up $100,000 worth of weapons and ammunition. The arsenal included a German practice grenade and a .308-caliber machine gun mounted in one of the upstairs bedrooms, Sheriff Tommy Mims said."

http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040919/APN/409190702

[TaleWgnDg]

2. hhhmmmmmmm . . . part of the Brady Gun Law

calls for a waiting period to ascertain whether or not there's any domestic violence instances on the potential gun purchaser . . . a very valid issue.

. . . . . . .

[MrBenchley]

3. Sadly, the waiting period was struck down

although a solid majority of voters favor it...

[E. Tackleberry]

4. Got a link...

.......with proof Benchly?




......Tackleberry

[MrBenchley]

13. And so it's farewell to another pro gun troll....

"So Long, Tackleberry
It is a sad day for fans of crazed, gun-toting police officers. Veteran character actor David Graf has passed away, dying of a heart attack at a wedding in Arizona. This may not mean much to many people, but Graf, to us, was a hero: The man who brought Eugene Tackleberry to life through six Police Academy movies. Sure, he had a few other roles and a recent gig on The West Wing. But we’d like to think he’s entering heaven dressed in academy blue, and carrying an absurdly big handgun."

http://www.ugo.com/channels/filmTv/Wrestling/article.asp?articleId=5471&SectionID=27

[FeebMaster]

12. The waiting period portion of the Brady Bill

was an interim measure that was put in place while the NICS system was put together. It had nothing to do with domestic violence. It and the other interim measures of the Brady Bill expired sometime in 1998.

[MrBenchley]

5. Boy, 7, Kills Himself While Playing With Gun (CA)

"A 7-year-old boy accidentally killed himself Saturday night while playing with a gun in an apartment, police said.
Authorities pronounced the child dead at the scene shortly after 10 p.m., said Inglewood Police Officer Marya Howe."

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-briefs20.1sep20,1,3559622.story?coll=la-headlines-california

[MrBenchley]

6. Illegal immigrants, weapons cache, stolen SUV discovered at Tucson motel

"Tucson Police responded to a Motel 6 along the highway on a shooting call, only to later discover 15 illegal immigrants jammed inside a few rooms.
Neighbors across the street from the motel saw four men running through this parking lot, shooting and called 911, but by that point, one man had been gunned down.
"I heard it and I said wow! and I came out here and that's when I saw everybody ducking and stuff," described neighbor Christina Burruel.
As well, a stolen SUV and a cache of weapons were found along with the immigrants, but investigators from the police and Immigration and Customs Enforcement are trying to piece it all together."

http://kvoa.com/Global/story.asp?S=2320833

[MrBenchley]

7. Airman shoots wife, kills himself (TX)

"An airman who shot his wife before killing himself was identified Sunday as 23-year-old Michael King.
His wife Denise King, 25,who suffered a gunshot wound to the neck was listed in stable condition at Wilford Hall Medical Center.
The couple was having marital problems and had separated Friday after police responded to a disturbance at their apartment in the 7900 block of Pipers Creek. Michael King had been given a room at Lackland AFB, where he was stationed, so he could stay away from his wife, according to a police report.
Denise King was on the phone with her sister Saturday evening when Michael King started shooting. Before the phone line went dead, Denise King told her sister, “He shot the wall,” according to the police report. "

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/metro/stories/MYSA091904.online.airmanshooting.131c061b9.html

[MrBenchley]

8. Gunshot victim in critical condition (NM)

"A Clovis man is in critical condition at a Lubbock hospital after being shot twice Friday evening in Clovis.
Police found Chris Lucero, 38, lying on the ground, suffering from two gunshot wounds shortly after 8 p.m. in the 1000 block of Reid Street, according to a press release from the Clovis Police Department.
Lucero was apparently riding a bike on the north side of 10th Street between Thornton and Reid streets, near the alley, when he was shot, Detective Roger Grah said. He fell from his bike and then unsuccessfully attempted to get help at a nearby apartment, Grah said. He was approaching a car on Reid Street when he collapsed, Grah said. "

http://cnjonline.com/engine.pl?station=clovis&template=storyfull.html&id=7699

[MrBenchley]

9. Officials Need Help Identifying Parking Lot Shooting Victim (TX)

"HOUSTON -- Investigators say they need help identifying a woman who was found wounded overnight in a southwest Houston apartment complex's parking lot.
Detectives with the Houston Police Department said they found the woman lying on the ground at the Riggle Point Apartments in the 6100 block of Willowbend near Fondren at about 1 a.m.
Officials initially thought the woman was a victim of assault; however, doctors at a hospital discovered she had been shot."

http://www.click2houston.com/news/3739227/detail.html

[MrBenchley]

10. Louisiana man dies in Houston street of gunshot

"Houston police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man found in the 4700 Balkin about 4 a.m. today.
Bennie Lynn Marks Jr., 17, of New Iberia, La., suffered a gunshot wound to the neck and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
Patrol officers said they were flagged down by a resident who reported a man lying in the street at Balkin and Dumble.
Officers found the man and said he died before an ambulance arrived. Police believe Marks was likely shot elsewhere and dumped at the scene. "

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/2802722

[MrBenchley]

11. Gunshot killed man in house fire (OR)

"A man whose body was found in his North Portland home Saturday afternoon by firefighters called to a fire died of a gunshot wound, authorities said Sunday.
Portland police on Sunday identified the man as Tom Swift, 55, of 9742 N. James St.
Dr. Christopher Young, a deputy state medical examiner, performed an autopsy on Swift on Sunday morning. He said Swift died of the gunshot wound.
Neighbors called 9-1-1 Saturday afternoon after hearing a smoke alarm and seeing smoke coming from Swift's house. Neighbors reported hearing what sounded like bullets being fired inside the house. "

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1095681429156700.xml

[MrBenchley]

14. High school teen shot in back (NC)

"CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A high school teen is in serious condition after a shooting about 10 a.m. Friday morning at the Townhomes of Ashbrook apartment complex off Eastway Drive.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say 16-year-old Jose Carrion was shot in the back and when they arrived on the scene, several teenagers fled from the area."

http://www.news14charlotte.com/content/local_news/Default.asp?ArID=74566&SecID=2

[MrBenchley]

15. Apartment Community Grieves Loss Of 11-Year-Old Shooting Victim (TX)

"An East Lubbock community remains in shock after an 11 year-old boy was fatally shot Saturday evening, leaving behind many unanswered questions.
Witnesses say the boy was playing with friends outside the Parkway Village Apartments around 7:45 p.m. Saturday night. That's when the boy was shot in the stomach. He was taken to University Medical Center where he later died. But what police are unsure of is who shot the boy and how he got the gun.
Witnesses have conflicting stories, some say the boy found the gun on a stairway inbetween two apartments. Others say the boy was handed the gun by an adult. But while police continue to search for those answers. The friends that had become family to this little boy continue to grieve. "

http://www.kcbd.com/Global/story.asp?S=2320975

[MrBenchley]

16. Two arrested in connection with weekend shooting (IL)

"ROCKFORD -- Police arrested a Rockford teen and a Rockford man in connection with a Sunday morning shooting at a local club where one man was shot in the stomach.
Juan C. Iniguez, 17, faces a charge of aggravated unlawful use of weapons and Jose A. Hernandez, 18, faces charges of aggravated discharge of a firearm and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
According to police, the shooting took place at El Aragona Club, 320 Kent. St., shortly before 1 a.m.
When officers arrived, they found a 29-year-old man who had been shot in the stomach. Police have not released the victim's identity."

http://www.rrstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040920/NEWS0107/40920003/1004

[MrBenchley]

17. Shooting Inside Illinois Capitol Leaves One Dead

"The Illinois state Capitol building was under lockdown following a shooting inside the building.
A man allegedly walked into the Capitol building's North entrance and fired a "few shots" - hitting a security guard - then ran out of the building and remains on the loose.
Neither Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich or the Legislature were at the Capitol at the time. "

http://www.wbex.com/script/headline_newsmanager.php?id=348839&pagecontent=nationalnews&feed_id=59

[MrBenchley]

18. Four suspects are sought in Cleveland Hts. shootings (OH)

"Cleveland Heights- Police continued searching Saturday for a blue-gray Chevrolet Lumina and four occupants, including one who fired a semiautomatic pistol eight times at pedestrians after a high school football game Friday night.
Rahkee Young, 23, of Cleveland Heights was shot in the right arm. Brandon White, 17, of East Cleveland was shot in the left arm.
Both were released from Huron Road Hospital Saturday.
Cleveland Heights Police Chief Martin Lentz said detectives recovered eight bullet casings near the intersection of Goodnor Road and Washington Boulevard, near the high school. "

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/109558626628210.xml

[MrBenchley]

19. Gunman kills security guard; 2 wounded in 2 other shootings in Broward

"A security guard was killed and two other people were wounded in three separate shootings in central Broward, authorities said.
The fatal shooting occurred about 1 a.m. Saturday at The Oasis, an adult arcade tucked into a Lauderdale Lakes strip mall in the 4300 block of North State Road 7. A masked man walked into the arcade, confronted Kurt Orlosky and shot him at close range, said Veda Coleman-Wright, a Sheriff's Office spokeswoman. Investigators said the gunman may have left the scene in a four-door maroon, 1990s model Cadillac with shiny wheels.
A few minutes before Orlosky, 38, was shot, someone started firing a gun into the air outside a teen dance at the Los Soneros Dance Hall, about a mile away, Coleman-Wright said. Bystander Courtnee Little, 20, of Pompano Beach, who was standing in the club's parking lot in the 3700 block of West Oakland Park Boulevard, was hit in the leg by one of the errant bullets, Coleman-Wright said. Little was treated at Broward General Medical Center. He is expected to be released."

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-cshootings19sep19,0,6775952.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines

[akodo1]

20. AWB relevance?

so, none of these crimes were prevented by the AWB being in existance.

None of these crimes were allowed by the ending of the AWB


may the AWB stay long burried

[MrBenchley]

21. So it's okey-doke if they're not killed with asssault weapons?

Or is it that it only counts for "enthusiasts" if p[[eople are shot with those guns they cream their jeans over?