Jeff Pittman's Second Amendment News from Mississippi & Beyond
A note about this section: A lot of people, including a lot of police brass, say that sworn police officers are “the only ones” who should be allowed certain rights, such as carrying guns or protecting themselves. We report stories here about cops’ irresponsible use of guns or force that illustrate that cops are people too, and that being one […]
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An unidentified undercover NYPD officer shooting a fleeing suspect during an undercover gun buy that went wrong also killed a 61-year-old bystander standing behind the suspect in the NYC suburb of Mount Vernon. Apparently lots of shots were fired. (NYPD’s “hit rate” is 18%.) Three other suspects were arrested. The injured suspect had not been charged as of this writing
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We have a report that the “active shooter” student at Mississippi State last week, who was found not to be shooting and had no gun, will not be charged with any crime. Apparently there was too little evidence of any crime, including misdemeanor disturbing the peace or whatever. In other words, it appears he was minding his own business at
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Mississippi State University reported an “active shooter” on campus Thursday morning and went into “lockdown,” but then followed with an update that although a person had been taken into custody, no injuries were reported and there were no reports of any shots fired. The agreed-upon definition of an “active shooter” by US government agencies (the White House, US Department of
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Literally before the victims’ spilled blood was cold after the Roanoke, VA on-air TV news shootings this week, President Obama, VA Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) and the leftist crowd were blaming the NRA and calling for more gun control and “background checks,” because: The killer apparently purchased his gun legally two months ago, and; The killer passed multiple background checks
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Firefighters who responded to a hotel fire at the George Washington Hotel in Pittsburgh, PA stumbled upon a blood-spattered hotel room littered with bottles of alcohol and even a piece of a scalp. Police were called. Police Chief J.R. Blyth described the discovery as “the most grisly murder scene in his 35 years in law enforcement.” Detectives spent eight hours
A California defense attorney, his wife, her daughter, and three state highway patrol officers were among nine people arrested last week in connection with a 2012 murder. Criminal defense attorney Frank Carson was named as ringleader of the plot and charged with first degree murder, conspiracy and the special circumstance of lying in wait, which could qualify for the death
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Starkville Oktibbeha (MS) School Superintendent Lewis Holloway was arrested and booked into the Oktibbeha County jail on two counts of simple assault and threatening after a disturbance (not on school property) in which he allegedly fired a gun into the air. Barvetta Singletary, 37, is a “Special Assistant” to President Barack Obama and House Legislative Affairs Liaison. Before joining the
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