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Kentucky trooper shot dead
Killer reportedly an anti-violence Ferguson Protester who supported another cop-killer The man accused of fatally shooting a rookie KY State Police trooper Sunday night was shot and killed after troopers commanded him to drop his gun. When he refused and aimed his weapon at them, he died of stupidity. Trooper Joseph Cameron Ponder, 31, died hours earlier following a traffic […] Read More
Bad boys (and girl) – ‘The Only Ones’
An unidentified veteran 51-year-old Massachusetts state trooper sergeant shot himself in the leg with a shotgun loaded with buckshot this week while carrying a shotgun into his new cruiser, State Police said. He is expected to survive, and hopefully be wiser. You hear a lot of reports of “cop leg,” but not too many with a shotgun. “Fearing for their […] Read More
Natchez defensive gun use. Talking to police. Infographic.
Natchez, MS defensive gun use Talking to police — “Concealed Carry and the Right to Remain Silent – Part 1” Infographic — private firearms ownership & police deaths over time (source — Officers Feloniously Killed vs. Private Firearms 1961 to 2013)
Read MoreDelta State University ‘gun-free zone’
You’ve heard about the Delta State University (MS) professor shooting his rival on campus this week. “The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning hereby prohibits the possession of pistols, firearms or other weapons in any form by any person other than duly authorized law enforcement officials on its institution premises or at any of its institutions or […] Read More
Download: study explaining bias in right-to-carry law studies
From John Lott: New refereed publication in Econ Journal Watch: Explaining a bias in recent studies on right-to-carry laws. Follow the links to download.
Read MoreIdiocy. Tips for Darwin candidates. More.
Tips for Darwin candidates: If you get shot robbing a house, don’t go back and try to rob it again. If you shoot yourself in the leg, don’t do it again. A 16-year-old Tulsa, OK boy was listed in serious condition at a hospital after accidentally shooting himself in the leg for the second time in three months, according to […] Read More
September 18, 2015 product highlights
There’s been a lot of chatter about the FIREClean gun lube product, with accusations that it’s nothing but canola/rapeseed/take-your-pick vegetable oil. The company doesn’t say what’s in it, but their patent application says three or more vegetable oils. I’m not sure what the fuss is about, unless it’s that they’re selling Crisco for a buck an ounce. Either it works […] Read More
Presidential candidates: Carson, Bush, Rubio
Dr. Ben Carson (R) says you don’t have the right to own a semiautomatic firearm if you are in a large city. Jeb Bush (R) says there is no national right to own a gun; that it falls under state laws. (Might want to check the Second Amendment on that one, Jeb.) Bush also supports California-style gun confiscation laws. Sen. […] Read More
VA Gov. Terry McAuliffe calls for new gun control laws
Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe (D) called for new gun control laws before police had even captured the suspected shooter of the two TV journalists recently murdered on the air. But last week he attended an anti-gun rally organized by the anti-gun group Everytown For Gun Safety with armed security guards in Washington, D.C., where it is nearly impossible for residents […] Read More
Military update: No guns for USMC recruiters
USMC Recruiting Commanding Lt. General Mark Brilakis (apparently supported by USMC Commandant Gen. Joseph Dunford, the Chairman-elect of the Joint Chiefs of Staff) is the one who said Marine recruiters couldn’t carry guns because that might make some other liberal bed-wetters “uncomfortable.” I have news for you General: some folks are uncomfortable with uniforms, with cops, with males, with females, […] Read More
