A Chicago Tribune book review from May 25th by Julia Keller and author of “Mr. Gatling’s Terrible Marvel,” chronicles the extraordinary history of the “Gatling Gun,” the first true “weapon of mass destruction.” Gatling’s Civil War weapon paved the way to the would-be revolution of rapid fire machine guns and assault rifles that are now [...]
(We are pleased to post this alert from Freedom States Alliance affiliate, Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence). May 29, 2008 Tuesday, the Illinois Senate unanimously passed a piece of gun-related legislation that we, and many others, believe will have a positive impact on the safety of people in the state. The bill, HB4628, focuses on [...]
IL: A 7-year-old boy, Joe Fontana, was found shot to death along with his mom, Rebecca Fontana, 47, inside their Roselle home. Michael J. Fontana, the husband and father, shot his wife and son multiple times before killing himself. HI: Marissa Dumlao, 45, was shot and killed by her husband, Eliseo Dumlao, a 60-year-old retired [...]
The first paragraph of this May 24th Reuters article speaks for itself: The chief of Mexico’s war on drug gangs said Washington should concentrate on halting the flow of arms to Mexican drug cartels rather than haggle over how much aid to give Mexico’s anti-smuggling operation. Wow! So American politicians are worried about crime increasing [...]
Okay, GunGuys is not a political site. But it is worth noting that the NRA appears to be no friend of the police when they are in need. Just this week, the White House proposed cutting back funding to law enforcement in the U.S. while increasing money for the police in Iraq. Where is the [...]
FL: Man held in shooting of estranged wife’s beau FL: Seminole County suspect in girlfriend’s shooting arrested in Mexico CA: San Leandro man identified as victim of freeway shooting MD: Man charged in shooting of Del. man in Cecil Co. MO: Father Killed, Daughter Injured In Sunday Shooting AL: Montgomery Woman Charged with Assault After [...]
The looming Supreme Court decision in District of Columbia v. Heller, a case challenging DC’s 30-year-old handgun ban, seems to be completely off the radar. Although there was a dramatic surge of attention when the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in March, very few articles, editorials, and news stories are being written about the long [...]
In a tersely worded editorial, the Columbus Dispatch slams Gov. Ted Strickland and state lawmakers for pandering to the gun lobby over public safety and loosening Ohio’s law that allows residents to carry hidden and loaded handguns. The Columbus Dispatch’s opinion stated: “And Gov. Ted Strickland, a well-known supporter of gun owners’ rights, has given [...]
CA: A 14-year-old girl is brain dead after she was accidentally shot in the head in what Los Angeles police are calling a gang-related incident. A 30-year-old man also was wounded. LAPD said a 16-year-old boy has been arrested and is accused of the shooting. GA: An 11-year-old boy was shot and unintentionally killed while [...]
An article in The Progressive Review by John Gear says that mandating firearm insurance would add market driven and risk assessment measures and tools to reduce gun violence. Although further down in his article he equates civil liberties with gun ownership in work places — a perspective we fundamentally reject — Mr. Gear nonetheless lays [...]
Donate Now To Fight the Gun Lobby’s Misinformation That More Guns Make Our Communities Safer! Did you know that in 2005 there were 192 justifiable homicides by citizens in self-defense compared to over 12,000 gun homicides? Thanks to the gun lobby’s propaganda machine you probably had no idea! The gun lobby spends a lot of [...]
IL: One of the four women a former Bloomington police officer, Jeff Pelo, is accused of raping testified that her attacker was overjoyed when he learned during the rape that she was pregnant. The woman testified that she fell asleep in her Bloomington apartment and awoke after 2 a.m. with someone walking into her darkened [...]
According to the respected D.C. political publication, “The Hill,†a new president and a new Congress probably won’t see any dramatic change in advancing gun control legislation. On the other hand, a Democratic president and a Democratic Congress would probably hold the line against the recent extremist bills proposed – and often passed – by [...]
The hilarious satirist Stephen Colbert interviews one of the leading voices of the gun violence prevention movement, Paul Helmke. We hope you watch this interview — it’s well worth the laugh.
MO: Metro East EMT Shot While Transporting A Shooting Victim CA: Suspect surrenders in shooting of man NM: Man Killed In Late-Night Shooting IL: 2 teens charged in Aurora shooting incident AZ: Arrest made in shooting that killed man on S. Side GA: Shooting At Augusta Super Inn IL: Carpentersville shooting investigation continues PA: W. [...]
The NRA would have you believe that the great ongoing battle over the easy availability of guns in our society is about the Second Amendment. It’s not. People who advocate for gun control are profoundly moved to protect life. In a dramatic four-part series, “59 Hours,†the Chicago Sun-Times reminds us of this basic truth. [...]
Chicago Tribune: Old Hurts, New Lives Emerge Two Decades After Laurie Dann Shootings In Winnetka, IL: Three people recount how they were changed that day 20 years ago in Winnetka It has been 20 years since Laurie Dann terrorized Winnetka with poison, flames and deadly gunfire—a one-day spree whose effects still resonate far beyond the [...]
CA: A San Mateo man, Matthew Andrew O’Reilly, 29, is wanted in connection with a double homicide outside of a Sunnyvale strip club. RI: During his child’s birthday parthy, a Cranston firefighter, James Pagano got into a heated argument with his neighbor, a retired Providence police officer, Nick Gianquitti. Officer Gianquitti allegedly grabbed a gun [...]
(We are pleased to post the following press release and news coverage from the Illinois Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, from a press event in Chicago on Sunday, May 18th, 2008). The Illinois Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence blanketed the airwaves on Sunday calling attention to the 1,000 petitions collected by high school students urging [...]
Well, it’s the annual time for the NRA to gather and lather up its membership with all sorts of hyperbolic fears about alleged efforts to disarm Americans and the right of gun owners to carry hidden and loaded firearms at all times. As a May 17th New York Daily News column reports: A small but [...]
TX: Man held in accidental shooting death of sister at Roanoke hotel pool FL: Accident, shooting reported in Clearwater FL: Girl in critical condition after Orlando shooting OH: Akron basketball player Rydell Brooks was arrested early Sunday after shooting at police officers during a foot chase following a traffic stop. RI: One dead, one arrested [...]
The Mayors Against Illegal Guns coalition is running a new TV ad campaign in Kentucky showing videos of Senators McCain, Clinton and Obama each saying they support closing the gun show loophole. The Mayors Coalition stated: The coalition launched a new television advertisement drawing attention to the bipartisan common ground that exists between all 3 [...]
Maybe there is such a thing as redemption. An article in the Journal Times in Racine, Wisconsin on May 13th stated: RACINE — The local gun shop that briefly gained notoriety with an assault rifle raffle has closed — leaving behind at least a few unhappy customers. Store owner Terry Jackson opened Drop Zone Surplus [...]
TX: A 10-year-old boy, Chance Lightner, was accidentally shot and killed by his older brother. The gun discharged, hitting the boy in the side. MA: Robert F. Paonessa, 74, shot and killed his son, Robert A. Paonessa, 37, then called 911 to report a “tragedy” before turning the gun on himself. NY: A Calverton man, [...]
Well, don’t say we didn’t warn you. More and more we’ve seen .50 caliber rifles show up in police raids on people illegally possessing guns. They’ve been used by drug gangs along the Mexican border and police are arresting people for illegally selling them. The problem, as we’ve explained many a time, is that with [...]
When you shoot a bullet, it ends up somewhere right? And some bullets can go extremely far. That’s the basic reality that more people around shooting ranges and housing developments expanding into hunting areas are discovering. (Freedom States Alliance has been reporting on the dangerous one-mile range of the .50 caliber sniper rifle for sometime.) [...]
MD: A Joppatowne woman has been denied bail in the fatal shooting of her ex-girlfriend. WA: Road rage suspected in Snoqualmie Pass shooting MI: Detroit police are investigating a triple shooting that left one person dead and two others hospitalized. SD: Aberdeen Shooting Ruled Accidental NY: Brothers from Hamburg charged in double shooting IL: Man [...]
When you are dealing with a contested issue as incendiary as guns, advocates who care deeply about reducing gun violence simply must hold state lawmakers accountable for their voting records. The NRA understands tenacity and using bullying tactics to get their way, and supporters of reducing gun violence need to know that passing stronger gun [...]
If we had a nickel for every time a self-described “law-abiding†gun owner shoots someone, we’d be vying with Donald Trump for who has the larger bank account. Today we report on a man who had a CCW permit in Virginia – you know one of those “good†gun owners – who shot his wife [...]
WA: Woman suspected of shooting boyfriend in hip. CO: Man found dead following shooting. FL: St. Pete Police investigate early-morning shooting. IN: Police investigate deadly shooting on north east side. SC: Man arrested in drive-by shooting. NY: Jeffrey Zachary is dead, killed in a drive-by shooting at age 15. His friend Joshua Torres is in [...]
According to a breaking news report from the Chicago Tribune on May 7th: Federal agents raided a multimillion-dollar Lake Forest home of a commodities trader Thursday morning to seize 87 illegal guns, law enforcement sources said. One man was in custody but no charges have been filed, said Master Sgt. Luis Gutierrez, a spokesman for [...]
When Charlton Heston died nearly a month ago, GunGuys wrote a commentary respectfully recognizing his passing. Since then, we came across an April 10th reflection in The Economist: ” Charlton Heston, America’s prophet, died on April 5th, aged 84.†It wasn’t just Heston’s famed role as Moses that The Economist was referring to. It was [...]
It happened again, this time in Florida. A person walks into a gun range, rents a gun, and shoots himself dead. One of the least-discussed aspects of gun violence is one that we keep track of on GunGuys: gun ranges becoming a place of choice for people who want to commit suicide. It’s not an [...]
FL: Autopsy Reveals Gun Range Shooting Was Suicide TX: Police: Road rage incident leads to shooting OR: Off-Duty Maine Officer Dies from Accidental Shooting KY: The husband of a nursing home patient shot his wife at the facility before turning the gun on himself Tuesday afternoon. CA: Boy, 14, dies in Pacoima shooting PA: Police [...]
This tragedy is yet one more example as to why we need to re-think gun ownership, especially for parents who keep weapons at home where there are children. As we have said before, having both a gun and a child at home is a deadly combination. In the wake of a tragedy like this one, [...]
IL: Parents of the 5-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself in the head at his family’s South Side residence were charged Sunday in connection with the incident. VA: Cynthia Nicholson called police warning that her husband, Manuel, was going to hurt her. When officers arrived to the home they found Cynthia dead from a gunshot [...]
Three cheers to Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano for supporting law enforcement officials, fighting crime and plain old common sense! Napolitano vetoed a bill passed by the Arizona legislature that would have made it simply a “petty offense†for carrying a concealed handgun without a state permit. In short, it would have become a slap on [...]
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been leading a valiant coalition: Mayors Against Illegal Guns. Their goal is simple, to make their communities safer by putting illegal gun traffickers out of business. Since the National Rifle Association and the gun lobby insist that they are law-abiding, it would seem that they would support the efforts by Bloomberg’s [...]
If you have a fear of flying, it probably won’t be eased by knowing that your trusty pilot is packing heat. Even though a pilot’s handgun recently was accidentally discharged while landing, the Transportation Security Administration indicates that 9,500 pilots carry guns on domestic routes. According to one article, “pilots must go through a week [...]
LA: Double shooting leaves 1 dead in Iberville TX: Suspect in trooper’s shooting kills himself TN: Man Killed After Shooting Outside Club VA: Man accused of shooting teen in foot surrenders MD: Man Admits to Shooting During Baby Shower ME: Portland Police Investigate Munjoy Hill Shooting PA: Hearing Today in Church Shooting NY: 2 men [...]
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