A Texas man was arrested after authorities say he placed a loaded gun in a 4-year-old special needs student’s backpack before dropping her off at school. A potential disaster was averted, and no injuries were reported thanks to the quick work of a teacher and school administrators who were able to identify the danger early … Read more
As the saying goes, play stupid games, win stupid prizes, but some are deciding to take this mantra to a whole new level of dim-wittedness. As someone who has never played Fortnite or dominoes, perhaps I just don’t understand the stakes or raw emotion involved, or maybe heavy drug usage and hearing voices in your … Read more
A 15-year-old was arrested on November 4th in Valdosta, Georgia, after allegedly shooting and killing a man while playing with a gun. According to the Valdosta Police Department, the incident unfolded around 5 PM on Monday after they received a 911 call stating that someone had been shot inside a home. When authorities arrived on … Read more
A Washington man faces felony charges after shooting himself in the butt at a gas station on Nov. 3. Police caught up with the victim/suspect at a local hospital where he promptly blamed the shooting on a stranger, but authorities were already the wiser. Officers responded to a Shell gas station in Kent around 3:15 … Read more
In a true example of the old saying, “be careful what you wish for,” an elderly Ohio woman has been accused of fatally shooting a man in the groin, which is hard to type without clenching up and making a face, but I digress. What makes this story uncomfortably strange, yes, aside from the junk … Read more
Remember…only highly trained law enforcement officers and members of the military are qualified to handle the responsibility of safely carrying a firearm. To wit, this story from the Associated Press . . . A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy accidentally fired a gun inside a courtroom last month, potentially injuring a colleague and prompting … Read more
By Edgar Lee A pair of budding rocket surgeons were arrested earlier this week after discharging guns from their vehicle while waiting in the drive-thru line of a Taco Bell in Portsmouth, Ohio. Local police received calls reporting shots fired just after midnight Monday after the two apparently felt they’d been waiting too long. Callers … Read more
While virtually all gun owners act responsibly and ethically with their guns, sometimes “that guy” can’t do either. We call them squirrels in our concealed carry classes. Anyway, one of these squirrels nearly killed himself with a negligent discharge during a medical office visit in Peoria last week. The man carried a Cobra .38 Special … Read more
What’s wrong with this picture? The campaign’s message is simple. It encourages adults to take five steps to prevent child gun deaths and injuries. Those include securing guns in homes and vehicle by making sure they are unloaded and properly locked up; modeling responsible behavior around guns; asking about unsecured guns in other homes and … Read more
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