GUNS IN THE NEWS--March 16, 2004

[MrBenchley]

As CO Liberal sez:
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[MrBenchley]

1. Ohio Shooting Suspect Unknown to Neighbors

"COLUMBUS, Ohio - Most people living in a neighborhood of tidy vinyl-sided homes didn't know much about the quiet man who moved into a house there with his mother about a year ago. Most didn't even know his name.
Then they saw his picture on television Monday night, as investigators looking into 24 highway shootings around Columbus said they were seeking Charles A. McCoy Jr., who was considered armed and dangerous.
The Franklin County Sheriff's Office issued an arrest warrant for McCoy, 28, in a Dec. 15 shooting that left a bullet in the bathtub of a south Columbus home — a bullet matched by lab tests with eight other shootings. The other highway shootings had been linked by location and circumstance."

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040316/ap_on_re_us/highway_shootings_suspect_1

[RoeBear]

2. They know who he is but...

...don't have him in custody? This sounds like a problem. We now have a desparate and deranged man who knows that he's being hunted.

[WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot]

5. Just caught on the news

The first mention I have heard of the caliber this creep was shooting.

And the answer is... 9mm. This nutbar has been shooting at people from overpasses with a pistol, that's why they haven't been able to spot him.

[MrBenchley]

7. And so the RKBA crowd's over-riding concern

i.e., "Do I have a gun like his?" can be answered...

[WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot]

9. Did I once

applaud what he did? Nope. What he was using has been in question since this whole thing started. The ANTI-RKBA crowd can breath an easy sigh of relief that this is likely not a "sniper" with an assault rifle.

Perhaps you should read your own rule #7 above.

[MrBenchley]

10. Nobody thought he was tossing bullets by hand

but I don't think any but the most far gone were wondering about the "gun porn" details.....

[WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot]

12. Your right, he wasn't tossing them by hand

but he would likely have done more harm lobbing bricks off the overpass.

I must be far gone to actually worry about what they capabilities of this joker is, rather than wring my hands in fear day and night. I expect most hand-wringers to believe that any gun is a death ray, capable of laying waste to entire municipalities, especially when spray fired from the hip.

[Wickerman]

14. Guys - start a new thread to fight out the details of the OH sniper

oh, did I bad? If he is using a 9mm he may not be a sniper? :shrug:

anyway, please post other commentary in a new thread - I think this one deserves more discussion than Guns in the News is designed to hold.

WTF - not trying to pick on you, this is the last post on the topic as of my post.

[slackmaster]

13. A new euphemism is born - Gun Porn Details

= Accurate information that contradicts or diminishes an argument the euphemist is attempting to make.

[MrBenchley]

34. Ohio Highway Shooting Suspect Mentally Ill

Good thing he lives in a state where he can buy guns at gun shows without a background check, eh?

"COLUMBUS, Ohio - The man wanted by police in a deadly string of highway sniper attacks has a history of mental illness and is believed to have a semiautomatic pistol and ammunition, authorities said Tuesday.
Charles A. McCoy Jr., 28, lived with his mother within miles of where the gunman's bullets killed a passenger, shattered windshields, dented school buses and drilled into homes and a school.
"McCoy has had mental health issues in the past and is currently not on medication," the Franklin County Sheriff's Office said in a bulletin released to police departments across the country. "He is believed to have suicidal or homicidal tendencies." "

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040316/ap_on_re_us/highway_shootings_19




Yeah, there's the sort of voter we should be pandering to....

[CO Liberal]

38. The Next Question Should Be.....

"How did he get hold of the pistol and the ammo?"

Hmmmmmmmmmmm???

[slackmaster]

44. CO and MrB, you are getting a little ahead of yourselves

Neither the state of Ohio nor the federal government bar a person with a "history of mental health issues", or even a specific diagnosis like schizophrenia, from buying or owning a firearm.

Before you soil yourselves gushing about the misnamed gun-show loophole I suggest you wait until all the facts are in. It seems likely to me that, based on what we know now, the suspect could have passed the NICS check used by Ohio gun dealers and would not have been breaking any laws by buying or owning a gun.

There are other matters that may be relevant here, like how well his caretakers monitored his behavior or why he is not on any medication. What kind of mental health care was available to this individual? Did his family make use of all available resources? Was his case handled properly by the health care system?

One thing is for sure if the allegations are true - He fell through some big cracks somewhere.

[CO Liberal]

47. Cracks That Need To Be Filled....

...by reasonable gun control measures.

[slackmaster]

48. You say you got a real solution, well, you know

We'd all love to see the plan.





Personally I think no "reasonable" gun control could have prevented this individual from doing what he is alleged to have done. I'd concentrate on mental health care.

[MrBenchley]

3. Shooting suspect is released (CA)

"A man California Highway Patrol investigators said was the "prime suspect" in a spate of Interstate 580 freeway shootings was returned to San Joaquin County on Monday afternoon, an Alameda County official said.
Two days after Alameda County prosecutors said there was not enough evidence to press charges, Christopher Charles Gafford, 27, of Stockton was released from Santa Rita Jail in Dublin and into the custody of San Joaquin authorities, said Lt. Jim Knudsen, a sheriff's office spokesman.
Gafford had not arrived at the San Joaquin County jail by late afternoon, said Deputy Nelida Stone, a sheriff's office spokeswoman. She added that officials normally do not discuss details of inmate transfers for security reasons.
Gafford faces a bail revocation hearing in San Joaquin County stemming from an unrelated November drug case. He previously had a March 29 court date in Stockton, but now likely will appear before then."

http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/8197438.htm

[MrBenchley]

4. Suicide Pact Possibly Behind Deadly Office Shooting, Police Say (FL)

"Investigators in North Miami Beach are trying to figure out why a husband and wife killed themselves in what appears to be a suicide pact.
Police say the husband shot his wife in an office building on 163rd Street Monday before turning the gun on himself.
"They have found some additional notes on the body of both victims to include that possibly the wife was quite aware about what was going on, that she too was unhappy with their marriage and was unhappy with the financial obligations that were not met by other family members," said Det. Armando Sotero. "

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ibsys/20040316/lo_wplg/2053264

[MrBenchley]

6. Charges filed year after raid (OH)

"It took more than a year, but federal authorities officially charged Anthony Fernwalt -- the janitor-turned-prophet in the 1992 Barberton weeping icon episode -- with being a felon and possessing a weapon and ammunition.
According to federal authorities Monday, Fernwalt had felony convictions in Guernsey and Carroll counties during the last decade for aggravated assault and having weapons under a disability, respectively.
Therefore, when federal agents raided his home last March and found a Winchester 12-gauge shotgun and more than 400 rounds of various ammunition, he broke the law."
http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/news/local/8197054.htm

Thanks to the Republican party and the corrupt gun industry, this nutbar could have strolled into any gun show in Ohio and bought guns without a background check.

[MrBenchley]

8. Police Seek To Question Man In Bernalillo Gang Violence (NM)

"BERNALILLO, N.M. -- Investigators want to question a man for his possible involvement in so much gang violence that it forced the temporary closure of Carroll Elementary School in the troubled town of Bernalillo.
Vicente Guitierrez's name and picture have been released in connection with the recent rash of drive-by shootings and gang activity. On Monday, a man claiming to be Gutierrez called Action 7 News.
We played that tape for Sandoval County Sheriff John Paul Trujillo, who said it was absolutely Gutierrez.
"All this is (expletive) wrong, you know what I mean?" Gutierrez said on the tape. "I'm being made a scapegoat because I have priors. I'm not responsible for all these shootings." "

http://www.thenewmexicochannel.com/news/2924545/detail.html

[MrBenchley]

11. Arundel woman guilty of murder in death of her husband (MD)

"A 59-year-old Shady Side woman was found guilty yesterday of first-degree murder for using a rifle to beat and shoot her husband to death over her mounting credit card debt.
It took an Anne Arundel County jury two hours to convict Terry Harriet Pierce Eslin of the most serious charge against her - one that could carry a possible life sentence without the possibility of parole. A sentencing hearing has not been scheduled.
Eslin and her lawyer have maintained that she suffered from battered wife syndrome, was temporarily insane during the attack and therefore is not criminally responsible for killing her fourth husband, Richard P. Eslin, 66, last year.
Prosecutors contended that she planned the brutal attack when her husband found out about some of her $48,000 credit-card debt. Richard Eslin had asked her to move out, and Terry Eslin testified Thursday that she was afraid of being homeless."

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/annearundel/bal-ar.eslin16mar16,0,6779294.story?coll=bal-local-arundel

[MrBenchley]

15. Shooting over BBQ kills 1, injures 1 (MS)

Another family made safer with guns...

"PEARL — A deadly weekend fight over barbecue has devastated Annette Brown's family.
Her nephew, Larry Harper, 56, died at his home on Mississippi 468 about 9 p.m. Saturday after he was shot at least once in the chest, relatives and police said.
Harper's nephew, Antonio Stapleton, 24, was in fair condition Monday at University of Mississippi Medical Center recovering from a shotgun blast to one of his legs.
Stapleton fired a .38-caliber pistol at least four times, Slade said. Larry Harper shot his nephew at least once with a shotgun, which spread pellets from Stapleton's knee to his groin, Slade said."

http://www.clarionledger.com/news/0403/16/m03.html

[MrBenchley]

16. Man Allegedly Shoots Brother Over Unpaid Bills (TX)

"Willie Thomas lived in his deceased grandmother's home on Owens and Fidelity in southeast Houston.
Police said Thomas' brother Bernard confronted him about some unpaid bills.
Officials said Thomas left the house, but returned with a 20-gauge shotgun and killed his brother. "

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ibsys/20040316/lo_kprc/2053492

[MrBenchley]

17. Gunman Shoots Walgreen's Shopper (TX)

"Police investigated a shooting at a north Harris County Walgreen's Tuesday morning.
Investigators told News2Houston one man was shot several times in the head and torso with a rifle inside the store in the 4800 block of Mount Houston Road around 6:15 a.m.
Officials said robbery does not appear to be the motive. "

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ibsys/20040316/lo_kprc/2053587

[MrBenchley]

37. Official: Drug Store Shooting Looks Like Act Of Revenge

How often do we hear the RKBA crowd tell us guns are needed because people can't rely on police or the law?

"Investigators told News2Houston the victim, Juan Vega, was shot at least one time in the head and two times in the torso with a rifle outside the entrance of a Walgreens store in the 4800 block of Mount Houston Road around 6:15 a.m.
Investigators found five bullet casings outside the store's entrance.
Officials said the shooting looked like an act of revenge. They said robbery does not appear to be a motive. "

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ibsys/20040316/lo_kprc/2053587

[CO Liberal]

18. County moves to seize guns in domestic violence cases (WA)

This is the what I mean by "reasonable gun control measures". - Wayne

* * * * *

County moves to seize guns in domestic violence cases

By HECTOR CASTRO
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER

The woman, a young mother and newly married, had been beaten countless times before and during her short marriage, sometimes with a belt, sometimes with fists, sometimes with her husband's open hand.

Her husband of less than two years had threatened to kill her family and showed her that he had the means to do it: a gun hidden in his boot.

So when King County prosecutors charged the man with several domestic violence crimes, including assault, in October, they asked for bail of $40,000. They also asked that he be ordered to surrender his gun.

<more>

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/164979_dvguns16.html

[CO Liberal]

19. County bans concealed guns in its buildings (MO)

Gues they know something about them "law-abiding gun owners" that we don't have to worry about. - Wayne

* * * * *

County bans concealed guns in its buildings

City leaders also forbid concealed weapons in public buildings as application process starts.


By Wes Johnson and Jenny Fillmer
News-Leader

On the first day that Greene County residents could begin applying for conceal-carry gun permits, city and county leaders banned such weapons from their buildings.

The county order, passed unanimously by the Greene County Commission on Monday morning, adds all buildings owned, leased or operated by the county to the long list of places where concealed weapons are not allowed.

The Springfield City Council unanimously passed a similar measure Monday night, barring concealed weapons from city buildings.

State statute already prohibits concealed weapons in courthouses, jails, schools and government meeting places. The statutes allows counties and cities to pass local laws regarding concealed weapons in government buildings.

<more>

http://www.news-leader.com/today/0316-Countybans-40168.html

[CO Liberal]

20. Pilots say regulations discourage them from carrying guns in cockpit (DC)

Did the Nuts Ruining America plan on this when they supported all those Republicans? - Wayne

* * * * *

Pilots say regulations discourage them from carrying guns in cockpit

WASHINGTON (AP) — Commercial pilots say only a few of their colleagues are signing up to carry guns in the cockpit because the Bush administration has made it harder than necessary to participate.
The Transportation Security Administration initially opposed the program, then reluctantly endorsed it when it was clear Congress was behind it.

The Airline Pilots Security Alliance, a group formed by pilots to lobby for guns in the cockpit, says the TSA's stance has led the agency to impose unnecessary standards, chief among them a 14-page psychological evaluation.

Dean Roberts, a member of the alliance, is a former special agent with the Drug Enforcement Agency. He questions the need for the test, noting psychological and physical ability evaluations with Federal Aviation Administration doctors are performed every six months for captains and once a year for first officers.

<more>

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2004-03-15-cockpit-guns_x.htm

[MrBenchley]

21. Machine Guns, Magnums and more: my day at an Ohio gun show

Wouldn't be a gun show without Nazi memorabilia....

"Niles is a neat, clean Ohio city located about 100 kilometres southeast of Cleveland. Aside from playing host to one of the state's biggest gun shows, Niles is also the birthplace of William McKinley, the 25th President of the United States. It just happens McKinley was shot to death by a deranged assassin in 1901 while touring the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo.
This show, held at the Eastwood Expo Center near the intersection of several busy interstate highways, is typical of dozens of gun shows held across Ohio each year.
It featured table after table of guns, knives, ammunition, crossbows, helmets, gas masks and military camouflage outfits. One vendor was even hawking Nazi-themed t-shirts. Among the handguns on sale were everything from a small pearl handled "Ladies Gun" to a hefty .357 Magnum.
Shows such as these are the result of some of the loosest gun laws of any state in the Union. Ohio, along with Florida, boasts a law that allows individuals to sell firearms with no questions asked."

http://toronto.cbc.ca/features/staring/elwand2.jsp

[CO Liberal]

22. Dealers Arrested In Gun Raid (VA)

More of those law-abiding licensed gun dealers we don't have to worry about. - Wayne

* * * * *

Dealers Arrested In Gun Raid

Officers Confiscate 25 Guns

POSTED: 7:50 p.m. EST March 15, 2004
UPDATED: 9:55 a.m. EST March 16, 2004

Story by nbc4.com

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Three licensed gun dealers were arrested and 25 guns were confiscated Monday in part of an investigation into gun trafficking in northern Virginia.

The three dealers are accused of selling guns to known felons. Investigators said they managed to get around the system by selling the guns to middlemen called straw purchasers, who filled out all of the paperwork.

Investigators said the three knew the guns were on their way to known felons who would otherwise not qualify for a gun purchase.

"All the efforts that we have to identify felons who are trying to find firearms are frustrating if straw purchasers can go in and make those purchases for them," United States Attorney Paul J. McNulty said.

<more>

http://www.officer.com/article/article.jsp?id=10751&siteSection=1

[MrBenchley]

23. Yeah, there's an industry that ought to have immunity from liability--not!

[slackmaster]

24. Lawful Traffic in Arms Act would not have protected these clowns

Or anyone else who violated the law, as these crooks so clearly did.

[pnb]

31. Seems like we obviously have the means to stop this already

Doesn't seem like there is a problem.

[MrBenchley]

25. Officer hit in buttocks when own gun goes off during A-C-C game

"Greensboro, North Carolina-AP -- Police say an off-duty police officer's concealed gun went off during the Atlantic Coast Conference quarterfinal game between Maryland and Wake Forest on Friday night.
The gun accidentally discharged about midway through the second half, slightly injuring the officer in the buttocks. Police say no other injuries were reported."

http://www.wtvo.com/Global/story.asp?S=1708932

[FeebMaster]

26. He's lucky he's a cop.

Normal people would get into hot water over that sort of thing.

[MrSandman]

46. Shame he couldn't afford a good holster...

Unless it was one of those self-firing Glocks:-)

[CthelightBthemass]

55. Old Story

Friday night is more than 24 hours ago.

[CO Liberal]

57. On Mondays....

...stories that occurred over the weekend are posted. This is done because many people are not online over the weekend.

[CthelightBthemass]

59. Post time of Tue Mar-16-04 01:02 PM is not Monday

rules are rules.

[CO Liberal]

62. Post #25 - Tue Mar-16-04 11:02 AM

That's Mountain Time, since I'm in Colorado.

Not a rule violation.

BTW, why are you so hung up on the rules???

[MrSandman]

63. That didn't last long

:-)

[CO Liberal]

64. I Had My Suspicions About This One

When a newbie devotes all his posts to pointing out alleged "rule violations", it could be one of the tombstoned back for a return visit. Looks like this may have been the case....

[MrBenchley]

27. Delray man, 19, charged in shooting of neighbor and his girlfriend (FL)

"DELRAY BEACH · A 19-year-old man feared by his father was arrested Monday morning, accused of gunning down one of his neighbors and his neighbor's girlfriend last week.
Tineson Bernadel of Delray Beach was charged in the death of Ricky Searcy, 39, and the shooting of Jarvis Peterson, 33. Peterson remains in intensive care in Delray Medical Center and is expected to recover.
Bleeding from gunshot wounds to her chest and buttocks, Peterson told Detective Gene Sapino just before she was taken away by ambulance that the man who shot her was the "Haitian male" who lives next door to her former boyfriend, Sapino said.
"I was concerned about her dying," Sapino said.
Peterson and Searcy were ambushed as they walked to Searcy's apartment about 9 p.m. Wednesday. Bernadel was waiting in an abandoned apartment across from Searcy's, fired his gun several times and then fled to his nearby home, Sapino said."

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-parrest16mar16,0,1707758.story?coll=sfla-news-palm

[MrBenchley]

28. 2 women injured during shooting (FL)

"An early-morning shooting in their Holton Street home left two women hospitalized Monday, Tallahassee police said.
Beverly Hayes was in serious condition and Rose Bryant was in fair condition Monday night at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, a nursing supervisor said. Their ages were unavailable.
Sgt. J.B. Johnson of the Tallahassee Police Department's homicide-assault unit said investigators are treating the incident as an attempted home-invasion robbery.
They also are looking into whether there's any connection to Sunday's shooting of a Top Flite nightclub patron.
Antonio J. Steele, 31, was shot twice in the neck outside his car at Okaloosa and Main streets. Police say it was a possible robbery after he left the club early Sunday."

http://www.tallahassee.com/mld/democrat/news/local/8195466.htm

[slackmaster]

29. Sturm Ruger: NJ Lawsuit Dismissed With Prejudice

Another one bites the dust. This might be a good time to pick up some RGR stock.

SOUTHPORT, Conn. (Dow Jones)--Sturm, Ruger & Co. (NYSE:RGR - News) said a trial court dismissed with prejudice a lawsuit filed against the company and other gun makers by the city of Newark, N.J.

In a press release Monday, Sturm, Ruger said it dismissed the case because the city failed to meet the requirements of a prior court order. The City of Newark needed to fulfill those requirements in order to apply for a reinstatement of the complaint prior to the March 1 deadline.

Because the case was dismissed with prejudice, Newark won't be allowed to file the lawsuit again....

For full copyrighted article please see http://biz.yahoo.com/djus/040315/1530000808_2.html

[MrBenchley]

30. Man with gun surrenders in Solano County (CA)

"Interstate Highway 80 is now open in both directions in Solano County following the surrender this morning of a man with a rifle in a van on the shoulder of westbound I-80, the California Highway Patrol reports.
The 8:15 a.m. incident closed both directions of the highway and traffic backed up for miles. The man surrendered to the Solano County Sheriff's Department around 10 a.m. "

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/gate/archive/2004/03/16/shutdown1.DTL

[MrBenchley]

32. Los Angeles teen arrested after alleged school threat

"LOS ANGELES (AP) - Police arrested a 16-year-old high school junior early Tuesday after he was overheard threatening to shoot two fellow students, authorities said.
A search turned up more than 50 rounds of live ammunition and two BB guns in the boy's home, said Officer Adriana Sanchez, a police spokeswoman.
No firearms were found, but investigators learned that the boy was trying to get a gun and expected to have it in several days, she said."

http://www.bakersfield.com/state_wire/story/4568993p-4618114c.html

[MrBenchley]

33. Slain pharmacist's estranged wife pleads guilty to gun charge (PA)

"The estranged wife of slain pharmacist Michael Jason Kerkowski pleaded not guilty Monday in U.S. District Court to a federal weapons charge.
Kimberly Kerkowski, 39, of 1204 Oak Drive, Shavertown, entered the plea during a brief appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas Blewitt.
Judge Blewitt released her on her own recognizance.
The bodies of Mr. Kerkowski and his girlfriend, Tammy Lynn Fassett, were found buried June 5 outside accused double murderer Hugo M. Selenski's home on Mount Olivet Road in Kingston Township. They had been missing since May 2002.
Mrs. Kerkowski was indicted March 9 on a felony count of selling or disposing of a firearm -- a Ruger 9mm semiautomatic handgun -- to a known drug user or drug addict in the latter half of 2002. The recipient of the gun was not identified in court documents, some of which have been sealed."

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=11127838&BRD=2185&PAG=461&dept_id=416046&rfi=6

[MrBenchley]

35. Man Shot, Killed In Spring Valley (CA)

"A 21-year-old man was shot and killed Monday evening in Spring Valley, according to the Sheriff's Department.
The victim was found in the street at 2100 Kenwood Drive at about 10:45 p.m.
The young man was pronounced dead at the scene. "

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ibsys/20040316/lo_kgtv/2054218

[MrBenchley]

36. Authorities Seek Armed Bank Robbers (OH)

"Police are searching for three men who they believe attempted to rob a bank in Bath Township Friday, reported NewsChannel5.
According to police, two men in ski masks entered the First Merit Bank on Route 18 Friday morning.
One of the men reportedly had a handgun, the other a shotgun or a rifle. The robbers fired several shots into the ceiling of the bank. They then forced a teller to fill a bag with money at gunpoint.
A third person was driving the getaway vehicle, a blue minivan stolen from a Speedway station about a half an hour before the robbery.
The van was found at a nearby condominium complex. Inside was the money, covered in red dye. The red dye-exploding device, along with a tear gas container, was placed in the moneybag by the teller. "

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=387&ncid=387&e=10&u=/ibsys/20040313/lo_wews/2049731

[CthelightBthemass]

54. Old Story

Published Sat Mar 13,10:44 AM ET

[MrBenchley]

39. Two gun dealers among three nabbed on gun trafficking charges (VA)

"ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Two licensed gun dealers and a third man were arrested Monday in a sting operation in which they were charged with selling weapons to agents posing as convicted felons.
James E. Rice III, 41, of Manassas, Philip J. Bailey, 32, of Cross Junction and Charles S. Hyink, 47, of Falls Church were in custody as a result of separate investigations triggered by information from police informants.
"Rice, Bailey and Hyink sold firearms to individuals who represented themselves as felons or drug dealers," said U.S. Attorney Paul J. McNulty. Rice and Bailey are licensed gun dealers, while Hyink was employed by two licensed dealers, he said. "

http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/virginia/dp-va--guntrafficking0315mar15,0,7870343.story?coll=dp-headlines-virginia

[CO Liberal]

40. Duplicate of My Post #22

:-)

[MrBenchley]

41. Oops!

[MrBenchley]

42. Teen jailed in armed robbery (LA)

"A 15-year-old LaPlace boy accused of robbing a convenience store at gunpoint was arrested Saturday night after a short foot chase, the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office said.
The teen was booked with armed robbery and is being held at the St. James Parish Juvenile Detention Center. He is expected to be arraigned Wednesday, authorities said.
Deputies soon spotted the teen running down Iberville Street and began chasing him with the help of a police dog, Klibert said. One of the deputies spotted the teen hiding behind a parked car in the 700 block of Iberville and tried to get him to surrender.
The two deputies found a black sweatshirt and a white bag containing $437 near the teen's hiding spot, Klibert said. They also found a black Glock 9 mm handgun in the teen's front, right pocket and a loaded ammunition clip for the gun in the teen's back pocket, Klibert said. The teen lives two houses away from where he was caught, Klibert said. Deputies found the red bandanna in the parking lot of a nearby church, and detectives have obtained a security video from the store to see if the robbery was caught on tape, police said. "

http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/riverparishes/index.ssf?/base/news-1/1079423761140220.xml

[CthelightBthemass]

52. Old Story

Published March 15, 2004

[CO Liberal]

56. You're in YESTERDAY'S Thread

It wasn't old when it was first posted.

[MrBenchley]

58. Someone who can't work a calendar

seems to me someone who ought not to be trusted with a dangerous weapon...without naming any names, of course...

[CthelightBthemass]

60. My bad

new at all these picky rules.

[MrBenchley]

43. Police pursuing leads in Roswell triple homicide (GA)

"Police said today they were developing information that could lead to suspects responsible for the first triple-homicide in Roswell's history.
Roswell police Sgt. James McGee said investigators might be able to provide a composite drawing of at least one suspect involved in the Monday shootings, but declined to say who had provided the description.
McGee did say investigators had not yet interviewed the lone survivor of the attack, who remains hospitalized.
Police were also withholding identification of the victims. Police were finding it tough to track down relatives and also have additional investigative leads they would like to explore before releasing names, McGee said Tuesday."

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/northfulton/0304/16shooting.html

[MrBenchley]

45. Police hunt suspect in shooting death of woman (GA)

"Gwinnett County police were looking Tuesday for a Duluth-area man suspected in the shooting death of his wife.
Officers responding to The Springs apartments in the 4100 block of Satellite Boulevard about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday found the body of the Hispanic female, who was in her early 30s, according to Gwinnett police Cpl. Dan Huggins. The victim, whose name was being withheld, had been shot in the head.
Several children inside the apartment told officers that their father had shot their mother, then fled, Huggins said."

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/gwinnett/0304/16shooting.html

[CthelightBthemass]

51. Old story

03/16/04 1:30 AM

Please refer to the guidelines at the beginning of these "Guns In The News" threads. Stories must be less than 24 hours old to be considered "news". This is done to prevent people from either side of the gun issue from dragging up old stories that support their agenda.

[MrBenchley]

53. Look at the time this story was posted, and the date on the thread

and then apologize.

[CthelightBthemass]

61. my bad again

thought today wasn't yesterday like it is.

[slackmaster]

65. Speaking of apologies

I'm still waiting for the one you owe me for your disrespectful post about my deceased father.

[CthelightBthemass]

49. Dayton: Husband attacks, wife uses firearm for self-defense

http://www.ohioccw.org/article1859.html

SOUTH VIENNA | A Mechanicsburg man who rode away on a bicycle after being shot in the neck Tuesday with a .45-caliber revolver during a domestic argument with his wife and her brother was later arrested on violence-related charges.

Eric Champlin, 22, of 8546 Brigner Road was released from Community Hospital after being treated for the gunshot wound.

He was shot at 5485 Lundy Lane and arrested at 5295 Lundy Lane, where he had fled, deputies said.

He was charged with felonious assault, felony domestic violence and aggravated burglary. He is to be arraigned today in Municipal Court.
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Another innocent life saved by private handgun ownership.

[CO Liberal]

50. Old Story

March 10, 2004

Please refer to the guidelines at the beginning of these "Guns In The News" threads. Stories must be less than 24 hours old to be considered "news". This is done to prevent people from either side of the gun issue from dragging up old stories that support their agenda.

BTW, you view this as "another innocent life saved by private handgun ownership". I view it as an argument that escalated into gunfire, because a gun was available...)