GUNS IN THE NEWS--September 21, 2004

[MrBenchley]

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[MrBenchley]

1. Security Guard Killed at Illinois State Capitol

"About an hour before the shooting, the owner of a local gun shop, Birds 'n Brooks Army Navy Surplus, recognized the gunman when he entered his shop as the person who jumped his counter on Sept. 14 and stole a shotgun, Burton said.
"We believe it was the same shotgun" used in the shooting, Burton said.
The gunman, who this time demanded a high-powered rifle, was described as in his 20s, wearing a light blue shirt and bluejeans.
The owner retreated to his office and retrieved another shotgun, but wounded his own son in the forearm in the confusion, Burton said. The gunman left, and apparently headed for the capitol building where he shot the guard just inside one of the building's entrances. "

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=domesticNews&storyID=6284585

[MrBenchley]

2. Minden teen dies after gun incident (NV)

"A 14-year-old Minden boy died about 1:40 a.m. Sunday when he put what he thought was an unloaded handgun to his neck and pulled the trigger, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office reported.
Officials were not releasing the name of the youth or the location of the shooting, other than to say it was in the Indian Hills development at the north end of Douglas County, sheriff’s spokesman Tom Mezzetta said.
The boy and a 14-year-old acquaintance got two loaded handguns while committing burglaries in Douglas County, Mezzetta said."

http://www.rgj.com/news/stories/html/2004/09/20/80865.php?sp1=rgj&sp2=News&sp3=Local+News&sp5=RGJ.com&sp6=news&sp7=local_news

[MrBenchley]

3. D.C. Gun Ban Repeal Set Aside

"Washington (AP) - The Senate has set aside its version of a bill that would repeal the District's strict handgun laws.
Senate backers tell The Washington Post that they don't have the votes to get the measure out of committee as part of the D.C. appropriations bill.
A measure still pending in the House has more than enough support to come to a vote before the November elections. It would repeal the city's decades-old ban on handguns and semiautomatic weapons and make it legal to possess handguns in homes and workplaces. It would also keep city lawmakers from enacting new gun control laws."

http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0904/174497.html

Please, Republicans...shove that one through. Everybody knows what DC needs is more guns...in a pig's eye. And of course, it's always great when the GOP demonstrates its racism and contempt for democracy.

[MrBenchley]

4. Fargo teenager dies while handling .22-caliber gun

"WHITE EARTH, Minn. -- Few details are being released about a shooting at a home near here Saturday that left a 13-year-old Fargo boy dead.
The boy was handling a gun when it fired and died from injuries suffered in the blast, according to a press release issued Monday by the Becker County Sheriff's Department.
He was a student at Fargo's Ben Franklin Junior High School, said Principal John Nelson.
At the time of the shooting, the boy was staying with relatives at a home on White Earth Lake, which is east of White Earth, authorities said."

http://www.in-forum.com/articles/index.cfm?id=70406§ion=News

[MrBenchley]

5. Teen pleads guilty in Snohomish revenge killing

"EVERETT, Wash. -- A 16-year-old boy has pleaded guilty in what investigators say was a revenge killing, and a 15-year-old portrayed as the instigator could learn soon whether his case will be sent to adult court.
The shooting death of Lawrence Kloes, 49, a Snohomish electrician, was a "grown-up" crime that "merits grown-up consequences," Snohomish County deputy prosecutor Matt Hunter told a judge Monday.
Superior Court Judge Gerald L. Knight began what could be three days of hearings to determine whether the aggravated first-degree murder charge against the 15-year-old Bonney Lake boy should remain in Juvenile Court."

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/aplocal_story.asp?category=6420&slug=WA%20Snohomish%20Homicide

[MrBenchley]

6. Gunshot kills Idaho starter McMillan

"MOSCOW, Idaho — Idaho starting cornerback Eric McMillan died of a gunshot wound early yesterday. Several hours earlier, after a high-speed chase in Washington, police arrested two Seattle men in connection with the shooting of McMillan.
McMillan, 19, was pronounced dead at 4 a.m. yesterday at Gritman Memorial Hospital. He suffered a single gunshot wound to the chest Sunday afternoon, Moscow police Capt. Cam Hershaw said.
The two men were arrested Sunday night on Interstate 90 near Vantage, in central Washington. Matthew R. Wells II, 27, and his brother, James J. Wells, 25, both of Seattle, were booked into the Whitman County Jail on Sunday afternoon, Hershaw said. "

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2002041481_grid21.html

[MrBenchley]

7. 3 hit by gunshots fired at crowd (OH)

"MIDDLETOWN - Three people were struck by gunfire Monday evening when shots were fired into a crowd at 16th and Minnesota streets.
The shooting occurred about 5:35 p.m. during a disturbance involving several women, police said.
During the fracas, an unknown number of men fired shots in the crowd.
Those hit by the gunfire were Christina Foster, 17, Terry Smith, 22, and Clyde Townsend, 45, police said. "

http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/09/21/loc_loc1gunshots.html

[MrBenchley]

8. Gunman wounds two in Central District (WA)

"Seattle police are searching for a gunman who shot at least two people Sunday night.
Witnesses began calling police about 9:15 p.m. to report multiple gunshots in a Central District neighborhood, police said.
Officers arrived and found one person shot and wounded at 19th Avenue and East Fir Street. A second gunshot victim was found at East Cherry Street and 23rd Avenue. Both victims were expected to survive. "

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/191749_gunman21.html

[MrBenchley]

9. City alert in threat to Bush (NY)

Guess he didn't realize that "I need my gun to fight the government" was just blowhards babbling like idiots....

"Lawrence Ward, 59, left his upstate New York home Wednesday with a .30-30 lever-action hunting rifle in the trunk of his car, telling a neighbor, "I'm not coming back."
The document, reviewed by the Daily News, said Ward sent his ex-wife a CD that mentions killing both Bush and Democratic rival John Kerry.
Judith Ward told The News she divorced her husband four years ago after 18 years of marriage because "he was a wife-beater and other things I don't want to talk about."
Authorities said Ward has a criminal past dating to 1991, including an indecent sexual proposal charge.
The neighbor in Bainbridge, a community about 40miles northeast of Binghamton, told authorities that Ward "frequently spoke of 'fighting the system' and other anti-government topics.""

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/234225p-201129c.html

[akodo1]

10. AWB relevance?

so, which of these crimes would have been stopped had the assault weapon ban been extende? none.

boy am I glad that law is gone.

p.s. there is no such thing as an 'unloaded' gun. The kid who shot himself with one is just helping the gene pool

[MrBenchley]

11. Yeah, now this murderous fuckwit can buy an assault weapon

thanks to pResident toot and the GOP.

By the way, always nice to see our "pro gun democrats" jeering at dead kids. Really, who DO you think you're fooling.

[MrBenchley]

12. Police call Ramsey man 'serial killer' after two shootings

"The mysterious shooting deaths of a woman in her bed on Sunday and man snacking in his kitchen were connected on Monday to a 20-year-old Ramsey man, authorities said.
Anoka County Sheriff Bruce Andersohn said Joshua A. Krueth, who was arrested Sunday afternoon, gave statements to investigators that led them to believe he was responsible for the deaths of Suzanne Kaye Fischer, 59, and Lawrence Plessel, 60, on Sept. 4.
Both were from Ramsey and both were shot with a high-powered rifle while in their homes. Andersohn said police could not determine a motive for the killings."

http://www.in-forum.com/ap/index.cfm?page=view&id=D857J00G0

[okayremedy7]

14. Police call Ramsey man 'serial killer' after two shootings

That's the one I was going to post, you beat me to it B-)

[MrBenchley]

15. There's plenty more....

thanks to GOP fuckwits letting the scummy gun industry set public policy...

[MrBenchley]

13. Teen admits shootings at mall (MO)

"A 16-year-old Raytown youth pleaded guilty Monday to a shooting spree at Blue Ridge Mall last November.
According to reports from the Jackson County Prosecutor, Ronald Morris pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree robbery, five counts of armed criminal action, one count of assault and one count of exhibiting a weapon.
Police reports indicate Morris approached a man in the parking lot from Applebee's from behind and shot him in the head. He pointed his gun at the victim's girlfriend and asked for her purse. He and another suspect, Adrian Peugh, patted her down in search of her keys.
As security guards ap proached, Morris shot at the officer and fled on foot."

http://www.examiner.net/stories/092104/new_092104008.shtml

Remember, the NRA publishes a gun magazine for kids....

[MrBenchley]

16. Woman Dies In KCK Drive-By Shooting

"KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- A woman died late Monday night after someone fired shots at her home in the 3100 block of Greeley.
When officers arrived, they found Debra Jackson, 47, suffering from a gunshot wound. She was rushed to a hospital, where she died.
"These crimes have got to stop. Innocent people are getting hurt," neighbor Victoria Todd said.
While investigators were still at the scene, they heard gunfire a few blocks away near 25th Street and Lafayette Avenue. During a search of the area, officers found a white van they believe may be related to the homicide. But no arrests were made."

http://www.thekansascitychannel.com/news/3748850/detail.html

[MrBenchley]

17. Firearms trial begins today for "person of interest" in holocaust museum

"The man police have called "a person of interest" in the arson at the CANDLES Holocaust Museum will be in federal court today on firearms charges.
Joseph Stockett, 57, has not yet been charged or arrested in connection with the November 2003 fire. He was arrested for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon after selling his car to a neighbor for $375 and a gun while the neighbor was wearing police surveillance equipment as part of the arson investigation.
Tape of the conversation revealed Stockett saying he needed a gun because he was on his way to a "major confrontation with the Jews," according to Tribune-Star archives."

http://www.tribstar.com/articles/2004/09/20/news/news03.txt

[Endangered Specie]

18. Musta been one of the guys who shows up to gun shows in Nazi uniforms?

:shrug:

[MrBenchley]

19. Or who collects the stuff they sell there....

Either way, what a charmer...