GUNS IN THE NEWS--September 27, 2004

[MrBenchley]

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[MrBenchley]

1. Pols vow to revive gun ban (NY)

"U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer said he hasn't given up trying to renew the ban, which fell by the wayside two weeks ago.
"Not continuing the ban on assault weapons is one of the great disgraces this year," Schumer (D-N.Y.) said, promising that members of Congress will take up the cause during its next session.
Mayor Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly aggressively lobbied to keep the 10-year-old ban in place.
Earlier this month, the Republican mayor took the unusual step of taking President Bush to task for his inaction.
Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-Queens, Brooklyn) accused the President of cozying up to the National Rifle Association."

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/236230p-202673c.html

[MrBenchley]

2. Police: Woman, teenage son dead in murder-suicide (MI)

"YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) -- A 35-year-old woman shot her 13-year-old son to death, then turned the gun on herself, police said.
The two had moved into the woman's brother's home at the beginning of the month, Sgt. John Minzey said in a written release. The brother discovered the bodies in their beds shortly before 7:30 a.m. Sunday.
The victims were identified as Lisa Maria Carpenter-Shippy and Jeremy Craig Carpenter, police said Monday. "

http://www.freep.com/news/statewire/sw104759_20040927.htm

[MrBenchley]

3. Police: Shooting appears to be accidental (GA)

"GAINESVILLE -- Authorities are continuing to investigate a shooting that claimed the life of a Gainesville teen-ager early Saturday morning.
"At this point it appears accidental," Lt. Gary Entrekin of the Gainesville Police Department said Sunday night. "We're still waiting on the report from the medical examiner."
Zach Carter, 19, had one gunshot wound to the right side of his head, Entrekin said. Officers found him and a .38 caliber revolver on the living room floor of his home, 1333 Riverside Drive.
Entrekin said a few people, including a 21-year-old relative of Carter's, were inside when the incident happened, between 12:07 and 12:11 a.m. "

http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/stories/20040927/localnews/38717.shtml

[MrBenchley]

4. Police suspect murder-suicide (KY)

"Two Shepherdsville men were found dead early Sunday morning in what police believe was a murder-suicide.
Philip T. Greer, 36, fatally shot his brother-in-law, Rodney D. Smith, 34, before turning the gun on himself, Kentucky State Police said."

http://www.newsenterpriseonline.com/articles/2004/09/27/news/news05.txt

[MrBenchley]

5. Ohio man dies of gunshot wound while squirrel hunting

"Arthur W. Beard, 45, was squirrel hunting with his 16-year-old nephew in Ransom Township when he suffered the fatal wound about 8:30 a.m., according to Michigan State Police at the Jonesville post.
Troopers have not ruled on the nature of the shooting -- accidental or otherwise -- pending further investigation and an autopsy scheduled today. "

http://www.mlive.com/news/jacitpat/index.ssf?/base/news-10/1096301170198830.xml

[MrBenchley]

6. Tuskegee Man Dies of Gunshot Wound

"A Tuskegee man is killed, apparently because he was trying to keep a friend out of trouble. It happened early Saturday morning near the intersection of Church and Fonville Streets in Tuskegee.
"He never bothered anybody and he had a lot of friends," said the victim's sister, Rachel Fields. Her brother, Demitrius Renfroe was trying to keep a friend from getting hurt when he was shot in the chest.
The two were leaving a cigar store when the man Renfroe was with had words with another man outside. "So my brother was trying to tell him be the bigger person and the older guy pulled out a gun and just shot," Rachel said. "I don't know if he knew he shot my brother."
Police arrested 55-year-old Carl Clifton and charged him with murder. But that was little consolation for Rachel, who says gun crimes in the area are getting out of control."

http://www.wsfa.com/Global/story.asp?S=2349607&nav=0RdERJue

[MrBenchley]

7. Woman dead after domestic dispute (OK)

"SHAWNEE - A 23-year old Shawnee woman is dead and her husband is recovering from a gunshot wound after a domestic disturbance.
Pottawatomie County Sheriff Kurt Shirey says Stephanie Ray Mosier was found dead with a single gunshot wound to the chest late Thursday night.
Her husband -- Todd Dwain Mosier -- was treated for a gunshot wound to the hand and released.
Todd Mosier told officers he returned fire after his wife shot him in the hand."

http://www.kfor.com/Global/story.asp?S=2348890

Another family made safer with guns....

[9313]

10. Husband a gun 'nut' - Shooting in Oklahoma described above ...

The husband is what I would describe as a gun 'nut'. He owns every type of hunting/self defense weapon there is and a few assault type rifles as well. He was shot in the palm of the left hand with a .22 pistol and she was shot in the chest with a .44 mag rifle. He has 3 prior ex-wives of which all filed for protection orders at the time of the divorces. He has convictions for violating two of those protection orders. He also has a prior conviction for illegal possession of whitetail deer and a separate conviction for illegally head lighting wildlife. After this incident occurred (the shooting) one of his former ex-wives filed for another protection order. He is claiming self defense that she shot at him a number of times with the .22 and he returned fire with the .44 mag. She was in the process of leaving him and had been living with her parents in another town for several months. It is questionable to me why she went there on the night she was killed. That is still to be fully determined. She has no prior violent history. She was 23. He is 32.

[MrBenchley]

8. Elder student shot, killed near school (OH)

"WEST PRICE HILL—An Elder High School senior was shot and killed Sunday night about a block from the school, Cincinnati police said.
Police at the scene on Glenway Avenue, near Iliff Avenue., said the shooting may have been related to ongoing disputes between groups of neighborhood teens.
Maurice Kennedy, 17, was shot and killed about 7:40 p.m. Also hurt in the shooting: Cameron Watson, 19. Watson was treated at University Hospital for a minor head injury.
Kennedy is the 55th victim of homicide in Cincinnati so far this year. That compares with 47 at this time last year, a 17 percent increase."

http://www.enquirer.com/midday/09/09282004_News_mday_homicide.html

[MrBenchley]

9. Police investigate shooting in Donora (PA)

"DONORA - A 17-year-old Donora juvenile was treated at a Pittsburgh hospital after accidentally shooting himself in the leg Saturday night.
According to Donora police, a call came in at 9:55 p.m. about a shooting on Thompson Avenue. Upon arriving, officers found Eddie Alford, of 131 McKean Ave., bleeding from a thigh wound.
Alford originally said that the shooting took place at Fourth Street and Thompson Avenue. However, police found shell casings at the intersection of Fifth and Thompson. "

http://pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/trib/newssummary/s_255602.html

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