That’s a good look for the Prius!
It must be for a movie or something, because the car has New York plates on it. We all know guns are banned in NYC, so there is no way that could have happened in the wild. :P
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Eight Primary schools in Liverpool (UK) are using the notorious Grand Theft Auto video game to teach pupils about violence.
The sessions are supposed to help youngsters understand the consequences of gun and knife crime. The youngsters are also given trading cards with images from the video game and the cartoons, alongside real-life images of drunks, knives, syringes and parents arguing. The youngsters are asked to say whether what they see is ‘good real life’, ‘bad real life’, ‘not real life’ or ‘not sure’.
Full Story – HERE
Sounds like one of the dumbest ideas I have ever heard. Why are they even bothering to educated kids in the UK on gun and knife crime anyway? I thought both were banned there. :P If there is one thing I hope the kids take away from this Grand Theft Auto education, it’s that its OK to fight back. Basically if the guy shooting at you is using a handgun, by all means use a rocket propelled grenade launcher to take care of business.
Speaking of Grand Theft Auto… a new one comes out on April 13th for PS3 called “Episodes From Liberty City”… You can buy it on Amazon – HERE for only $38.54
A Johnson City, TN woman couldn’t get her gun to shoot, so she handed it off to a man to cock it for her and then proceeded to fire the weapon several times near multiple victims this weekend, according to a police report.
No injuries were reported in the incident that happened around 9:25 p.m Saturday near 304 Royal Circle. According to a Johnson City Police Department report on the shooting, a woman near this location was in an argument with an unnamed person regarding the recent break-in of her vehicle.
According to the JCPD report, the victims all lived near each other on Royal Circle. Their names and ages are listed below:
Lissie C. Thomas, 31; Nathaniel J. Salter, 31; Paulinene M. Garcia, 25; Dee A. Garcia, 45; Daniel M. Hardy, 22; and Rafael Castillo Castillo-Hernandez, 15.
Full Article – HERE
I wouldn’t call those 6 people “victims” since no damage was actually done.
I wonder what these two will be charged with? Attempted murder for her? What for him, Some sort of accessory charge?
He’s going to be regretting that one for a while, considering all he apparently did was cock the gun.
Four people were shot and 54 were arrested in New York’s Times Square late Sunday night in an Easter melee some fear was gang-related.
Hundreds of New York City police officers worked to contain the violence, making dozens of arrests and stopping pedestrians to look for weapons, the New York Post reported. One police officer was injured in the knee as he tried to stop the ruckus. A couple of hours later, two more women were shot and suffered non-life-threatening injuries, The Associated Press reported.
Full Story – HERE
Ironic, considering how strict gun laws in NYC are.
Since Easter violence seems to be a yearly occurrence in New York City’s Times Square, it would be socially responsible for the tourist information places to warn visitors. My guess is they don’t though. Getting shot would sure put a damper on the rest of a persons holiday.
Source KSL.com – HERE
Salt Lake City, UT – Sixteen-year-old Maile Fine was pronounced dead at Intermountain Medical Center Thursday after an apparent joke about Russian Roulette went horribly wrong.
Though friends with him at the time said he had taken the bullets out of the gun, when Fine pointed it at his head and pulled the trigger the firearm went off and the bullet struck him.
The 4 basic rules of gun safety as advocated by the late Marine Lt. Col. Jeff Cooper can not be stressed enough:
- All guns are always loaded. Even if they are not, treat them as if they are.
- Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy. (For those who insist that this particular gun is unloaded, see Rule 1.)
- Keep your finger off the trigger till your sights are on the target. This is the Golden Rule. Its violation is directly responsible for about 60 percent of inadvertent discharges.
- Identify your target, and what is behind it. Never shoot at anything that you have not positively identified.
It’s just not worth taking the risk and violating any of those points.
Some popular books and DVDs by Jeff Cooper:
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Hat Tip: SnowflakesInHell and GunPoliticsNY