July 2010
56 posts
Deputy confiscates woman's cell phone →
Why is this worthy of a post on the Shoulder Thing?
Burke wrote in his report that he feared that Greenfield could have been holding a dangerous object such as a “cell-phone gun.”
What an absolute load of shite.
Yeah, cell-phone guns are available at swap meets, gun shows and in every corner drugstore.
Somewhere, a doughnut shop is missing its ___hole.
Via The Agitator
Wig, Fake Breasts, Clown Pants Give Away Bank... →
SWISSVALE, Pa. — A North Braddock man is behind bars after police said he robbed a Swissvale bank wearing a blond wig, fake breasts and clown pants.
He used a BB gun.
Hey, it could have a shoulder thing.
Via Legal Juice
Wedding photographer shot dead as couple pose with... →
An official photographer was shot dead at an Italian wedding while the bride and groom were posing for pictures with a gun.
Apparently they aren’t aware of Jeff Cooper’s Four Rules of Gun Safety.
Such a needless tragedy.
L.A. County Sheriff's Department to destroy 8,300... →
The annual effort is known as Project Isaiah. The stash of weapons taken from criminals will be dumped from a series of tractor-trailers into the smelter at the Tamco Steel Mill, said Deputy Bill Brauberger, who described the event as a celebration for the Sheriff’s Department.
“It’s pretty exciting and very visual,” said Brauberger, who attended the event last year.
A celebration? Pretty...
China 'rocket farmer' wins cash in demolition... →
Yang Youde, a 56-year old farmer, was told his land was needed to build new offices.
The developers offered him compensation but he did not think it was enough.
The case highlights the efforts some Chinese are taking to preserve their property rights in the face of forced relocation by government officials.
Mr Youde built a watchtower. When demolition teams arrived, he fired home made rockets...
Dog 'shoots' owner in New Zealand →
Police believe the animal stood on the trigger of a .22 bolt-action rifle in a freak accident.
The dog’s 40-year-old owner was getting into the rear seat of a four-wheel drive vehicle with the rifle next to him when the animal jumped in.
How could this happen?
The group told police they had thought the gun, which in fact contained five shells, was unloaded.
Ah, failure to observe...
Man Killed in Bizarre Custody Plot →
DALLAS - A Dallas man died while executing a twisted plot to win custody of his child, Dallas police said.
According to investigators, 20-year-old Dwayne Lamont Moten hired a friend to shoot him, intending to blame the crime on his wife’s boyfriend and gain custody of his 3-year-old son, Dwayne Jr.
“[This] was two individuals trying to frame a third individual,” Sr. Cpl....
Phoenix home invader shot by robbers already in... →
A home invasion in Phoenix on Wednesday morning ended with an armed man taken into custody after he was accidentally shot by one of three other invaders.
Apparently, criminals don’t even give other criminals a break. Oh, I’m sorry, law-abidingly challenged.
Via Too Old To Work, Too Young to Retire
Shocking figures show bungling armed police have... →
Police marksmen have fired their guns more times by mistake than when responding to threats in the last three years, an investigation has found.
As David would say, meanwhile, across the pond in Sarah Brady paradise, we’re the only ones not obeying the four rules enough.
Via TGZBlog
How did a Turkish hand grenade get into an ancient... →
A 100-year-old Turkish hand grenade was recently discovered during conservation work being conducted near the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Wednesday.
Planet Terror Becomes A Reality →
Breda links to an example where fiction becomes reality.
SeaTac man critically injured by exploding... →
A 64-year-old SeaTac man was taken to Harborview Medical Center with critical injuries Sunday after being hurt by exploding homemade fireworks, according to the King County Sheriff’s Office.
A 52-year-old man who lived in the same house as the injured man had built a homemade “aerial device” by tying together a bundle of sparklers, then put it inside a concrete cinder block to...
Irish gun owners can now shoot intruders →
Irish homeowners can now legally use guns to defend themselves if their homes are attacked under new legislation.
This is good news, though a no-brainer. Homeowners were legally required to retreat from an intruder.
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties however, stated it would inspect the bill to establish that it was “human-rights compliant”.
Yeah, because apparently...
North Carolina Man Charged with Shooting Wife with... →
REIDSVILLE, N.C. - A 55-year-old North Carolina woman was taken to the hospital after her husband loaded a gun with toilet paper and shot her in the back early Tuesday morning, according to the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office.
That’s just downright weird.
No word on whether the toilet paper was quilted or squeezably soft.
Loaded Donations: Goodwill Gets the Gift of Guns →
It’s not often that a Goodwill is mistaken for a gun show, but that must have been the case with one Miami donation center Thursday.
Store employees at 2121 NW 21st St. got the shock of their life when they opened a crate that was filled with a deadly assortment of weaponry.
Along with rifles and hand guns, store employees also found a variety of knives and swords that were probably...
Stateside Base Exchange with a Gun Shop! →
Who wudda thunk it?!? The Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Exchange here in Tucson opened a gun shop this month!
This is surprising. I mean, it is the Air Force. They probably don’t get issued guns.
Zing!
Children of 10 obtain gun licences in east of... →
Children as young as 10 are being given shotgun licences in the east of England, the BBC has learnt.
In figures released to the BBC under the Freedom of Information Act, it has been revealed that across the East more than 1,000 under 18s have licences.
Anti-gun campaigners have expressed concern at the figures, but shooting enthusiasts have argued that it is a responsible sport.
The minimum...
Openly bearing arms, beachgoers cite their rights →
It was clear this was no ordinary community cleanup.
Trash bags? Check.
Gloves? Check.
Glock .45-caliber handgun? Check.
More than a dozen people packing pistols on their hips strolled down the Hermosa Beach strand Saturday, picking up garbage and distributing fliers about the rights of gun owners.
Two vendors injured when firearm discharges at... →
Two vendors at the Florida Gun Show were injured over the weekend by another vendor who fired a shot into the concrete floor, Orlando police reported today.
Neither man was seriously hurt, nor struck directly by the bullet.
…
Morrison and Earle were vendors with Jack Jenkins of Brandon, who told Orlando police he was looking at a Colt .45 semi-automatic handgun and noticed the hammer was...
Man allegedly stabs another with antlers →
An Anchorage man is accused of stabbing his roommate with deer antlers that he pulled off the wall in the heat of an argument. Jesse Harris, 27, was charged with domestic violence felony assault.
Groan inducing comment:
Oh, deer! Horning in on auto ownership is a serious offense, we’re talking big bucks.
Beer nuts cost around $1.79 and deer nuts are just under a buck.
Via The...
Federal judge orders Osceola County sheriff to... →
I saw this over at The Volokh Conspiracy, then an anonymous individual shared the story with me.
PRIMGHAR, Iowa — U.S. District Court Judge Mark W. Bennett has ordered Osceola County Sheriff Douglas L. Weber to issue a gun permit to a resident and to complete a college-level course involving the First Amendment.
That’s gotta smart.
Gun Control Advocates Decry Louisiana's New Law... →
So much hysteria, so little time. And it’s from FOX News! Oh noes!
Gun control supporters are up in arms over Louisiana’s new law allowing churchgoers to pack heat along with their Bibles.
Gov. Bobby Jindal gave his blessing this week to churches, synagogues and mosques to allow concealed handguns on their premises, overturning a state ban.
“The governor’s position on...
Police: Felon Bought Rifle To Stop Alien Invasion →
A Fairfield man was arrested Thursday morning after buying a high powered rifle to stop an alien invasion, police said.
Fairfield Police Sgt. James Perez said Dane Eisenman, 57, responded to a classified advertisement for a .30-06 rifle about a month ago. While filing out the paper for the rifle, police said, he mentioned to the seller what he would be using the weapon for.
“He said he...
Chain Saw Ammunition Work Kills 6 →
Workers dismantling defective ammunition with a chain saw at a Siberian firing range sparked an explosion Monday that killed six people.
The blast near the town of Biisk in the Altai region was caused by a spark from the chain saw, which was being used in violation of safety rules, RIA-Novosti reported.
Ya think?!
Via Pat Dollard
Own guns, scream about taxes, taxes disappear →
Wyoming has eliminated sales tax at gun shows, because a few people at gun shows screamed at the tax agents trying to collect it.
Heh.
See also: State suspends tax at gun shows
Agents uncover illegal grenade manufacturing →
Two North Idaho men are in custody following an undercover federal probe into illegal explosives manufacturing that included the seizure of hand grenades, firearms and more than 10,000 rounds of rifle ammo.
Kenneth B. Kimbley, Jr., and Steven Eugene Winegar were arrested Saturday on federal firearms charges after agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco...
5 Ridiculous Gun Myths Everyone Believes (Thanks... →
Even in gun-crazy America, most of us aren’t shooting things as part of our day-to-day routine. So most Americans actually know very little about guns. Hollywood writers realized this a long time ago and, being writers, used it as an excuse to never do any fact-checking ever again.
