A 32 year old police officer was killed during a training drill simulating the capture of a criminal fleeing by car. He died after being shot with an undisclosed munition, most likely a CS (tear gas) canister deployed from a shotgun.
"less than lethal" weapons kill! The life lost today will be missed, as the officer is survived by his wife and children. It is vital that those of you calling for the use of such weapons rather than actual firearms that you realize that these are in no way substitutes for guns, and in no way to be considered safe.
Less lethal ... than a load of double ought perhaps, but not safe enough even for training purposes.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Monday, June 9, 2008
Brady poster child state: 12 dead
Califonia ranks number one in the Brady campaigns list of states with good gun legislation, but those laws didn't stop twelve people from being killed in LA county.
Much like we saw with DC earlier, banning guns does NOT deliver safety, we must find something that does.
Much like we saw with DC earlier, banning guns does NOT deliver safety, we must find something that does.
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Current events in the UK: start snitchin'!
And what a week it has been!
Welcome once again to the gun debate critic on sunday, casting a glance at the other side of the ocean. This weeks editions contains a high amount of recent devellopments, as well as a rather humorous story of how the police "surrounded" and stormed a house ... read on.
There's been a lot of activity on the "knife control" front, for god reason! A huge rally of knife control proponents was supposed to be adressed by gun-control activist Pat Regan, unfortunately she had been stabbed to death earlier this week. I suppose this -in a way- makes as strong a point as she could have made by being there in person.
After the "succesful" implementation of knife detectots on the streets, calls are being made to install knife arches at schools as well, to which the teachers replied (and I imagine): "but we don't want to disarms these kids, we'll get stabbed! If you see how those same kids have no reservations when it comes to beating a policeman can you blame them? One such kid has been charged with 11 assaults!
Another manner by which people are trying to curb violence, is by countering the underground "stop snitching" campaign by a "start snitching" project of their own, offering up to £1000 (that's two grand for y'all yanks) to kids who succesfully rat out a violent criminal.
I can only imagine the memories evoked in the lucky few who managed to escape the USSR or the DDR, societies halfly built around giving up information on percieved political undersirables.
Staying in line with StatSi doctrine: a compulsory national ID scheme is being called a threat to privacy by citizens rights groups, the usual rhetoric by both parties continues as the general population doesn't even look up from their game of footy and their desigated patch of pasture.
And on a -this isn't funny, but still I'm laughing- note: the police laid siege on a building said to contain men with weapons, according to an informant. However, when police finally stormed the place after a prolongued long standoff, they found it unoccupied. Claiming they have no reson to doubt their witness, the police assume the criminals must have fled out the back ... of a house which police claim they had surrounded ... (excuse me, I'm having diffculties controlling my laughter)
On to this weeks body count then:
There's been one fatal stabbing in a London nightclub. Someoen else was also stabbed to death. A young man has attacked a LEO with a knife, injuring him severely. A teenager was stabbed to death, a woman asphyxiated. And if you think it's all serious, there's been a drive-by bludgeoning with a brick! ... wait, that's serious too, the victim washurt pretty badly ...
70 people were arrested on (or in relation to) drug charges.
Welcome once again to the gun debate critic on sunday, casting a glance at the other side of the ocean. This weeks editions contains a high amount of recent devellopments, as well as a rather humorous story of how the police "surrounded" and stormed a house ... read on.
There's been a lot of activity on the "knife control" front, for god reason! A huge rally of knife control proponents was supposed to be adressed by gun-control activist Pat Regan, unfortunately she had been stabbed to death earlier this week. I suppose this -in a way- makes as strong a point as she could have made by being there in person.
After the "succesful" implementation of knife detectots on the streets, calls are being made to install knife arches at schools as well, to which the teachers replied (and I imagine): "but we don't want to disarms these kids, we'll get stabbed! If you see how those same kids have no reservations when it comes to beating a policeman can you blame them? One such kid has been charged with 11 assaults!
Another manner by which people are trying to curb violence, is by countering the underground "stop snitching" campaign by a "start snitching" project of their own, offering up to £1000 (that's two grand for y'all yanks) to kids who succesfully rat out a violent criminal.
I can only imagine the memories evoked in the lucky few who managed to escape the USSR or the DDR, societies halfly built around giving up information on percieved political undersirables.
Staying in line with StatSi doctrine: a compulsory national ID scheme is being called a threat to privacy by citizens rights groups, the usual rhetoric by both parties continues as the general population doesn't even look up from their game of footy and their desigated patch of pasture.
And on a -this isn't funny, but still I'm laughing- note: the police laid siege on a building said to contain men with weapons, according to an informant. However, when police finally stormed the place after a prolongued long standoff, they found it unoccupied. Claiming they have no reson to doubt their witness, the police assume the criminals must have fled out the back ... of a house which police claim they had surrounded ... (excuse me, I'm having diffculties controlling my laughter)
On to this weeks body count then:
There's been one fatal stabbing in a London nightclub. Someoen else was also stabbed to death. A young man has attacked a LEO with a knife, injuring him severely. A teenager was stabbed to death, a woman asphyxiated. And if you think it's all serious, there's been a drive-by bludgeoning with a brick! ... wait, that's serious too, the victim washurt pretty badly ...
70 people were arrested on (or in relation to) drug charges.
Tokyo stabbing spree.
Over in that other gun control paradise, a man drove his truck into a crowd of (presumaly) shoppers before going on a stabbing spree that left five dead and over a dozen wounded.
UPDATE:
Belgium news on "één" reports seven fatalities
UPDATE:
Belgium news on "één" reports seven fatalities
Excerpt from the "cryptonomicon"
One of them has a hunting rifle, and each of the others is slinging a rudimentary-looking gun with a banana clip sticking out of the side. Randy thinks, but is not sure, that these are HEAP guns.
This scene, not surprisingly, has caught the attention of the police, who have surrounded these four with squad cars, and who are standing at the ready with rifles and shotguns. It is an oddity of the law in many jurisdictions that, while carrying (say) a concealed one-shot .22 derringer requires a license, openly carrying (e.g.) a big game rifle is perfectly legal.
Concealed weapons are outlawed or at least heavily regulated, and unconcealed ones are not. So a lot of Secret Admirers—who tend to be gun nuts—have taken to going around conspicuously armed as a way of pointing out the absurdity of those rules. Their point is this: who gives a shit about concealed weapons anyway, since they are only useful for defending oneself against assaults by petty criminals, which almost never happens?
The real reason the Constitution provides for the right to bear arms is defending oneself against oppressive governments, and when it comes to that, your handgun is close to useless. So (according to these guys) if you are going to assert your right to keep and bear arms you should do it openly, by packing something really big.
-Neil Stephenson
This scene, not surprisingly, has caught the attention of the police, who have surrounded these four with squad cars, and who are standing at the ready with rifles and shotguns. It is an oddity of the law in many jurisdictions that, while carrying (say) a concealed one-shot .22 derringer requires a license, openly carrying (e.g.) a big game rifle is perfectly legal.
Concealed weapons are outlawed or at least heavily regulated, and unconcealed ones are not. So a lot of Secret Admirers—who tend to be gun nuts—have taken to going around conspicuously armed as a way of pointing out the absurdity of those rules. Their point is this: who gives a shit about concealed weapons anyway, since they are only useful for defending oneself against assaults by petty criminals, which almost never happens?
The real reason the Constitution provides for the right to bear arms is defending oneself against oppressive governments, and when it comes to that, your handgun is close to useless. So (according to these guys) if you are going to assert your right to keep and bear arms you should do it openly, by packing something really big.
-Neil Stephenson
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Crossbow assault ...
So, a 39 year old man living with his mother gets so angry with her because she charges him rent that he decides to kill her. He shot her with a crossbow, she still managed to call for help but died in the hospital.
It's people that kill people, not crossbows, not guns, not motorvehicles ... people.
And there's some sacry people out there ... his own mother?! You don't think people like that will gladly continue to kill eachother long after guns (and crossbows) have been banned?
It's people that kill people, not crossbows, not guns, not motorvehicles ... people.
And there's some sacry people out there ... his own mother?! You don't think people like that will gladly continue to kill eachother long after guns (and crossbows) have been banned?
Friday, June 6, 2008
ClintonsForMcCain.com
As it turns out, not only certain gun owners are bitter:
I suppose it's the logical consequence of a multi-month streak of mudslinging and hatemongering; you've called the people to oppose your foe, and now they do:
The site doesn't even exist yet, and it's already widely discussed across teh interwebs ... this is going to get interesing.
- The Republicans appear to be capitalizing on the bitter disappointment, anger and disillusionment that Clinton supporters are feeling right now.
I suppose it's the logical consequence of a multi-month streak of mudslinging and hatemongering; you've called the people to oppose your foe, and now they do:
- Many voters responding to Clinton's last e-mail blast, which was also posted on her blog this morning, said that they couldn't possibly vote for Barack Obama. Some of them said they would instead support his Republican rival.
The site doesn't even exist yet, and it's already widely discussed across teh interwebs ... this is going to get interesing.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Officer killed by three-times-prohibited person
The guy had a drug conviction and failed drug tests, a felony conviction, he was out on probation ... you can't hardly get any more prohibited than that, now can you?
He still managed to get his hands on a gun and injure multiple police officers, killing one of them.
You can look at this in a multitude of ways:
-It's too easy for criminals to get guns
-Some people get released from prison when they shouldn't be.
-The law prohibiting him from owning a gun was not enforced
...
Either way, we need to mend our ways.
He still managed to get his hands on a gun and injure multiple police officers, killing one of them.
You can look at this in a multitude of ways:
-It's too easy for criminals to get guns
-Some people get released from prison when they shouldn't be.
-The law prohibiting him from owning a gun was not enforced
...
Either way, we need to mend our ways.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
DC to introduce "neighbourhood safety zones"
And a rose by any other name means to say: cordoned off areas accessible only to those able to prove with ID that they belong there at checkpoints.
I guess we should be expecting metal detectors, drug dogs and the like to be present as well soon enough ...
Articles:
DCist.com
MSNBC
Don't like where this is going ...
We interrupt this program with a special bulletin:
The district of Columbia is now under martiall law.
All constitutional rights have been suspended.
Stay in your homes.
Do not attempt to contact love ones, insurance agent or attorneys.
Shut up.
Do not attempt to think or depression may occur.
Stay in your homes.
Curfew is at 7 PM sharp after work.
Anyone caught outside of gates of their suveillance sectors after curfew will be shot.
Remain calm, do not panic.
Your neighborhood watch officer will be by to collect urine examples in the morning.
Anyone caught interfering with the collection of urine examples will be shot.
Stay in your homes, remain calm.
The number one enemy of progress is question.
National security is more important than individual will.
All sport broadcasts will proceed as normal.
No more than two people may gather anywhere without permission.
Use only the drugs described by your boss or supervisor.
Shut up, be happy.
Obey all orders without question.
The comformental mandor is now mandatory.
Be happy.
At last everything is done for you.
I guess we should be expecting metal detectors, drug dogs and the like to be present as well soon enough ...
Articles:
DCist.com
MSNBC
Don't like where this is going ...
We interrupt this program with a special bulletin:
The district of Columbia is now under martiall law.
All constitutional rights have been suspended.
Stay in your homes.
Do not attempt to contact love ones, insurance agent or attorneys.
Shut up.
Do not attempt to think or depression may occur.
Stay in your homes.
Curfew is at 7 PM sharp after work.
Anyone caught outside of gates of their suveillance sectors after curfew will be shot.
Remain calm, do not panic.
Your neighborhood watch officer will be by to collect urine examples in the morning.
Anyone caught interfering with the collection of urine examples will be shot.
Stay in your homes, remain calm.
The number one enemy of progress is question.
National security is more important than individual will.
All sport broadcasts will proceed as normal.
No more than two people may gather anywhere without permission.
Use only the drugs described by your boss or supervisor.
Shut up, be happy.
Obey all orders without question.
The comformental mandor is now mandatory.
Be happy.
At last everything is done for you.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Seven injured, burned in chemical attack.
A group of people was attacked when somebody sprayed them with a caustic chemical of some sort, seven were injured and at least one person recieved second degree burns.
It's not the first time I warn of chemical weapons, my post concerning "works bombs" are toppers in terms of visits for some reason.
The average household is often overflowing with dangerous chemicals ... chemicals that are hardly controlled, and can be used rather well as weapons. A person bent on harming multiple people might very well do so by building a proper chemical weapon.
You cannot disarm psychopats, you can help them, or defend yourself against their attacks.
It's not the first time I warn of chemical weapons, my post concerning "works bombs" are toppers in terms of visits for some reason.
The average household is often overflowing with dangerous chemicals ... chemicals that are hardly controlled, and can be used rather well as weapons. A person bent on harming multiple people might very well do so by building a proper chemical weapon.
You cannot disarm psychopats, you can help them, or defend yourself against their attacks.
Monday, June 2, 2008
Eight killed in DC
A spate of shootings has left eight dead and many more wounded in the gun control capital.
Clearly, strong gun control doe not mean criminals will not have and use guns.
Clearly, strong gun control doe not mean criminals will not have and use guns.
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Current events in the UK
Welcome once again to the gun debate critic on sunday, when I like to continue the tale of a country that essentially banned guns, the united kingdom. It's a tale of violence and bloodshed, a tale that goes on, today ...
Despite the ban on actual guns, restrictions on guns that don't work, replica guns and toy guns, there has been an incident where a man threatened the residents of a house with a rifle, he has been charged with "possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence". There's been actual firearm homicides, here's the second one.
The biggest problem however is knife crime, and not just knifes but sharp objects of all kinds are being used to gut, stab and kill children and adults alike.
"A spate" (=3) of people have been injured in a sword attack, Two children were stabbed to death, One taxi driver got stabbed by a robber, two women were killed after possibly being raped, new confirms one was stabbed to death, a stabbing victim was found on a beach ... the list goes on and one.
Didn't some group of people, often referred to as "gun nuts" predict this increase in knife crime as guns got banned?
Police are continuing their streak of succesfull drug raids, arresting dozens of people and confiscating drugs. This article suggests they should consider raiding a couple of prisons as well, as more and more drugs turn up on the inside of the prison system.
At least nobody got firebombed this week ...
Love is hate, peace is war and people bleeding out on the beaches after being stabbed by a mugger is security.
Despite the ban on actual guns, restrictions on guns that don't work, replica guns and toy guns, there has been an incident where a man threatened the residents of a house with a rifle, he has been charged with "possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence". There's been actual firearm homicides, here's the second one.
The biggest problem however is knife crime, and not just knifes but sharp objects of all kinds are being used to gut, stab and kill children and adults alike.
"A spate" (=3) of people have been injured in a sword attack, Two children were stabbed to death, One taxi driver got stabbed by a robber, two women were killed after possibly being raped, new confirms one was stabbed to death, a stabbing victim was found on a beach ... the list goes on and one.
Didn't some group of people, often referred to as "gun nuts" predict this increase in knife crime as guns got banned?
Police are continuing their streak of succesfull drug raids, arresting dozens of people and confiscating drugs. This article suggests they should consider raiding a couple of prisons as well, as more and more drugs turn up on the inside of the prison system.
At least nobody got firebombed this week ...
Love is hate, peace is war and people bleeding out on the beaches after being stabbed by a mugger is security.
A pet crow for two days.
My across the street neigbour found a baby crow the other day ... baby is a bad word for the thing, even when young those buggers are huge.
He figured it had probably fallen from a nest, it didn't fly at any rate. Seeing as the neighbourhood is full of cats, he decided to take it in untill it could get airborne, animal protection doesn't take in crows, they're hardly an endangered species, nature must take its -often brutal- course after all.
So said neighbour took it in, and the crow instantly develloped a bond with him. The moment he let it out of it's "cage" (a cat carrier, which works as well to keep cats in as it does keeping them out), the bird would scramble towards him and try to scale his schoulder, where it would sit and look about.
Crows are very social creatures, with family ties and hierarchy ... they know eachother, become partial to eachother and look after their friends and family.
Crows are also some of the most intellignet birds on the planet, especially the species that have managed to adapt to urban life. Develloping the ability to understand traffic lights to safely use cars to crush nuts, bending twigs and using them as tools to get worms out of holes ...
It should not have come a surprise that yesterday, two adult crows appeared in my neighbours back yard. Sitting in a tree, or circeling overhead and diving towards his head, never really attacking, likely due to the presence of a non-corporate fatcat in the yard. If my neighbours account is correct, their wings spanned two feet wide, mayestic creatures.
The neighbour went back inside, and came out with the little crow on his shoulder. Not long after, the little one flapped his wings, and flew off with his (presumably) parents.
All is now back the way it should be, nature is a beautiful thing.
He figured it had probably fallen from a nest, it didn't fly at any rate. Seeing as the neighbourhood is full of cats, he decided to take it in untill it could get airborne, animal protection doesn't take in crows, they're hardly an endangered species, nature must take its -often brutal- course after all.
So said neighbour took it in, and the crow instantly develloped a bond with him. The moment he let it out of it's "cage" (a cat carrier, which works as well to keep cats in as it does keeping them out), the bird would scramble towards him and try to scale his schoulder, where it would sit and look about.
Crows are very social creatures, with family ties and hierarchy ... they know eachother, become partial to eachother and look after their friends and family.
Crows are also some of the most intellignet birds on the planet, especially the species that have managed to adapt to urban life. Develloping the ability to understand traffic lights to safely use cars to crush nuts, bending twigs and using them as tools to get worms out of holes ...
It should not have come a surprise that yesterday, two adult crows appeared in my neighbours back yard. Sitting in a tree, or circeling overhead and diving towards his head, never really attacking, likely due to the presence of a non-corporate fatcat in the yard. If my neighbours account is correct, their wings spanned two feet wide, mayestic creatures.
The neighbour went back inside, and came out with the little crow on his shoulder. Not long after, the little one flapped his wings, and flew off with his (presumably) parents.
All is now back the way it should be, nature is a beautiful thing.
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