Armed Citizens

CHRIS COPE SAID it was “like something in a serial killer movie,” at a Memphis, Tenn, shopping center where he manages a financial services office. According to police, a store employee began stabbing co-workers after a work dispute.  The attcker had already stabbed eight people and was chasing a ninth when Cope ran to his truck to retrieve his 9 mm pistol. “[The suspect] just kept saying, ‘I’m insane. I wish I was never born,’ and all that stuff,” Cope said. But apparently the crazed man valued his life more than he let on. “When he turned around and saw my pistol, he threw the knife away, put his hands up and got on the ground,” Cope said. “He saw my gunand that was pretty much it.”  

Associated Press, 07/21/06

 

PLOICE SAY A man have broken into a residence in conjuction with a plan to rob a local bank. When the homeowner confronted the suspect, he was ordered to wake his wife and get the keys to the bank where she is employed. The homeowner went to the bedroom, leading the intruder to believe he was waking his wife. But instead he told his wife to call 9-1-1 and grabbed a handgun from the nightstand. He told the burglar to raise his hands and drop any weapons he had. Reportedly, he dropped a 12-inch butcher knife to the floor before sheriff’s deputies arrived on the scene.

Independence Daily Reporter, Independence, Kans., 07/12/06

 

“I AIN’T PLAYING,” said an armed intruder, who also used an expletive as he barged inside George Dickert’s South Carolina home. According to police reports, the intruder pointed a gun at Dickert, who reached for his own gun. A fistfight ensued. “[My wife and I] do what we have to do make a living and some idiot decided he wanted what I had,” Dickert said. Hearing the struggle, two more men rushed into the house and began beating on Dickert. But Dickert’s son also heard the commotion and, after seeing his father struggling with the men, retrieved a .38-cal. pistol from a bedroom, pointed it at his father’s assailants and told them he would shoot. The thugs ran from the home without further incident. Police apprehended four men near Dickert’s home in connection with the crime and were seeking a fifth. Dickert says he taught his son firearm safety at a young age.

Fox21.com, 07/20/06

 

ACCORDING TO POLICE, a 54-year-old burglar with a violent and lengthy criminal record dating back to 1969 decided to strike again. The man-whose rap sheet includes aggravated assault with a knife, aggravated robbery, felony menacing and drug charges-entered the home of a local schoolteacher by removing an air conditioning unit from a window. The homeowner shot the intruder in the chest with a 12-gauge shotgun, killing him.

Denver Post, Denver, Colo., 07/20/06

 

ACCORDING TO POLICE, a 61-year-old man arrived home to find a masked gunman waiting in his garage, and a violent struggle ensued. After attempting to wrest the firearm from the intruder, the homeowner drew his own handgun and shot him. A second suspect ran to the aid of the wounded gunman and the criminal duo fled. The victim was treated and released for chest pains and a cut hand, but was otherwise uninjured.

The Detroit News, Detroit, Mich., 07/05/06

 

 

Are You Aware Vo. 1, No.1

Gun Laws:   http://tinyurl.com/k2bqy

2006 Firearm Fact Card: http://tinyurl.com/nupa7

President’s Match:   The oldes target shooting match. 

 Read About it: http://tinyurl.com/muals

Kennedy On Liberty:

Read About it: http://tinyurl.com/z9fra

 President Theodore Roosevelt:

Read About it: http://tinyurl.com/luvfe

 U.S. Presidents And The NRA:  Eight U.S. Presidents have been NRA members.

Read About it: http://tinyurl.com/s63km

President John F. Keenedy: Knew the value of marksmanhsip training.

Read About it: http://tinyurl.com/hwerl

Speed of a Bullet

Read About it: http://tinyurl.com/krtw3

The Texas Rangers: The oldes Law-Enforcement agency.

Read About it: http://tinyurl.com/jwl6y

Goerge Washington: Appoints First Marshals.

Read About it: http://www.usmarshals.gov/history/oldest.htm

Social Behavior of Dog vs. Humans:  How much of our personality is due to “nature” [biology] or “nurture” [experience] is still hotly debated.

Read About it: http://tinyurl.com/e694e

Melody Ranch: Monogram Sudio made 750 “B” westerns before  selling the ranch to Gene Autry.

Read About it: http://tinyurl.com/2es8d

Thomas Jefferson-The Right to Bear Arms

Read About it: http://tinyurl.com/ebxsq

Guaranties of the Rights to Arms In State Constitutions

Read About it: http://tinyurl.com/wwyhe

2nd Amendment Update, Vol.1, No.5

Townships’ that their citizens’ can sleep without fear of being victims.

GUEDA SPRINGS, Kansas- Community passed an ordinance requiring households to have gun and ammunition.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/11/23/offbeat.gun.mandate.ap/index.html

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GREENLEAF-A city just outside Calwell, considerding passing an ordinance that would encourage every household to have a gun.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14946712/

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VIRGIN, Utah-Enacted an ordinance requiring guns and ammunition in every home for residents’ self-defense.

http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/11/05/mandatory.guns.ap/

“No Guns” Signs are Leathal

Sings-Signs everywhere is signs!

United Dairy Farmers [UDF] are posting “No Guns” sings in their stores to make them a gun free zone.

On September 5th, Masked gunman entered a UDF store on U.S. Route 50 in Miami Township of Clermont county, demanded money from the store employee.  After getting the cash he fled on foot.

This time, in September 10th,Two gunmen entered a UDF store on Noe-Bixby in Columbus, the attack resulted in one employee being beaten by the robber’s pistol.

United Dairy Farmers senior management maintains the signs are for the safety of their employees and their customers.

However, A government grant survey conducted by Professors James D. Wright and Peter H. Rossi- of 1,874 imprisoned felons between August 1982, and January 1983, Fifty-six percent of felons agreed “A criminal is not  going to mess around with a victim he knows is armed with a gun”; “74 percent agreed, “One reason burglars avoid houses when people are at home is that they fear being shot.”  A 57 percent majority agreed that “Most criminals are more worried about meeting an armed victim than they are about running into the police.”

“No Guns” signs in the store window or on the front door of a business will ever protect the employees. 

These sings are nothing more than a Ad-”Come in and robb me“.

Crime and Criminal Justice

The non-Smoking Gun:

Well, it’s finally complete-a Clinton administration-inspired study into the efficacy of various firearm-related controls, restrictions, freedoms and program by the National Research Council [NRC] of the National Academy of Seciences.

A broad of 18 acedemics, studying 253 juournal articles, 99 books,  43 government publications and a survey of 80 gun control measures, while generating some of its own original research, revealed a stunning capstone of its 3.5 years of labor.

full story: http://www.nraila.org/Issues/Articles/Read.aspx?id=170&issue=007

The Armed Criminal In America:

FEAR of the armed citizen and the threat of tough punishment for using a gun [or other weapon] is committing a violent crime are significant factors in both reducing and deterring crime, according to the results of a survey of imprisoned felons conducted by Professors James D. Wright and Peter H. Rossi.

full story: http://www.nraila.org/Issues/Articles/Read.aspx?id=117&issue=007

Armed Citizens and Crime Control:

Research by award-winning ciminologist Gary Kleck and Marc Gertz reveals Americans use guns for SELF-DEFENSE as often as 2.5 million times a year-that’s three to five times more often than they are misused by criminals.

full story:  http://www.nraila.org/media/misc/ACCC.htm

Refuse To Be A Victim

Experts agree the single important factor in surviving criminal attack is to have an overall safety strategy before you need it.  Hundreds of federal, state, and local law enforcement officials across the country have implemented NRA supported seminar,”Refuse To Be A Victim” into their crime prevention and community policing initiatives.

Here are some tips for safety that you can do:

HOME SECURITY:  Never hide an extra key under a mat, in a flower pot, or in any other easily accessible place.  Criminals know all the hiding places.

PARENTS AND CHILDREN:  To protect your child while he/she is on the Internet, use your Internet Service Provider’s [ISP] parental control option to block adult chat rooms and adult materials.

PERSONAL SECURITY:  While in an elevator, if an uncomfortable situation arises, do not press the STOP or Call Buttons! Press several buttons for upcoming floors and exit immediately.

PERSONAL PROTECTION DEVICES:  Whether you choose a personal alarm, pepper spray, firearm, or other device, know the laws and regulations regarding the use of these items.  Become thoroughly familiar with your defensive device and seek proper training in the use of them.

AUTOMOBILE SECURITY:  Beware of staged accidents.  The goals of these events are 1] to steal your car while you are investigating the damages, or 2] insurance fraud.  Drive a safe distance behind the automobile in front of you and if you are in an incident, stay in your car until the police arrive.

WORKPLACE SAFETY:  If a co-worker makes threats, shows unusual outbursts of anger and/or appears unreasonably hostile, immediately discuss the situation with a supervisor, security, and human resources department staff.

TECHNOLOGICAL SECURITY:  If you use a credit or debit card to purchase products over the Internet, make sure the company has a secured connection.

TRAVEL SECURITY:  When traveling to a foreign country, learn about the culture of your destination and its current crime statistics.  Certain clothing and behavior accepted in American society may be improper or illegal in the country you are visiting.

For more information on the seminar, call 1-800-861-1166 or e-mail at refuse@nrahq.org.

HEAR YE ! – HEAR YE !

THE NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMIZATION SURVEYS, the Bureau of Justice Statistics [BJS], reported this month that in 2005 the nation’s violent crime rate fell to the lowest point in the surveys’ 32-year history, down 58 percent since 1993.  For the survey’s purposes, “violent crime” is rape, robbery, and aggravated and simple assaults.

Final FBI figures for 2005 will be published later this year.

Since 1991, the number of privately owned guns in the United States has risen by more than 70 Million, to an all-time high.

MORE  GUNS  MEANS  LESS CRIME…Again !

FUTURE WAR

Not to long ago a movie came to the big screen titled STAR WARS, which was a hit for the science fiction buffs, “western in outer space” with battle scenes of Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader with their sabers.  Just as in our day, our fathers had “Buck Rogers” with spaceships, laser guns, and people that live in cities in the sky.

STAR WARS is becoming a reality much sooner than we would like to think!

The Airborne Laser [ABL] weapon system consists of high-energy, chemical oxygen iodine laser [COIL] mounted on the modified 747 aircraft to shoot down theater ballistic missiles in their phase. A crew of four, including pilot and copilot, would be required to operate the airborne laser, which would patrol in pairs at high altitude, about 40,000 feet, flying in orbits over friendly territory, scanning the horizon for the plumes of rising missiles. Capable of autonomous operation, the ABL would acquire and track missiles in the boost phase of flight, illuminating the missile with a tracking laser beam while computers measures the distance and calculate its course and direction. After acquiring and  locking onto the target, a second laser-with weapons-class strength-would fire a three-to-five-second burst from a turret located in the 747’s nose, destroying the missiles over the launch area. [www.fas.org]

In 1996, the Department of Defense awarded Team ABL a $1.1 B. Program Definition and Risk Reduction [PDRR] contract for the development and test of an Airborne Laser weapon system. During tests at TRW’s Capistrano Test Site in 1998, the laser demonstration module achieved a power level 10 percent higher then the requirement. In April 2000, the ABL final critical design review was completed.

Modification of the aircraft, involving installation of the turret in the aircraft’s nose and modifications to accept the laser, optics and computer hardware, was completed in May 2002. In July 2002, the modification aircraft took the first of a series of test flights. After receiving airworthiness certification, the aircraft was flown to Edwards Air Force Base, Cal., in December 2002, for the installation of the systems. The aircraft returned to airworthiness flight testing in December 2004, following installation of the beam control/fire control system. In November 2004, all six modules of the COIL laser were successfully fired for the first time. In August 2005, the ABL completed a series of flight tests demonstrating the performance of the beam and flight control system. The COIL laser is to be installed in the first protoype early this year. A Second system is being considered for 2008. [www.airforce-technology.com]

Just think, by the time that our grandchildren start raising their own families, every home might have a laser pistol or rifle for self-defense.

But, again, there will still be those devout “anti-gunners” tyring to dismantle our Second Amendment Rights.