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Thursday, July 21, 2011

Ellettsville Indiana Gun Shop Shut Down

indystar.com reports on this exceedingly rare situation.

An Ellettsville gun shop has been shut down after an investigation revealed the owner wasn’t doing the necessary background checks on his customers or making them fill out paperwork before they purchased guns.

Everyone should realize I was being facetious when I said "exceedingly rare," or was that irony? The point is, unscrupulous FFL guys are no rarer than unscrupulous anything else, car mechanics who cheat the customers or candy-store owners who short-change people.

The oft-repeated claim that gun owners are more responsible because they own a deadly weapon or that gun shop owners are more careful because they could lose their license if they're not, is all hogwash. You've got crooks and incompetents everywhere.

And let's not forget the other type of gun dealer. Get a load of what this nut had to say for himself.

“I destroyed all my paper and I just don’t care,” Mullendore said, according to the press release. “I’m going to give people the guns they need. This is God’s shop and what (God) wants to do with it is going to happen.”

What's your opinion? Please leave a comment.

CCW Holder Calls 911

Yes..this so winning on many levels.

'He's Mad...He's Got The Gun':
On July 11, Jordan's wife, Melissa, called 911 late in the evening. She immediately hung up after an emergency dispatcher answers. The Dispatch described what happened when 911 operators called back:
"Just please get somebody here ... My husband, please."

"This is the first time I've called," she said. "He's done this a lot. I can't put up with this anymore."

"He's had some drinks," she said. "He was pushing me around, throwing stuff. Because I called you, he wants - he says it's over."

Still better:
Both Jordans have concealed carry permits, Plunderbund reports, and Melissa later told dispatchers that "he never threatened her with a gun." But she did say that Kris "started arguing with her and pushing around."

This story has the whole gunloon repertoire: GOP State Senator owned by the NRA, lots of guns in the house, CCW holders, drinking, domestic violence.

All that's missing is a shirtless Jordan being wrestled to the ground in his front yard, by police next to his car that's up on blocks while being taped for an upcoming Cops episode.

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

And More Violence in Minnesota

The same question that always comes to mind was raised once again - where do these guys get sufficient illegal weapons for this illega;l activity? The guns don't start out that way, and they appear to be available in quantity. Why? And what more can we do to keep guns out of the hands of violent, criminal people, other than arming our population as vigilantes?
Another piece from the STrib:

Suspected Minneapolis gang leader denied lower bail

Lower my bail so I can get out of jail, Joseph "Little Joe" Gustafson Jr. pleaded. My wife has a chronic illness, our three boys have needs and my north Minneapolis home was ravaged by the May tornado.
But there was another side to the alleged Beat Down Posse leader that Hennepin District Judge Kerry Meyer considered Tuesday. Gustafson, 36, is the subject of a protective order filed by his wife. Not to mention a police report that indicates he wants his former right-hand man, and now co-defendant, dead.
"Mr. Gustafson, I know you're frustrated by the amount of time this has taken, but what I have to examine is the likelihood that you'll reappear in court and the public safety issue," Meyer said. " ... The new charges are extremely serious."
So serious that bail will remain at $750,000 for Gustafson, who is charged with 14 felonies, alleging crimes dating back to 2005 that included extortion, assault, robbery, kidnapping, and weapons and drug trafficking. He is the alleged ringleader of a brutal gang called Beat Down Posse.
Gustafson's father, Joseph Robert "Big Joe" Gustafson Sr., 55, was arrested earlier this month following seven felony charges, including racketeering, attempted first-degree murder and arson. Authorities say Gustafson Sr. was the founder and "top dog" of the gang.
Charges against father, son and Troy Neuberger, 38, indicate the group terrorized north Minneapolis drug dealers and even their own gang members who stepped out of line. Neuberger has since agreed to questioning by police.
Attorney Jill Brisbois, representing the younger Gustafson after his longtime attorney, Joseph Kaminsky, stepped down, asked Meyer to reduce his bail to $110,000. She said Gustafson Jr.'s wife is ill with Huntington's disease and he needs to help care for their sons. The May 22 tornado was "extremely destructive" to his home, she said.
Assistant Hennepin County Attorney William Richardson strongly opposed the move, saying, "The case for stronger bail is higher than in the past."
Richardson said Gustafson Jr.'s wife has a no-contact order against him and that he allegedly contacted co-defendants and witnesses. He presented a police report in which Neuberger alleged that he heard through someone that Gustafson Jr. "wished for Mr. Neuberger to be killed."
Gustafson Jr. often shook his head and whispered into his attorney's ear while Richardson spoke. His next court appearance is set for Aug. 26.
Abby Simons

More Minnesota Gun Violence

This is the latest gun violence incident, although in the past week there was a press conference to announce that crime continued to be down as part of a six year trend, including violent crime like this.
From the STrib, by staff writers Matt McKinney and Paul Walsh:

Man fatally shot in south Minneapolis home

A 25-year-old man was found shot dead in his south Minneapolis home overnight, and police tracked a bloody trail from the crime scene in pursuit of the killer.
Police were called to the home, on 45th Avenue and just north of East Lake Street, shortly after 3 a.m. Wednesday. A man inside was dead by the time police arrived. His identity has yet to be released.
No arrests have been made.
The victim and his wife-to-be had moved into the home within the past year, neighbors said.
"It's weird because I just met him," said Ashley Crain, who lives two doors north of the killing. "We were sleeping and our neighbor was getting murdered."
Crain said the man worked for a major financial planning company and described him as a pleasant person.
"They seemed like real sweethearts," Jerry Wehrley, another neighbor, said of the victim and his fiancee. "We're pretty spooked."
A law-enforcement bloodhound followed a trail of blood drips from the home's side door, through the back yard and north through the alley. Police used ultraviolet lights in an effort to track the blood, and they removed the side door and boarded up the home.
This part of the city is not a troublesome area for police.
"You just don't expect to have these things happen," Crain said.
Anyone with information about the killing is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

If you're the sort of person who worries about having jackboot thugs breaking down your door and taking your laptop, you might consider this "Media Artist Contingency Plan," which helpfully marks off the spot you should aim your high-speed drill if you need to nuke your hard-drive in a hurry. Of course, full-disk encryption is a little less messy and more reliable (though perhaps also a little less stylish and dramatic).