Monday, August 11, 2014
In Missouri - Guns, Pot, Alcohol and Stupidity
Makenzie Halinski
Local news reports
An eastern Missouri woman has been sentenced to seven years in prison for fatally shooting her boyfriend with a gun that she believed wasn’t loaded.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 21-year-old Makenzie Halinski of Festus was sentenced Wednesday in the June 2013 death of 20-year-old Cole Campbell. She pleaded guilty in June.
Halinski had been drinking and smoking marijuana. She told police that Campbell had been showing her how to use guns, handed her a gun and told her it was unloaded and the safety was on.
Halinski told authorities that she pointed the gun at Campbell and shot, believing the gun wasn’t loaded. The bullet hit Campbell in the forehead.
The latest GV numbers
Source at the bottom APU.
So, how many lives have REALLY been saved by guns, as opposed to wrecked by them?
It seems that numbers is becoming a theme here.
So, how many lives have REALLY been saved by guns, as opposed to wrecked by them?
It seems that numbers is becoming a theme here.
Sunday, August 10, 2014
What's YOUR number?????
Come on, you don't really believe all that "guns save lives" bullshit--do you? I mean if I pointed a loaded gun at you, you would not take that as a nice gesture.
Despite all your attempts to normalise insane behaviour, deep down, you must sense that you are repeating nonsense.
Or do you?
“Please answer how many people you have known (people you’ve talked to) who have been the victims of gun violence? Suicide, accidental, murder… otherwise. No politics. … No judgment. Just a number.”
That number may surprise you.
About half the people I spoke with said their number was zero and they felt fortunate. Others revealed numbers reaching into three digits. For some, the number changed as they started thinking back, remembering incidents they had long put out of mind.
Now, about your gun not killing anyone? Would you put it to your head and pull the trigger?
Of course, you wouldn't.
Please stop trying to bullshit me. Guns are deadly weapons which can kill or cause serious bodily injury.
Unless we can agree on that point, there isn't any reason to go any further with trying to have a discussion.
Read more here
Despite all your attempts to normalise insane behaviour, deep down, you must sense that you are repeating nonsense.
Or do you?
“Please answer how many people you have known (people you’ve talked to) who have been the victims of gun violence? Suicide, accidental, murder… otherwise. No politics. … No judgment. Just a number.”
That number may surprise you.
About half the people I spoke with said their number was zero and they felt fortunate. Others revealed numbers reaching into three digits. For some, the number changed as they started thinking back, remembering incidents they had long put out of mind.
Now, about your gun not killing anyone? Would you put it to your head and pull the trigger?
Of course, you wouldn't.
Please stop trying to bullshit me. Guns are deadly weapons which can kill or cause serious bodily injury.
Unless we can agree on that point, there isn't any reason to go any further with trying to have a discussion.
Read more here
Lawful Tennessee Gun Owner Arrested for Assault
Gerald Appleberry
Local news reports
According to police, Rufus Hicks had done work for Gerald Appleberry. However, Appleberry was not happy with his work.
Both men were at Tony's Bar when an argument started. The men continued to argue, moving to Glass Street.
Mr. Hicks told police that Appleberry became angry and pulled a gun on him. He said, at this point, he attempted to leave but Appleberry started punching him and hitting him with the gun.
Mr. Hicks said Appleberry then passed the gun to another man while he continued to hit Hicks.
Trying to defend himself, Mr. Hicks said he shoved Appleberry to the ground. When this happened, he said the unknown man struck him in the head with the gun.
Police observed several cuts and lacerations his neck and forearm.
Five days later, Appleberry turned himself in on July 30. He was charged with aggravated assault. Bond was set at $3,000.
Quote of the Day
Speaking out against the gun lobbies has brought online bullies, but more importantly, it has brought on allies. They are the reason I wrote those pieces in the first place. The takeaway is the people I have connected with despite all of the harassment and bullying. Progress is being made.From What Happens When You Oppose Gun Lobbies? : Quiet Mike
Stalk me online, insult me, and smear my name. The harder you try to stop me, the harder I will push forward. The key is to look for reasonable people on both sides of the debate who won’t act like grade schoolers. Ignore all the rest.
If gun lobby supporters can’t act like responsible adults on the Internet, they certainly can’t be trusted to be responsible with firearms. And helping to expose them as such will help to solve America’s gun violence issues. If they wish to illustrate why they need to be opposed, that only helps the rest of us identify them as part of the problem.
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