More Humorous Gun Lore - Ronald Reagan ‘Carried His Own Gun’ While President

Ammoland

While doing research for his newest book, The President’s Shadow (tiny.cc/3ksfzx), author Brad Meltzer came across an interesting fact at Secret Service headquarters: Ronald Reagan “carried his own gun” with him while president.

Meltzer was not able to determine if Reagan carried the gun from day one of his presidency, or if he began carrying after the failed March 30, 1981, attempt on his life.

According to the Daily Mail, Meltzer was in Secret Service headquarters looking at “the actual car door from the limousine where Reagan was shot.” He described the door as an “eerie keepsake,” but said it was nothing to compare to the surprise he received when an agent told him Reagan “carried his own gun.”

Meltzer said he did not believe it initially, and the agent said it was “a .38 [and] Reagan used to hide it in his briefcase and take it on Air Force One.”

How to Tell the Difference Between an Open-Carry Patriot and a Deranged Killer

Ruben Bolling provides the advice that all good Americans need in his strip Tom the Dancing Bug from BoingBoing.

How a "good guy with a gun" took a fatal bullet to the back

In the gun loon world, a good guy with a gun stopped the carnage (well, it was a good guy and gal with a gun by committed suicide, but that's beside the point).  The reality is this from the Daily Kos:

Wilcox, 31, was near the cash registers when he saw events unfolding. He was armed with gun of his own, and told a friend he was going to do something.

Joseph thought he was sneaking up on Jerad Miller:

It was at that point, instead of running, Wilcox approached Jerad Miller from behind.

It didn't work out the way Joseph thought it would:

As he moved to confront Jerad Miller, Wilcox passed Amanda, not realizing the two were together. She slipped behind Wilcox and shot him at close range.

Now, I'm sure the proponents of concealed and/or open carry here (and elsewhere) will argue that he should have known better, that he should have done more training, that he lacked "situational awareness," that...

Well, you get the point.

Good guys with guns or.....

You make the call.

Ohio Man Kills Wife, Daughter, Granddaughter and Himself

Local news reports

Four people are dead in what the Defiance County, Ohio, Sheriff's Department is investigating as a triple murder-suicide.

Police say Robert Garza Sr., 68, shot and killed his wife, Christina Garza, 61; daughter, Zoila Garza, 42; and granddaughter, Rebecca Garza, 15, inside a home in the 25000 block of Bowman Rd. in Defiance.

Robert Garza Sr. then shot and killed himself, police say.

A family member found the bodies sometime Thursday. The four were last seen at 3 p.m. Wednesday, police say.

The Defiance County Sheriff's Department continue to interview neighbors, family and friends, but believe Robert Garza Sr. was the perpetrator.

Forget pictures telling a story--here's the 911 tape...

This 911 call that was released on Friday that captures the panic and hysteria of Teri Pullum, the wife of one of two men who died after shooting each other at an Ionia car wash Wednesday evening following an alleged road rage incident.

Lawful California Gun Owner Shoots Through the Door During his Eviction - One Wounded

SF Gate

A 42-year-old man being evicted by Contra Costa County sheriff's deputies shot through the front door of a foreclosed home in an upscale gated community just outside San Ramon on Wednesday, hitting the property manager in the leg, before surrendering after a standoff, authorities said.

The incident began shortly before 2 p.m. at 3497 Ashbourne Circle in the Norris Canyon Estates development west of San Ramon, authorities said.

Sheriff's deputies, the property manager and a locksmith arrived at the home to evict the resident, but no one responded when the deputies repeatedly knocked on the door, said Jimmy Lee, a spokesman for the Contra Costa County sheriff's office, which patrols the unincorporated area.

As the locksmith began drilling out the lock, Lee said, someone fired shots through the closed front door of the five-bedroom, $1.6 million home, hitting the property manager in the leg.