"Jorgensen is a former U.S. Marine and gun enthusiast, according to neighbors and investigators. He had a blog, "Guns, Freedom and Politics: One young man's perspective," in which he said he aspired to own a gun shop and shooting range one day. Jorgensen was also the former president of the Red Cliff rifle group.
Jorgensen taught a tactical pistol class as late as June, a post on the Southern Utah Pistol & Revolverwebsite states. He also offered to teach a class for people to receive their Utah concealed firearms permit."
"On his blog, he wrote, "I am a USMC veteran and was medically discharged for my back issues. When I was discharged I immediately got into being a firearms instructor. My passion is to teach people the correct way to use firearms so that they can be both safe and fun.""
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Yet another senseless shooting
Pro-gun blogger, shooting instructor, and commenter on gun forums shoots and kills his girlfriend, http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifher 5-year old daughter, and then himself.
Rachel Maddow and Bob Herbert on the Gun Lobby and Other Things
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No Guns on Oregon Campuses
The Huffington Post reports
Here's as good a rationale as I've heard:
The Oregon Board of Higher Education's decision to prohibit firearms on campus went into effect last Friday immediately after approval. The policy applies to all universities within the Oregon University System; all persons entering campus -- whether students, employees or sporting event attendees -- cannot carry a concealed weapon.While that thought would seem to be conventional wisdom, it wasn't until late last week that it became official. And it's about time.
Here's as good a rationale as I've heard:
What's your opinion? Please leave a comment.Moreover, an individual with a concealed weapon permit is just as likely to be the offender in a school shooting as someone with no past experience with firearms. We can't ban criminal minds from campus, but we can ban the weapon
Are the Albuquerque Police Trigger Happy?
Activists are renewing their request for a federal probe after Albuquerque police shot and killed a second person within three days.
Officer Russell Carter fatally shot Gary Atencio on Wednesday after a chase that began when Atencio pulled his car over and began shooting at his wife, state police said. It was the third fatal shooting by Albuquerque police this year and the 18th since 2010.
Jewel Hall, president of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Center Board, said this week’s shootings showed that federal authorities need to investigate the department despite changes to training and hiring practices.
Those changes were instituted last year in response to public outcry over the number of shootings, most of which involved young Hispanic men.
What's your opinion? It sounds like the cops in that town could use better training, like most, but is that the real problem? No, I don't think so. The real problem is the easy access criminals have to guns.
This is what needs to be addressed, of course in addition to the other initiatives.
What do you think? Please leave a comment.
Accidental Shooting of Arizona Man by Himself - No Charges Yet
One strike you're out, says I. What say you? Please leave a comment.A Prescott Valley man was in stable condition and in surgery at a Phoenix hospital Thursday afternoon after he accidentally shot himself in the leg at a home., said Prescott Valley Police Sgt. Brandon Bonney.
"A 29-year-old man was reportedly sitting on the couch with his gun when he inadvertently fired the weapon into his leg," Bonney said. "It's unknown if he was cleaning the gun or checking it when the incident happened."
There were young children at the home at the time of the incident, Bonney said, adding that it was unknown at this point if the man will be facing any charges.
The Deceptive Use of Background Checks as Indicator of Gun Ownership
Local news in Utah reports on the numbers of background checks and how that might relate to gun ownership.
The pro gun folks keep using this as an indicator of how many guns are being bought or, even worse, of how many new gun owners there are. This is mendacious claptrap, nothing more.
What's your opinion? Please leave a comment.
The report from The Daily Beast places the Beehive State only behind Kentucky among the most armed. The analysis takes into account federal background check applications related to gun sales and permits over the past 18 months. Utah had 46,898 National Instant Criminal Background Check System checks per 100,000 residents. That's well behind the 78,703 checks per 100,000 Kentucky residents, but far ahead of third-ranked Idaho with its 16,888 checks.
The pro gun folks keep using this as an indicator of how many guns are being bought or, even worse, of how many new gun owners there are. This is mendacious claptrap, nothing more.
Of course the numbers of background checks are not a good way to gauge anything about gun ownership. We've covered this already, but wouldn't it just take a little common sense.If half of the population of Utah were buying guns EVERY 18 MONTHS, what would happen over the course of say five or ten years. It's like doubling a penny every day for a month.State officials also take issue with the correlation between concealed weapons permit applications and gun ownership. Baird said applications are not a good indication of who actually has guns.
"It's hard to really look at the numbers and say for certain that's what you're dealing with," Baird said. At Impact Guns in Ogden, workers and shoppers alike were far more welcoming of the lofty ranking.
What's your opinion? Please leave a comment.
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