More on the Renisha McBride Shooting - Judge Says There's Enough Evidence to Go to Trial

Theodore P. Wafer at his arraignment.

Think Progress

A judge ruled Thursday that there was enough evidence for the Dearborn Heights, Mich. man who shot dead 19-year-old Renisha McBride when she arrived at his door to stand trial for murder. Delays in charging Theodore P. Wafer with murder sparked national protests over comparisons to the killing of Trayvon Martin. Wafer is white and McBride is African American.

During a two-day hearing, witnesses testified that McBride appeared injured after hitting a parked car at around 1 a.m., and that damage to the windshield suggested her head had struck it. At about 4:42 a.m., she appeared at Wafer’s door, likely seeking help. Testimonyalso suggested Wafer shot her from about 3 feet away, and hit her in the face, according to CBS Detroit.

Holder claims FBI prevented 148 mass shootings in 2013

FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2013 file photo, Attorney General Eric Holder listens to a speech after of his remarks during the Annual International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. (AP Photo)

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The FBI says it has helped to disrupt or prevent nearly 150 shootings and violent attacks this year, in part by steering potential gunmen toward mental health professionals. It's an achievement that stands out during a year when President Barack Obama made curbing gun violence a priority, yet has had little success in getting new restrictions enacted.

There have been hundreds of these disruptions since 2011, Attorney General Eric Holder recently told an audience of police chiefs, touting the behind-the-scenes work of a small FBI unit based out of Quantico, Va. In most cases, the FBI has helped potential offenders get access to mental health care.

Preventing mass shootings through threat assessments and treatment is an unusual tactic for an agency known for its crime fighting and not for interventions. One year after the deadly mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school, the White House's biggest efforts to curb gun violence — attempts to reinstate the assault weapons ban and expand background checks for all gun purchases — failed without congressional support.

Ames Iowa Accidental Shooting Death - No Charges Expected

Local news reports

Police say one person is dead following what has been described as an accidental shooting in Ames.

Police tell Des Moines television station KCCI that officers were called to a house on the west side of Ames around 10:30 p.m. Friday and found a male with a gunshot wound to his head.

The injured person was taken to Mary Greeley Medical Center, where he died.

Police are interviewing witnesses who were present at the shooting.

Police have not yet released the name and age of the person killed.

West Virginia 10-Year-old Dead - No One Responsible

Local news reports

A 10-year-old girl was shot and killed Sunday in Kanawha County in what police say was an accidental shooting involving another child.

A 911 call was made around 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, reporting that the girl was accidentally shot while she and a 9-year-old boy were "target practicing" with a shotgun in Quick, according to dispatchers.

While further details of the case have not been released, Sheriff's Department Cpl. Brian Humphreys said generally in cases like these involving minors, negligence of the parents must be investigated.

The preliminary investigation points to an accidental shooting, Humphreys said, and neglect is typically harder to prove in cases involving a 10-year-old as compared to a toddler.

"At this age, it's pretty much impossible to watch their every move ... they are not inherently careless at this age," Humphreys said. "We're not blaming the parents, but we do urge everyone to make sure that your firearms are secure.

"Store them in a box that only you know the combination to," he said. "They were so young. ... Everyone has learned a hard lesson in safety."

Gun-rights fanatics are perfectly OK with the sheriff's reaction to this.  Neglect is hard to prove when the kids are 1o years old, says the idiotic hillbilly.  How in the world can allowing kids who are 9 and 10 access to a shotgun NOT be neglect?

He goes on to offer advice.

The family of that little girl should make such a stink that the sheriff loses his job and the responsible parents of the young shooter end up in jail.  But that won't happen, for one reason, because they're probably as guilty as everyone else in accepting these totally avoidable and negligent situations as simple accidents.

Our own commenters support this. It's pathetic and despicable.

New York Man Gets 10 Years for Gun Theft

Christopher Rubio

Local news reports

Christopher Rubio, 27, of Swan Lake, was sentenced Thursday in Sullivan County Court to 10 years in state prison for breaking into a home and stealing guns.

In January, Rubio broke into a home on Barton Road in the Town of Liberty and stole five legally owned handguns from a gun safe, Sullivan County District Attorney Jim Farrell said.

One of the guns has been recovered; police are still looking for the others.

Rubio had pleaded guilty to burglary and criminal possession of a weapon, felonies.

Under plea-deal terms, he faced a maximum of 12 years and a minimum of seven.

Mikhail Kalashnikov Dead: Inventor Of World's Most Popular Firearm Dies At 94

Mikhail Kalashnikov, the Russian inventor of the globally popular AK-47 assault rifle, attends festivities to celebrate his 90th birthday at the Kremlin in Moscow on November 10, 2009. (NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP/Getty Images) | NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA via Getty Images

Huffington Post

Mikhail Kalashnikov, whose work as a weapons designer for the Soviet Union is immortalized in the name of the world's most popular firearm, died Monday at the age of 94.

Kalashnikov once aspired to design farm equipment. But even though his most famous invention — the AK-47 assault rifle — sowed havoc instead of crops, he often said he felt personally untroubled by his contribution to bloodshed.

"I sleep well. It's the politicians who are to blame for failing to come to an agreement and resorting to violence," he said in 2007.

That's absolutely perfect for the father of modern gun violence worldwide.  It's not his fault that his baby is misused. The fact that he invented the most available individual killing machine on the planet doesn't phase him a bit.

This guy should be celebrated like the inventor of the Ebola virus.  His contribution to mankind is right up there with malaria and AIDS. Of course the Russians think he's a hero of the Fatherland and the American gun nuts are all jealous he wasn't one of ours. 

GA School District Approves Keeping AR15s (Colt 6920) on School Property

Guns save Lives

The Gainesville, GA Board of Education has finally concluded a nearly year long debate with a final vote.

The school has decided that the three schools in its districts will have Colt 6920 AR-15 rifles on campus.

The rifles will be accessible to the school resource officer only and will be kept in a biometric safe.

However, at least one board member, Willie Mitchell, opposed the idea. 

“For some reason or another, I just can’t buy into guns in school,” he said. “I’m not sure that’s the best way to (take care) of the situation. 

“I understand with some things in life … things make headlines,” Mitchell added. 

“We respond. To me it’s like putting Band-Aids on a cancer. Yeah, we need to study ways to keep bad people out of our school system but a gun in a cabinet, away from where probably the scene would happen, isn't going to stop any damage.”