GUNS IN THE NEWS--January 20, 2004

[MrBenchley]

As CO Liberal sez:
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[MrBenchley]

1. Toddler Left Alone In Car Shoots Self With Father's Gun (FL)

"A toddler left alone in a car shot himself in the head with his father's gun.
Travis Jenkins Jr., 3, was in critical condition at Jackson Memorial Hospital early Tuesday with a bullet wound that entered his forehead and exited through the top of his skull, according to family members.
"Right now, this appears to be accidental," said Miami police spokeswoman Detective Herminia Salas-Jacobson. "But there are a lot of big questions. Such as why this child was left alone in the car, and why did he have access to a weapon?"
Travis Jenkins Sr., 26, was questioned by police while his son underwent surgery. Family members say the boy's father had a permit to carry the gun. "

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ibsys/20040120/lo_wplg/1965203

[RoeBear]

3. That is truly sad...

...and the father deserves to be punished for it.

As should parents who leave children in cars during heat waves.

Vegas officials mull charges after toddler left in hot car dies
http://www.rgj.com/news/stories/html/2003/07/30/48172.php

[demsrule4life]

2. Ammo Blast Kills Marion County Teen; Federal Agents Investigating

A Marion County teenager is dead after an explosion at an abandoned house Monday. Officials say the explosion was caused by a shotgun blast to an old army ammunition box during target practice.

http://www.wdam.com/Global/story.asp?S=1607446&nav=1Pw1KHm2

It is only Jan and we already have the 2004 Darwin Award Winner.

[MrBenchley]

5. Don't judge so quickly, dems

We'll be finding America's gun owners doing stupidly dangerous stunts pretty much every day all year, just like in 2003.

[demsrule4life]

9. Stupid people abound everywhere

And most of them never use a gun.

http://www.wdam.com/Global/story.asp?S=1607446&nav=1Pw1KHm2

[MrBenchley]

10. And so many of them want guns

in their idiotic hands...

[MrBenchley]

4. Police Officer Recovering After Being Shot (MA)

"The Boston police officer shot while trying to serve a warrant to a Quincy man on Friday continued to recover at Boston Medical Center Monday.
Patrolman Scott O'Brien was listed in serious but stable condition Monday evening.
O'Brien underwent 10 hours of surgery Friday after the shooting and is expected to make a full recovery. "

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ibsys/20040120/lo_WCVB/1964900

[MrBenchley]

6. Suspect In Jail After Doniphan Woman Is Shot and Left To Die (AR)

"DONIPHAN, MO - A Doniphan woman remains in critical condition on a ventilator in a Memphis hospital after being shot in the head. The shooting happened in Doniphan, Missouri Friday evening.
"We received a phone call from the victim's mother," explained Adam Whittom, Sheriff of Ripley County.
Whittom told K8 News that Daniel Dewayne McCoy, 50, of Doniphan, likely forced his way into Misty Caldwell's home. He appears to have locked Caldwell's two-year-old son in a bedroom. The Sheriff said at some point McCoy shot the 24-year-old woman and locked her into another bedroom, then fled."

http://www.kait8.com/Global/story.asp?S=1607095&nav=0jshKHUL

[MrBenchley]

7. Frazeysburg man injured after shooting at residence (OH)

"According to Knox County Sheriff David Barber, at approximately 11:53 p.m., his office received a 9-1-1 call reporting that a man had been shot at 27790 Jug Run Road. Deputies and the Bladensburg Fire Department emergency squad responded to the scene along with Barber, where they found Brandon J. Wilson, of that address, with a gunshot wound to the chest.
Barber said the shooting, which appears to have been self-inflicted, apparently followed an argument between the victim and his 19-year-old, live-in girlfriend. A handgun owned by the victim was recovered from the scene and the incident is still under investigation."

http://www.mountvernonnews.com/local/011904/frazeysburg.html

[MrBenchley]

8. Bar Owner Booked In Fatal Shooting (LA)

Booze AND guns..what could possibly go wrong there?

"NEW ORLEANS -- An argument Sunday outside a New Orleans bar between the bar's owner and another man ended with one fatally shooting the other, police said.
Joe Glaspher, 62, owner of Joe's Cozy Corner, was booked with second-degree murder.
After the argument became physical, Glaspher allegedly pulled a handgun and fired, hitting the victim in the abdomen. The victim was taken to Charity Hospital, where he died.
The popular bar has hosted numerous popular New Orleans bands, but it is not the first time gunfire has erupted there. A fatal shooting occurred at the bar in late 2002. "

http://www.theneworleanschannel.com/news/2775277/detail.html

[pnb]

20. Booze and guns?

This was between two businessmen...there was nothing in the article to indicate that either one was drinking. They were both selling.

Oh well.

[MrBenchley]

11. Teen Charged With Shooting Duquesne Student (PA)

"PITTSBURGH -- A teenager is charged with shooting a second-year student at Duquesne University earlier this month in what was believed to be a case of mistaken identity.
Police said 17-year-old Thomas Kelly drove past the car carrying 19-year-old Carma Reed and her sister on January 10. Kelly pulled alongside the two and fired, striking Reed in the head with a single bullet. Reed's sister was not injured."

http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/2775137/detail.html

[MrBenchley]

12. $10,000 reward offered for bank guard’s killer (VA)

"NORFOLK — The employer of a security guard killed Friday during a bank robbery is offering a reward in the hopes of catching his killer.
Howard Williams, 61, of the 400 block of W. 35th St., was fatally shot by a gunman robbing the BB&T branch in the 7400 block of Granby Street on Friday morning.
His company, Security Services of America, has offered a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for Williams’ death. "

http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=64875&ran=50509

[MrBenchley]

13. Suspect wounded in shooting with Norfolk police

"NORFOLK — Police shot and wounded a man Monday evening as they were trying to apprehend him in the Park Place section of the city.
Just after 5 p.m. on Monday, officers were attempting to apprehend a suspect in the 800 block of 28th St., according to Valorie Massingill, a police spokeswoman.
Massingill said the man started to run from the officers, and they ordered him to stop. He turned toward them and began shooting, she said. The pursuing officers then returned fire, injuring the man, Massingill said. "

http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=64890&ran=145202

[MrBenchley]

14. Man Shot To Death After Knocking On Acquaintance's Door (OH)

"A local man was shot and killed early Tuesday after apparently knocking on the door of an acquaintance.
The body of Daniel J. Brockhuis, 36, of Robvern Drive in North College Hill, was found just before 2 a.m. at the back door of a home on Carpenter Avenue, also in North College Hill, WLWT Eyewitness News 5's Monica Abler reported.
Brockhuis was shot several times, police said. Brockhuis apparently knew the people who lived at the home where his body was found. "

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ibsys/20040120/lo_wlwt/1965371

[Romulus]

15. accurately reproduced, but misleading, headline

"Police said he knocked on the door moments prior to his death, but the residents did not respond to his knocking.

Moments after Brockhuis knocked on the door, the residents heard several gunshots. A man who lives in the home ran to the back door and saw Brockhuis laying on the ground, Abler reported.

Anyone with information about Brockhuis' death is asked to call CrimeStoppers at [phone]. "

[MrBenchley]

16. If you're concerned about scrupulous accuracy, rom

You might wander over to one or two other threads...where the RKBA crowd is trying to pass off a poll by a former NRA consultant as Al Gore's work...and trying to defend the Pink Pistol's hate list with a link to another group's version of the list.

[slackmaster]

21. There is no Pink Pistols "hate list"

I believe MrBenchley is projecting his own feelings on others.

[MrBenchley]

25. Backdoor shooter nabbed

"Gary Edward Lee was arrested Tuesday afternoon and charged with one count of murder.
According to the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, detectives received information leading them to question Lee. Specific details on what led investigators to Lee were not released.
Lee allegedly told detectives that a handgun used in the murder had been thrown aside in an area near the spot where Brockhuis was found, according to the sheriff's office.
An officer with a dog from the sheriff's bomb squad searched the area where the gun was thrown. The dog found the gun in about two minutes, WLWT reported. "

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ibsys/20040120/lo_wlwt/1966154

[MrBenchley]

17. Officer Placed On Administrative Duty After Shooting (TX)

"Officials said they tried to stop the suspected robber while he ran from the gas station when it appeared he reached for a weapon inside his jacket, causing officers to open fire.
Investigators confirmed the man had a gun. "

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ibsys/20040120/lo_kprc/1965277

[MrBenchley]

18. Armed Man Wearing Halloween Mask Robs IHOP (TX)

"A man armed with a sawed-off shotgun and wearing a Halloween mask allegedly robbed a restaurant on the Northeast Side early Monday.
Police said the man walked into the IHOP on Loop 410 and Nacogdoches at 1:30 a.m. and ordered employees and customers to the back of the restaurant while a manager opened a safe. "

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=391&ncid=391&e=5&u=/ibsys/20040119/lo_ksat/1964446

[MrBenchley]

19. Man Recovers From Pay Phone Shooting (TX)

"A man shot while using a southeast Houston pay phone recovered in a hospital Tuesday morning.
Police said the man was making a call in the 10000 block of Telephone Road near Almeda Genoa when someone pulled up and shot him in the knee. "

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=320&ncid=320&e=6&u=/ibsys/20040120/lo_kprc/1965210

[milliner]

27. Now we have to ban payphones

Even they are now independently roaming about shooting people the way guns shoot people, you know with out humans involved.

Sorry couldn't resist its early

[MrBenchley]

22. Man held after near miss of police car (MN)

"White Bear Lake police arrested a 24-year old man Sunday morning after a routine traffic stop yielded narcotics, illegal handguns and car audio parts that may have been stolen.
Police stopped the White Bear Lake man about 1:30 a.m. in the 3500 block of Hilltop Street after he almost struck a marked police vehicle while making a left turn, said Capt. H.W. Schmahl of the White Bear Lake police department.
Officers arrested the man after they found he did not have a driver's license, was uninsured and had warrants out for burglary and driving after license cancellation, Schmahl said."

http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/local/7749218.htm

[MrBenchley]

23. Family, friends mourn deliveryman (PA)

"The execution-style slaying of a pizza deliveryman Sunday night in Frankford left police and family members grasping for a motive yesterday.
Homicide Unit investigators have not ruled out attempted robbery as the reason someone shot Bita Dobromirescu, 46, behind his right ear after he made a delivery to an apartment at Leiper and Arrott Streets shortly after 9 p.m. But Dobromirescu's employer and family members discounted that theory on why the native of Romania was slain.
"They didn't attempt to take money," his daughter, Lucia Dobromirescu, 19, said in an interview yesterday. "If someone wanted to rob him, they would have just put the gun out and taken his money. He would have given his money, his shoes, anything." "

http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/7749450.htm

[MrBenchley]

24. Shooting on Camden's Louis Street kills man, 22 (NJ)

"CAMDEN - A Camden man was shot and killed Sunday in the 1100 block of Louis Street. The shooter ran away, and police made no arrests.
Leonardo Mercado, 22, died shortly after being shot multiple times about 3:30 p.m., authorities said."

http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/7750768.htm

[MrBenchley]

26. 2 found slain in Fort Worth

"FORT WORTH - The bodies of a man and a woman were found early Monday in the back seat of a car that was left in a southeast Fort Worth apartment complex parking lot, police said.
The man and the woman appeared to have been shot, and investigators found several bullet casings near the car. No weapons were found in the vehicle.
The victims, whose names were not released, are described as being in their mid-20s to mid-30s."

http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/local/7751842.htm

[Romulus]

28. Police officer shot by own weapon at elementary school (GA)

http://www.accessnorthga.com/news/ap_newfullstory.asp?ID=29761

Carrolton, GA:

A police officer arriving at an elementary school to teach a Drug Awareness and Resistance Education class was accidentally shot in the left leg by his own gun as he was getting out of his patrol car Tuesday, officials said.


*snip*

The DARE class was cancelled but other classes continued as scheduled, Carrollton schools Superintendent Tom Wilson said.

No children were in danger when the gun went off, Wilson said.

Under police department rules, no guns are worn in the elementary school, and Fontenot had taken the weapon from his holster and put it on the car seat when it went off, the superintendent
said.

*end*

How TF did it just "go off" if it was laying on a car seat? And why was it "just laying" on the car seat, loaded at that?:eyes:

[milliner]

29. I am becoming concinced

that in fact inanimate objects or coming to life with the purpose of taking over the planet. That is the only explanation. Stupid people in all careers? No coudn't be.