In case you needed a reason to support school choice . . . Dallas High School Teacher Posts Video “Shooting” Trump With Squirt Gun In Classroom – “The video was captioned with ‘Watching the #inauguration in my classroom like…. #no #stop #denial #squirtgun #hypocrisy #powerless #saveusall #teachthembetter #atleastitsfriday’.”
IRONY ALERT . . . 6 Shot at Memorial For Victim of Chicago Gun Violence – “Community activist Jedidiah Brown told reporters that “the opposition” to those attending the memorial came through an alley before opening fire on the group of mourners. He added that the mother of the person being memorialized was also among the victims, though police have not confirmed that information.”
When seconds count . . . Colorado’s rural schools arming themselves against danger, long response times – “Teachers and staff members in at least a dozen of Colorado’s most remote school districts are arming themselves instead of waiting for local law enforcement to rescue them in the face of a Columbine-style attack. Those districts have employees carry concealed weapons, train like law officers and then be the first line of security should a school or classroom be targeted by assault.”
Open carry activist Jeffry Smith spotted toting guns around University of Cincinnati campus – “A walking, ‘interactive billboard’ is what Jeffry Smith hopes to be for open carry rights on the University of Cincinnati campus. Smith has been spotted around campus this week toting two sidearms, a larger rifle and ammunition at times. Three UC employees (who wished to remain anonymous) contacted WCPO to say Smith’s presence made them feel uncomfortable.” Freedom can be that way sometimes.
Never mind . . . Controversial video game gun study gets retracted – “A controversial study about video games and guns titled in part ‘Boom, Headshot!’ has been pulled because of issues with the original data, the website Retraction Watch reported recently. The now-retracted study argued that training with a violent video game can actually make people better at shooting with a real gun.”
Paging Dr. Fudd, Dr. Fudd . . . Andrew Park: Hospital, campus are no places for guns – “I’m an emergency physician. I’m comfortable with guns because I grew up around them in rural western Kansas. Some of my best memories are of the hunting trips taken with my dad and brother when we were young. However, many people I work with in the medical center do not share this level of comfort around guns. For most, the thought of sitting down with a patient who has a hidden gun or dealing with an angry patient or family member who may be carrying a gun is absolutely terrifying.”
The True History of the Umbrella Gun, a Surprisingly Serious Weapon – “In 1978, Georgi Markov was on his way to work at the BBC in London when he felt a sharp sting on his thigh. Behind him, he saw a man picking up an umbrella. The man, who spoke with a foreign accent, apologized and hurried into a cab that whisked him away. That night Markov came down with a fever; four days later he was dead from ricin poisoning.”
That’s why they call them less lethal . . . Police Investigate Death of Man After Stun Gun Shock – “Virginia State Police are investigating the death of a man who was shocked by a stun gun during a confrontation with authorities. Police said in a statement Wednesday that 44-year-old Sabin Jones of South Hill died Tuesday. He was stunned during a Jan. 20 confrontation as Mecklenburg County sheriff’s deputies served an emergency custody order at a convenience store.”
Chinese woman jailed over balloon-popping guns set free – “A Chinese court on Thursday set free a woman who had been jailed for three-and-a-half years for illegal ownership of guns used in a balloon-shooting game, a case that sparked anger over what many people see as the uncompromising application of the law. China strictly controls gun ownership and gun crime is rare. Zhao Chunhua was sentenced last month after police determined six of the guns used in her street-side balloon game were air guns capable of firing small metal bullets, rather plastic ones that should be used.”
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