A grand jury indicted a Charlotte, NC police officer for voluntary manslaughter in the shooting death of an unarmed Florida A&M football player, Jonathan Ferrell (above). Ferrell wrecked his car on a back road in September and went to a nearby residence for help. He banged on the door, frightening the resident, who called police. Three officers responded, including Randall Kerrick, who fired 13 shots, 10 of which struck Ferrell. Kerrick was the only officer to fire his weapon. This is the second grand jury that the case has been before; the first refused to indict Kerrick, but the AG decided to put it before a second grand jury because the first one was missing four members. Voluntary manslaughter carries a prison sentence of up to 11 years . . .
Your Lockdown of the Day™ comes from New York City, and it’s more of an Overreaction of the Day™. At 12:45 p.m. Monday, police received reports of a “small explosion” in the lobby of the building at 88 Lexington Avenue in Gramercy Park. A large response of fire, police, and EMS ensued, closing the streets and began evacuating the building. After finding nothing in the lobby, they made their way to the 16th floor. Eventually, investigators determined that a tire blew on a dolly during a delivery. No injuries were reported.
There has been a spate of home invasions in the Phoenix area recently, and in response, a local radio station published a short article titled How to protect your home from a home invasion. See if you can tell what’s missing. [h/t: NYC2AZ]
A Brevard County (FL) college student shot one of two men he said attacked him today in the parking lot at Eastern Florida State College. The 24-year-old man, Landrick Hamilton, said the two men approached him about 1:30 p.m. and began beating him with a pool cue. During the altercation, Hamilton retrieved a gun from his vehicle and opened fire on the attackers, hitting one in the chest with what is described as a non-life-threatening injury. Hamilton was also taken to the hospital. Campus and local police responded and secured the gun. According to the Orlando Sentinel, the fight was instigated by a verbal disagreement, and all three men claimed they were acting in self-defense. No arrests have been made as of the time of this writing. Note that Mr. Hamilton’s possession of the gun in his car would have been illegal less than two months ago, and he’d probably be (at least one of the ones) under arrest.
Iowa legislators are proffering a bill that would let active duty military buy handguns without going through the usual permit process. Under current law, any person buying a handgun must first obtain a permit, meet certain requirements and pay a fee. Rep Dwayne Alons said the bill would match Iowa’s law to that of 37 other states. Military training these individuals receive and the firearm knowledge they possess makes the permit process obsolete, he said. The bill is a watered down version of the one that Alons proposed last year, which would have allowed veterans to buy handguns without acquiring a permit; that bill stalled in committee. The current bill would affect an estimated 10,000 National Guard members in the state.
FPSRussia brings a 3-round burst AUG to the table. I gotta be honest, I haven’t even watched it. Someone tell me if I should.
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interesting article on defense of a home invasion. They seemed to forget the absolute best defensive weapon, the 12ga pump. nothing says go away you are not welcome like a pump. It seems as though they neglected all types of firearms, must have been an oversight.
Passed down to me:
S&W Model 19-2 2.5″ barrel
FN Browning Semi-Auto 22short rifle
Remington 870 12 Gauge Wingmaster
JC Higgins model 30 22lr
My Colt Combat Elite and my M1A
I think his point might be that we can’t look at Christ’s resurrection as a proven fact. That’s why faith is so important. He may or may not be a believer but I won’t take that statement as an intentional trolling of Christianity.
Let’s be honest and transparent. If we are not effective, we are wasting resources and we are losing ground. Can everyone agree that being ineffective — wasting resources and losing ground — is a wrong course of action?
Now to the meat of the discussion. Progressive gun grabbers have a super majority in both the general population and the legislature in California. NOTHING is going to change that. All this talk of staying behind and fighting is nothing but feel good hogwash because your method of fighting is totally ineffective. All the calls, e-mails, and snail-mail in the world to your legislators will never accomplish anything because your votes and activity are irrelevant to those politicians. All of your rallies in Sacramento will never accomplish anything because your votes don’t matter. Any money you spend on campaigns for candidates who the populace will never elect is wasted money. Even going to the courts is totally ineffective: look at how the 9th Circuit now just sits on cases indefinitely for no reason whatsoever. There comes a time when you have to cut your losses and that time is here and now in states like California.
If you want to fight effectively, apply your resources to the 40 or 41 states whose populations and legislatures respect the Second Amendment and are actually expanding gun rights. Those 40 or 41 states are a monumentally important bulwark against future attempts to repeal the Second Amendment. And those states are an equally important bulwark against future federal legislative infringements such as universal background checks and registration. Think about that. It was politicians from those 40 or 41 states that stopped recently proposed federal bills.
As for stemming the spread of Progressive cancer, we have to do two things:
(1) Take these Progressive transplants to a range and introduce them to firearms.
(2) Tell these Progressive transplants in no uncertain terms that the economy and cost of living are better in their new home state because of non-Progressive government and policies. Do not mince words. Show them a map. Show them how Libertarian/Conservative states are doing much better than Progressive states.
All this talk of staying behind and fighting is nonsense. I don’t care how passionate and busy you are if you are not effective. Being busy and passionate and accomplishing nothing are the hallmarks of Progressives — the very people you are supposedly fighting. I know this isn’t what many people want to hear but it is the truth.
Good comments.
It’s better to defend the ground you hold then to try to retake the ground that’s lost.
Resources should go to defending the free states currently under siege and further fortifying the free states where the threat is minimal..
this is so abysmally fu<king stupid. ignorant on so many levels.
sounds like a 4th grader writing a 'report' on why 'guns are bad'.
cliff
a tiff on your part does not denote concern on mine.
next time make your journalism relevant
AZ just introduced a bill to allow military age 19+ and honorably discharged veterans age 19+ the ability to get an AZ CCW.
AZ also considers your DD-214 sufficient proof of training to skip the class. Still have to pay the fee though. (there is always a fee)
Folks are concerned that this will loose us recognition with other states. But frankly if I can trust a kid with an M1 Abrams I can trust him with a CCW.
I may have missed it but is the text of the briefs anywhere?
Was this argued solely on 2A infringement rather than the more obvious 5th amendment infringement?
You can find all the filings here: http://michellawyers.com/shew-v-malloy/
Michel & Associates is the plaintiff’s firm.
Perfect Example: This gun grabbing California dem is running for congress in Wisconsin…
http://www.votekaleka.org
Yeah, next I hope we hear from him about Walkers “dangerous” policies, code speak for allowing law abiding citizens to have guns. Wisconsin had a belly full of liberal doyle so I don’t think this liberal asshat stands a chance, Randy
I like TTAG because it often serves to remind me that there are a LOT of other gun guys out there I would not get along with. And I am definitely a gun guy. I think I’ve got enough ammo stashed away, I reload, I have a gun for most applications, and I enjoy just about every type of shooting there is.
I still firmly believe it’s a generational thing.
I don’t know of many men my age or younger who can’t understand my thoughts on zombies etc. or at least understand the logic behind some of my gun purchases.
There aren’t as many FUDDs under 30 for instance… because hunting is harder to do now and the way information flows, there aren’t many young people who are compartmentalized like older folks. At work, younger people will all tell inside jokes about viral videos while older folks are clueless.
The new generation does not just sit in front of the TV like the older generation is apt to do. We get our news online, pick and choose our entertainment, and generally stay much more connected to pop culture and niche interests.
I thought the OP was brilliant, and with the exception of a few points, I agreed.
Making shooting -fun- is what will boost the popularity of shooting sports and make shooting more mainstream again. This is why I love KJW and her videos.
Some of you guys take yourselves way too seriously. I know it’s harsh to say this, but I wish we could fast forward about 20 years and let some of these “get off my lawn” types pass on to make way for the next generation.
The day Colion Noir is president of the NRA, we’ve won.
I like the zombie ammo with the green tips, so I say let people have there fun.
What the heck. He stated point blank that the Act is an infringement on the 2nd amendment, but apparently isn’t a big enough infringement to be unconstitutional. I don’t think the 2nd amendment mentioned extent of infringement. Maybe I missed something.
When it jams at the range you can brag to the guys with Glocks that yours cost 3K.
I’ve talked to “several” gun control advocates. They told me a vast majority of their comrades feel that gun control has gone entirely too far and the only common sense thing to do is to eliminate all restrictions on firearms. Yea that’s the ticket!.
I agree, it’s pretty crazy to think that as a carrier I can carry in this place AND that place! By golly, it’s madness; allowing someone to (legally) carry wherever they please.
If you kill a unarmmed man who has not actually touched you better have a damned good reason in my book. especially if you’re backed up by several cop buddies who can help you with an unarmed altercation. and that reason should be apparent on a dash cam. the fact that they haven’t released it makes me think that the officer in question viewed the trigger of his glock as an “easy” button for any uncomfortable situation.
A lot more than just Ruger and S&W falling off of there. Tons of Tauruses, Springfields and Sigs too. (No P226 or P229 of any sort for y’all in CA..)
Even the Browning Buckmark Camper .22LR. *The* primary choice for criminals and thugs everywhere, don’t cha know.
The Kershaw Blur is nice, but the ZT 301 is better!
Although the vids got confused, I now carry a knife in both front pockets just for that reason. If you’re on the ground or physically locked up with your opponent(s), your primary side gun may not be available. I’ve tried ankle carry, and I hated it, so that’s out.
Liberty begets safety, and liberty > “safety.”
Practice shooting up? Uhmm, that would be strictly prohibited at my local range, given the grocery store & apartments beyond the tree line…
That second image looks like an ER visit about to happen, gunshot wound to the knee or leg…
Seems like the sort of practice that most of us should try with paintball guns before using our big boy guns.
Take it easy, Glock-lovers. Some of your fellow enthusiasts enjoy fine guns.
There is an estimated 4% compliance rate. What is Connecticut going to do, throw a million gun-owners in prison?
Why should there be a training requirement? May I please see proof of government-approved training for anyone’s First, Fourth, Thirteenth or Twenty-Sixth Amendment Rights?
P.S. Please note that I’m not advocating against training in toto, merely against a government pre-requisite for a Constitutional Right.
Clearly substantial people, various elites, believe that the ordinary person should simply put up with muggings and rapes, or the occasional murder. It is not practical to have the serfs shooting other serfs who, though violent, do an acceptable job cleaning floors and such. Now, if those violent sorts should predate on the managers and owners, that’s different. Simply allow the shooting staff to shoot the insolent trash. It all seems so well organized, efficient. At least looking from the top down….
The judge kicked the can down the road but did it in a way he knows will be overturned.
This is a typical political ruling, it has to be appealed to a court that has no political horse in this race.
Damn it I just spit mountain lightning all over my iPad.