According to the Sacramento Bee, the Ranch Tehama shooter who murdered four and wounded another ten people in a northern California shooting spree was Kevin Janson Neal. And he was no stranger to the local law enforcement community.
District Attorney Gregg Cohen told The Bee that Neal is currently being prosecuted by his office for assault with a deadly weapon and a stabbing that had occurred earlier this year. Cohen said in that incident the victims were two of Neal’s neighbors . . .
One of whom he apparently shot to death — despite an outstanding restraining order — before moving on to other random victims and then the Rancho Tehama school.
Reportedly using “a semi-automatic rifle” . . .
At least two young boys were shot, one inside an elementary school and another when the suspect fired, seemingly at random, at a car heading to the school. Both boys are expected to survive, but the mother driving the car was critically wounded, said Assistant Sheriff Phil Johnston.
He was apparently unable to enter the school due to a lockdown that was initiated when teachers heard Neal’s gunfire outside.
After leaving the school the suspect stole another car and began firing at officers when they raced to town to confront him. They returned fire and killed him at a nearby intersection. All told, the ordeal lasted around 45 minutes, Johnston said.
Seven different shooting locations were being treated as separate crime scenes.
So let’s recap. We have in individual who had been charged with at least two felonies and was out on bail. He was also the subject of a restraining order issued to his neighbors, one of whom is now dead.
Despite the fact that all of that made his possession of firearms a legal impossibility, Neal somehow got his hands on a rifle and two handguns. And all this in a state with some of the most stringent gun control laws in the nation.
What’s the over/under on the number of hours until calls for still more stringent gun control laws emanates from Golden State legislators to make what Neal did today even more illegal-er?
He who has the nickel plating makes the rules
Very curious to know how he got the firearms. Especially in commiefornia.
But i would say it wont be 24 hours before the pass some more bullsh!t laws that wouldve done nothing to prevent this.
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Let’s count the crimes not including murder.
-Obtaining 3 weapons while being a prohibited person
-Violating a restraining order
-Openly carrying firearms in California
-Discharging a weapon in public not in self defense
-Grand Theft Auto
-Carrying weapons onto school property
-Reckless driving
-Resisting arrest
-Attempted murder
I am sure I missed a few, but will someone inform me of how *1* more gun control law would have stopped him?
IF he was in APPS, it would be more logical to assume that he owned these weapons prior to his arrest last February, because the APPS listing would bar new purchases. And since that arrest was for a stabbing, there is reason to believe the police did not seize his firearms at the time.
First, I’m very much for the 2A and an NRA supporter but we don’t know he didn’t have these guns already before being charged w 3 felonies.
To me the big mistakes here are the cops not responding to the complaints of him shooting all night and liberal judges being too lenient with the bail amount. 160k? For stabbing somebody? Guys in for that or other violent crime-million dollar bond minimum. Something like that. Problem is there, low life’s would bitch incessantly since for them, stabing someone means it’s tuesday.
There is no constitutional right to bail. If you’re charged with assault with a deadly weapon, you should be remanded.
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In a perfect world of a liberal, everyone would be a prohibited person, so the murderer wouldn’t be able to get a gun. It’s not that liberals don’t want to keep felons in prison, they just want prison to be extended to the general populaton.
“…This interactive map shows the pattern of how guns move from state to state.”
While interesting from a data perspective. and an interesting graphic, this is relevant how exactly? What, exactly, does knowing the firearm was sold in Florida, then somehow a dozen years later is used in a crime in New York, how does that do anything as far as solving crimes?
The whole exercise just feeds the gun-grabbing trolls by accepting their ill-conceived notion that somehow the gun is the problem and if we could just get those pesky things to stay where they belong. It also accepts, however thinly, that somehow the person who owned the gun last is culpable in the crime committed.
When data like this is trotted out it needs to be shot down immediately as the propaganda that it is.
Everybody mentions “crazy people” over the many recent years about these mass killers.
To me the common trait are people that have embraced the Leftist belief that you are a victim and the world owes you something and if you don’t get it you have right to get mad and violent.
Couldn’t have said it better myself!
In other words, they are “crazy people”.
“Figures often beguile me, particularly when I have the arranging of them myself; in which case the remark attributed to Disraeli would often apply with justice and force: “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.”
Mark Twain…
There seems to be some (Internet) controversy over whether it was Disraeli or Twain who coined this phrase. The men were contemporaries and Twain traveled extensively during the period giving humorous talks all around the world to English speaking crowds.
My money is on Twain who was more often known to make intelligent and humorous remarks then Disraeli, who may have repeated it but most likely did not coin it.
Remember, A lie can travel around the world before the truth can get its boots on. (Mark Twain, maybe)
It’s ALMOST as if there’s a conspiracy…????????????
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He previously stabbed his now deceased neighbor. If it wasn’t a gun, it could have been anything! If there is a will, then there is a way. This area is just too close for comfort. The fact he was offered bail is astonishing. Even a temporary restraining order “should have” prevented him from having access to a gun. Laws don’t work on psychos, only restricts law-abiding citizens. As an embarrassed Californian, they want to slap new laws on without fixing the underlying problems. Sad day…
There’s uncle Joe… he’s moving kinda slow… at the junction… of senility and stupidity.
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Getting free government marijuana from a local dispensary is more important than having a gun in California.
Being able to walk around naked on days the government gives you permission is more important than having a gun in California.
Performing sex acts in public on days the government gives you permission is more important than having a gun in California.
Electing anti gun, anti civil rights homosexuals and pro gay marriage straights who are anti gun, is more important than having a gun in California.
Being able to shoot up crystal meth in public to improve your sexual experience is more important than having a gun in California.
The grand experiment is moving forward on California. All guns will be confiscated to make the state a safer place to live. We will see if that comes true.
The three L’s Libertarians Liberals and the Left, got their drug and sexual utopia in California. One more step and it will be complete.
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Governor Gerry Brown just banned carrying guns on school properties. No means of self defense allowed. I don’t know if the outcome would have been any different if a staff member was armed.
What would you expect from a state that spared the life of Charles Manson by their laws?
I need a gun in black market
Progressives want everyone to be felons so they can selectively choose who to enforce the laws on.
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We need to make good arguments. This article doesn’t make one. If I were on the other side of the issue, I’d tear it apart to make my points.
I am so happy that – once again – calipornia’s magic crime shield of ever expanding gun control stopped another psycho from illegally obtaining weapons….
Oh, wait, what was that….
He was what?
He did what?
With WHAT???!!!
MOOOORRRREEEE GUUNNNN CONTROOLLLLLLLL!!!!
I carried an M9 during the Bosnia support mission and in Iraq in 2009-10. Never had an issue nor did any of my soldiers (military police unit). It was a good choice for a service handgun at the time.
I am a fan of Glocks now and would have supported a switch to that family of weapons for the US military. I have no experience with SIGs. My only concern is the serialized firing mechanism. Pulling that out and swapping frames and slides seems inherently risky for accountability of weapons in unit.
Shame on them for dragging those families through the court system for a publicly stunt.
What about the gas and electric pumped in to our housing. The annual fatality rate make that a clear case of negligence if not racketeering.
Mr. Koskoff, please show us any evidence of direct contact between any Remington employee and that loser. Oh, wait there is no evidence. Ok Your honor we move for a mistrial.
Some lawyers have no guilt at all…wow.
He was also “courted” by Hollywood and TV…all the sex and violence… .
He was coddled by society and his parents…such a “special” boy.
People are responsible parties…not objects.
The guns worked as designed.
Hope the case is thrown out quickly to avoid wasting even more time and money.
My logic about the antis on gun control. They want more blood shed and criminals to be armed more than we lawful citizens. So more fucked up laws can penalizes us and control us.
Gun grabbers can thank obummer for increasing sales of AR’s and hi cap mags more so than any other president in history. He should get another Nobel prize.
Sick of lawyer ambulance chasers? Me too, BAN AMBULANCES.
The so-called plaintiffs should pay when this frivolous lawsuit(hopefully!) fails. Lucky Gunner the hell out of these lowlife idiots. Mama Lanza legally purchased her gun and her demon filled BOY murdered her with it. If at 1st you don’t succeed…????????????
They did once, when the brady bunch started this mess, and then walked away, leaving the plaintiffs to shoulder the financial cost of the loss…
Reliability stats don’t make up for the fact that the safety location is THE worst thing about this gun.
I have one of the full size models and it is as smooth as butter. The slide, action, trigger, everything is perfect. It is just as nice as my other Wilson Combat 1911’s. I placed my order yesterday for this new Centurion model and the price will make you gasp at first but it is worth every penny. If you have never shot one and can find one I do recommend giving it a whirl, you won’t be sorry.
Man, for Wilson money I’d be real unhappy with all that crap written all over it. Make an absolutely plain model and I’ll be on the phone with my cc info.
Industry is down overall though, Remington, Ruger, Vista Outdoors, all suffering.
Also, Trump sucks.
I’d like to see comparison numbers regarding overall manufacturing / production increase within the last say ~ 3 years. I bet it’s way up. From the Mom & Pops to the intermediates, to the accessory manufacturers, etc.
And Trump is what he is.
The evil POS (D) and the broke d1<k 'Establishment' (R)s suck and can go to hell.
Dibs
Arnold’s infinite ammo belt in “Commando”…Yeah I’m old.
“Past calculations based on ATF records indicate that about .56 firearms are added to the private stock in the United States for each NICS check done by the FBI.”
Nonsense – for each check where there is a purchase of 3 guns (cooomn). There are 5 more checks where NO gun is actually purchased. I throw the BS card on that fauxstat.
Shiny!
i wouldnt ever buy a 16″ rifle chambered in .45 acp for the same reason i wouldnt ever buy a 5″ pistol chambered in 5.56…
plus it’s $1500+
i could buy a decent 1911 and build a nice ar-15 for that much $
no thanks…not interested
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It’s one thing to create a new law, it’s another thing to try and enforce it. Rural police, sheriff departments will not enforce these new confiscation laws. In the Larger metro areas (Eastern cities) after the first 100 gun fights where the citizens are better armed and trained than the police, no one will be coming for your guns.
It’s not the guns, it is societal decay that is the problem. It will come to a head. A few of us are prepared, Get a lawn chair, a nice scotch and watch America burn. I believe that gun confiscation will lead to civil war.
If you want to know if UBC work look at Illinois. Pretty good except for a certain biggest city in the Midwest. Could it be criminals and crazies are the problem?!? Nah that’s too EZ…
It’s as close to Kevlar as he could get
I’m reinstating my NRA membership so I can vote NO