tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74489277080928110102024-02-19T00:41:35.848-08:00Abusing the Privilege: Crimes Committed by CCW'sRene' Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11571951354157602146noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448927708092811010.post-49775732587210028292010-06-11T08:54:00.000-07:002010-06-11T08:54:57.880-07:00What Do We Do Tonight, Brain? Same Thing We Do Every Night, Pinky...May 2010 - Crime: Carrying firearms across state lines with the intent to start a riot<br />
Madisonville, Tennessee - What do you do when you feel that your country has been taken over by a Democrat not born in the United States?<br />
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Well, if you are Darren Wesley Huff, conceal carry permit holder, you attempt to take over Madisonville, Tennessee, population 3,939.<br />
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The problem started for Darren when he heard that a fellow 'birther', Walter Fitzpatrick, had been arrested for <a href="http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/jun/11/birther-facing-gun-charges/">inciting a riot</a> when he attempted to make citizen's arrests against those individuals who had refused in a grand jury to consider the case against President Obama for treason. Fitzpatrick's previous legal history included being court-martialed from the Navy. <br />
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Darren was so outraged that his fellow Oath Keeper had been arrested that he decided that he and some friends would start out from his Dalton, Georgia home armed with three handguns and an AK-47 rifle and take over the Monroe County courthouse in Madisonville. He not only made the decision to go through with the plan, he told everyone about his plan, his <a href="http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=120662&catid=2">bank manager</a> and a local radio talk show. He even told the police officer that pulled him over for a traffic stop. Darren went to far as to tell the officer he was willing to "die for his rights".<br />
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When Darren and his friends showed up at the courthouse they were shocked, shocked I tell you, to discover that they were seriously outnumbered by local state and federal officials.Rene' Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11571951354157602146noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448927708092811010.post-63191764224658793462010-06-04T13:54:00.000-07:002010-06-04T13:54:15.143-07:00If You Don't Set Him Off, He's A Real Nice GuyMay 2010 - Crime: Aggravated Assault<br />
New York Mills, New York - Abraham Dickan was a citizen on patrol, who kept an eye on everything going on in the community. But he was also known for having anger issues and a recent history of depression.<br />
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His neighbor described him thus, "<a href="http://www.uticaod.com/news/x514809312/Neighbors-daughter-Dickan-depressed-had-mood-swings">If you don't set him off, he's a real nice guy</a>."<br />
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Not a comforting description given the fact that Mr. Dickan was a CCW permit holder.<br />
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Mr. Dickan had been banned from a local AT&T store because he yelled racial slurs at employees, brandished his firearm at them and threatened their lives. This behavior lead to his being banned from the store and his permit being revoked. Instead of seeing his own behavior as being the issue, Mr. Dickan felt that the six employees at the store were the cause of the problem and so decided to<a href="http://www.uticaod.com/highlight/x514810142/O-D-Exclusive-AT-T-shooter-disliked-store-s-minority-employees"> seek revenge</a> by going to the store and killing them.<br />
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He was able to seriously wound employee Seth Turk in the abdomen before being shot and killed himself by an off-duty police officer from a nearby township, Donald Moore.Rene' Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11571951354157602146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448927708092811010.post-13594380245464668402010-05-19T11:00:00.000-07:002010-05-19T11:00:56.856-07:00Setting An ExampleMay 2010 - Crime: Felonious Assault<br />
Fruitport Township, Michigan - It all began over a soccer game. A soccer game for <a href="http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2010/05/parent_pulls_out_pistol_at_soc.html">8, 9 & 10 year olds</a>. James Ian Sherrill, a CCW permit holder and parent of one of the children, decided he would "assist" the coach given the fact that the score was 14-0. Other parents became upset when his "assistance" included using profanity around the kids and Mr. Sherrill was told to "chill out". After the game, Sherrill became involved in an argument with one of the other parents in front of his family and several witnesses. He then pulled out his gun and threatened to shoot him. Sherrill, with his family, then got in his car and drove away.<br />
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Sherrill later turned himself into police.Rene' Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11571951354157602146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448927708092811010.post-82204917881575778652010-04-29T08:56:00.000-07:002010-05-19T09:49:36.549-07:00Another case of road rageApril, 2010 - Crime: Assault<br />
Farmington Hills, Michigan: In an all too familiar scenario, two men get annoyed during rush hour and both behave badly. After the customary rude gestures and during a stop light, Mr. Faith Said, made the mistake of getting out of his car in order to discuss his opinions on driving with CCW permit holder Mr. Carl Mintz. Mr. Said, after having his say, was walking back to his car when he was shot in the elbow by Mr. Mintz.<br />
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Mr. Mintz told witnesses at the scene that he thought that Mr. Said was going to <a href="http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/23127937/detail.html">spit in his face</a> and so he felt it necessary to pull out a gun and shoot him. Mr. Mintz must have been told between the time of the incident and the preliminary hearing that, in order for someone to spit in your face they have to (a) be near you and (b) be facing you, because at the preliminary hearing, his defense had changed to him being frightened because Mr. Said had his hands in his pockets. Problem with that defense was the witnesses testified that while Mr. Said was angry, they could tell how angry he was because he gestured with <b>both hands</b>.<br />
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Mr. Mintz never explained why, if he felt threatened by Mr. Said, he didn't simply drive away since the light had turned green.<br />
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Farmington Hills Police Chief Chuck Nebus summed it up best: "They were probably both wrong. The issue is the use of excessive force. You can't shoot someone just because you're involved in a traffic altercation with them. Don't make gestures, don't make comments, don't stare, don't chase, don't blink lights,just ignore it. If you can't, if it's serious enough, call 911 and ask the police to respond.Rene' Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11571951354157602146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448927708092811010.post-49157511402505457382010-04-09T09:54:00.000-07:002010-04-09T10:09:01.124-07:00Another Day, Another Domestic TerroristApril, 2010 - Crime: Making threats against the life of a president, felon in possession of a gun<div>Palm Harbor, Florida - Through some interstate records snafu, even though he has a criminal history including forgery and assault in New York, Mark Ratteni was able to finagle himself a CCW permit in Florida. </div><div><br /></div><div>Well, instead of showing that he had gone straight and prove that he deserved a second chance, he decided to move from forgery and assault to making threats against the <a href="http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/palm-harbor-felon-investigated-in-threat-against-obama-arrested-on-gun/1086004">life of the president</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Rene' Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11571951354157602146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448927708092811010.post-76282045629887632762010-04-06T12:53:00.000-07:002010-04-06T13:02:56.666-07:00Breaking News - Another CCW permit holder threatens a member of CongressApril, 2010 - Crime: Threatening a federal official<div>Selah, Washington - CCW permit holder, Charles Alan Wilson, angered by the passage of the health care reform bill, called the office of <a href="http://www.seattlepi.com/local/417979_murray06.html">U.S. Senator Patty Murray</a> several time between March 22 and April 4 and threatened her life. </div><div><br /></div><div>Authorities were able to track his calls and he will be in court in Yakima today.</div>Rene' Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11571951354157602146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448927708092811010.post-70537670074862743142010-04-04T12:38:00.000-07:002010-04-04T13:45:00.286-07:00Crime of the Day: Possession<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://media.nj.com/hudsoncountynow_impact/photo/westjpg-9fc79953a02d1f13_small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 155px; height: 212px;" src="http://media.nj.com/hudsoncountynow_impact/photo/westjpg-9fc79953a02d1f13_small.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />March, 2010 - Crime: Criminal possession of a weapon, criminal possession of hollow-point bullets, possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia. <div>Weewaken, New Jersey - Donald Martin West, a Tennessean with a CCW, and a companion were stopped at the mouth of the Lincoln Tunnel for a traffic violation. Police discovered during the stop that the individuals had loaded firearms with <a href="http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2010/03/two_tennesee_men_heading_into.html">hollow-point bullets</a>, handcuffs, cigars filled with marijuana, and pot pipes.</div><div><br /></div><div>March, 2010 - Crime: Trafficking cocaine, possession with intent to sell</div><div>Wilmington, North Carolina - Due to a report of a suspicious vehicle, police were called to the Travelodge at 1:00 AM to investigate. The car belonged to Calvin Coolidge Underdue, a CCW permit holder. If police thought Calvin was nervous when they got there, they knew something was up when they called in the K-9 squad. Why? Because Calvin fainted.</div><div><br /></div><div>Police found <a href="http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100322/ARTICLES/100329939/1004?Title=Investigation-of-suspicious-vehicle-leads-to-drug-charges-for-two-men">300 grams of cocaine</a>, $1,680 dollars and a .22 Magnum.</div><div><br /></div><div>Crime: Four counts of felony possession of drugs</div><div>Franklin, New Hampshire - David Alan Johnson, a CCW permit holder, pulled into the wrong driveway at the wrong time. The owner of the driveway was speaking to the police chief when he pulled up and informed police that he didn't want David on his property and that he was probably carrying drugs on him. When the police went to his car to tell him that the property owner didn't want him there, he smelled pot.</div><div><br /></div><div>Further investigation found that he was carrying multiple prescription drugs and <a href="http://www.citizen.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100330/GJNEWS02/703309893/-1/CITIZEN">$30,000 worth of cocaine</a>. More coke was discovered when they searched his home, as well as pot.</div><div><br /></div><div>Oh, and he was out on bail for drug charges in a nearby town.</div>Rene' Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11571951354157602146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448927708092811010.post-76146107881581944192010-03-30T12:58:00.000-07:002010-03-30T13:30:36.746-07:00Individual Who Threatened Cantor Has CCW and A History of Mental IllnessNews is travelling quickly about the man arrested for threatening the life of Major Whip Eric Cantor. <div><br /></div><div>First the good news, he's in custody so he can't hurt anyone and can get the mental health assistance he obviously needs. Norman Leboon lives in Pennsylvania. Also, it appears that while he references the bullet fired in the air that hit the window in the Reagan Bldg, it doesn't appear he was <a href="http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/89491227.html">involved</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's the bad news, this man is a <a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0310/35152.html">CCW permit holder</a> who has been showing increasing signs of mental illness for a number of years. His family went so far as to contact the FBI and yet the authorities did not see fit to take away his permit and his access to firearms.</div><div><br /></div><div>Come on, folks, this is not rocket science - once a threat again someone's life has been made, any sane human being investigating the threat would see if the individual has the ability to carry out the threat. If the authorities find the person is armed and has a permit, you take the threat seriously. And if they are dumb enough to videotape the threat, you have proof of the crime and after a trip to the judge for a signature, you go collect him and his firearms.</div><div><br /></div><div>When the family called saying that they had every reason to believe that this man was a danger to others, the permit should have been pulled and the guns confiscated until a hearing could determine if this man was sane enough to be carrying. FBI dropped the ball on this part and we're all lucky that it didn't cost someone their life.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Rene' Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11571951354157602146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448927708092811010.post-36658474593537803542010-03-20T07:45:00.000-07:002010-03-20T11:05:28.411-07:00And the word for the day is FLORIDA!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I hope the weather is pleasant where you are this Saturday. We have a plethora of things to share with you today. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Before we go through the day's entries, I present to you these articles to consider concerning issues with state </span></span><a href="http://blog.al.com/live/2010/03/missing_convictions_in_databas.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">databases</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, namely missing data and </span></span><a href="http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/03/15/conceal-carry-permit-applications/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">differences in permit approval</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">. It's disturbing that continuing cuts in state budgets and irregular handling of background checks could once again allow those with criminal histories or mental illnesses to slip through the cracks and purchase firearms. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I appreciate Sheriff Bob Fletcher's attitude </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">"I think in Ramsey we set the bar really high... With good reason; it's a huge responsibility, carrying a handgun in public."</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">And now, back to your regularly scheduled crimes.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">March, 2010 - Crime: Impersonating a police officer</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Orange County, Florida: Rickey Heath appears to be the type of person who like to hold onto the past. It seems that he was a police officer who then went on to have a security company and a CCW. Problem is, all that's in the past as he hasn't worked as a police officer for </span></span><a href="http://www.wftv.com/news/22869188/detail.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">ten years</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, his security company's license was revoked in 1998 and his CCW permit was revoked in 2002.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">But that didn't stop good old Rickey. He went right on running the business without the license, carrying his .40 handgun and telling people he was a police officer. (He attempted to use the 'I'm a</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> police officer' to get a restaurant owner to cut his bill in half.)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">And he didn't just claim to be any police officer. No, Rickey told </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">other police officers </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">that he was the chief of police first of Orange Co. and then of Orlando. Problem is, Rickey is 60 years old while the police chiefs of both Orange Co. and Orlando are much younger. And Rickey is Caucasian while both the police chiefs are black. And Rickey is male, while the police chief of Orlando is </span></span><a href="http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-fake-officer-security-guard-arrest-20100317,0,6686720.story?page=1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">female</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">This is the second time in a month Rickey's been arrested.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I'll continue with the others as soon as I stop laughing.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">March, 2010 - Crime: Aggravated assault, extortion, money laundering, drug trafficking and attempted murder</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Miami, Florida - Roberto Settineri's story should have been the quintessential American success story right out of the movies. Man comes to America from Italy, becomes a naturalized American citizen and starts a successful wine wholesaling business.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Roberto, a CCW permit holder, was arrested for getting into an altercation with a private security officer, telling him, 'I will put this gun in your f___ing mouth. I know where you live. I'll go to your house and kill you and your family.' </span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">And if that wasn't enough, Roberto, who was reported to have ties to the reported Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein, has been arrested by the FBI on obstruction of justice and money laundering. He is also accused of being connected to the </span></span><a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/03/19/1536775/rothstein-figure-accused-of-making.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Mafia's Colombo and Gambino crime families</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I guess it was an American story, except instead of being Frank Capra, it was Francis Ford Coppola.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">March, 2010 - Crime: Possessing a firearm on school property</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Boca Raton, Florida - FAU student and New Hampshire CCW permit holder, Ryan Beauchamp, didn't understand why police came to see him while he was at work. It seems that he had ordered ammo to be delivered to his on-campus apartment. They asked him if he owned a gun and had ordered ammo for the gun. He said yes to both and that the gun was stored in his apartment.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Problem is, he lives on campus and it's against state law to possess a firearm on </span></span><a href="http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/juice/2010/03/fau_gun_ryan_beauchamp.php"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">school property</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, so police took him in.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Now I have no reason to think this young man is anything but a hardworking student working to keep up his grades and support himself working as a valet. That said, if you plan to move to a new state or new situation you have to be responsible as a gun owner to check out the laws where you are going to live to see where they differ. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Ryan considered lying to the police, but didn't which is a definite point in his favor. He recognizes that he made a mistake, another point.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Times will tell as to whether this lapse in judgement will have a negative effect on his criminal record.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Now this story doesn't have much Florida in it:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">March, 2010 - Crime: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Possession of a narcotic drug for sale, possession of dangerous drugs, misconduct involving weapons and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Yuma, Arizona - Florida CCW permit holder, Dwayne Carter, has a bench warrant for his arrest for failing to appear on charges of possession of a narcotic drug for sale, possession of dangerous drugs, misconduct involving weapons and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">But he has a very legitimate reason for missing his court date, he's </span></span><a href="http://www.yumasun.com/news/warrant-57015-yuma-court.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">locked up in New York</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> for a year on a weapons charge.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Carter's occupation is entertainer. His stage name is Lil' Wayne. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">And this one has absolutely no Florida in it. But it does have a real laugh.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">March, 2010 - Crime: Failure to notify police of concealed weapon</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Fairbanks, Alaska - Local gun-rights advocate, business owner and CCW permit holder, Schaeffer Cox, belongs to a 'Liberty Bell' network that sends out a distress call whenever a member feels that their 2nd Amendment rights are being violated. And when a fellow member called, Cox came a running wearing a bullet-proof vest and brought his .38 with him.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Now there were several problems with this situation:</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">It would seem that the Liberty Bell member who called shouldn't have worried as much about the gun they had in the home, they should have been more concerned with the </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">marijuana being grown in the home</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> that the police found after searching the home after receiving a hang-up 911 call.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Cox, by law, has to tell the police upon encountering them notify them immediately that he is carrying a concealed weapon for the police's protection. He didn't.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">And should a man who was charged only weeks ago with </span></span><a href="http://www.newsminer.com/pages/full_story/push?article-Second+Amendment+Task+Force+leader+Schaeffer+Cox+arrested+on+weapons+charge%20&id=6770016&instance=home_most_popular1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">choking his wife</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> and plead guilty of a lesser charge of reckless endangerment be allowed to continue to have the permit.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Conceal carry laws are supposed to allow lawful citizens to carry firearms in order to protect themselves from drug dealers and violent individuals not the other way around.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Rene' Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11571951354157602146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448927708092811010.post-39404112869585959112010-03-15T18:26:00.000-07:002010-03-15T19:45:45.258-07:00Alcohol and CCW's shouldn't mixNew Year's Eve, 2009/2010 carried into March, 2010 - Crime: DWI<div>Columbia, Missouri - Gregory Nauser, a CCW permit holder, chose to take his wife, Laura, out for New Year's Eve for dinner and a movie, which is an excellent thing to do. He also chose to take his 9 mm with 10 rounds of ammo. Not a choice I'd make, but still, no problem.</div><div><br /></div><div>The problem came when, knowing that he was armed and had the love of his life in the car, he <a href="http://www.connectmidmissouri.com/news/story.aspx?id=426812">chose to drink</a>, a lot. They were lucky, they lived to only have to deal with a DWI.</div><div><br /></div><div>The story has come back into the press because Gregory's wife, a Columbia councilwoman, lied to reporters about the fact that she was with him when he was arrested. When she was caught in the lie, through the police report, she recanted claiming she misspoke.</div><div><br /></div><div>Folks, if you're going to carry, don't drink. If you drink, don't carry. If you are with someone who's drinking and is armed, do everyone a favor, take the keys and the gun, or at very least the ammo, away from them for everyone's protection. Actually, if it's your spouse and you know they plan on drinking, suggest they not take the gun in the first place.</div><div><br /></div><div>It's a matter of responsibility.</div><div><br /></div><div>March, 2010 - Crime: Battery while armed and intimidation with a deadly weapon</div><div>Bloomington, Indiana - IU college student, Alexander Brill, age 21, states that he obtained his CCW because he had gotten into fights in Bloomington in the past and he was afraid. It's possible that he might have been better served if he had spent that money on anger management classes.</div><div><br /></div><div>Brill's side of the story stated that he was verbally harrassed by five men as he was speaking to a female acquaintance. According to police reports and witness statements, Brill arrived at the <a href="http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=74136">Kilroy Sport's Bar</a> carrying his loaded Smith & Wesson .45 and a knife and threatened a female bar employee with the gun. When an individual attempted to defuse the situation, Brill struck the man with the firearm. Bar patrons subdued Brill and called the police.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Rene' Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11571951354157602146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448927708092811010.post-49021123097943761662010-03-13T11:04:00.000-08:002010-03-13T11:40:25.673-08:00Prayers for the Death of ChildrenMarch, 2010 - Crime: Road rage, murder<div>Houston, Texas - Richard Calderon, a CCW permit holder, was involved in a car accident where he hit a vehicle and kept going. When the driver of the car followed him in an attempt to get the license number in order to report him to police, Calderon shot at her. Instead of hitting the driver, he hit the driver's <a href="http://www.ktvu.com/news/22753247/detail.html">13 year old daughter</a> who died of her wounds.</div><div><br /></div><div>Our prayers go out the family.</div><div><br /></div><div>March, 2010 - Crime: Murder, Felonious Assault of a newborn</div><div>Cincinnati, Ohio - Shamon Davis, a CCW permit holder, should still be in the process of celebrating the birth of his daughter, Kloe, who was born three weeks ago. </div><div><br /></div><div>Instead, he's in jail under a 3 million dollar bond. </div><div><br /></div><div>It seems on a visit to his girlfriend, Kelli Walton's home to visit the baby, they argued over child support (Little Kloe being their fourth child, the others being ages 9, 6, and 3.) and Davis pulled out a gun and, while she <a href="http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100305/NEWS010701/303050076/+3M+bond+in+mom+s+death">held the newborn in her arms</a>, shot her. The bullet grazed little Kloe's head, fracturing her skull and entered her mother, killing her.</div><div><br /></div><div>Once again, our prayers go out to the motherless children and to Kelli's mother who has lost her precious daughter.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Rene' Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11571951354157602146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448927708092811010.post-65841457711904221482010-03-10T09:20:00.000-08:002010-03-10T10:15:28.471-08:00Aren't these the ones who aren't supposed to have CCW?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">March, 2010 - Crime: T</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">rafficking in marijuana, following too closely, failure to affix tax stamp and possessing a firearm during the commission of a felony</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Durant, Oklahoma - When pulled over for a traffic violation, Deon Perry produced both his driver's license and his concealed weapon's card, telling the officer that he just showed it "out of habit". Unfortunately out of habit the officer checked the car when he got a whiff of raw pot. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">He found <a href="http://www.durantdemocrat.com/view/full_story/6508306/article-Traffic-stop-leads-to-arrest-of-man-accused-of-drug-trafficking?instance=secondary_news_left_column">58 lbs. of pot</a> and a loaded 9mm Glock.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">March, 2010 - Crime: T<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">wo counts of assault with intent to murder, discharging a weapon in a building and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Albion, Michigan - It's unclear how Alvin Wigley obtained or kept a concealed carry weapon permit considering his history of mental illness, but one way or another he had one. And, as usual, the combination of guns and mental illness was harrowing.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Wigley was arrested after firing between 15 - 20 rounds in a motel where he was staying, including shots fired at police through a door after police had announced themselves. After his arrest, police discovered he had cooked his <a href="http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/article/20100302/NEWS01/3020309/1002/NEWS01">alarm clock in the microwave</a> and written a note stating that "God delivered me and placed me in Albion". Wigley also informed police that he was hearing voices.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">We pray that Mr. Wigley receives the assistance he needs but loses both the permit and the firearms.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div>Rene' Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11571951354157602146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448927708092811010.post-25291539346600857532010-03-06T20:59:00.000-08:002010-03-06T21:28:45.769-08:00How can you forget where your gun is?March, 2010 - Crime: Death being reviewed<div>Deerfield Beach, Florida - Randy Reddick Jr., a concealed carry permit holder, remembered to leave his firearm in his truck when he went into the post office. Unfortunately, he forgot that he left a <a href="http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/03/01/Boy-accidentally-kills-brother-in-shooting/UPI-37721267464949/">firearm in the truck</a> when he sent his two young sons out to the truck to get his coat and hat. 11 year old Randy Roddick III died at the scene from a gunshot to the face.</div><div><br /></div><div>Our prayers go out to the family. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>March, 2010 - Crime: Possession of a firearm at the airport</div><div>Little River, South Carolina - Once again a CCW permit holder, this time Mr. Melvin Winfred Slaughter, attempted to take a gun into his local airport. No surprise, Melvin set off the alarms when he went through the <a href="http://www.wmbfnews.com/Global/story.asp?S=12062175">detectors</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>And as though his day wasn't bad enough, police informed him that his permit expired in January.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Rene' Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11571951354157602146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448927708092811010.post-65538662010884249292010-02-28T20:39:00.000-08:002010-03-06T20:53:56.169-08:00Oh, I forgot to mention...An interesting tidbit in a story about Mitchell Johnson, one of the Jonesboro shooters - it casually mentions that the other shooter, <a href="http://www.swtimes.com/articles/2010/02/13/news/news021310_07.txt">Andrew Golden</a>, had attempted to obtain a concealed carry permit in 2008 using a false name and a bad address. Luckily, the police denied the application.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Senator Matt Rector of Guam, apparently had the same memory problems in 2008 as he forgot to mention his <a href="http://www.kuam.com/Global/story.asp?S=11990054">burglary conviction</a> in the 1980's. The oops cost Sen. Rector his freedom and his position.</div>Rene' Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11571951354157602146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448927708092811010.post-58534597256645377582010-02-26T19:37:00.000-08:002010-03-06T20:39:23.759-08:00How to ruin a perfect partyFebruary 2010 - Crime: Possession of a firearm in a liquor permit premises<div>Butler, Ohio - An unidentified concealed carry permit holder, after an evening out with his girlfriend and some friends, was getting ready to leave. Somehow, as he was putting on his coat, his .32 discharged, passing through his coat and hitting his girlfriend. Luckily, she was carrying a <a href="http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2010/02/blackberry_stop.html;jsessionid=ZUNNCOJQIZX0DQE1GHPSKH4ATMY32JVN">Blackberry Curve</a> which stopped the slug and saved her life.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Rene' Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11571951354157602146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448927708092811010.post-39588384144332911662010-02-10T08:59:00.000-08:002010-02-10T09:52:11.814-08:00A Flash of Anger, A Wave of RegretFebruary, 2010 - Crime: Domestic violence, Murder<div>Westford, Massachusetts - There was no reporting of why Brian Marchand felt the need to obtain a CCW permit for his firearms. What we do know is after a period of having marital and financial problems, he chose to use his firearms to <a href="http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/20100202cops_two_killed_in_westfords_2nd_domestic_shooting_in_weeks/srvc=home&position=0">kill his only child</a>, a 17 year old daughter named Olivia, attempt to kill his wife, Jody, and then turn the gun on himself.</div><div><br /></div><div>Our condolences to the family.</div><div><br /></div><div>February, 2010 - Crime: Malicious Assault, brandishing a firearm, using a firearm in a felony, resisting arrest</div><div><br /></div><div>Fairfax, Virginia - Jose Avila, a CCW permit holder, was annoyed because he didn't like where Floriano Whitwell and Matthew Dumas had parked their vehicles. He honked his horn at them and drove off, only to return a few minutes later. Only this time he pointed a gun at the two men. Avila fled the scene but was quickly apprehended by police who found a 9mm Astra A-90 loaded with 14 hollow point bullets.</div><div><br /></div><div>Avila was caught so quickly because the men he aimed the gun at were federal marshalls with their badges hanging around their neck.</div><div><br /></div><div>And who was Avila that he would be aiming a firearm loaded with hollow point bullets at police? A former priest and <b><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/04/AR2010020404554.html">anger management counselor</a> used by the Domestic Relations Court in Fairfax Co., VA.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div>Rene' Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11571951354157602146noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448927708092811010.post-20626424941761316142010-01-30T10:42:00.000-08:002010-01-30T12:05:17.409-08:00Anger, Stupidity, Insanity and Something to ConsiderJanuary, 2010 - Crime: Posession of a firearm while intoxicated and reckless use of a firearm<br />Novi, Michigan - At 4:45 PM a CCW permit holder whose name was withheld reportedly had been having a few with some friends when he decided to show his gun to his drinking buddy. No surprise that the gun was unintentionally discharged. The bullet travelled through the siding of the man's home to another nearby street, crashed through a family's sliding glass window and lodged in the wall near where the unsuspecting family had just <a href="http://www.hometownlife.com/article/20100121/NEWS13/1210415">sitting down for dinner</a>. Luckily, no one was injured.<br /><br />January, 2010 - Crime: Brandishing<br />Chico, California - Firefighter and CCW permit holder, Zachery Plottel, argued with a couple who were sitting in a car, apparently over the use of a laser pointer. The argument escalated to the point that Plottel took out his firearm and pointed it at the couple. The incident caused three nearby schools to go into lockdown. When apprehended Plottel pled the Fifth as to where he had place the firearm.<br /><br />Plottel has been placed on administrative leave and if it's determined that the incident occurred within 1,000 feet of the nearest school, <a href="http://www.chicoer.com/publicsafety/ci_14253495">Neal Dow Elementary School</a>, he may face additional charges which could negatively effect his 10 year career with the fire department.<br /><br />January, 2010 - Crime: As yet unfiled<br />McDermitt, Ohio - A once again, unnamed CCW permit holder apparently needed to pay more attention when he was in school as he failed to read the large sign on his grandson's school which read 'No Concealed Guns on School Premises'. He went in with the <a href="http://www.wsaz.com/news/headlines/82993027.html">gun unsecured</a> in his pocket and decided to play basketball with his grandson in the school gym. The gun fell out of his pocket, discharged and shot him in the leg. Luckily the grandson was the only child in the gym at the time and he was uninjured.<br /><br />Police are still determining appropriate charges.<br /><br />January, 2010 - Crime: Murder<br />South Salt Lake City, Utah - Mary Nance Hanson, a CCW permit holder, went to the Salt Lake Community Action Program Head Start and firing at least five shots, killed Tetyana Nikitina, a <a href="http://www.sltrib.com/ci_14296014?source=most_viewed">head start teacher and mother of two </a>as she left school for the day. Police stated that they had found evidence that Hanson had reloaded the firearm after firing several times.<br /><br />When asked why she had killed the woman she stated that she didn't know and that that was all she was going to say.<br /><br />Nikitina's two children, age 7 and 9 are in the custody of their father.<br /><br /><br /><br />And a little bonus for you - for those who think that owning weapons are the be all and end all of security, I present you with this story:<br /><br />January, 2010 - Crime: Theft, Complicity to Kidnapping, Complicity to Aggrevated Robbery<br />Fairfield Township, Ohio - Troy Purdin and his wife, both CCW permit owners, had a collection of firearms which they kept in a gun safe. They also had a cousin who had recently come into town named Timothy "TJ" Stone. They had not spent time with TJ since he was 10, but apparently one visit was enough to let TJ know that his relatives were gun owners.<br /><br />The next time that TJ came over, he brought friends. Friends with their own firearms. TJ and his accomplises held a gun to <a href="http://www.wlwt.com/news/22346006/detail.html">Purdin's head and held him and his three year old son hostage while they stole the gun safe and 16 firearms</a>.Rene' Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11571951354157602146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448927708092811010.post-30808928533225619132010-01-22T10:17:00.000-08:002010-01-22T11:30:07.928-08:00Editorial comment - Texas Shell GameJanuary, 2010 - Crime: Felony Deadly Conduct<div>Austin, Texas - Texas has a bit of a problem. (OK, depending on your outlook, they may have several problems.) They have a law set up that makes it illegal to disclose the names of individuals who have CCW permits, so what do they when there's a shooting by someone carrying a concealed weapon with a permit?</div><div><br /></div><div>Well, yesterday, a young man named Fausto Cardenas decided that the best way to impress a girl and convince her to go out with him was to discharge a gun on the Texas State Capital steps. After a young woman refused to speak with him privately, Fausto went out and <a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/DN-texascapitol_22tex.ART.State.Edition1.4be3967.html">started shooting</a>. He was taken down immediately by police. Luckily, the five shots he was able to take did not wound anyone visiting or working at the Capital.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now journalists wishing to report on the incident aren't allowed to ascertain whether this individual was carrying this firearm legally or illegally because the gun lobby got the hush law passed.</div><div><br /></div><div>But here's the loophole - if the individual isn't charged with carrying a concealed firearm illegally, doesn't that suggest that the individual did have a CCW permit? And if you can figure out who has and who hasn't got one by what they are charged with, isn't the law just attempting to keep the fact that these people had been given permits out of the media, which could make one question how this law effects freedom of the press? Isn't it one thing to protect law abiding citizens who don't want the criminal element, i.e., everyone else, to know they have a firearm and another to document that a law put in place by the gun lobby was being misused by the criminal element? Shouldn't those who abuse the privilege be pointed out so that legislators can determine if laws need to be refined?</div><div><br /></div><div>Texas state legislators after the shooting said that they need to beef up security. Might I suggest that they take a real good look at their gun laws and hush laws and determine who those laws are really protecting.</div>Rene' Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11571951354157602146noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448927708092811010.post-50262251704980988132010-01-20T19:55:00.000-08:002010-01-20T20:22:43.196-08:00Once again, the mass murderer had a CCWJanuary, 2010 - Crime: Murder<div>Appamattox, Virginia - Christopher Bryan Speight turned himself in to police after eight people were murdered and a police helicopter was shot down by gunfire. <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/20/AR2010012005139.html">Shot</a> were Speight's sister, brother-in-law, Speight's 15 year old nephew, 4 year old niece and four family friends, including a 16 year old boy.</div><div><br /></div><div>When he turned himself in, Mr. Speight was wearing camouflage pants and a bulletproof vest.</div><div><br /></div><div>Christopher Speight was a <a href="http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/motive-a-mystery-in-278525.html">CCW permit holder</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>January, 2010 - Crime: Third-degree murder</div><div>Erie, Pennsylvania - All Jayson Sack did, according to witnesses, was yell to a driver to slow down in a picnic area. That was all it took for Joel Atkin to get out of his car, take out his .357 Magnum and kill the <a href="http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100117/OPINION04/301179944/-1/opinion01">father of three</a> in front of his family. Mr. Atkin felt being reprimanded for speeding was enough of a reason to take a man's life.</div>Rene' Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11571951354157602146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448927708092811010.post-86953070616525963792010-01-12T18:59:00.000-08:002010-01-12T19:34:54.850-08:00Another issue with location, location, locationJanuary, 2010 - Crime: Felony Assault<div>Santa Ana, California: A couple were gathering cardboard to recycle from behind a Sears store when CCW permit holder, Robert Bruce Rieck, saw them from across the street and shined a flashlight on them. When they attempted to explain they were merely collecting <a href="http://www.ocregister.com/news/rieck-227465-bertagna-police.html">recyclables</a>, Rieck pulled a gun on them, reportedly aiming it at the males' head. When the couple attempted to escape, Rieck shot at them.</div><div><br /></div><div>No explanation was given as to why Rieck didn't just call and report the two to the police instead of taking matters into his own hands.</div><div><br /></div><div>January, 2010 - Crime: Attempting to bring concealed weapons onto a Naval shipyard</div><div>Kittery, Maine: This is a two-fer. Jesus Acosta-Pileta and Juan Guevara-Pompa, CCW permit holders and truck drivers in Pennsylvania were delivering welding supplies to the Portsmouth Naval shipyard. It seems they forgot a couple of things. First thing they forgot was that the driver, Mr. Acosta-Pileta, no longer had a commercial driver's license. Second thing they forgot was that, just because you are allowed to carry in Pennsylvania doesn't mean you are allowed to carry in Maine, especially on to a <a href="http://www.wcsh6.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=113130&catid=2">military facility</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Rene' Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11571951354157602146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448927708092811010.post-39755408144792354672010-01-07T12:37:00.000-08:002010-01-07T12:49:24.787-08:00Law Abiding CCW Permit Holder??!?Christmas Day, 2009 - Crime: Felonious Assault<div>Dayton, Ohio - Shamar Davis is a familiar face to law enforcement in Dayton. As a reputed 'Money Go Getter' gang member, he's had several run ins with police. And he had another on Christmas Day when he was involved in a fight at a local club that erupted into gunfire.</div><div><br /></div><div>Did I mention that this gang member with a criminal history has a CCW permit? <a href="http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/crime/gang-member-arrested-in-christmas-day-double-shooting-outside-club-juicy-478131.html">Yep</a>. Real law abiding citizen using the 2nd Amendment to protect himself and his rights. </div>Rene' Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11571951354157602146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448927708092811010.post-83018064005578759732010-01-05T09:50:00.000-08:002010-01-05T10:41:55.054-08:00A new year, another round of 'What were they thinking?'January, 2010 - Crime: Possession under the influence and aiming a firearm<div>Las Vegas, Nevada - Permit holder and body guard, Steve Sanson Jr., was running for public office but after the New Year's celebration, one wonders if he'll have a campaign, a job or a permit. It seems that after work on New Year's he decided to go out and party. </div><div><br /></div><div>No harm in that. </div><div><br /></div><div>Problem was, he forgot to take off his .45's, one carried on his ankle and the other on his hip, before he started <a href="http://www.lvrj.com/news/breaking_news/Candidate-for-county-position--80516777.html">drinking</a>. Other revelers reported that he'd brandished the firearm while seemingly intoxicated and contacted authorities.</div><div><br /></div><div>January, 2010 - Crime: Bringing firearm into a courthouse</div><div>Tampa, Florida - Permit holder, Donald Koranek, was in line to pass through the metal detectors in order to enter the courthouse when he was told that he couldn't come in with a pocket knife. He chose to leave the line. When he returned to the line a little later, he was carrying a loaded <a href="http://www.abcactionnews.com/content/news/local/hillsborough/story/80-year-old-man-brings-gun-to-courthouse/tC2sZY9IYUyGEomwqSk6_Q.cspx">KelTec .32</a>. Now, if he knew he couldn't get in with a pocket knife, what made him think it was appropriate to go through with a semi-automatic?</div>Rene' Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11571951354157602146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448927708092811010.post-13123492647360038302009-12-18T09:19:00.000-08:002009-12-18T09:42:14.693-08:00Hold the pickle, hold the lettuce, and secure your firearmDecember, 2009 - Crime: Possible Deadly Conduct Investigation<br />Sherman, Texas - After finishing lunch at Carino's Grill, a patron with a CCW permit stood up and started donning his coat to leave. His firearm, which was in his coat pocket, fell to the floor and fired. Luckily, no one was injured. According to another patron, the permit holder's response to situation was to say 'We gotta get out of here and he got up and left". (So much for responsible behavior by a permit holder.)<br /><br />The police are have forwarded the case to the DA's office for possible prosecution.Rene' Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11571951354157602146noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448927708092811010.post-49322590026038596752009-12-04T18:31:00.000-08:002009-12-04T19:10:20.362-08:00Occupations that should know betterNovember, 2009 - Crime: Trafficking in cocaine<br />Crestview, Florida - Reginald Jackson, a CCW permit holder and a Department of Juvenile Justice employee, was pulled over for swerving and having illegal window tinting. During a search of the car, it was discovered that Mr. Jackson had a <a href="http://www.crestviewbulletin.com/news/jackson-7991-police-cocaine.html">bag of cocaine</a> weighing 43 grams and valued at $1,700 and a .40 Smith and Wesson.<br /><br />November, 2009 - Crime: Assault with a deadly weapon and injury to property<br />Las Vegas, Nevada - Michael Amador, a CCW permit holder and attorney, got into an argument in a bar with two men during a <a href="http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/nov/30/scuffle-pub-parking-lot-leads-las-vegas-attorneys-/">billiard game</a>. After the two men left, Amador is reported to have followed them and shattered one man's rear window with his semi-automatic firearm. Amador was tackled and held until the police arrived.Rene' Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11571951354157602146noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7448927708092811010.post-29530659786689659602009-11-28T17:18:00.000-08:002009-11-28T17:58:20.001-08:00Lapses in MemoryNovember, 2009 - Crime: Gun Smuggling, Lying to Canadian Border, Possessing 85 Rounds<br />Tacoma, Washington/Peace Arch, Canada - Gerald Burke, CCW permit holder, claimed that he had no idea that the laws in Canada were different than in America and that he totally forgot that he was carrying a<a href="http://www.kirotv.com/consumer/21725257/detail.html"> loaded semi-automatic</a> and 85 rounds, even when he was directly asked. Problem is, his nervous manner, alerted police that something was up and they searched his vehicle.<br /><br />He's now looking at spending three years in a Canadian prison.<br /><br />November, 2009 - Crime: Lying on a CCW application<br />Guam - Democratic Senator Matt Rector applied for a CCW permit but when it came to the portion where it asks if you have ever been convicted of a crime, his mind apparently went blank and he forgot that he had once been convicted of <a href="http://www.pacificnewscenter.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1811:senator-rector-admits-to-misdemeanor-conviction-26-years-ago&catid=50:homepage-slideshow-rokstories">burglary</a>! Now, while I understand that it had been 26 years before, I tend to think that most human beings would remember something as life changing as being arrested and convicted of burglary.<br /><br />One wonders if he remembered to tell the voters before the election.Rene' Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11571951354157602146noreply@blogger.com0