Setting An Example

May 2010 - Crime: Felonious Assault
Fruitport Township, Michigan - It all began over a soccer game.  A soccer game for 8, 9 & 10 year olds.  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.

Sherrill later turned himself into police.

Prayers for the Death of Children

March, 2010 - Crime: Road rage, murder

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 13 year old daughter who died of her wounds.

Our prayers go out the family.

March, 2010 - Crime: Murder, Felonious Assault of a newborn

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.

Instead, he's in jail under a 3 million dollar bond.

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 held the newborn in her arms, shot her. The bullet grazed little Kloe's head, fracturing her skull and entered her mother, killing her.

Once again, our prayers go out to the motherless children and to Kelli's mother who has lost her precious daughter.

How can you forget where your gun is?

March, 2010 - Crime: Death being reviewed

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 firearm in the truck 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.

Our prayers go out to the family.

March, 2010 - Crime: Possession of a firearm at the airport

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 detectors.

And as though his day wasn't bad enough, police informed him that his permit expired in January.