The Gun News Thread

[Grand Potentate]

School gunman had AR-15-style weapon, 600 rounds of ammo

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 19-year-old who killed a teacher and a 15-year-old girl at a St. Louis high school was armed with an AR-15-style rifle and what appeared to be more than 600 rounds of ammunition, a police official said Tuesday.

apnews.com

 

[Grand Potentate]

Zoo Atlanta will allow people to carry guns after gun rights activist challenges

Zoo Atlanta has updated its weapons policy to allow guests to carry guns onto its grounds. The zoo originally changed the policy in September, banning people from bringing guns.

www.gpb.org

 

[Grand Potentate]

Zoo Atlanta will allow people to carry guns after gun rights activist challenges

Zoo Atlanta has updated its weapons policy to allow guests to carry guns onto its grounds. The zoo originally changed the policy in September, banning people from bringing guns.

www.gpb.org

Why is this a good thing Dropbear ???

 

[Dropbear]

 

[Grand Potentate]

Three UVA players killed; ex-player in custody

Police have an ex-Virginia football player in custody after a shooting Sunday night that left three football players dead and two students wounded.

www.espn.com

 

[Grand Potentate]

https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/22/us/chesapeake-virginia-walmart-shooting/index.html

 

[Dropbear]

In the wake of the recent Colorado shooting, OBS and Pink Pistols have been picking up steam:

Why some LGBT+ Americans are turning to guns amid a rising wave of hate

As threats and violence increase to a fever pitch, some LGBT+ people believe it’s time for their community to embrace the Second Amendment, writes Io Dodds

www.independent.co.uk

Interesting article I just read in a professional journal:

“Using agent-based simulation modeling, a home-invasion model including two-armed bad actors and a one-armed homeowner was created to test this hypothesis. The homeowner engaged the bad actors with different capacity magazines, and the survival rate was recorded and compared across the spectrum of capacities. This model showed that reducing the homeowner’s magazine capacity resulted in an increased casualty rate for the homeowner.”

Magazine capacity limits and home security | Journal of Emergency Management

 

[Dropbear]

 

[Grand Potentate]

1 dead, 5 injured in shooting near popular Atlanta shopping center

A group of people estimated to range in age from 15 to 21 had been escorted from the nearby mall before gunfire erupted, police said.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Dropbear]

16 million Americans carried loaded handguns in public in 2019, study reveals

The number of U.S. adults carrying a loaded handgun on their person doubled between 2015 and 2019.

studyfinds.org

 

[Grand Potentate]

Vaughan shooting: Five killed by gunman in Canada apartment block

The gunman was shot dead by police who found victims scattered in several flats of the block.

www.bbc.com

 

[Dropbear]

 

[Dropbear]

Texas drops fight to prevent 18- to 20-year-olds from carrying handguns in public

A federal judge ruled earlier this year that a state law banning young adults from publicly carrying handguns is unconstitutional. The state no longer plans to appeal that ruling.

www.texastribune.org

But they still can’t drink a beer in their own home.

 

[Dropbear]

Six-year-old intentionally shot teacher in Virginia school, police say

Authorities said they had arrested the boy for shooting a female teacher at Richneck elementary school in Newport News

www.theguardian.com

 

[Dropbear]

Trump’s bump stock ban dumped:

Federal appeals court strikes down ban on bump stocks | CNN Politics

A federal appeals court on Friday struck down a ban on bump stocks, devices that essentially allow shooters to fire semiautomatic rifles continuously with one pull of the trigger.

www.cnn.com

 

[Dropbear]

 

[fxh]

Six-year-old intentionally shot teacher in Virginia school, police say

Authorities said they had arrested the boy for shooting a female teacher at Richneck elementary school in Newport News

www.theguardian.com

 

[Dropbear]

 

[fxh]

Six-year-old intentionally shot teacher in Virginia school, police say

Authorities said they had arrested the boy for shooting a female teacher at Richneck elementary school in Newport News

www.theguardian.com

'A six-year-old boy has allegedly shot and wounded a teacher at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, US, police said, prompting consternation from local officials who 𝐯𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 and prevent such an event from happening again.'

 

[Dropbear]

 

[Dropbear]

A 6-year-old shooter raises difficult questions for the criminal justice system

Although Virginia law does not set a minimum age for criminal prosecution, the traditional principles of criminal justice "don't really apply" when the offender is so young, one legal expert said.

www.npr.org

 

[Grand Potentate]

Security footage shows toddler playing with gun, pulling trigger

Video footage from a neighbor's security camera shows a toddler wandering outside his father's apartment brandishing a pistol.

m.jpost.com

Security footage shows toddler playing with gun, pulling trigger​

 

[Pauly Chase]

Picked up a mint conditioned CZ P10s today

 

[Grand Potentate]

Picked up a mint conditioned CZ P10s today

you can go hang out with these guys

 

[Dropbear]

Picked up a mint conditioned CZ P10s today

Drop a review over here:

The Firearms & Sport Shooting Thread

Hemingway, the consummate poser: At least it's missing the magazine, so he can't shoot someone by accident. Perhaps he brought it along to take pot shots at sharks that were trying to steal his fish?

www.dressedwell.net

you can go hang out with these guys

Meal Team Six

 

[Pauly Chase]

Background cleared. Picking it up today from Bass Proshop.

Now I am addicted....

 

[Dropbear]

TSA confiscated record number of guns from airline passengers in 2022

Of those guns taken at airport security checkpoints, 88% were loaded, the agency said.

www.cbsnews.com

Background cleared. Picking it up today from Bass Proshop.

Now I am addicted....

The Firearms & Sport Shooting Thread

Hemingway, the consummate poser: At least it's missing the magazine, so he can't shoot someone by accident. Perhaps he brought it along to take pot shots at sharks that were trying to steal his fish?

www.dressedwell.net

 

[Dropbear]

Good.

Alec Baldwin Will Be Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter in ‘Rust’ Shooting

The movie’s prop armorer faces the same charges. The assistant director, responsible for on-set safety, pleads guilty to negligent use of a deadly weapon.

www.vanityfair.com

 

[Dropbear]

Washington County Democrats are rebranding themselves in support of the Second Amendment

The committee chair said Democrats can’t connect to rural voters because they don’t understand importance of guns to voters.

cardinalnews.org

 

[Dropbear]

 

[Dropbear]

 

[Grand Potentate]

 

[belinmad]

You know - in case you are facing your regular siege on a Tuesday night.

The boots though

 

[Dropbear]

Mass Shootings by Country 2023

 

[Dropbear]

UN criticizes Israeli plan to ease gun ownership requirements after terror attacks

International body's rights chief Volker Turk: 'The proliferation of firearms will lead to increased risks of killings and injuries of both Israelis and Palestinians'

www.timesofisrael.com

 

[Dropbear]

Ban on marijuana users owning guns is unconstitutional, U.S. judge rules

A federal judge in Oklahoma said that the government could not argue that the "mere status as a user of marijuana" justified stripping a person of their "fundamental right to possess a firearm".

www.reuters.com

 

[Grand Potentate]

Missouri votes against banning children from carrying guns in public

Republican-led legislature rejects measure to prevent minors from carrying firearms in public without adult supervision

www.theguardian.com

 

[Grand Potentate]

Michigan State University shooting: Police say 3 dead, 5 injured; suspect shot himself

Three people are dead and at least five others injured after a shooting at multiple locations on Michigan State University's East Lansing campus Monday, police said.

abcnews.go.com

 

[Dropbear]

Freak Accident Kills Man After MRI Machine Triggers Loaded Handgun

A Brazilian man has passed away from injuries he received last month when a concealed handgun he was wearing discharged near an operating MRI machine, shooting him in the abdomen.

www.sciencealert.com

 

[Grand Potentate]

https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/police-responding-to-shooting-at-food-court-at-cielo-vista-mall