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Off-duty Houston firefighter shot dead by neighbor – CBS News

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“No one did anything wrong. It was just a confluence of events that provoked a tragedy,” 0Parker said. “My understanding is that the firefighter, off-duty, had been out. He did what he was supposed to do: He took a cab ride home, got dropped off in the wrong place and wasn’t aware of it. [He] tried to get into what he thought was his house and was tragically shot.”

via Off-duty Houston firefighter shot dead by neighbor – CBS News.

 

I’m actually rather impressed that Houston’s mayor, or any liberal Democrat, is actually capable of taking this stance on such things. Of course, they nearly all make exceptions when it’s actually their own home. Anyone else needs to be a good victim.

All the political BS aside, it is indeed a tragedy.  There will be those who scream “murder!” because they believe she should have called 911 and waited until he was in her home and sobered up to do anything about it. After all, he didn’t mean to harm anyone one.  But, how many home invasions, robberies, rapes, and murders start under seemingly identical circumstances for the poor woman whose home he tried to enter? Is she supposed to assume all the risks and just see what happens once he’s in?

GM

Long Island Man Facing Manslaughter Charge For Shooting, Killing Alleged Armed Burglar « CBS New York

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“The DA’s office indicated they didn’t think it was necessarily clear that a shot was fired, but you can actually see a flash and see the gun pull back after he pulls the trigger,” said defense attorney Anthony Rutkowski.

via LI Man Facing Manslaughter Charge For Shooting, Killing Alleged Armed Burglar « CBS New York.

[sarcasm] Way to go New York! Keeping citizens in line by prosecuting them for self-defense. [/sarcasm] What’s really interesting is these folks have video of break-in that shows what looks like a gun shot from the suspect’s gun. But, prosecutors maintain that they didn’t find any bullets and they think the guy was shot while running away. I am glad I live in Texas.

-GM

Would-be robbery victim kills suspect in Chymistry Bar and Lounge parking lot | abc13.com

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The man pulled out a gun of his own and fired. The suspect was killed. No one else was injured.

via Would-be robbery victim kills suspect in Chymistry Bar and Lounge parking lot | abc13.com.

 

If you have to use a gun defensively, we prefer you have a shooting rather than a gunfight. In other words, the fight is over before the bad guy realizes it began and he’s DRT (dead right there).

GM

Subjective issuance by an objective standard…SF Police Chief

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Want a concealed gun in California? Head north - SFGate“I think concealed carry permits should be handed out subjectively with an objective standard,” the chief said. “We’re a crowded place. … The last thing I need is people that aren’t trained on firearms who may not be in the right frame of mind from being so scared or having a cocktail or two. I would much rather they rely on us.”

via Want a concealed gun in California? Head north – SFGate.

Handed out subjectively using an objective standard?!?! WTF? That’s classic political double speak for, “you aren’t getting one unless the mayor says I have to give you one or we play poker on a regular basis together.”  The good news is, the chief may not have a choice on that much longer now that the “good cause” clause commonly applied to Californa concealed carry permits has been struck down by the 9th Circuit.

GM

After years of lecturing the US about guns, Mexico legalizes armed vigilantes…

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The government announced Monday that it had reached a deal with vigilante leaders to incorporate the armed civilian groups into old and largely forgotten quasi-military units called the Rural Defense Corps. Vigilante groups estimate their numbers at 20,000 men under arms.

via Mexico legalizes vigilante groups in Michoacan, welcomes them in fight against drug cartels – CBS News.

As ice forms on my Mustang near Katy, Texas, it seems Hell has officially frozen over. For the last several years, we’ve heard Mexico blame its cartel wars on the United States. And among the many “wrongs” the US has committed, chief among them, according to Mexican heads of state/government, past and present, has been the fact US citizens are “allowed” to own guns. Mexico of course, is a shinning example of what strict gun control laws do to benefit their society.

Well, in what seems to be a shocking reversal, Mexico has legalized the citizens who took up arms to defend their homes and take their streets back from the cartels who held them hostage while Mexican troops and police often just watched. Now, American anti-gunners will note that these people are being institutionalized into a government body known as the Rural Defense Corps. The Mexican equivalent of a militia and one that will be “well regulated” by the government. But, they are ignoring that these are people who have privately acquired, modern rifles such as the AR15, that is usually contraband in Mexico.

Anti-gunnners will likely praise the fact the Mexican government will allow these people to keep their guns if they register them with the Army but, given the corruption so common in Mexican government, it would seem that giving the government a list of who has these modern arms is just as likely to be signing up for a hit list for the cartels. Time will tell but, the irony of the whole situation is striking given the push by our own President and his ilk to try to disarm American citizens at every opportunity. After all, these are the folks who never want a tragedy to go to waste.