Category: Gun-Free Zones

Back to the Drawing Board

The Supreme Court of Maryland has found Montgomery County does not have the authority under state law to prohibit wear-and-carry permit holders from bringing guns within 100 yards of certain public places… It now heads back to the Montgomery County Circuit Court in Rockville for further proceedings…   [More]

Not exactly the “HUGE WIN!” some are calling it…

[Via Jess]

Besides, It’s Not THEIR Money…

States consider drones to stop school shootings [More]

Good grief. Everything but what’s needed.

Why do I picture bureaucrats sitting around a meeting table cracking each other up with increasingly ludicrous proposals?

“The drones can … spray pepper, and even knock active shooters down”…? Stop! I can’t breathe…

And it sounds like much of this is in Republican states…

[Via bondmen]

We’re the Only Ones Flushed Enough

Classes have been cancelled at a northwest suburban school on Tuesday after a resource officer misplaced his gun while he was using the bathroom on Monday afternoon. [More]

Again…?

Who does this guy think he is, Michael Byrd…?

Like the answer is to “review procedures”… And if you really wanted the department to be accountable, Chief Pecora, you’d tell us the goofball’s name.

Drums of War

[Strongsville COSTCO/Google Maps]

A Berea Municipal Court document obtained by FOX 8 said witnesses told police the suspect was seen walking toward the front doors of Costco with a “drum magazine protruding from one of his pockets.” An employee reportedly approached him and said he couldn’t enter with the weapon. He reportedly took out a semi-automatic handgun with the drum magazine and shot the victim. [More]

Ah! War drums! Something else for red-shirted hags who’d never heard of them before to rage over and demand to ban!

Don’t people read signs anymore?

Or do they?

When Seconds Count

Texas Democrat James Talarico Said Having Police in Schools Fuels ‘Culture of Violence’ in Newly Resurfaced Audio [More]

Why is it every time I see this lunatic I picture Elliot Page?

If it ends up being between him and Cornyn, well, this is how the system keeps gunvoters in line.

And look what else Texans can elect. Good grief.

[Via bondmen]

Behind Every Silver Cloud is a Dark Lining

The principal of Pauls Valley High School was injured on Tuesday afternoon when authorities said he tackled a gunman entering the school. Kirk Moore was shot in the leg and airlifted to the hospital. Authorities said his injuries were non-life-threatening. [More]

Good on him. He has my impressed respect.

That said, it’s a key gun-grabber argument for why stunted capacity magazine mandates are needed: so that someone else besides them will have time to tackle a shooter while he’s swapping mags.

[Via bondmen]

When Seconds Count

As details emerged, students voiced concerns about their safety and the university’s response, calling for faster and clearer communication. Many expressed frustration with how Northeastern handled the incidents, saying they turned to social media and peers to fill information gaps left by delayed and sparse official alerts.  [More]

Everything but realize what they’re going to have to be prepared and able to do if they hope to have a chance when its their turn in the barrel, and then demand the right to do it while disregarding anyone who orders them “No.”

Of course, it’s easier to just stick your head in the sand and believe Ruben.

[Via Michael G]

Who Will Guard the Guardians?

Florida Lawmakers Move to Allow ‘Guardians’ to Carry Guns on College Campuses [More]

I never did care for the sheepdog analogy, expecting someone else to take risks on my behalf that I’m not willing to assume myself. That’s what got us into their “Only Ones” mess in the first place.

As for me being one, I’m with Rick Blaine.

And as for listening to Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith, I’m not about to take self-defense advice from a man who can’t even protect his own husband.

[Via bondmen]

Sins of the Father

During the trial, the jury heard how Colin Gray had bought his son an AR-style rifle for Christmas the year before the attack, even though the boy had been questioned by police just seven months earlier about online threats to commit a school shooting. [More]

The AR reference is a bit of hyperbolic hand-wringing because there’d be just as much outrage over a Fudd gun being used, but there is a point here that merits discussion– when you know something is wrong and you enable it anyway, you do share culpability in outcomes.

Denial is one thing, and it’s understandable when admitting it can be so overwhelmingly devastating, but the fact that it is is your first clue. Those of us who have had to make tough decisions in child-raising that ultimately resulted in successful adult outcomes should thank God we were never faced with having to confront a child so broken he could not be fixed.

And if one of mine had been taken from me because his father was too weak to confront reality, I’d blame him, too.

[Via bondmen]

Driven to Despair

But when asked for their thoughts on safety measures, cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer readers suggested that arming drivers wouldn’t matter. “It seems some people who own guns must get trigger happy,” another wrote. “If drivers are shot indiscriminately being armed won’t help.” [More]

Kinda explains why they get their “news” from the Plain Dealer…

But I will cede one point: You put your back to an assailant to impede turning around and returning fire and you’re definitely going to be at a disadvantage. So the title premise is right: It’s just not worth it.

Not that Johnny Cabs will be an improvement…

[Via JG]