Notes from the Resistance
With a history of personal nastiness combined with repeated demands to lay claim to the rights of his countrymen, it’s natural that the targets of Baldwin’s obsession would see the humor in his becoming victim of his own hubris. [More]
Or as Shakespeare wrote, “Hoist with his own petard…”
On-duty cop accidentally fired his gun outside Lori Lightfoot’s home: Chicago police [More]
And not just an “on duty cop.” A “veteran Chicago police officer”!
I see “The officer remains on active duty because the firearm discharge was accidental.”
So he’s keeping his gun.
Funny… if you or I had done that, not only would our names be publicized, the only way we’d be out is if we made bail. And you’d better believe there’d be a court order to surrender all weapons.
Forget it, Jake. It’s Chi-Town.
[H/T Wirecutter]
It also shows the danger of lazy journalism when a news organization asks no questions/does no independent research, and essentially copies a government press release. To paraphrase the late Paul Harvey, “And now, the rest of the story…” [More]
Another “accidental child gun death” warranting the government to issue a word of caution to the public? How do you “accidentally” shoot your child four times, and would it be too much to ask “professional journalists” to even acknowledge the unexplained disconnect?
I accessed an archived copy of a report about the bullet Alec Baldwin fired into Halyna Hutchins. The thoughts strike:
The shell casing from the spent round and the rest of the cartridges remained in the cylinder. Has anyone seen a report on whether they were tested for fingerprints to know for sure who inserted the live rounds?
And does anyone have the editing skills to insert Baldwin’s face in this?
According to witnesses, 39-year-old Larry Lawrence, who was a store employee, was in the process of placing groceries in the rear seat of a vehicle, where a dog was located. He then began to pet the dog. While occupied with the dog, a .22 rifle, also located in the rear seat of the vehicle, discharged and struck Lawrence in the chest, officials with the police department said. [More]
Who’s the damn moron?
[Via Steve T]
Fulton DA investigator accidentally discharges firearm, shoots self at courthouse [More]
We haven’t had a Lee Paige Award ceremony in a while…
[Via Steve T]
IRS agent shot and killed by another agent in training accident in Phoenix, per ABC15 sources [More]
Popular reaction is less than sympathetic.
[Via @jumpinjonnydee]
Grandfather charged after child’s gun death in Berkeley [More]
This is why development-appropriate training is so crucial.
[Via bondmen]
Thomas Sturm reportedly dropped his gun at the Texas-based grocery store located in the 3500 block of Rayford Road on June 15. Investigators said when he went to pick up his gun, he accidentally pulled the trigger and discharged the firearm. [More]
Cleanup on Aisle 4…
Sounds like he needs a custodian.
[Via Steve T]
In a major change to the way Hollywood movies and TV series are made, live ammunition will be banned from production sets under a new agreement reached by the Directors Guild of America and studios. [More]
That wasn’t already a rule?
How will they catch it if someone deliberately doesn’t comply and/or is carrying concealed?
Does it include security? And will there be an “Only Ones” exception if they have to show up again?
[Via Roger J]
Alec Baldwin to star in film about Kent State shootings in 1970 [More]
OK, in this shot, Alec, I want you to point the gun right at the protesting students…
Mansfield officer accidentally shoots self while responding to scene, police say [More]
Doing it while taking it out is what’s known in the business as a “Reverse Lee Paige.”
[Via Sweet Babboo]
Charges have been dropped against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of his Western movie “Rust” after “new facts” surfaced in recent days, officials said Thursday. [More]
Thank goodness! Now he can get back to lecturing the rest of us on “commonsense gun safety laws”!
In the absence of evidence showing deliberate misbehavior on the part of the armorer, would it be out of line to wonder how much those “new facts” cost?
[Via several of you]
A Newport News grand jury has indicted the mother of the 6-year-old who shot his first grade teacher at Richneck Elementary in January. Deja Taylor has been charged with felony child neglect and misdemeanor recklessly leaving a loaded firearm so as to endanger a child. [More]
Good. Just as if she’d left anything else a child could hurt himself or others with in easy reach.
Stupid ****s like her are the reason the grabbers push “lock up your safety” diktats on the rest of us.
Any bets she’s not a Democrat?
[Via Mack H]
Engel said that Malone was right-handed and as the officer smashed the victim’s vehicle window with the baton in his right hand, the firearm in his left hand discharged with a bullet striking Poulin. “There was no intention to pull the trigger,” Engel said. [More]
Is “the firearm… discharged” anything like “the gun went off“?
Funny… every time I’ve practiced weak hand shooting it hasn’t made me forget Cooper’s Rules. Then again, I’ve never had the professional training to assess a situation dangerous enough to draw a gun on a suspect with that hand, either.
[Via smitty]
This may explain why “FEMALE FIREARMS INSTRUCTORS, QUALITY PRODUCTS FOR WOMEN [are] IN DEMAND MORE THAN EVER“: Possibly because when they go to the same range with their criminal boyfriends, disaster ensues.
[Via Remarks]
Impressive, how he managed to achieve the same results with less professional training.
[Via WiscoDave]
The daughter of a Southwest Side alderman was shot in the leg last week during a concealed carry class taught by her father — the same alderman who shot himself in the hand last October. [More]
I wonder if Lori will finally call…?
[Via Sweet Babboo]
Authorities said Lopez left a loaded .45 pistol in his living room when he went to bed. The following morning, officials said the 6-year-old boy found the gun and began playing with it when it went off, killing him. [More]
Tragic. Outrageous. If he’s an otherwise decent human being, he’ll suffer hell on earth for the rest of his life.
And it’s so unnecessary. We raised two boys. Rational coexistence simply isn’t that hard to attain.
[Via bondmen]
A Homeland Security agent and his friend were accidentally shot at a wine tasting in Florida when his gun fell to the ground, according to police. [More]
I need to up my training. Not being a professional, my wife and I have been going to a wine-tasting fundraiser for a group we support for many years now, and I haven’t even come close to shooting myself, let alone her along with me.
One question though: Is that what I think it is?
Anybody know if off-duty “Only Ones” are exempt?
[Via Remarks]
