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Lucylastic -> RE: UNMODERATED ZIMMERMAN (3/3/2014 4:31:12 PM)
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FR Posting this from knife thread...in response to
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ORIGINAL: lovmuffin
Exactly, so arming yourself is the best thing you can do and horrible things won't likely happen to you.
oh really... http://www.fayobserver.com/news/crime_courts/article_44185c8f-78e7-5f07-a1d0-5df540cef8fa.html
from today
TABOR CITY - A gunshot wound to the left hand had Tabor City Police Department officers searching for a shooter on Reese and Queen streets and on to Carolina Road this afternoon, before the victim admitted to accidentally shooting himself in the hand, Chief Donald Dowless said.
William Antwan Gaskins, 21, was taken by Tabor City Emergency Services ambulance to McLeod Loris hospital from his home in the 100 block of Reese Street with an injury that did not appear to be life threatening, Dowless said.
Gaskins initially told police he was shot on a trail through a wooded area that connects Queen Street and Carolina Road, Dowless said. Officers were unable to find any evidence of a shooting there, though the wound to Gaskins' hand was bleeding profusely, Dowless said.
Gaskins admitted to accidentally shooting himself while handling a gun in his home as Maj. Jerry Sarvis prepared to conduct a gunshot residue test on his hands, Dowless said
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http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2014/03/on_busy_bourbon_st_man_shoots.html
from yesterday
For Bourbon Heat, a club near the corner of Bourbon Street and Orleans Avenue, the busiest night of the year is the Saturday before Mardi Gras, said club owner Angelo Farrell. And like clockwork, as Saturday (March 1) became Sunday (March 2), the dance floor was packed at 2 a.m.
And that was where Deantra Belvin, 21, was headed with a gun concealed in his pants pocket. A server spotted the weapon, security pounced, and in the scuffle, Belvin lost control of the gun. It discharged -- shooting him, quite literally, in the foot. "It's almost comical," Farrell said, "but it's not."
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http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/02/madison_county_man_fatally_shoots_himself_after_liquor_store_seized_for_back_tax.html
from four days ago
HAMILTON, N.Y. -- A man in Madison County fatally shot himself earlier this week after state agents seized his liquor store for unpaid back taxes.
Hamilton Police Chief Rick Gifford said the state Department of Taxation and Finance asked the police department to provide an officer during a business seizure.
"It's not pleasant," Gifford said. "It's not something we'd typically be involved in."
At about 11 a.m. Wednesday an officer arrived with tax officials at Cook's Liquor Store, at 53 Utica St., in the village of Hamilton. The officer stood by as tax officials seized the property and put a sign up.
The business had a tax warrant for unremitted sales tax of $24,406, Geoff Gloak, a spokesman for the Department of Taxation and Finance, said.
The store's owner was not happy, but there was no indication that he was suicidal, Gifford said.
As tax officials and the officer were preparing to leave the scene, they heard a single gunshot. The officer called for assistance and secured the scene. Gifford said the store owner produced a gun and fatally shot himself. No one else was injured in the incident.
"It was just a horrible situation," Gifford said. "It was as much of a shock to our officers as it was to the community."
Most of Hamilton's police officer knew the store owner, whose family had run the liquor store for decades, Gifford said.
Police are waiting on a toxicology report from the medical examiner's office before completing their investigation, Gifford said
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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/man-shoots-himself-in-the-head-and-dies-while-demonstrating-gun-safety-9153098.html
from yesterday
A man in the US accidentally shot himself in the head and died on Monday as he was trying to persuade his girlfriend that guns are safe.
The unnamed 36-year-old from Independence Township, Michigan, was demonstrating how his three handguns are safe when they are not loaded by holding them to his head and pulling the trigger, Detroit Free Press reported.
But when the third gun went off, the man was struck in the head with a bullet. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Authorities say three children not related to the man, aged 7,10, and 12, were in the home at the time of the shooting, but did not witness it.
The man’s girlfriend told police that he had been drinking most of the day before he died, and sheriff’s officials said alcohol appears to have been a factor in the incident, according to CBS Detroit.
An autopsy will be performed by the Oakland County Medical Examiner as an investigation into the man’s death continues.
In January 2013, 18-year-old Florida resident Alexander Xavier Shaw died doing a similar demonstration.
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http://www.krcrtv.com/news/local/man-shoots-himself-blames-it-on-black-man/-/14322302/24400896/-/syy4u7/-/index.html
REDDING, Calif. -
A man who first told Redding Police he was attacked by a black man with a gun has admitted to intentionally shooting himself.
Officer from Redding Police Department got called to Shasta Regional Medical Center for a reported gunshot victim on Feb. 1, at 8:18 p.m.
There they found 34-year-old Brent Thomas Posada of Redding, who said he was shot at his home on the 100 block of Hilltop Drive.
Posada told police a black man approached him there and pointed a gun at his head.
Posada said he pushed the suspect’s arm to the side as the gun went off, and a bullet struck him in abdomen.
When police searched the area they couldn’t find any evidence, so they turned the case over to the Investigations Division.
Investigators examined Posada’s clothes and and pictures of his injuries from that night, finding evidence that contradicted Posada’s statement.
On Monday, Feb. 10, Redding Police interviewed Posada, who admitted that he shot himself with a high-powered air rifle inside his home.
Posada was not arrested for filing a false police report; however, the investigation will be forwarded to the Shasta County District Attorney’s Office for review.
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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/indiana-police-chief-accidentally-shoots-time-15-years-article-1.1586041
David Counceller, 60, accidentally shot himself with his own weapon as he browsed a gun shop Saturday - and also shot himself in the hand while he was on duty years before. It's unclear whether the latest incident will put holes in his hopes to run for sheriff of Fayette County.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/indiana-police-chief-accidentally-shoots-time-15-years-article-1.1586041#ixzz2uwiUZi9J
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http://www.suntimes.com/25268936-418/deputys-son-11-fatally-shoots-himself-with-moms-weapon-police.html
Deputy’s son, 11, fatally shoots himself with mom’s weapon: police
SUN-TIMES MEDIA January 29, 2014 10:11PM
Updated: January 30, 2014 12:29AM
An 11-year-old west suburban boy was found dead in his home after apparently shooting himself with a handgun belonging to his mother, a Kane County Sheriff’s deputy.
Yorkville Deputy Police Chief Larry Hilt said the death is being investigated as an apparent suicide, the Aurora Beacon-News is reporting.
Police were called to the Yorkville home about 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, he said.
Kendall County Coroner Ken Toftoy said the boy suffered a single gunshot wound, and was at home with his mother when it happened.
The gun used was the mother’s service weapon, Hilt said. Police are still investigating how the boy ended up with the gun.
Sheriff Richard Randall said an internal investigation is being conducted into the incident and the deputy’s adherence to department policy regarding the handling and storage of service weapons.
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