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Post by goomba on Dec 17, 2012 1:10:02 GMT -5
.............. We have a tendencey to think of things only in the present when in fact our history (indeed that of the whole world) has been filled with violence. It doesn't make any of it easier to digest, but people are basically scumbags. The sooner we understand that, the better we can deal with them---- Pat Rogers USMC ret, NYPD ret .......... This was not the most tragic murder of schoolchildren in the US. That was the Bath School Bombings (three in all) 18May 1927 in Bath MI The Bath School disaster is the name given to three bombings in Bath Township, Michigan, on May 18, 1927, which killed 38 elementary school children, two teachers, four other adults and the bomber himself; at least 58 people were injured. Most of the victims were children in the second to sixth grades (7–11 years of age [1]) attending the Bath Consolidated School. Their deaths constitute the deadliest mass murder in a school in U.S. history and the fourth-deadliest massacre in U.S. history, behind the Oklahoma City bombing, the Mountain Meadows massacre and 9/11. The bomber was school board treasurer Andrew Kehoe, 55 who died in a car bomb he set off after he drove up to the school as the crowd gathered to rescue survivors from the burning school. On the morning of May 18, Kehoe murdered his wife by beating her to death, then set his farm buildings afire. As fire fighters arrived at the farm, an explosion devastated the north wing of the school building, killing many schoolchildren. He used a detonator to ignite dynamite and hundreds of pounds of pyrotol which he had secretly planted inside the school over the course of many months. As rescuers started gathering at the school, Kehoe drove up, stopped, and detonated a bomb inside his fragmentation-filled vehicle with his Winchester rifle, killing himself and the school superintendent, and killing and injuring several others. During rescue efforts searchers discovered an additional 500 pounds (230 kg) of unexploded dynamite and pyrotol planted throughout the basement of the school's south wing. Kehoe apparently had intended to blow up and destroy the whole school. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath_School_disaster
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Post by goomba on Dec 17, 2012 1:04:07 GMT -5
This is an email that I recived from Tom Givens of Rangemaster in Memphis, TN . . . In the wake of the tragic, horrific slaughter of innocent school children in Connecticut, there has been a renewed cry for more gun control laws. This stems from the natural need to "do something" when a tragedy of this proportion occurs. I agree we need to do something, but the "something" I want is a bit different.
The "Gun Free Schools Act of 1994" made it a federal crime to possess a firearm on any school property. Many states enacted similar legislation at the state level, as the federal act required them to do so or lose certain federal funding. Thus, it has been a crime to go onto school property anywhere in the US while in possession of a gun for the past 28 years. Has that helped?
Well, I did some research and I cannot find a single mass school shooting in the US prior to 1994, when this bill was passed. For the purposes of this discussion, I will define a "mass school shooting" as one in which three or more people were killed. I have found 14 such incidents in the United States between 1997 and the Newtown, CT, incident of yesterday. That is an average of one incident every two years. ALL OF THESE OCCURRED AFTER THE ENACTMENT OF THE GUN FREE SCHOOLS ACT OF 1994! Let me emphasize that—every mass school shooting in the US occurred AFTER it became illegal to possess a gun on school grounds. Why?
The answer should be obvious. By making schools a "gun free zone", you automatically disarm all law abiding citizens at those locations. This is tantamount to placing a sign on the front of the building inviting criminals and mentally deranged persons to come shoot up the place. "Come on in. We're all unarmed, by law. We won't interfere with your mayhem." Disgusting…..
I, for instance, have a state issued handgun carry permit. I am certified by the NRA as a Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor and I have been certified by the FBI as a police firearms instructor. I am certified by two states to train and certify new firearms instructors for those states. I have held a law enforcement officer commission. I travel all over the US teaching defensive firearms use. Yet, by law, I would commit a felony by stepping onto school grounds while wearing my sidearm. Despite this, someone who, for whatever reason, wants to shoot up a school can walk right in. If he is willing to murder six year olds in cold blood, he certainly won't be deterred by a law against bringing a gun onto the campus. Duh….. To think otherwise is so naïve as to be a form of mental illness.
I think it is truly ironic that in the first mass school shooting I could find, occurring in 1997, the mayhem was stopped when the Assistant Principal got a handgun from his car and confronted the gunman, who surrendered to him. Thank God the Assistant Principal had an ILLEGAL gun that day.
A couple of weeks ago, there was an attempted mass shooting at a mall in Oregon. The demented shooter had a high capacity semiautomatic rifle, but he only managed to kill two people and wound one other before killing himself. Why was the body count so low, given that this was obviously a copy-cat version of the Aurora, CO, shootings? The answer is simple. Because Nick Meli, age 22, was at the mall there with his wife and child. Nick has a concealed carry permit and was wearing a handgun concealed on his person. When the suspect began shooting, Nick drew his gun and verbally challenged the gunman. Meli held his fire because of innocent people in the background (excellent judgment under stress), but his actions caused the gunman to break off the attack, run into a nearby service corridor and kill himself, ending the spree. Of course, the lamestream media will not tell you about Nick. They would prefer a higher body count rather than tell you a legally armed citizen saved the day. Here are a few other instances that two minutes of internet research brought to light. In each case, a legally armed private citizen saved lives by being there and by being armed.
1. In Pearl, Mississippi in 1997, 16-year-old Luke Woodham stabbed and bludgeoned to death his mother at home, then killed two students and injured seven at his high school. As he was on his way to another school building , he was stopped by Assistant Principal Joel Myrick, who had gone out to get a handgun from his car. Having that gun was illegal, but it saved lives.
2. In Edinboro, Pennsylvania in 1996, 14-year-old Andrew Wurst shot and killed a teacher at a school dance, and shot and injured several other students. He had just left the dance hall, carrying his gun when he was confronted by the dance hall owner James Strand, who lived next door and kept a shotgun at home.
3. In Winnemucca, Nevada in 2008, Ernesto Villagomez killed two people and wounded two others in a bar filled with three hundred people. He was then shot and killed by a patron who was carrying a gun (and had a concealed carry license).
4. In Colorado Springs in 2007, Matthew Murray killed four people at a church. He was then shot several times by Jeanne Assam, a church member, volunteer security guard, and former police officer (she had been dismissed by a police department 10 years before, and to my knowledge hadn't worked as a police officer since).
So, I do want some legislative action. I want "gun free zones" abolished, at least for legally armed citizens with government issued licenses to carry. This is real "common sense" gun legislation.
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Post by goomba on Oct 27, 2012 22:55:42 GMT -5
Sorry for being away so much, it has been a hectic year. but it has been a good birthday! day one of a two day Terrorist/active shooter class
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Post by goomba on Jul 25, 2012 16:52:30 GMT -5
an assault rifle is defined as a military weapon capable of fully automatic fire. the rifle used was a semi-auto civilian ar-15, not an assault rifle. the process for buying a fully automatic firearm typically takes six months to a year to be approved. so your request is already law.
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Post by goomba on Jul 24, 2012 22:07:55 GMT -5
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Post by goomba on Jul 23, 2012 17:50:09 GMT -5
having a handgun permit and having the proper mindset, training & skills to use are two completely different things.
of the reports that I have read, there were at least four or five people hiding so close to the shooter that the spent brass was falling on them. If they had dog piled him they would have been able to stop them. I think it is more about how pussified we as a society are.
a gun is a tool, only a tool. if you do not have the proper mindset a gun is not going to help you. If you have a permit, get off your ass, take a class & develop the mindset that will allow you to defend yourself and your loved ones.
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Post by goomba on Jul 10, 2012 17:47:48 GMT -5
A Republican congressman is introducing a bill that calls for docking the pay of members of Congress who miss votes. Louisiana Rep. Charles W. Boustany, Jr. is calling his bill the “No Show, No Pay Act.” Boustany said in a statement Tuesday that the bill is in response to members who “habitually miss important votes on key policy initiatives and legislation by leaving early or arriving late in order to attend fundraising and campaign events.” “The primary duty of a Member of Congress is to advocate on behalf of its constituency by casting important votes,” he said. “Some of my colleagues take their office for granted and refuse to accept this responsibility.” A member missing a single vote would not receive pay for that entire day, under Boustany’s bill. Most members of Congress receive a $174,000 annual salary. From 2002 to 2011, Congress averaged 164 working days per session. That means members could see their pay docked $1,061 every day they miss a vote. Read more: dailycaller.com/2012/07/10/republican-congressman-wants-to-dock-pay-for-members-who-miss-votes/#ixzz20GLIzE2S
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Post by goomba on Mar 31, 2012 9:46:16 GMT -5
oh whoopdie do. all sharpton really wants is a damn lynch mob instead of letting the system work
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Post by goomba on Mar 29, 2012 16:43:39 GMT -5
here is a question. is an order from a dispatcher the same as a POST certified officer the same?
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Post by goomba on Mar 28, 2012 20:55:53 GMT -5
bike? what bike? I only see a hot blonde !!
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Post by goomba on Mar 18, 2012 8:47:49 GMT -5
that was good!
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Post by goomba on Mar 4, 2012 1:01:17 GMT -5
Talk to some of your local businesses and see if they have a spot you can use, esp local places that cater to what you do. there is also Green Life on the North shore, and some of the other organic/greenie shops may be able to help you out.
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Post by goomba on Feb 20, 2012 21:24:04 GMT -5
I like the shotgun
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Post by goomba on Feb 13, 2012 9:18:28 GMT -5
That would also be known as the Minor corner of doom.... I'm curious JiT. exactly how was the book a clue that is was my house?
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Post by goomba on Feb 12, 2012 23:52:37 GMT -5
Concealed Carriers Documentary Coming in 2012 (VIDEO)
If you carry concealed, how serious are you about that responsibility? (Unfortunately, I don’t carry concealed; I live in wonderful Los Angeles County). To put the question another way, how much training have you participated in to prepare yourself for the lawful use of deadly force against a criminal who seeks to hurt you or the people you care about? Conventional wisdom assumes that the more training one goes through, the more prepared he/she is. Although, I’ve had one friend tell me that he doesn’t rely on training or extensive range time. He said he took the mandatory minimum training requirement in his state (I think it’s a 4 hour course), got his CCW license, and that’s all he needs. He added that any more training would be “paralysis by analysis.” He argued that people who train too much become too mechanical with their motions. They’re not fluid or intuitive when they react in high-pressure situations and that, he said, can get them killed. www.guns.com/concealed-carriers-documentary-coming-in-2012-video.html
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Post by goomba on Feb 6, 2012 20:05:12 GMT -5
Owner Responds to Gun Range Complaints Residents in Sale Creek say they're tired of bullets and blasts coming from an outdoor gun range. And they want the issue settled in court. But for the first time, the range owner is speaking out and defending his business. Ronnie Dodd spoke exclusively to WDEF News 12 to set the record straight. “Ya'll have the exclusive interview. I've never spoken to the media because I knew I was doing right,” said Dodd. Ronnie Dodd owns an outdoor gun range on Leggett Road. And he says he can train anyone. But neighbors aren't happy with the bullets. www.wdef.com/news/story/Owner-Responds-to-Gun-Range-Complaints/tLBcVrOZr0yF5DZoHDj-6g.cspx
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Post by goomba on Feb 1, 2012 22:20:57 GMT -5
COOL!
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Post by goomba on Feb 1, 2012 22:20:17 GMT -5
Where do you find food then Goomba if you don't go in the kitchen? Arby's or a chinese resturant
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Post by goomba on Feb 1, 2012 18:54:12 GMT -5
personally, I don't care what race or gender a police officer is, as long as they are competent and professional. and honestly that is how they should be hired.
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Post by goomba on Feb 1, 2012 18:51:37 GMT -5
if they are going to change his sentence, then why not do the right thing, and make it longer....
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Post by goomba on Jan 31, 2012 21:23:47 GMT -5
let it be noted that *I* avoid the kitchen.
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Post by goomba on Jan 12, 2012 14:35:01 GMT -5
That is a lack of training issue, as well as hiring competent people.
I love how some companies justify the need for security guards but are not willing to pay for competency. They then reduce the guards due to a liability issue, but maintain the same low competency that caused the original issue.
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Post by goomba on Jan 10, 2012 12:35:07 GMT -5
2012 Golden Bullseye Award WinnersAmerican Rifleman editors announce their favorite guns and gear. By NRA Staff1/4/2012 Of the numerous, and varied, duties of American Rifleman's editors, few are as difficult as reviewing the past year's issues and selecting the firearms, ammunition product and accessory most deserving of a much-coveted American Rifleman Golden Bullseye Award. “This is the 10th anniversary of our Golden Bullseye Award,” said Joe H. Graham, Executive Director of NRA Publications. “It was unchartered waters for us. Now this much-coveted award is a symbol of excellence, innovation and quality in firearms, accessories and related equipment. We congratulate the winners.” Whereas the Golden Bullseye Award acknowledges the finest products available in the shooting sports, the Golden Bullseye Pioneer Award specifically honors outstanding personal achievement “The Pioneer Award spotlights the exemplary achievement and cumulative body of work of an individual, members of a team or partnership, or family who were responsible for the development and introduction of shooting equipment that has made a profound, positive and enduring impact on the way Americans shoot and hunt,” said Graham. More at : www.americanrifleman.org/articles/golden-bullseye-2012/
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Post by goomba on Jan 10, 2012 12:19:47 GMT -5
quitting smoking is easy, I've done it several times
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Post by goomba on Jan 9, 2012 9:23:29 GMT -5
I believe that each pursuit should be carefully considered. Chasing a traffic scofflaw at 150 mph is probably unwarranted. Chasing a murder suspect who is intent on causing more mayhem should also probably be vigorously pursued. Taking weather/road conditions, population density and vehicle abilities under consideration is also important in determining whether or not to pursue. This is the best possible solution.
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Post by goomba on Jan 8, 2012 11:00:46 GMT -5
did ya get to the sacrificial alter
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Post by goomba on Jan 6, 2012 21:12:43 GMT -5
My timing is wonderful, as usual. Starting Monday, that's the road I have to drive on to get to work at WRCB. (sigh) been a while since I lived in that specific area, but I'm pretty sure you can get off at manufacturers road and take some back roads to get there.
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Post by goomba on Jan 6, 2012 19:02:55 GMT -5
I've got a friend who was involved in a shooting several years ago, they slammed him hard in the news, esp channel 9. when he was cleared of any wrongdoing the paper had a little article shoved down into a corner stating that he had be cleared. He called the reporter with channel 9 and was told that his being cleared was not newsworthy.
take that for what it is....
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Post by goomba on Jan 6, 2012 18:59:30 GMT -5
just to be clear, aren't the majority of your sales tax going to the state and not the federal gov?
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Post by goomba on Jan 6, 2012 18:51:29 GMT -5
www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/jan/06/shooting-reported-hutcheson-hospital/A shooting incident with multiple injuries has been reported tonight at Hutcheson Medical Center in Fort Oglethorpe officials confirmed. Two people were injured and a suspect is in custody, sources said. Employees are in lockdown, sources said. No other information was immediately available. Fort Oglethorpe police are expected to issue a statement regarding the incident shortly.
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