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Texas homeowner shoots person during possible attempted break-in, police say
Fort Worth police said officers responded to a shooting call at approximately 12:05 a.m. on Berke Road.

FORT WORTH, Texas — One person was shot twice by a Fort Worth homeowner during a possible attempted break-in, police said.

The Fort Worth Police Department said officers responded at approximately 12:05 a.m. Wednesday to the 4300 block of Berke Road for a shooting call. When officers got to the home, they located a person who had been shot twice. Fort Worth police said Wednesday they believe from their investigation that the person was shot by the homeowner during a possible attempted break-in.

“He just protected our family. Yeah, he did what he had to do,” said Christina, whose husband shot the man. “It was self-defense, what I’m afraid of is for the guy getting out maybe through bond or something and coming back.”

That lingering fear is why she asked us not to use her last name as she told us what happened.

“In this neighborhood, we see a lot of stuff going on but we never thought we were gonna go through something like this,” she said. “Something so scary.”

She says it all started just before midnight, she, her husband and three young kids had already gone to bed.

“We were already asleep. I started hearing our dogs barking,” she said. “So I woke up my husband, I’m like, hey, something is going on.”

They looked out the window and saw a man on their property acting erratically.

“He already had tore down some part of the wooden fence,” Christina said. “He was just going back and forth in the backyard to our driveway.”

She called 9-1-1 and her husband grabbed his gun.

“He came to our driveway and with a plank, a wooden plank from our fence, he broke our daughter’s bedroom window,” Christina said.

Her husband screamed at him to go away.

“Instead of him leaving, he came and tried to open the door, our kitchen door. So that’s when my husband had to fire his gun,” she said.

Fort Worth police were there minutes later.

“The suspect was taken to the hospital he was shot a couple of times,” said Fort Worth Police public information officer Tracy Carter. “This guy is lucky to be alive. The homeowner did what any of us would have done, we’d wanna protect our family.”

According to Fort Worth city jail records, Jeremy Black, 35, was booked Wednesday morning on suspicion of burglary of a habitation in connection to the incident.

Police say Christina’s husband isn’t facing any legal action, but the family is still shaken up.

“It was really scary, especially for my children,” Christina said.

“Officers are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident, and Gun Violence Detectives have been notified,” Fort Worth PD told WFAA by email.

Mother, son stabbed to death during home invasion; younger son shoots suspect in California

TULARE, Calif. — A home invasion ended in a tragic loss for a family already in mourning in California.

Surveillance video from last Thursday morning allegedly shows a burglar trying to break into a home on Berkeley Way in Tulare, California.
It appears he sees the camera then turns and moves on another home nearby.

That’s where police said Fabian Gamez, 30, tried to enter through the backyard, when he was confronted by the owner, Melissa Quinn, 58.
Gamez attacked Quinn with a knife, then her son Raymond Garza,38, tried to intervene and Gamez began stabbing him, detectives said.

The mother and her eldest son both died from their injuries.

“Losing them, not just one but both at the same time, is a huge hit to the family. They were our protectors and if anything happened they were the first to defend their family members,” said Michael Garza, who is Melissa’s second son and Raymond’s younger brother.

He says their youngest sibling heard the commotion, came out and shot the intruder.
He was able to keep the suspect from getting away until police arrived.

There were more than six people in the home, including Melissa’s father she cared for and Raymond’s children, ages 7, 9 and 19.

The two youngest kids also lost their mother in 2019 and are now coping with the trauma of another tragedy. “They are scared, what my nephew had to see his dad dying on the floor after being viciously stabbed by the intruder,” said Michael.

ABC Fresno affiliate KFSN found Gamez has a history of run-ins with police.
Detectives believe he’d been canvassing the area Wednesday night.
“Detectives now believe that he may have been burglarizing in the area,” explains Sgt. Rosa Moreno, with the Tulare Police Department.

Gamez pleaded not guilty Tuesday to two counts of first degree murder and one count of residential burglary with special circumstances.

The victims’ loved ones say they will continue to fight for justice as they honor the mother and son.
“They were the limelight of any event they’d show up. Their personalities were always glowing,” said Michael.
The family now left with only memories and heartbreak.
Melissa leaves behind six grandkids and two sons.
Raymond leaves behind his three young children. He was their only living parent.

The family has set up a GoFundMe page to help with funeral expenses.

Gamez will be back in court next month.

Hawkins: Self-Defense Is the ‘Central Component’ of the Second Amendment

The Second Amendment references a militia, “the security of a free State,” and two specific rights–the right to possess arms and the right to carry them–and all of this is bound together by a general, overarching right to self-defense.

To put it simply, the Second Amendment is multi-faceted.

It is multi-faceted in the following ways: It makes clear the importance of the people being able to come together in militia, noting that such a militia must be “well regulated.” In other words, that militia must be well ordered. It warns that “the security of a free state” rests on the reality and performance of such a militia and then points specifically to the people’s right to “keep” arms and to “bear” arms, that is, the right to possess arms and to carry them.

Despite the numerous and different aspects of the Second Amendment, it remains simple to understand because all the aspects of it are held together by a central component, and that component is self-defense.

In the majority opinion for McDonald v. Chicago (2010), United States Supreme Court justice Samuel Alito wrote, “Self-defense is a basic right, recognized by many legal systems from ancient times to the present day, and in Heller, we held that individual self-defense is ‘the central component’ of the Second Amendment right.”

I like to present it this way when speaking to groups and organizations around the country: “Self-defense is the hinge on which the door of the Second Amendment swings.”

What does this mean for the American people? It means that while the Second Amendment protects guns, it protects other tools that can be used for self-defense as well. The “central component” of the Second Amendment is not a 9mm pistol or a .357 Magnum revolver, but the right to defend one’s own life and liberty with whatever tools are in common use for such defense in each period of America’s existence.

For example, the Massachusetts Supreme Court recently struck down that state’s ban on switchblades and issued an opinion which said, in part, “While both Heller and Bruen involved handguns, Second Amendment protections subsume more than just firearms.”

Your life is your most valuable possession, and the Founding Fathers put the Second Amendment in place to protect your right to defend that life. The vast majority of Americans believe a firearm is the best way to protect their lives, and the Second Amendment has them covered. A number of other Americans believe a knife or other tool is the best means for protecting their lives, and the Second Amendment has them covered as well.

Victim uses firearm to stop knife attack in North Haven

NORTH HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A man was arrested after threatening someone with a knife in a parking lot on Thursday, police said.

Police said at around 11:35 a.m., Obadiah Claud, 45, charged the victim with a knife and the victim took out his legally possessed gun to try to stop the attack.
Claud fled in his car when the victim took out the gun, police said.

Detectives found Claud’s car in West Haven and arrested him at a local business nearby.
Claud was charged with threatening in the second degree, illegal possession of a deadly weapon, and breach of peace in the second degree.

According to police, this was not a random incident and there is no threat to the public.

Claud is being held on a $50,000 bond.

Man who shot, killed teen at weekend high school party will not face charges

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) – Police and prosecutors say the man who shot and killed a 17-year-old boy at a high school party over the weekend will not face criminal charges as he was acting in self-defense.

Investigators have learned that the deceased, Willie Ivy III, came to a home in the 4900 block of Manistee Drive for a high school Halloween party being advertised on social media. Partygoers were told to bring their own alcohol and marijuana and were patted down for weapons before entering the home.

Police say the “party quickly got out of hand” and the parent of the household member hosting the party “retreated to her bedroom and locked the door” without notifying police of the situation.
[That, right there, is the sort of parental negligence that, in my opinion, was the proximate cause of this. If the police had been called, it’s probable that none of this would have happened. – Miles]

When Ivy and his friends arrived, police say they went to the back door to avoid being patted down.

Two of the nine other people shot tried to stop the group from entering, but they forced their way into the home, according to a press release from the Fort Wayne Police Department. Ivy then pulled out a handgun and began firing shots as he walked through the back door, kitchen and living room.

Evidence shows that nine of the shooting victims, who ranged in age from 14 to 20 years old, were struck by bullets from Ivy’s gun.

Police say a partygoer, acting in self-defense, then returned fire from his own handgun and fatally shot Ivy, the release says. That man will not face criminal charges “as his actions were justified under established Indiana self-defense law.”

Police say the investigation is ongoing and other criminal charges may be filed at a later date. Fort Wayne Police Captain Jeremy Webb says the department is investigating charges for the homeowner, which the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office will review

Homicide charges in fatal shooting of Bolivar student dismissed on basis of self-defense

The Polk County Prosecutor’s Office is dismissing a homicide case on the basis of self-defense, according to a press release.

Corey Keith Nielsen, 34, was charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon following the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old Bolivar High School student on July 27. All charges have been dismissed.

According to the initial report, the 17-year-old was driving a pickup truck with nine people on the road near the Morrisville property where Nielsen, his wife and four children were staying. Someone in the bed of the truck ignited an “aerial type firework” and threw it into Nielsen’s yard. Nielsen fired multiple rounds from a semi-automatic rifle at the pickup, striking the truck multiple times. Later investigations showed that the 17-year-old was struck once in his torso.

A review of the finalized investigation and a deliberation by a panel of local community members culminated in the decision that Nielsen acted in defense of others under Missouri law. The prosecutor’s office also consulted with other county prosecutors.

The panel indicated that Nielsen was likely justified in his actions under Missouri’s self-defense laws: “The fireworks were large enough to have presented a significant risk to the lives and safety of the family, and under Missouri law, such a threat may warrant a defensive response. It does not matter what the intent of the group was; even if they did not intend to cause physical harm, Mr. Nielsen would be judged on what dangers he reasonably perceived in the situation.”

After reviewing the case, the panel was provided the same jury instructions a trial jury would receive, and the “vast majority” of the panel said they would rule that Nielsen acted in self-defense.

“The Polk County Prosecutor’s Office has therefore dismissed the charges against Mr. Corey Nielsen, as this office feels there to be no likelihood that a jury unanimously find Mr. Nielsen guilty of a crime,” the Polk County Prosecutor’s Office said in the press release.

CCL holder shoots carjacking suspect in Gresham

CHICAGO (WLS) — A 16-year-old suspect was shot after trying to hijack a man on the city’s South Side, according to Chicago police.

The crime happened at about 5:20 a.m. near 82nd Street and Ashland Avenue in the Gresham neighborhood.

A 47-year-old man was inside his Toyota Camry when a group of four people jumped him and demanded his car.

Police said someone “discharging a chemical agent” on the victim. Police did not specify what the chemical was.

The victim, who has a valid FOID and CCL, shot at the suspects.

One of the suspects, 16, was shot in the left knee and his left arm was grazed by a bullet. He was taken to the hospital and is expected to be okay.

The other suspects fled in the victim’s Toyota Camry and headed eastbound.

The victim was treated on the scene. No other injuries have been reported.

No charged have been announced. Chicago police are investigating.

Retired police officer shoots suspected vehicle thief on West Side

CHICAGO (WLS) — A man suspected of trying to break into a car on the West Side was shot by the car’s owner Thursday morning, Chicago police said.

The incident occurred at about 2:26 a.m. in the 300 block of North Mayfield Avenue.

Police said a 53-year-old man was trying to break into a vehicle when he was confronted by the owner.

Some sort of a struggle ensued and the owner, who sources said is a retired police officer, shot at the suspect.

The suspect was hit in the right shoulder and taken to Mt. Sinai, where he is listed in good condition.

Area Four detectives are investigating.”

Horry County man faces no charges for killing North Myrtle Beach man. Prosecutor explains.

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH — A Longs homeowner who shot and killed an intruder this week will not face any charges because he acted in self-defense, the area’s top prosecutor said.

The shooting happened around 7:40 p.m. Oct. 21 when 34-year-old Ryan Surujnauth entered at a home on Monaca Drive in Longs, according to a news release from the Horry County Coroner’s Office. The homeowner shot him multiple times. Surujnauth, who lived in North Myrtle Beach, died Oct. 22 at Grand Strand Medical Center.

The name of the homeowner hasn’t been released. The Post & Courier has requested the Horry County Police report from the case, but that hasn’t been provided yet.

However, Solicitor Jimmy Richardson said the evidence points to self-defense. He said the homeowner didn’t know Surujnauth.

“This guy did exactly what we would have all done,” Richardson said. “There’s not going to be any charges in that case.”

I have read reports that still of today, formal charges have yet to be filed.

Arkansas dad arrested, accused of fatally shooting man found with missing child

LONOKE COUNTY, Ark. (KARK) – Officials in Arkansas said a man is facing a murder charge after a confrontation turned deadly early Tuesday morning.

According to authorities, deputies with the Lonoke County Sheriff’s Office responded to a home shortly after 1 a.m. after a juvenile was reported missing.

The deputies were told on the way to the home that Aaron Spencer, the father of the juvenile, had found the juvenile in a car with Michael Fosler, according to officials.

Authorities said there was an altercation between the two men which led to Fosler being shot. Officials said Fosler was pronounced dead at the scene.

Deputies said they took Spencer into custody on a preliminary charge of first-degree murder, and he was taken to the Lonoke County Detention Center.

As of Monday, no formal charges have been filed against Spencer, and no additional details have been released.

A woman claiming to be Spencer’s wife claimed they had a no-contact order for Fosler, accusing him of stalking their child.

In an online fundraiser, the woman said Spencer began driving around to search for their child after discovering she was missing. She explained that her husband happened to pass a man driving with their child in his vehicle and chased him.

“The chase ended in an accident. Aaron was able to retrieve our child alive, but in the process he was attacked and did what he had to do to protect himself and our minor child,” the woman wrote. She added that they are working to “retain a legal team” to help keep her husband, a combat veteran, “home with us where he belongs.”

“We are private people, so all of this being public has been very difficult,” she wrote on Facebook last week.

Lonoke County Sheriff John Staley told USA Today that Fosler, the man who was killed, was arrested earlier this summer for internet stalking of a child and sexual assault, but was out on bond. He added that his agency was investigating what led to the Oct. 8 incident.

Alleged Carjacker Shot And Killed At Gas Station South Of Boca Raton

BROWARD COUNTY, FL .
A man apparently trying to steal a car — with a mom and her kids inside — is dead after witnesses allegedly opened fire and killed the man. It happened Sunday afternoon in Pompano Beach. The Broward Sheriff’s Office shared these details with BocaNewsNow.com:

Detectives with the Broward Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit are investigating the circumstances surrounding a deadly shooting in Pompano Beach. At approximately 4:58 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 13, BSO deputies and Pompano Beach Fire Rescue responded to a disturbance and possible shooting in the parking lot of the RaceTrac located at 599 W. Atlantic Blvd.

On scene, emergency crews located Brian Semil suffering from a gunshot wound. He was transported to Broward Health North where he was pronounced deceased. BSO’s Homicide and Crime Scene units responded to conduct an investigation into the circumstances of the shooting.

The preliminary investigation reveals that Semil tried to forcibly enter a vehicle that was occupied by a mother and her children. Three males intervened and prevented Semil from entering the vehicle. At some point during this altercation, one of the three individuals discharged his weapon, striking Semil. All three and additional witnesses remained on scene and cooperated with investigators. Detectives say, upon completion of their investigation, the case will be presented to the Broward County State Attorney’s Office for review.

When Stalled By A Violent Riots, Stationary Vehicles Are Death Traps

“Safe” Inside a Stationary Vehicle?

Two weeks ago, on I90 near Cleveland, OH, the entire freeway was blocked, taken over, and completely shut down for more than an hour by a mob of street thugs who then accosted stalled motorists. No escape was allowed!

Frantic 911 calls from stranded motorists were answered with a voicemail recording!

Many naively believe they are “safe” within a locked vehicle, but auto glass represents only a “symbolic” barrier. It is easily shattered. Thus, when inside a vehicle, your only safety lies in motion! So long as you’re moving, escape from criminal violence is possible.

This is why “street takeovers,” like the one described above, are so dangerous!

When you are inside a vehicle that isn’t moving and blocked in so you can’t move, you are in extreme peril from mobs of street criminals, the very ones who manufacture the street takeover, to begin with, in an effort to trap hapless victims!

When stalled by a violent riot, stationary vehicles are death traps!

When approaching a manufactured traffic jam, turn around as quickly as you can (driving across the median when necessary) and rapidly exit, going the other direction.

We’ll see many of these incidents, mostly around metro areas, in the coming weeks and surely immediately after the election.

Arrests are rarely made, so overwhelmed police have few tactics that are effective in preventing these dangerously obstructive/paralyzing riots. Most will go on for hours, maybe days, with no effective police intervention.

Trapped victims will be at the mercy of violent mobsters, who have little to worry about.

Extreme caution, as well as adequate personal preparation, are the order of the day!

“Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.” ~ Walter Scott.

Poplar Bluff man shot while entering woman’s bedroom window

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (KFVS) – Police said a man was shot while he allegedly entered a woman’s bedroom window.

Rondriguez Hopkins, 24, of Poplar Bluff was arrested after he was released from the hospital.

According to Poplar Bluff police, they responded to a home in the 600 block of Victor Street around 5:50 a.m. on Saturday, October 12 for a report of a shooting.

They say a resident of the home told them she shot at a man as he entered her bedroom window.

Officers found the man, later identified as Hopkins, who had a gunshot wound to his shoulder and hand. He was taken to a Poplar Bluff hospital for treatment and then transferred to a Cape Girardeau hospital.

Hopkins is being held at the Butler County Justice Center pending the filing of formal charges.

According to court documents, in 2022, Hopkins was caught on camera trying to enter other homes.

He’s scheduled to be in court on Tuesday morning, Oct. 15.

Police are not seeking charges against the resident of the home.

Man shot by homeowner while trying to get into Fresno house

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — A suspect was hospitalized after he was shot by a homeowner in a southeast Fresno neighborhood on Friday night.

The shooting happened in the area of Whitney and Hoxie avenues.

Fresno police say a man had been vandalizing vehicles before he tried to get inside of a nearby home.

Officers say the suspect was banging on a door of the house when he was shot by the homeowner in self-defense.

The suspect was taken to a local hospital with a gunshot wound to his arm.

FPC WIN: Federal Judge Blocks New York Carry Ban

BUFFALO, N.Y. (October 10, 2024) – Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced that the United States District Court for the Western District of New York has granted partial summary judgment in favor of the plaintiffs in FPC’s Christian v. James lawsuit, permanently enjoining the state’s law banning guns on all publicly-open private property without express consent of the owner, and denied the state’s request for a stay of that decision. The opinion can be viewed at firearmspolicy.org/boron.

“This is yet another important victory for Second Amendment rights and another major loss for New York, authoritarian governments, and radical anti-rights organizations like Everytown and Giffords. We will continue to fight forward as we work to restore the full scope of the right to keep and bear arms throughout the United States. Hopefully Kathy Hochul is ready to write another check for legal fees,” said FPC President Brandon Combs.

Just yesterday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul said that, after the Supreme Court’s Bruen decision, the State “doubled down” on its anti-rights agenda. In a statement yesterday, she said that “[the State] came up with legislation. And we have a prohibition on concealed carry weapons in sensitive places. I personally think every place is sensitive[.]” However, today’s decision again shows that Governor Hochul couldn’t be more wrong.

“Regulation in this area is permissible only if the government demonstrates that the new enactment is consistent with the Nation’s historical tradition of sufficiently analogous regulations. New York fails that test here,” the Court said in its opinion today. “Indeed, property owners have the right to exclude. But the state may not unilaterally exercise that right and, thereby, interfere with the long-established Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens who seek to carry for self-defense on private property open to the public.”

Apparently Michigan does not have a ‘strong’ castle doctrine in self defense law.

Michigan Intruder Shot With a Crossbow During Break In

Most homeowners possess some means of self-defense. Many have a gun, some wield baseball bats and most have a security system. One Michigan homeowner had a crossbow.

According to Fox 2 Detroit, two men, one 32-year-old and the other 41-year-old, attempted to break into a home on the 4500 Block of Huron in Frenchtown Township in Monroe County. The younger of the two was shot by one of the two residents with a crossbow.

The younger suspect was taken to a hospital after his injuries required surgery. The older suspect was found nearby sometime later and was arrested.

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is still conducting an investigation, however, the sheriff’s office did say the suspects and residents knew each other and the crime appeared to have stemmed from a previous disagreement between the parties involved.

In Michigan, citizens can use deadly force to protect themselves if they believe their life is in danger under the Michigan Stand Your Ground Law. However, the law is specific that homeowners match their defense to the threat of the intruder.

To avoid speculating on this specific case, an example of the homeowner using excessive force is provided by the Criminal Defense Law Center of West Michigan:

When it comes to using deadly force, the rule of thumb a person needs to remember is the force used must always be proportional to the threat. A homeowner would not be justified using deadly force on a person who broke into their home and was found passed out on the floor. [A] person would not be justified using deadly force at home against a young 13-year-old kid who broke into your house.

Deadly force is only allowed under the law when self-defense is needed to prevent great bodily harm that could lead to death, rape, known as criminal sexual conduct and death. If you use deadly force, you must have a belief that you are preventing one of the three things listed above.

According to the Times Herald, in 2017 over 200,000 Michigan deer hunters used crossbows. They were nearly 15% more accurate than traditional firearm hunters that year as they killed over 90,000 deer that season, a quarter of all deer taken that year.

Those numbers had been growing in the years leading up to 2017 and have surely grown since. It seems crossbows may be a bit more common in the Mitten State than previously believed. Cocking a bow might be more difficult than loading a gun, but they sure are effective.

El Cerrito: Homeowner Shoots Suspected Intruder

The El Cerrito Police Department arrested William Nidever is a 56-year-old man, who entered a home and was shot by the homeowner.

At approximately 10:30 am Tuesday, El Cerrito Police Officers responded to the report of a shooting in the 1800 block of Elm St. Upon arrival they located a person who had been shot and detained a person who they identified as the shooter. The person who was shot was airlifted to a trauma center for treatment of his injuries. The Richmond Police and Kensington Police helped El Cerrito Officers secure the scene.

The nature of the shooting is under investigation.

During the initial response, Summit K2 school was placed on a precautionary lockdown. The lockdown was lifted as soon as the scene was secured.

Case Update – October 8, 2024 at 4:22 PM

ECPD Crime Scene Investigators processed the residence for physical evidence. Meanwhile, ECPD Detectives interviewed the resident about the shooting.

At this point, the investigation indicates that the resident shot William Nidever after Mr. Nidever unlawfully entered the home. The resident realized that Mr. Nidever was an unknown intruder and thought Mr. Nidever was armed with a weapon. The resident feared for his life and shot at Mr. Nidever twice with a shotgun. The investigation has determined that Mr. Nidever was not in fact armed with a weapon.

DeSantis Declares No Orders for Closing Gun Stores Ahead of Milton

If Hurricane Helene was all we had to deal with, that would have been plenty for the year. Unfortunately, now Florida is bracing for Milton, which is expected to reach category four status and then slam into the state.

With all the death and devastation hitting a part of the country that pretty much never has to worry about hurricanes, a lot of stories have gotten lost in the shuffle. We covered the situation in Okeechobee, Florida where the police chief illegally decreed that gun stores must be closed. No one stopped what they were doing because of the decree, mind you, and it wasn’t enforced–the chief says it was a mistake that shouldn’t have happened–but it was still a thing.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is taking steps to make sure that doesn’t happen again.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued an emergency declaration ahead of Hurricane Milton that prohibits Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie from exercising his authority to suspend or limit gun sales.

The preemption of Guthrie’s authority is unprecedented and even highlighted in the news release that went out with the executive order declaring an emergency:…

Florida law allows the emergency management director to prohibit citizens from carrying guns and selling guns and ammunition during an emergency, but Guthrie has not taken such action as far as available records show.

Except that it doesn’t.

It provides for emergency management directors to prohibit the carrying and selling of firearms when there have been acts of violence or defiance of lawful authority. That simply doesn’t exist here, so no, Guthrie doesn’t actually have the authority to do so. The fact that he hasn’t doesn’t mean he won’t, and after what happened to Okeechobee, well, DeSantis is taking steps to make sure it doesn’t happen this time.

“But this is unprecedented!” the writers declare.

Sure, it’s unprecedented, but that’s because no one figured they needed to spell it out specifically before. Prior to Okeechobee, no one in Florida thought that someone would try to prohibit the lawful carry of a firearm or the sale of one in the lead-up to a hurricane. Sure, I could see them doing it during a riot or some kind of uprising, but for a storm?

Yet someone did, and DeSantis clearly wants to make sure there’s not a repeat.

Yes, officials said it was a mistake, that they didn’t mean to sign any such order and it was never enforced, and so on. That doesn’t mean someone else won’t try to do it simply because they don’t like guns.

I don’t think Guthrie would do so–he was appointed to his job by DeSantis, so, probably, he’s not exactly a gun control enthusiast–but this also shields him from criticism if something goes sideways and someone gets shot during the storm or the immediate aftermath. It’s unlikely we’ll see widespread violence or anything, but we also know how the news media gets.

No, DeSantis did the right thing and media hysterics are nothing but an attempt to try and pretend this is something that it’s not.

People need to be able to buy guns right up until the stores close because the stores’ management decides its time to close. DeSantis making sure there’s no repeat of Helene and Okeechobee is just good sense.

Comment O’ The Day:
If they were innocent, they would’ve called in about being shot at

Investigation underway after shots fired at Burnet County church
According to the Burnet County Sheriff’s Office, a member of the church’s volunteer security team fired multiple rounds during the incident.

BURNET COUNTY, Texas — Law enforcement is investigating after an incident at a Burnet County church on Sunday morning where multiple shots were fired.

According to the Burnet County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the Church at the Epicenter at 2401 N. U.S. 281 around 10:30 a.m. after a 911 call. A man reportedly called 911 and requested police at the church before hanging up.

Deputies arriving on the scene determined a member of the church’s volunteer security team had fired shots.

The church member told deputies he had confronted two suspicious men outside the church, and one of them presented a rifle. The church member allegedly fired multiple rounds, causing both men to enter a white minivan and flee the scene, driving northbound on U.S. 281.

There are no known injuries at this time.

The Lampasas Police Department said it has called in additional staff and supervision to patrol the city and churches.

“We have coordinated with other local law enforcement agencies to be on high alert and ready to deter or respond immediately to any incidents that might occur,” the department said.

The Burnet County Sheriff’s Office is working with state and federal agencies on the investigation.

No other information is available at this time.

Local law enforcement agencies reassure residents after reports of attempted shooting at church in Burnet County

(KWTX) – Multiple local law enforcement agencies are reassuring residents after reports of an attempted shooting at a church in Burnet County.

The Burnet County Sheriff’s Office says on Oct. 6, at around 10:30 a.m., deputies were sent to the Church at the Epicenter in reference to a welfare check after an unknown 911 call.

Burnet County Sheriff’s Office says dispatched informed deputies that a man called 911, provided the address of the church, requested police and then disconnected.

When deputies arrived, authorities say it was clear shots were fired and that all shots fired came from a member of the church’s volunteer safety team.

The safety team member told deputies that he found two suspicious men outside the church, and one of the men had a rifle with him, according to the Burnet County Sheriff’s Office.

Shortly after, the Burnet County Sheriff’s Office says the safety team member shot multiple rounds, causing the two men to enter a white minivan and flee the scene northbound on US 281.

After hearing about the incident, multiple law enforcement agencies across Central Texas took to social media to reassure their residents of precautions they’re taking to keep residents safe.

The Bosque County Sheriff’s Office says their deputies routinely patrol church parking lots during services in Bosque County but in light of the incident advise having additional people and security teams to increase the likelihood of potential threats being deterred.

They encourage church leaders and security teams to review their safety plan and step up security efforts moving forward.

Additionally, the Lampasas Police Department took to Facebook to inform residents that no related incidents occurred in or around their city, but that police will remain on high alert throughout Sunday afternoon.

Lampasas police say out of caution they called in additional staff to patrol the city, specifically churches, and have coordinated with other law enforcement to be on high alert should any incidents occur.

Theft & Brandishing Gun Leads To Shooting At Walgreens Leaving Suspect Dead

On October 6, 2024 at approximately 2:10 AM, Calumet City Police responded to the Walgreen’s store located in the 500 block of Torrence Avenue for the report of a retail theft, according to Calumet City Police.

While responding, the Calumet City 911 Center received a report of shots fired and a vehicle that fled westbound from the scene.

Officers located the vehicle in the 1600 block of Sibley. The driver of the vehicle, a 42 year old male, had a gunshot wound to the chest. Officers provided immediate trauma care to the male who was then transported to a local trauma center where he later succumbed to his injuries.

The preliminary investigation indicates that the 42 year old male and a 48 year old female exited the Walgreen’s store, separately, without paying for merchandise in their possession. Both were approached by store employees. Store employees recovered the stolen merchandise from the 48 year old female who then fled the scene on foot. When the 42 year old male was approached, he displayed a handgun and the store employee, who has a concealed carry license, discharged his weapon striking the 42 year old male. The male then entered a vehicle and fled in a westbound direction.

Calumet City Detectives are investigating. Anyone with information is requested to contact the Calumet City Police Department at 708-868-2500.