Irresponsible Gun Owner

STANISLAUS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA — Brandon Pacheco was shot in the back by Robin Duane Boyer while trying to flee the scene of an attempted theft of several car batteries. Pacheco died as a result of those injuries. Last week, a Stanislaus County jury found Boyer guilty on manslaughter charges. He was sentenced to seven years,…

BILINGS, MONTANA — As armed citizens, we never want to envision ourselves needing to draw our firearms in any sort of self-defense situation, but we always hope that if we do, we’re able to do so appropriately. In a busy shopping mall in Montana last month, an armed citizen found himself drawing his firearm. How…

FOLLY BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA — When a gas station clerked asked a man to show some identification before he allowed him to purchase beer, he was greeted by the cold hard steel of the man’s loaded pistol. Claiming to work for the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, Zachary Pinkerton, 23, fled the store after drawing his…

ALBANY, NY — Governor Andrew Cuomo, who quickly got the SAFE Act passed overnight a few years ago, has sided with a recent waiver granted to a commissioner that now allows that person to carry his firearm in state office buildings. State employees are prohibited from carrying firearms on property unless given this special waiver.…

NEWNAN, GEORGIA — Ever read about one of those scenarios where, from the headline, you can’t possibly imagine how this story could have a happy ending? Well, this is certainly it. Already eligible for the prestigious ‘irresponsible gun owner of 2017 award’, one mother left her toddler and 11-year-old alone in the car with a…

WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA — A gun owner was arrested by Wilmington police after he discharged his gun towards a thief attempting to steal items off of his truck. The bullets missed the thief and penetrated into a nearby apartment that was occupied by children. None of the occupants were hurt but police have charged the…

KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON — Local law enforcement had failed to retrieve a woman’s stolen property even after she accrued evidence of where the items were located. She decided to round up a posse, head to the known location of the stolen goods, and send her friends in to retrieve them. One of her friends was…

PORTLAND, MAINE — A well renowned columnist for the Portland Press Herald died from an apparent gunshot wound after he passed a loaded handgun to a 16-year-old. The incident was mired with grief and tragedy as the columnist invited guests over to his home and appeared to entirely skip the step of unloading and clearing…