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Lucky Brothers Not Charged After Chasing Down Robbery Suspect And Shooting Him In The Back
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BRIDGEVIEW, ILLINOIS — A pair of brothers are lucky to not have charges pressed against them after chasing down a robbery suspect, only to get into a shootout and shoot him in the back. So many things in this story are messy when it comes to defending yourself, and we cannot overlook them. The male…
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Can Wearing A Mask During The Pandemic, While Carrying A Firearm, Get You Arrested? Maybe.
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By John Boch via TTAG Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker issued an executive order last week requiring residents to wear masks in public effective May 1st. However, the order puts gun owners in jeopardy with Illinois firearms laws. From the May 1, 2020 executive order . . . “Wearing a face covering in public places or when working.…
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Things That Don’t Add Up: TSA Finding Higher Number Of Guns Per Person After Airlines See 95% Decrease In Passengers
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With air travel lessened by 95% due to coronavirus concerns, one would think that the TSA would find less firearms in the carry-on bags of travelers. Turns out, that’s not the case at all. The Transportation Security Administration said Monday that it found 58 guns at checkpoints from March 22 to April 22, compared with…
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CINCINNATI, OHIO — As far as slim reporting goes, this is one of those articles. The source information reveals very little, but what we do gather is that the first shooting didn’t go according to the robber’s plans. The first shooting took place on Iliff Avenue, near Talbert Street around 12:15 a.m. Sunday. Police said…
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FRESNO, CALIFORNIA — Their gun didn’t go boom, but their intended victim’s gun did. A trio of teens learned the hard way that crime doesn’t pay, and at least one of them was shot during their attempted heist of a liquor store while armed with a replica gun. Officials say three young men barged into…
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LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY — A 24-year-old man is dead after police say he broke into the home of a woman he had been dating and began firing a gun. Lexington police said a woman called them to report that a man she had been dating had broken into her home on the 1900 block of Alice…
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By Dan Zimmerman via TTAG Jackson, Mississippi Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba released a video on Friday, April 24, announcing that he has signed an order “suspending” open carry in the city due to COVID-19. As nonsensical as that sounds, it gets worse. Mississippi has a state preemption law, § 45-9-51 which is why Mayor Lumumba cannot do…
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DELAND, FLORIDA — A woman with a long history of arrests was shot by her own mother after police say she began hitting her in the chest during an altercation at the mother’s home. Deputies learned that the 76-year-old woman’s daughter, Julie Edwards, 54, came to the house after an earlier disturbance to gather her…
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State Hospital Escapee Shot After Swimming In Couple’s Pool And Trying To Break Into Their Home
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WICHITA FALLS, KANSAS — A 25-year-old who was being held at a state hospital was able to get a hold of keys to free himself, ultimately ending up in the hospital for multiple surgeries after being shot by a homeowner when he tried breaking in. Sheriff David Duke said Matthew Reyes, 25, noticed a janitor…
