By Seattle Times Editorial Board Revelations about the sloppy, arrogant business practices of a nationally known Skagit County retailer with a lethal inventory are stunning. To know that Kesselring Gun Shop had been arming generations with virtually no regulatory oversight, even after grotesque violations were discovered, made Seattle Times reporter Mike Carter’s story all the…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The longtime San Diego gang is known for its ruthless violence, from execution-style murders to the shooting of a pregnant woman. Now U-T San Diego reports that federal authorities nabbed most of the 55 suspected members of the West Coast Crips in pre-dawn raids Thursday, changing them with crimes spanning from murder…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com After two deadly shooting rampages at Ford Hood in Texas, some congressional members said military leaders should be permitted to carry firearms on the base, the New York Post reports. Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mike McCaul called it “a common sense idea.” “That would be a deterrent, No. 1 — and No….
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Congresswoman is calling for the Justice Department to study the racial impact of “Stand Your Ground” laws, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. Rep. Marcia Fudge, D-Cleveland, and a group of Democratic lawmakers sent a letter Tuesday to AG Eric Holder to plead for more documentation and study of the laws that…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The school shooting massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary appears to be driving an unprecedented number of gun sales, the Atlantic Wire reports. In fact, 9 of the 10 days with the most requests ever for FBI background checks occurred after the Dec. 14 shooting, according to the Atlantic Wire. And in Sandy…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Three out of four justifiable homicides involved firearms, CNN reports, citing the FBI’s unified crime report. Of the 260 justified homicides in 2011, 201 involved a gun. The rate is much higher among police, CNN reported. Guns were involved in 99.2% of justifiable homicides, or 390 out of 393. The statistics will…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI’s firearm training has begun focusing on close-quarters combat after a review found that most agent-involved shootings are within point-blank range, the USA Today reports. The new training protocol is a dramatic shift for an agency that has relied on long-range marksmanship training. After reviewing about 200 shootings during a 17-year…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Firearms killed more than 550 children ages 12 and under between 2006 and 2010, the Associated Press reports, citing FBI records. The number of deaths which do not include accidental shootings, have been relatively consistent throughout the five-year period – about 112 annually. Those deaths are getting closer scrutiny following the shooting…
