Yay! YEEHAW, it's Shootin' Time

[GoblinCampFollower]

Uber driver shot and killed by 81-year-old Ohio man after both received scam calls, police say

Both the alleged shooter and the Uber driver appeared to have been targets of scam phone calls, the Clark County Sheriff's Office said.

www.cbsnews.com

oh man, that was an ugly situation. It should have occurred to him that the woman might have nothing to do with the scam callers and obviously he shouldn't have taken the law into his own hands. He was obviously in the wrong but I really hope they catch that scammer and charge them with whatever is appropriate. I feel like they should at least be guilty of felony murder or something similar.

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

Prosecutors say they will not retry an Arizona rancher accused of murder near the US-Mexico border

Prosecutors say they will not retry an Arizona rancher whose trial in the fatal shooting of a Mexican man on his property ended last week with a deadlocked jury.

apnews.com

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

4 law officers serving warrant are killed, 4 wounded in shootout at North Carolina home, police say

A woman and a 17-year-old male were taken away for questioning after the three-hour standoff ended.

apnews.com

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

Iowa City woman charged after 3-year-old found walking down the sidewalk with handgun

An Iowa City woman was arrested and faces multiple charges after her three-year-old child was found walking down the sidewalk carrying a handgun on Friday.

www.kcrg.com

This could have gone so, so badly!

 

[Rose Karuna]

Iowa City woman charged after 3-year-old found walking down the sidewalk with handgun

An Iowa City woman was arrested and faces multiple charges after her three-year-old child was found walking down the sidewalk carrying a handgun on Friday.

www.kcrg.com

This could have gone so, so badly!

Why would she even have a gun in the house with a 3 year old? Let alone, loaded and just sitting on a night stand? WTF?

 

[GoblinCampFollower]

Why would she even have a gun in the house with a 3 year old? Let alone, loaded and just sitting on a night stand? WTF?

It's WAY more common in a lot of rural areas than you might think. An ex of mine was given a shotgun when she was like 4.... and yes, she was raised very "country."

 

[Kokoro Fasching]

It's WAY more common in a lot of rural areas than you might think. An ex of mine was given a shotgun when she was like 4.... and yes, she was raised very "country."

I got my first 410 shotgun when I was 6. Had birdshot in it, for when the copperheads would try to get into the yard and chicken coups. But I also had been taught never to point unless I was going to shoot, and if I forgot it was a good tanning with a holly switch.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

A GOP Lawmaker Was Arrested After Chasing a Stripper With a Gun in the Middle of the Night

His defense belongs in the Crisis Response Hall of Fame.

slate.com

 

[Kokoro Fasching]

A GOP Lawmaker Was Arrested After Chasing a Stripper With a Gun in the Middle of the Night

His defense belongs in the Crisis Response Hall of Fame.

slate.com

 

[Free]

Beyond tiresome.

Texas DPS fighting Uvalde victims’ families in court to keep school shooting evidence a state secret

Texas DPS refuses to release more than two terabytes of data from the Uvalde investigation. The legal struggle is this week's episode of Y'all-itics.

www.wfaa.com

Despite early pledges from Texas DPS Director Steve McCraw to publicly release evidence from the Uvalde massacre, his legal team has quietly worked for more than a year to keep it a state secret.

“I haven’t seen so many tentacles of delay which is what we’ve seen in every aspect of these cases,” said Laura Lee Prather, an attorney from Haynes Boone, in this week’s episode of Y’all-itics.

She represents 18 local and national news outlets – from CNN to Sinclair – that have sued to get the public records in the case. TEGNA, the parent company of WFAA, is a party to that lawsuit.

“Let me give you a flavor of what hasn’t come out. No videos. No dashcams. No 911 calls. No autopsy reports. No ballistic reports. No toxicology reports. No witness interviews. No use of force reports, and the list goes on, and on, and on,” Prather explained.

 

[Ellie]

A GOP Lawmaker Was Arrested After Chasing a Stripper With a Gun in the Middle of the Night

His defense belongs in the Crisis Response Hall of Fame.

slate.com

Can't wait for the SNL sketch on this..Friske, lol!

 

[Free]

Small moments of good in amongst the vast, crappy world of gun violence.

Parkland school shooting survivor gains rights to gunman’s name in unique civil settlement

A survivor of the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, now owns the rights to the gunman’s name, according to a new settlement agreement that also stipulates the shooter must donate his brain for scientific study.

As part of the settlement, the shooter agreed to transfer the rights to his name, Nikolas Cruz, for use in any production, movie, book, television, cable TV, or other media. The gunman, who is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole, is barred from giving any interviews without the express written consent of shooting survivor Anthony Borges, according to the settlement.

 

[Rose Karuna]

If you are SO damn careless with a firearm that you don't frigging know you left it in your suitcase, you really should not be allowed to have one.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/01/politics/victoria-spartz-weapons-charge-airport/index.html

Her expression looks SO compassionate, why am I not surprised she's a republican.

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

Milk, eggs and now bullets for sale in handful of US grocery stores with ammo vending machines

A company has installed vending machines that sell ammunition in grocery stores in Alabama, Oklahoma, and Texas, raising concerns among gun control advocates.

apnews.com

What could possibly go wrong?

 

[Casey Pelous]

Milk, eggs and now bullets for sale in handful of US grocery stores with ammo vending machines

A company has installed vending machines that sell ammunition in grocery stores in Alabama, Oklahoma, and Texas, raising concerns among gun control advocates.

apnews.com

Yet another reason to never, ever have anything to do with those states.

Or Florida, of course.

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

Apparently, there was just a shooting at a Trump rally in Pennsylvania.

Donald Trump was whisked off the stage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania after loud noises rang through the crowd. His motorcade has left the venue.

Donald Trump whisked off stage at rally after loud noises ring through crowd | SPECIAL REPORT

Donald Trump was whisked off the stage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania after loud noises rang through the crowd. His motorcade has left the venue.

abc30.com

via ABC30 App

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

More on the Trump rally shooting:

Trump survives assassination attempt at campaign rally, as it unfolded

Law enforcement officials are working to learn more about Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old who tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday.

apnews.com

 

[Free]

More on the Trump rally shooting:

Trump survives assassination attempt at campaign rally, as it unfolded

Law enforcement officials are working to learn more about Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old who tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday.

apnews.com

Thoughts and prayers.

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Love your choice of threads. Katheryne Helendale <3

 

[Free]

Oh geez, perfect weekend for this news to hit.

Ammo vending machines are coming to 3 Southern states. See how they work

Vending machines selling ammunition will now be in grocery stores in Alabama, Texas and Oklahoma. According to the American Rounds' website, the distributor of the machines, AI technology scans the customers’ identification and facial recognition software to verify a customer’s identity.

Oh, they use AI for customer screening. I'm sure that will work out great.