Grassroots Alert: Vol. 20, No. 42 10/25/2013
Grassroots Alert: Vol. 20, No. 42 10/25/2013
Three elementary school students injured after child pulls trigger on cop’s AR-15 rifle during anti-drug presentation
Three California elementary school kids have been hurt after one of their classmates fired a police officer’s assault rifle during a safety demonstration, creating shrapnel. Chino police spokeswoman Tamrin Olden said the AR-15 rife was mounted …
Michael Bloomberg’s Super PAC is attacking Ken Cuccinelli on guns with misleading images
A Washington Post fact checker issues a rating of three Pinocchios to Bloomberg’s ad attacking Cucinnelli for not supporting the regulation of private firearm transfers.
Pastor halts armed robbery, WFIE, Evansville, Ind. 10/20/13
Pastor Carl Sanders walked into a Dollar General store in Evansville, Ind. in order to purchase a Gatorade, but ended up stumbling upon an armed robbery in progress. Shortly after Sanders entered the store, the thief turned his attention to the pastor, ordering him to the ground. Sanders responded by drawing a firearm and telling the armed robber to get on the ground. The thief complied and Sanders held the man until police could arrive. Sanders took no pleasure in the actions some have called heroic. When forcing the armed man to the ground, Sander told the man that his actions were “out of love.” Sanders later said of the criminal, “He didn’t deserve to be hurt… I wanted him to know you can’t do this.”
Navy Yard shooting: AR-15, back in the news — briefly
(CNN)– It has been called the most popular rifle in America … Police say James Holmes killed 12 people and wounded 58 using an AR-15 rifle, a 12-gauge shotgun and at least one of two .40-caliber handguns police recovered at the scene.
Navy Yard Shooter: What about that alleged AR-15?
CNN correspondent Pamela Brown just reported on air that Aaron Alexis, the deceased suspect in the Navy Yard shootings, entered the facility yesterday armed with a shotgun. Citing the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms as well as law enforcement …
Judge orders Nebraska to allow Right-to-Carry permits for legal non-citizens who qualify
A federal judge in Nebraska has ordered the state to stop enforcing a law that prevents legal, non-citizens from getting a permit to carry a concealed handgun.
New York Daily News no-comments AR-15 cover
Of all the media outlets that linked their credibility to loosely attributed sources that an AR-15 was somehow involved in yesterday’s Navy Yard shooting, the New York Daily News stands out, as the paper’s cover image attests. It’s a provocative …