In Praise of Individual Rights and Freedoms
Do you have an unfinished book or two wasting away on your hard drive?
Do you desperately want to finish your book this year?
If you answered YES to both those questions, I would love the opportunity to interview you about the biggest challenges you face in completing your book.
Rule #1: Don’t drive around with a loaded pistol in your car. Rule #2: Never point a firearm at yourself or anyone else – not even if you think it’s unloaded. Rule #3: Keep your finger off the bang switch until you are ready to shoot. If you’re pointing the gun at yourself or someone you love, you’re not ready to shoot. So keep your paws off the trigger.
On July 30th, Nanaimo RCMP responded in force to a ‘man with a gun’ call when they discovered the young man’s gun wasn’t real, but a CO2 replica Remington 1875 revolver. While ownership of this toy gun is 100% legal, behaving stupidly with them in public can often lead to criminal … [Read More...]
This is part of my ongoing series Officer Down - in honour of police officers slain in the line of duty. On July 28, 2021, while responding to a serious injury traffic call, Austin Police Department Officer Lewis "Andy" Traylor was critically injured when a tractor-trailer made a U-Turn … [Read More...]
On March 31, 2021, 17-year-old Hayden Wik picked up his mother's handgun and, for reasons nobody understands, pulled the trigger. The bullet he fired hit his 16-year-old girlfriend in the head. Despite the best efforts of emergency services first responders, they were unable to save the girl's … [Read More...]
On May 18, 2021, an unidentified Walmart shopper carrying a concealed handgun 'accidentally' shot another customer with his handgun. The injured Walmart customer was taken to hospital and treated for a 'minor' gunshot wound. The precise details of how the negligent discharge occurred aren't … [Read More...]
This is part of my ongoing series Officer Down - in honour of police officers slain in the line of duty. It was a domestic violence call that turned into a deadly standoff in rural southern California. On July 25, 2021, Kern County Sheriff's Office Deputy Sheriff Phillip Campas was … [Read More...]
This is part of my ongoing series Officer Down - in honour of police officers slain in the line of duty. Clark County Sheriff's Office Detective Jeremy Brown was shot and killed while conducting surveillance at an apartment complex in the 3500 block of Northeast 109th Avenue in Vancouver, … [Read More...]
In May 2021, LeBonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, set a record for the number of children shot (20) in a single month. “About half of our gunshot wounds are accidental. I think sometimes we think a lot of our problems we are dealing with are all related to community violence and a … [Read More...]
