Italy's Christian Ghilli, the 19-year-old reigning World Junior Skeet Champion, is dead after a momentary lapse in firearm safety. Unfortunately, one moment is all it takes to end the life of one the most talented young skeet shooters in the world. Ghilli was in the woods at Montecatini Val di Cecina in Tuscany when he stopped to pick up some of his spent … [Read more...]
PAL/RPAL Holders: Do NOT Install PocketWell App
"I'm from the government and I'm here to help" is an oxymoron of the highest order. When any government claims they're here to help you, check your pockets to make sure your wallet is still there. When this Liberal government says it cares about your mental health - a problem they intentionally manufactured with two straight years of 24x7 COVID fear porn - you know the … [Read more...]
Teneal Richards: Poster-Criminal for Broken Firearm Prohibition Order System
It may be a surprise to you, but it's no surprise to me that our justice system lost track of another violent offender and repeat violator of a Firearm Prohibition Order. This news release from the Ontario Provincial Police reminded me that this is a regular occurrence. The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (R.O.P.E.) Squad is requesting the public's assistance in locating a … [Read more...]
Andrew Jason Hudder: Poster-Criminal for Canada’s Broken Firearm Prohibition Order System
Police found Andrew Jason Hudder asleep behind the wheel of his vehicle on April 17, 2020. At the time he had an illegal loaded pistol strapped to his chest in violation of two previous Firearm Prohibition Orders imposed on him after convictions for attempted murder in 2014 and 2017. After a high-speed chase and his eventual apprehension, police discovered someone removed … [Read more...]
3 Dead from Negligent Discharges in Past 24 Hours
Normally I only see a couple of negligent discharge deaths each month, but this morning I woke up to three reports in a single day. This is distressing, since all three deaths were wholly preventable. First, in Belton, South Carolina, a 2-year-old girl died after being shot in the chest by a BB gun. Police and Emergency Medical Services attended the scene at 1:30am, and … [Read more...]
As Violent Repeat Offenders Ply Their Wicked Trade, Liberal Govt Focuses on Licensed Gun Owners
We live in an increasingly bizarre world where wrong is deemed right, and law-abiding citizens are treated like criminals. Marco Mendicino, Canada's latest Public Safety Minister, boasted this nonsense on Twitter: "This is a government that is prepared to take the steps that are necessary. We’ve already put into place additional restrictions and prohibitions on … [Read more...]
How Stupid Must these Licensed Gun Owners Be?
Kudos to the Edmonton Police Service for busting these idiots. On December 17th, news broke that the Edmonton Police Service arrested several individuals with valid Canadian firearms Possession and Acquisition Licences (PAL) for legally purchased guns to sell to criminals, aka straw purchasing. “People who legally purchase guns and traffic them to criminals are equally … [Read more...]
Negligent Discharge: 3-year-old finds gun in kitchen drawer, shoots himself in the head
These are the stories that break my heart. A 3-year-old boy is dead and, as brutal as it is for me to write it and you to read it, this child is dead because of his parents’ negligence. His parents were too lazy, too stupid or too ignorant to store their gun where a kid couldn't find it. This toddler found a loaded handgun in a kitchen drawer and, being a curious kid, … [Read more...]
Shamaya Lynn: Young Mom Killed on a Zoom Call
On August 11th, 21-year-old Shamaya Lynn, an Altamonte Springs resident, was on a Zoom call with a co-worker when she suddenly fell backwards and was unresponsive. This coincided with a loud bang. That bang was the gunshot that killed the young woman instantly. Veondre Avery, Lynn's boyfriend and father of their 2-year-old boy, left a loaded pistol in a backpack, and that … [Read more...]
15-year-old Boy Injured by Negligent Discharge of Stolen Handgun
On May 5, 2021, a 15-year-old boy in Burlington, North Carolina, was injured after two teenagers in the apartment next door discovered a loaded handgun in the apartment occupied by Sade Michelle Robinson and fired the gun. The shooting was the result of “an accidental discharge and involves at least two other juveniles in an adjacent apartment,” said a Burlington Police … [Read more...]
Pennsylvania State Rep Demands ID Requirement to Buy Ammunition
Democrat State Representative Brian Kirkland wants to force gun owners to show state- or federally-issued identification before they can buy ammunition. The goal, says Rep. Kirkland, is to keep loaded guns out of the hands of minors. Seriously. Kirkland says he’s plugging a hole in current legislation with this bill because current Pennsylvania law states that unless … [Read more...]
Nanaimo RCMP’s Takedown of a Naïve 22-year-old and His Replica Handgun is an Object Lesson for us All
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 charges. That won’t be the case this time, says Nanaimo RCMP spokesman Const. Gary O’Brien, … [Read more...]
Autumn Higgs: Dead because of Boyfriend’s Negligent Discharge
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 life. Initially police said the name of the slain teenage girl would not be … [Read more...]
Negligent Discharge: Dallas Walmart
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 available but, according to police, the individual carrying the handgun was not … [Read more...]
Memphis Pastor Ricky Floyd Hosts Gun Safety Course for Kids
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 lot of them are just unsafe storage,” said Dr. Regan Williams, a Trauma Medical … [Read more...]
Negligent Discharge: 12-year-old girl shot, expected to recover
Christian Lehl, 21, was babysitting his nieces and nephews, when he took out a loaded handgun and showed it to an 18-year-old friend. The handgun 'just went off' aka a negligent discharge, and the bullet buried itself in the arm of one of Lehl's 12-year-old nieces in another room. Thankfully, the young girl is expected to make a full recovery. Wichita Police arrested … [Read more...]
Negligent Discharge: Gentry Police Officers Save Man’s Life
Two Gentry Police officers are credited with saving the life of a man who managed to unintentionally shoot himself in the leg. The unidentified man carried a loaded firearm in his pocket (never a good idea) and due to his negligence, shot himself and severed an artery in his leg. Gentry Police Officers Matthew Easter and Tyler Kell responded to the 911 call and discovered … [Read more...]
South Africa’s Nightmare Gun Registry
Canada's failed Long Gun Registry was an expensive and useless exercise that did not help solve a single crime according to police, but at least 'the trains ran on time' - to butcher the analogy. The same cannot be said for South Africa’s Central Firearms Registry, where backlogs for both licenses and amnesties are piled six feet high throughout a building that's been … [Read more...]
Defiance of Germany’s Strict Gun Laws or Good Old Fashioned Ingenuity?
Germans are renowned for their precision, craftsmanship and ingenuity. For some, like the 58-year-old precision mechanic who manufactured three homemade pistols in his spare time, it may mean obeying Germany's strict gun laws is a waste of time. A German news report says police stumbled upon the weapons by chance during another investigation, although the story does not … [Read more...]
Negligent Discharge: 2-year-old boy kills himself with father’s gun
If you own a firearm, making sure unauthorized people can't access that firearm is your number one responsibility - especially if you have small children. Vincent Shelby learned this lesson in the most excruciating way on June 2, 2021, when his 2-year-old son found his loaded handgun near the television and shot himself in the head with it. Joliet Police Department officers … [Read more...]
Negligent Discharge: Illinois Man Kills Girlfriend While Posing With Handgun
21-year-old A’Meyah T. Brewton died when her boyfriend, 20-year-old Isaiah Cole shot her in the head while the couple posed for selfies in front of a mirror on September 13, 2020. Assistant State’s Attorney Robert Money said Cole was high on marijuana when he racked the slide to eject the round from the chamber, removed the magazine from his pistol and then re-inserted the … [Read more...]
Kenya Offers Illegal Gun Manufactures Honest Jobs in New Weapons Facility
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta knows his country is riddled with illegal firearm manufacturers. His solution? He offered the illegal gun makers jobs at a new and legitimate weapons manufacturing facility in Ruiru. “We have seen a variety of home-made weapons. It’s first of all negative but it is also positive, and I want to make an offer,” President Kenyatta … [Read more...]
CanPar Cancels Firearm and Ammo Shipments
It's almost laughable watching the hair-on-fire across the Canadian Internet over CanPar's decision, effective immediately, to stop carrying firearms and ammunition. Here's what I know so far: 1. Canpar and Loomis are both owned by TFI International, a transportation conglomerate based in Saint-Laurent, Quebec. 2. As a privately owned company, CanPar is free to … [Read more...]
Pennsylvania : 13-year-old boy murders 12-year-old sister
On March 19, 2021, in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 13-year-old Jah’sir Vasquez pointed a loaded handgun at his 12-year-old sister Jasiyah and pulled the trigger. "Mom, Jah shot me!" Jasiyah screamed before falling to the ground, a single gunshot wound to her chest. How did this 13-year-old get his hands on a loaded handgun? His mother, Daisy Vasquez, asked him to … [Read more...]
Negligent Discharge: Felon Shoots Himself in the Hand, Claims He Was Carjacked
Bad things can happen while carelessly playing with a loaded handgun. And when you're a convicted felon illegally possessing that loaded handgun, well, fear is a pretty normal emotion to feel when you shoot yourself in the hand and you stand there watching the hole in your hand bleed all over the floor. This is the stuff projectile vomiting is made of, especially when you … [Read more...]
Police Officer Latoya Dythe Pleads Guilty to Straw Purchasing Firearms
Tulsa, Oklahoma, Police Officer Latoya Dythe was suspended without pay after a federal grand jury indicted her for illegally purchasing a firearm for her boyfriend, Devon Jones. That announcement came in a press conference with U.S. Attorney Trent Shores, FBI Special Agent in Charge Melissa Godbold and Tulsa Police Chief Wendell Franklin on December 10, 2020 She pleaded … [Read more...]
Ladies, a Firearm is a Great Equalizer
Ladies, when your husband tries to strangle you, a handgun can save your life. That’s the lesson learned in Colorado Springs recently after a man attempted to strangle his wife to death. Instead of her lifeless body lying on the ground as he intended, the husband dialed 911 and begged for medical assistance after his would-be victim shot him in the head. About 2am on … [Read more...]
Shooting Range Shrapnel: Even when you do everything right…
Firearms training for police officers generally goes as planned. There are some notable and tragic exceptions, of course, but by and large when men and women who are trained in the proper use of firearms get together to practice it is usually a good day. No so for one Utah Highway Patrol lieutenant training at the Unified Police Department firearms range in Salt Lake City on … [Read more...]
Retired Pastor in Ghana Accidentally Shoots Himself While Patrolling His Property
It's every upstanding person's worst nightmare. A gang of thieves target you and your family for harassment because of your faith. Police can't be there 24/7 so you do what you can to keep your family safe, which includes patrolling your property with a loaded firearm. This was the predicament a retired Pastor in Ghana found himself in on April 28, 2021. While Pastor … [Read more...]
Negligent Discharge: Teen Shoots Friend
It’s a story we’ve all heard a dozen times if we’ve heard it once. “I found the gun in the park. When I picked it up, it just went off.” And some poor schmuck gets hit with a bullet. If they're lucky, they survive, as is the case in this story. Jalen Fayne, 18, appeared in court in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on April 15, 2021, to face a single charge of injury by negligent … [Read more...]