Month: July 2013

Happy endings… News roundup!

Waffle House robber meets armed citizen I mean, who would go to Waffle House at two in the morning without a gun? Atlanta (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution) - A 20-year-old attempting to rob a Waffle House pointed his gun at the wrong people early Monday, police say. A police officer and…

Gun confiscations in Cook County

[caption id="attachment_8539" align="alignnone" width="400"] Some people say Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart is soft as puppy crap on serious violent crime, but when it comes to guns, he's Johnny on the Spot.[/caption] Cook County has organized an effort to take guns from individuals whose FOID cards (Firearm Owner ID) have…

EPIC FAIL: Rocket scientist brings bat to rob gun store

[caption id="attachment_8534" align="alignnone" width="646"] Rocket Scientist Derrick Mosley will have another chance to "turn his life around" after nearly getting perforated robbing a gun store with a baseball bat.[/caption] What kind of brainiac brings a baseball bat to a gun store intent on committing robbery? One by the name of…

Soldier to receive Medal of Honor

  Our hats off to Staff Sgt. Ty Carter for his heroism and valor.   Soldier to Receive Medal of Honor for COP Keating WASHINGTON (Army News Service, July 29, 2013) -- President Barack Obama announced July 26 that Staff Sgt. Ty Michael Carter will receive the Medal of Honor…

Judge tosses ISRA lawsuit

Here's the story:   [caption id="attachment_8527" align="alignnone" width="620"] In this Feb. 19, 2013 file photo, Valinda Rowe, spokesperson for Illinois Carry, holds a photograph of Mary Shepard, a Union County, Ill., woman who was beaten in 2009 by a paroled felon in an Anna church along with another woman, during…