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I always carried 2 extra mags. I think I will start carrying 3 extras now.

If it wasn't for Iacocca the Mustang would have never been produced. If you are a car guy and haven't seen "Ford Mustang - The First 50 Years" on Amazon, you should take the time to watch. The Mustang has an incredible history. Even after the hardtop was produced and was successful, the fastback almost never even made it to a clay model. Had it not been for a few designers working after hours on their own time at night in a back room, the fastback may have never been a reality. I had a '68 hardtop and a '72 hardtop. The '72 was special ordered with a Mach 1 suspension and 351 4bbl Cleveland, but it had the lighter hardtop body placed on the frame instead of the fastback. It was what we called a "sleeper" back then. It was plain white with no stripes when I got it. I did add some stripes later on. It did have the NASA hood scoops and Magnum 500 wheels. The only way you would know it was a muscle car is when it pulled up beside you and you could hear the rumble from the dual exhausts. Factory horsepower ratings were way underrated back then because of insurance rates. That '72 with the light body was incredibly fast. Wish I had the foresight to keep that car. No telling what it would be worth today. It's possible it could have been a 1 of 1 the way it was special ordered.

Let's hope the Senate will stand up to the pressure. https://www.gunsamerica.com/digest/house-dems-will-seek-to-criminalize-private-transfers-in-2019/ House Dems Will Seek to Criminalize Private Transfers in 2019 by S.H. BLANNELBERRY on NOVEMBER 14, 2018 Related Tags: Buzz, News, R2KBA House Democrats made no bones about their legislative priority in 2019: gun control. Specifically, criminalizing the private transfer of firearms between law-abiding citizens. “I do believe, because in this Congress…there is bipartisan legislation to have common sense background checks to prevent guns going into the wrong hands. It doesn’t cover everything, but it will save many lives,” said House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) last week in an interview with CNN. “This will be a priority for us going into the next Congress,” Pelosi added. With Dems occupying at least 227 seats in the House, compared to the GOP’s 198 (10 seats are still up for grabs), gun-control legislation will indubitably be reintroduced and debated next year. The real question is what becomes of the debate? Trump has suggested on at least one occasion that he’d be open to strengthening background checks. “Whether we are Republican or Democrat, we must now focus on strengthening Background Checks!” said Trump following the mass killing in Parkland, Florida back in Feb. The president’s “official” position on the topic was later clarified by White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders who told reporters, according to The Hill, that Trump supports “not necessarily universal background checks, but certainly improving the background check system.” “He wants to see what that legislation, the final piece of it looks like,” she explained. “Universal means something different to a lot of people. He certainly wants to focus and improve on the background check system.” Korwin: Here’s Why You Need Oppose Universal Background Checks What’s worrisome, in addition to Trump’s initial remarks, is that public support for universal background checks is overwhelming. Mostly because the devils in the details and the average Joe doesn’t understand how the system works. Any firearm purchased from a gun shop or FFL is subject to a background check. However, sales or transfers from one private citizen to another, in some 28 states, do not require a background check. This is the putative “loophole” that anti-gunners complain about. They contend that every transfer should require a background check, hence the term “universal.” While that sounds good in theory the truth is that there are real problems with implementing universal background checks. The first is efficacy. Since the vast majority of individuals responsible for the vast majority of what they call “gun crime” will not comply with the mandate because they’re criminals, i.e. lawbreakers!, (drug dealers, violent felons, etc., people already prohibited from owning firearms in the first place) it’s unreasonable to expect the law to have a profound impact. Moreover, at least one national survey of prison inmates investigating so-called “crime guns” indicated that 90 percent were procured via illegal means. In other words, criminals didn’t buy these weapons at a gun show or at the local hunting club or from your uncle Bob. Rather, criminals obtained their guns via straw purchasers, theft or the black market. Beyond efficacy or the lack thereof, there is the problem of taxation. Background checks aren’t free. FFLs charge a “transfer fee” every time they run a background check. What we have to assess is whether it is constitutional to force citizens to pay what is tantamount to a tax every time they let a friend, family member, neighbor, co-worker buy or even borrow a firearm. One can argue that the fee associated with the mandatory transfer chills one’s 2A rights. Pat McNamara Sees No Problem with Mandatory Waiting Periods, Universal Background Checks Then there is the issue of enforcing universal background checks. For law enforcement to know whether a firearm was lawfully transferred they need immediate access to detailed records. In short, a centralized registry that contains the names of every gun owner in the country along with the guns they own. Otherwise, there is no way to ensure compliance with the law in a timely manner. Time is key here. Police can’t waste precious man hours tracking down paper records in a filing cabinet in the back room of a gun store just to be sure that the Remington 700 uncle Bob sold to your hunting buddy Christopher was a lawful transfer. It’s just not an efficient use of resources, particularly if the primary goal of law enforcement is to target the real, violent offenders on the streets. Hence the need for the national database. Finally, if we agree that a national database is necessary to ensure compliance then we must agree that universal background checks are a nonstarter. The reason is obvious. A national database is a kill-me-first list for a government bending toward tyranny. The 2A was enshrined in the Constitution to be a safeguard against that type of existential threat to liberty and individual rights. Tipping our hand to Big Brother as to who owns what renders that safeguard useless. And so, we must be extremely vigilant in the coming months. There’s no doubt that a universal background check bill is coming. We need to be prepared to fight it with everything we got.

See (9) below for possessing and carrying a baton. 39-17-1308. Defenses to unlawful possession or carrying of a weapon. (a) It is a defense to the application of § 39-17-1307 if the possession or carrying was: (1) Of an unloaded rifle, shotgun or handgun not concealed on or about the person and the ammunition for the weapon was not in the immediate vicinity of the person or weapon; (2) By a person authorized to possess or carry a firearm pursuant to § 39-17-1315 or § 39-17-1351; (3) At the person's: (A) Place of residence; (B) Place of business; or (C) Premises; (4) Incident to lawful hunting, trapping, fishing, camping, sport shooting or other lawful activity; (5) By a person possessing a rifle or shotgun while engaged in the lawful protection of livestock from predatory animals; (6) By a Tennessee valley authority officer who holds a valid commission from the commissioner of safety pursuant to this part while the officer is in the performance of the officer's official duties; (7) By a state, county or municipal judge or any federal judge or any federal or county magistrate; (8) By a person possessing a club or baton who holds a valid state security guard/officer registration card as a private security guard/officer, issued by the commissioner, and who also has certification that the officer has had training in the use of club or baton that is valid and issued by a person certified to give training in the use of clubs or batons; (9) By any person possessing a club or baton who holds a certificate that the person has had training in the use of a club or baton for self-defense that is valid and issued by a certified person authorized to give training in the use of clubs or batons, and is not prohibited from purchasing a firearm under any local, state or federal laws; (10) By any out-of-state, full-time, commissioned law enforcement officer who holds a valid commission card from the appropriate out-of-state law enforcement agency and a photo identification; provided, that if no valid commission card and photo identification are retained, then it shall be unlawful for that officer to carry firearms in this state and this section shall not apply. The defense provided by this subdivision (a)(10) shall only be applicable if the state where the out-of-state officer is employed has entered into a reciprocity agreement with this state that allows a full-time, commissioned law enforcement officer in Tennessee to lawfully carry or possess a weapon in the other state; or (11) By a person authorized to carry a handgun pursuant to § 36-3-626 or § 39-17-1365. (b) The defenses described in this section are not available to persons described in § 39-17-1307(b)(1).

https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/11/15/watch-illegal-immigrant-charged-with-attempted-murder-after-shootout-with-arkansas-police WATCH: Illegal immigrant charged with attempted murder after shootout with Arkansas police 3 hours Luis Cobos-Cenobio was arrested and charged with attempted murder for shooting at police officers in Arkansas. (Image source: Twitter video screenshot) Follow Aaron ColenSTAFF WRITER POLITICAL VIEW MODERATE VALUES CHRISTIAN HERO JOHN MACARTHUR Article GoalINFORM SHARE TWEET An illegal immigrant was arrested and charged with attempted capital murder after initiating a gunfight with police officers during a traffic stop, according to Fox News. Special: Supreme Court decision unlocks $400 billion opportunity When Washington County Corporal Brett Thompson attempted to pull over 29-year-old Luis Cobos-Cenobio on Sunday afternoon just outside Fayetteville, Arkansas, Cobos-Cenobio didn’t stop, and a chase ensued. Cobos-Cenobio eventually pulled over, and that’s when he pulled out a handgun, got out of his car and opened fire on Thompson, hitting the windshield and body of the vehicle with numerous shots. Thompson held his own, however, returning fire and forcing Cobos-Cenobio to get back in his vehicle and flee. He got into another shootout with an officer who pulled him over about a half hour later, according to police. After the second shootout, Cobos-Cenobio fled again, and Arkansas State and Fayetteville Police joined the chase, with Springdale Police finally stopping and apprehending him. “We are so thankful Corporal Thompson, all other officers who were involved, as well as citizens who were in the areas of the incident, were unharmed,” read a statement on the Washington County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page. Cobos-Cenobio is being held on $500,000 bond, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement placed a detainer on him as well. In addition to attempted capital murder, Cobos-Cenobio was also charged with committing a terroristic act, fleeing, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

The mistakes never seem to end. https://www.officer.com/investigations/video/21031736/new-documents-released-on-parkland-shooter-nikolas-cruz?utm_source=Officer.com+Newsday+E-Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CPS181112010&o_eid=5113J4674090I4J&rdx.ident[pull]=omeda|5113J4674090I4J

A follow-up to this. Maybe he will keep his right eye. Pretty tough after being hit with a shotgun blast to the face. https://www.officer.com/tactical/tactical-medical/news/21031729/fayette-county-texas-sheriffs-deputy-calvin-cj-lehmann-shot-in-the-face-released-from-hospital?utm_source=Officer.com+Newsday+E-Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CPS181112010&o_eid=5113J4674090I4J&rdx.ident[pull]=omeda|5113J4674090I4J

A follow-up to this. Maybe he will keep his right eye. Pretty tough after being hit with a shotgun blast to the face. https://www.officer.com/tactical/tactical-medical/news/21031729/fayette-county-texas-sheriffs-deputy-calvin-cj-lehmann-shot-in-the-face-released-from-hospital?utm_source=Officer.com+Newsday+E-Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CPS181112010&o_eid=5113J4674090I4J&rdx.ident[pull]=omeda|5113J4674090I4J Another officer shot in the face trying to do his job. https://www.officer.com/tactical/swat/news/21030289/wounded-fayette-county-texas-sheriffs-deputy-fighting-for-his-life?utm_source=Officer.com+Newsday+E-Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CPS181102008&o_eid=5113J4674090I4J&rdx.ident[pull]=omeda|5113J4674090I4J

Reckon any of his buddies gave him any grief over this one ! https://www.policeone.com/patrol-vehicle/articles/481832006-Video-Handcuffed-woman-steals-patrol-car/ Video: Handcuffed woman steals patrol car Officers handcuffed the woman and sat her in the passenger side of the patrol car Today at 1:17 PM By PoliceOne Staff TULSA, Okla. — Newly released video shows a handcuffed woman taking off in an officer’s patrol vehicle, NewsOn6 reported. Officers stopped 36-year-old Angie Frost in March of this year for driving a stolen car. The video from the incident shows officers handcuffing Frost and seating her in the passenger side of the patrol car while they searched the stolen vehicle. Officers stood outside the vehicle while Frost slid into the driver’s side. “What is she doing?” footage shows one officer asking. “She’s trying to steal your car,” responded the other. Frost took off while officers radioed for assistance. She was apprehended after getting out at a motel and trying to flee. Frost pleaded guilty to four counts earlier this year and was sentenced to three years in prison.

When you're old as I am everything is still a thing. You don't care what people think about what you wear anymore. Whatever it is will eventually come back in style and then you'll be groovy again.

Just in case you didn't know, that would include no Dockers, too. https://www.nraila.org/articles/20181019/for-levi-s-freedom-isn-t-fashionable For Levi’s, Freedom isn’t Fashionable FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2018 SUPPORT NRA-ILA Americans eager to take political direction from a multinational pants manufacturer were in luck this week. On Tuesday, PRWeek, a public relations trade publication, published an interview with Levi Strauss & Co. Chief Communications Officer Kelly McGinnis and Everytown for Gun Safety Public Affairs Director Stacey Radnor. The interview shed further light on the apparel giant’s partnership with billionaire gun control financier Michael Bloomberg’s front group and their well-choreographed efforts to attack Americans’ right to keep and bear arms. Last month, the NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert drew attention to Levi’s (which also owns Dockers) decision to abandon its rugged all-American image by donating more that $1 million to gun control groups Everytown and Giffords (formerly Americans for Responsible Solutions and the Legal Community Against Violence). In addition to its financial contribution, the company joined the Everytown Business Leaders for Gun Safety, whose stated goal is to use member companies’ “market footprint… employee networks, [and] public communications platforms” to advance Bloomberg’s gun control agenda. In the PRWeek interview, McGinnis framed the San Francisco-based company’s participation in the gun debate in moralistic terms. According to America’s new self-appointed moral arbiter, Everytown’s efforts to restrict the rights of law-abiding Americans “squared with [Levi’s] core values of empathy, courage, integrity, and originality.” McGinnis also linked the company’s attack on a cherished American freedom to the firm’s increasing emphasis on the global, rather than American, marketplace. The Levi’s flack told PRWeek, “our consumers are getting younger and more than half our business is outside the U.S., and this issue is not controversial with those groups.” The piece also detailed the highly-choreographed nature of Levi’s latest foray into gun control. When asked by PRWeek, “What did you learn from advocacy groups?,” McGinnis explained that the gun control organizations worked with Levi’s on how best to manipulate their target audience. McGinnis stated, Messaging, and that the sensitivity of every word matters, understanding how people read between the lines and take every word literally. Understanding how language has been used on the issue for decades and the signals related to word choices…. We had to be inclusive, understanding, and deliberate about how we channeled our support. In praising Levi’s support for gun control, Radnor told PRWeek, “Levi’s sent a clear message that it’s not acceptable to stand idly by, there’s significant momentum on the issue of gun safety, and we can all be part of the solution.” Despite Radnor’s enthusiasm for the purported “momentum” around gun control, Levi’s should know that the politics of gun control is a bit like their own industry. Support for gun control and the various policy prescriptions offered by civilian disarmament advocates, much like fashion trends, go in and out of style. For instance, shortly after the high-profile shooting in Parkland, Fla., interest in gun control spiked. A Gallup pollfrom March found that 13 percent of Americans considered guns and gun control to be the most important problem facing America. Proving that gun control is so last season, by September the fad was over and interest had dropped to 2 percent. Gun control advocates’ current obsession is with enacting a ban on the commonly-owned semi-automatic firearms they mislabel “assault weapons.” Berg expressed his support for a semi-auto ban in a September op-ed. According to Gallup polling, support for a ban spiked to 48 percent in 2017 following a high-profile shooting. Polling from October shows that current support for a ban is back down to 40 percent, near its all-time low. Moreover, the unmistakable trend since 1996 shows that Americans are increasingly finding such bans passé. A total ban on civilian ownership of handguns was quite stylish last century, with support measured at a high of 60 percent in 1959. Today, publicly supporting a handgun ban is a faux pas, with support for the measure at 28 percent. Levi’s own relative indifference to gun control from the early 2000s to 2016 coincided with a period in which the Democratic Party found the entire issue unfashionable. Interest in gun control and its different policy interventions comes and goes, as does the ever-changing assortment of anti-gun groups supporting them. In contrast, NRA and our grassroots coalition of gun rights supporters work year in and year out towards a broad but simple goal: protecting Americans’ Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. These potential customers will remember Levi’s actions long after the current orgy of corporate virtue-signaling fades. Freedom is timeless, it’s always in style.

Yeah, that loco weed will make you say stupid stuff. https://www.officer.com/on-the-street/news/21027055/man-threatens-louisiana-trooper-during-traffic-stop Man Threatens Louisiana Trooper During Traffic Stop A Baton Rouge man pulled over Wednesday for not wearing a seat belt and driving without a license plate threatened a Louisiana State Police trooper by saying he would "do to law enforcement what the shooter did a while back." THE ADVOCATE, BATON ROUGE, LA. OCTOBER 12, 2018 0 Tweet Share Melvin J. Amar Jr. LOUISIANA STATE POLICE BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- A Baton Rouge man pulled over Wednesday for not wearing a seat belt and driving without a license plate threatened a Louisiana State Police trooper by saying he would "do to law enforcement what the shooter did a while back," according to the man's arrest report. The driver, 42-year-old Melvin J. Amar Jr., was referencing the 2016 ambush of Baton Rouge law enforcement officers that left three dead and three more injured, police said. Amar, of 224 Howard St., Baton Rouge, was arrested on simple assault, public intimidation and retaliation, no seat belt, vehicle license required, driver must be licensed and no insurance. The encounter between Amar and the troopers started around 10:45 a.m. Wednesday near the intersection of Burbank Drive and GSRI Avenue. The trooper did a U-turn to pull Amar over after seeing that he didn't have a license plate and wasn't wearing a seat belt. When the trooper confronted Amar about the infractions, Amar became agitated and said he didn't need to wear his seat belt because he's an adult, the report says, adding that his temporary license plate had flown out the window. The trooper then discovered that Amar didn't have current insurance on his vehicle, which meant his vehicle would be towed. As the trooper started writing up Amar's traffic ticket, Amar verbally threatened him and made hand gestures of shooting a gun at him, according to the report. A second trooper was called to assist. While Amar was being transported, he told the trooper that he would shoot the trooper's family and that the trooper needed to get "a new place to stay after tonight." He also threatened to sue both troopers, according to the report. The trooper also noted in his report that Amar had a baggy of "green leafy material" inside his sock. He also found a Xanax pill underneath the cushions in the back of his unit where Amar had been sitting. ——— ©2018 The Advocate, Baton Rouge, La. Visit The Advocate, Baton Rouge, La. at www.theadvocate.com Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

https://privateofficernews.org/tennessee-ordered-to-stop-license-suspensions-for-indigence/ Tennessee ordered to stop license suspensions for indigence October 18, 2018 NASHVILLE, Tenn October 18 2018 A federal judge in Nashville has ordered the state to stop suspending the drivers licenses of people who are unable to pay traffic fines and court costs. In an order Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Aleta Trauger also instructed the state to allow indigent drivers to get suspended licenses back without fees. The lawsuit is the second of two similar cases. The earlier one dealt with people who lost licenses because they were unable to pay fines related to criminal convictions. Trauger ruled against the state in July, and Tennessee appealed. Plaintiffs argue the suspensions leave people unable to work, making it even harder for them to pay court debts. The rulings potentially affect tens of thousands of Tennesseans and could have implications for similar policies in dozens of other states. AP

Traffic stop on stolen vehicle. https://privateofficernews.org/end-of-watch-trooper-kevin-k-conner/ End of Watch: Trooper Kevin K. Conner October 18, 2018 Trooper Kevin K. Conner North Carolina Highway Patrol, North Carolina End of Watch Wednesday, October 17, 2018 Bio Age 38 Tour 11 years Badge B551 Incident Details Cause Gunfire Weapon Gun; Unknown type Offender Apprehended Trooper Kevin Conner was shot and killed while conducting a traffic stop on U.S. 701, near Sellers Town Road, in Columbus County at 12:15 am. The subject opened fire on Trooper Conner as he was approaching the stopped vehicle, after stopping him for speeding, fatally wounding him. The man fled but was located near Fair Bluff. He lead officers on a pursuit until his vehicle became disabled on railroad tracks in the town. He then fled on foot but was located and taken into custody at 4:00 am. A good samaritan happened upon Trooper Conner about an hour after he was shot and called 911. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead. His dash cam and a nearby store camera showed he had been shot twice, once in the torso and once in the face. The 20-year-old suspect, who was driving a stolen truck, served three months in prison and is now on probation for firing a gun into an occupied car in Chadbourn in 2015. He is being held in the Columbus County jail without privlege of bond. Trooper Conner had served with the North Carolina Highway Patrol for 11 years. He is survived by his wife and two children. In 2011 he saved a driver’s life when he extinguished a fire in his car after being involved in an accident. Please contact the following agency to send condolences or to obtain funeral arrangements: Colonel Glenn M. McNeill North Carolina Highway Patrol 512 N Salisbury Street Raleigh, NC 27699 Phone: (919) 971-4614

Thanks again to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. https://www.officer.com/command-hq/technology/security-surveillance/news/21027278/video-defendant-lunges-for-newport-oregon-police-officers-gun-in-court?utm_source=Officer.com+Newsday+E-Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CPS181015007&o_eid=5113J4674090I4J&rdx.ident[pull]=omeda|5113J4674090I4J Video: Defendant Lunges for Oregon Officer's Gun in Court A man tried to grab a police officer's gun in a Lincoln County courtroom this week and the Sheriff's Office said Thursday that a 1-year-old federal appeals decision contributed to the near-disaster. AIMEE GREEN OCTOBER 15, 2018 THE OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, ORE. 0 Tweet Share A man tried to grab a police officer's gun in a Lincoln County courtroom this week and the Sheriff's Office said Thursday that a 1-year-old federal appeals decision contributed to the near-disaster. LINCOLN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE LINCOLN COUNTY, Oregon -- A man tried to grab a police officer's gun in a Lincoln County courtroom this week and the Sheriff's Office said Thursday that a 1-year-old federal appeals decision contributed to the near-disaster. A judge had denied a request by deputies to restrain defendant Scott Patrick Lemmon, 27, according to the Sheriff’s Office. In a scuffle caught on courtroom video Wednesday, a man identified by the Sheriff's Office as Lemmon suddenly stands up and lunges for a gun worn by a Newport police officer sitting at the counsel table nearby. The officer was able to turn away in a split second and a courthouse deputy quickly tackled Lemmon to the floor. Sheriff's spokesman Sgt. Josh McDowall said the response averted a possible catastrophe. "There would have been a shootout in the courthouse,” McDowall said. “I don’t like to think about it. It would have been scary." This is the first case, he said, of a Lincoln County defendant grabbing for a gun since the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision came down in May 2017. The 9th Circuit ruled in favor of federal public defenders who challenged a U.S. Marshals policy of restraining criminal defendants with handcuffs, belly chains and leg shackles when they are escorted into the courtroom. Defense attorneys have long argued that handcuffs and other restraints often are unnecessary and can prejudice not only juries but judges by sending the message that defendants are so dangerous that authorities must control their ability to move freely. In August 2017, the 9th Circuit again sided with public defenders in a second ruling. The result: Many courthouses across the nine states covered by the 9th Circuit made dramatic changes to their rules for restraining criminal defendants. In Multnomah County, Lincoln County and a number of other Oregon counties, that has means judges first must give the OK for each and every defendant to be restrained during courtroom hearings. Previously, the decision whether to shackle was often left up to sheriff’s deputies in charge of courthouse security. Lemmon was on trial on allegations that he pointed a realistic-looking fake gun at two guests at a beachfront condo in Newport, threatened to kill them and then robbed them of cash and valuables, according to a probable cause affidavit. Because it was a trial, the Sheriff's Office had requested an "electronic restraint" -- an anklet concealed under his pants -- instead of leg irons that would be seen by jurors. If Lemmon acted up, deputies could shock him remotely with the press of a button. But a judge denied the request, and Lemmon was unrestrained when he lunged for the gun, McDowall said. An electronic anklet probably wouldn't have stopped the lunge for the officer’s gun, McDowall conceded. But he said if Lemmon had been wearing it and he had unholstered the gun, deputies could have incapacitated him an instant later with an electric shock. Defense attorneys, however, have sharply criticized the use of the shock anklets or similar devices, saying they're barbaric and can make defendants appear nervous, uneasy and jittery while on trial. The Sheriff's Office said the devices are effective as a deterrent and its deputies have rarely if ever had to shock a defendant. During Lemmon’s trial, deputies considered him high-risk because he was swiveling in his chair, leaning backward and forward and fidgeting, McDowall said. “They were catching him paying extra close attention to the officer’s gun,” McDowall said. “He kept looking at it.” McDowall commended the quick thinking of Newport Police Officer Jon Humphreys for turning away and the Sheriff’s Office employees -- Cpl. Giovanni Barbers and Deputy Lisa Mathies -- for tackling McDowall and handcuffing him. The Sheriff’s Office expects to pursue additional charges against Lemmon for the scuffle, McDowall said. -- Aimee Green

Not sure what happened there. The video was at the bottom of the post when I hit "Submit Reply".

https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/10/04/police-identify-74-year-old-disbarred-lawyer-as-suspect-in-shooting-of-seven-south-carolina-cops Police identify 74-year-old disbarred lawyer as suspect in shooting of seven South Carolina cops 3 hours Authorities identify the suspect in a shooting that killed a police officer and injured six more. (Image source: WPDE-TV video screenshot) Follow Sarah TaylorSTAFF WRITER POLITICAL VIEW CHRISTIAN LIBERTARIAN VALUES FAITH, FAMILY HERO JOHN THE BAPTIST Article GoalINFORM SHARE TWEET Authorities identified 74-year-old Frederick Hopkins, a disbarred lawyer, as the suspect in a Wednesday shooting in Florence, South Carolina, that killed one police officer and injured six more. What are the details behind the attack? Hopkins, who is also a Vietnam veteran, reportedly fired on three Florence County deputies with a high-powered rifle when they tried to serve a warrant Wednesday afternoon. According to CBS News, police were attempting to serve a warrant involving the suspect’s 27-year-old son for allegedly sexually assaulting a foster child in the home. Authorities reported that Hopkins’ son was also shot, but it is unclear at this time whether Hopkins or police shot him. Police say the suspect then took children hostage in the home, which resulted in a standoff that lasted for about two hours. After backup arrived to help the first three officers, Hopkins reportedly shot four more officers. One of the officers, Terrence Carraway, a 30-year veteran of the force, died from his injuries. Authorities ordered a bullet-resistant rescue vehicle to the scene in order to evacuate officers who had been shot. They were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. Afterward, the police department and the sheriff’s office were able to remove Hopkins from the home after he’d spoken with a negotiator and agreed to be taken into custody. What else? The suspect sustained a head injury during the standoff and was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. The Daily Mail reported that the suspect is believed to have fallen at the scene. No children were injured during the standoff, and their whereabouts are unknown at this time. At the time of this writing, Hopkins remains in the hospital and has yet to be charged with a crime.

Looks like a new good Christmas movie to go see from Clint Eastwood. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib-Fhj2BEd4&feature=youtu.be

https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/09/20/march-for-our-lives-founder-leaves-the-gun-control-movement-and-expresses-one-big-regret March For Our Lives founder leaves the gun control movement — and expresses one big regret 3 hours March For Our Lives founder Cameron Kasky has left the movement, and said he regrets how he treated Sen. Marco Rubio during a CNN television event. (Larry French/Getty Images for SiriusXM) Follow Aaron ColenSTAFF WRITER POLITICAL VIEW MODERATE CONSERVATIVE VALUES CHRISTIAN HERO RAVI ZACHARIAS Article GoalINFORM SHARE TWEET One of the survivors of the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, has left the March For Our Lives gun control movement that grew out of that tragedy, according to the Miami Herald. Cameron Kasky, who along with classmates David Hogg and Emma Gonzalez became one of the faces of gun control in America, said he was ready to move on from the group, but that his mind had been opened to different political perspectives in the process. Special: Media isn’t reporting Trump’s $195 billion win “…I met that person in Texas who got that semiautomatic weapon because that’s how they like to protect their family,” Kasky said on Fox News Radio on Wednesday. “I met the 50-some-odd percent of women who are pro-life, even though I thought it was preposterous that a woman could be pro-life and not pro-choice at the time. “I learned that a lot of our issues politically come from a lack of understanding of other perspectives and also the fact that so often young conservatives and young liberals will go into debate…trying to beat one another as opposed to come to an agreement.” What’s the big regret? One of Kasky’s most visible moments as a member of March For Our Lives was the town hall event broadcast on CNN, which was advertised as a forum to open a dialogue about gun issues and predictably devolved into emotional outbursts, finger pointing and grandstanding. Kasky found himself face-to-face with Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, and he gave the audience a made-for-TV moment that was rebroadcast and retweeted for days to follow. “Senator Rubio, it’s hard to look at you and not look down the barrel of an AR-15 and not look at Nikolas Cruz, but the point is you’re here and there are some people who are not,” Kasky told Rubio during the town hall, before aggressively asking the senator if he would stop taking money from the National Rifle Association. Kasky admits emotion got the best of him in that moment. “I look back on that and I say, you know what, there were people who had just been buried and when you’re looking at somebody that you find might in some way have been complicit in this murderer obtaining the weapon it’s hard not to say something like that,” Kasky said. “But, I went into that wanting less conversation and more to embarrass Rubio and that was my biggest flaw.” Kasky said his political views haven’t changed, but he wants to use his platform now to help people have more civil and productive bipartisan discussions. “I thought it was my responsibility to take all the things I was kicking myself for and to encourage others to avoid it,” Kasky told Fox News Radio.

https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/09/06/stunning-new-video-from-parkland-massacre-sheds-light-on-scot-petersons-actions Stunning new video from Parkland massacre sheds light on Scot Peterson’s actions 6 hours A new video compiling the events of the Parkland massacre led to further castigation of school police offer Scot Peterson over his poor response. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Follow Carlos Garcia Article GoalINFORM SHARE TWEET A new video compilation of the events in the Parkland massacre offers a startling reassessment of the actions of school police officer Scot Peterson – and makes him look even worse. “They weren’t hearing this nonsense…” Previously Peterson was merely accused of failing to intervene in the terrible attack, but a new video is forcing many to draw the conclusion that he actually worsened the attack. Special: Did a New York Times best-seller from the late 70s predict modern America? The video was publicly aired at a meeting Wednesday of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission, according to the Sun Sentinel. It shows an animated map portraying the movements of Nicolas Cruz, the attacker, with video of Scot Peterson’s actions, and audio of the police radio recordings. When the three are synced together, it shows Peterson not only shirked his responsibility to confront the attacker, but kept other police officers from responding as promptly. This is because he give them direction to stop traffic instead of stopping the attack. Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri, chairman of the commission explained how Peterson could have slowed the police response. “If you’re a responding Broward Sheriff’s deputy,” Gualtieri said, “and you have the deputy that’s on campus, who’s there in the best position, telling you what to do — i.e. lockdown intersections, they’re going to do what the guy who’s on campus is telling them to do.” The commission concluded that this would explain why police from the Coral Springs department were able to address the massacre before sheriffs from the Broward County office did. “Coral Springs didn’t hear that direction. So Coral Springs is coming right in,” Gualtieri continued. “Why are they coming right in? Because they weren’t hearing this nonsense direction about locking down intersections.” “He did nothing. I hope he rots in hell” Max Schachter, who is on the safety commission and a father of a son who died in the massacre, excoriated Peterson after viewing the video. “Don’t tell me that he loved these kids,” Schacter said. “If they were his kids he would have gone in, he would have saved them. He let our children be slaughtered. He did nothing.” “He’s no police officer, no law enforcement officer,” he continued. “Anybody with a badge would have done something. He did nothing. I hope he rots in hell.” Here’s the new video compilation of the Parkland High School massacre: Peterson has been subpoenaed to testify before the commission in August. [H/T: Hot Air]

https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/08/28/npr-more-than-two-thirds-of-school-shootings-reported-to-feds-in-2015-16-never-happened NPR: More than two-thirds of school shootings reported to feds in 2015-16 never happened 7 hours NPR found in an investigation that the number of school shooting reported to the Department of Education for the 2015-16 school year were grossly inflated. The White House lawn (above) was scattered with shoes for a gun control display earlier this year. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) Follow Breck Dumas Article GoalINFORM SHARE TWEET National Public Radio uncovered deeply flawed data published by the U.S. Department of Education, following an investigation that found that more than two-thirds of school shootings reported to the authorities during one school year did not actually occur. What are the details? With help from the nonprofit research group Child Trends, NPR analyzed data from the 2015-16 school year as reported in the Civil Rights Data Collection survey on school climate and safety. The report states that “nearly 240 schools (0.2 percent of all schools) reported at least one incident involving a school-related shooting.” It also noted that “over 100 schools (0.1 percent of all schools) reported a school-related homicide involving a student, faculty member, or staff member.” NPR reached out to each of the schools cited as having a shooting incident, and “found that more than two-thirds of these reported incidents never happened.” According to NPR, the federal government reported 235 schools shootings. Only 11 incidents were confirmed either by schools or through news reports. Another four cases were confirmed by schools, but they had actually been miscategorized as they didn’t actually meet the government’s definition of a school shooting. In 161 cases, administrators told NPR that no incident took place or they couldn’t confirm that one had. The remaining 59 cases, NPR said, could not be confirmed or disconfirmed, largely because the schools never responded to repeated calls over a three-month period. The American Civil Liberties Union followed up with the schools cited from the 2015-16 report in a separate investigation, calling the data “mostly erroneous” and also confirming just 11 incidents from the 230-plus schools that reported shootings. Both NPR and the ACLU pointed to comparative numbers from Everytown for Gun Safety, whose data shows that fewer than 30 school shootings occurred during the 2015-16 school year. Now what? A Department of Education spokeswoman told NPR that any misreporting was the schools’ responsibility, and the report with false numbers will not be republished. When the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified district found out from NPR that the 2015-16 report showed them having four reported shootings (although none had occurred), administrators emailed the CRDC to have the false reports removed. The response back to the district read: “The CRDC accepts correction requests up to one year from the moment the submission period opens. For the 2015-16 collection, the corrections period closed on June 20, 2018, and for this reason your data correction request cannot be accepted. However, a data note will be included on the data file to ensure users are aware of the errors you are reporting.”

It would certainly be good if someone with the big bucks could start a truly unbiased platform where both sides could voice their opinions without being shutdown like Facebook and Twitter are doing to conservatives. If someone had the money to develop an unbiased platform like a Facebook/Twitter hybrid, they would probably be able to make some big money.

Couldn't get the Twitter posts to copy. They can be read at this link. https://www.theblaze.com/video/twitter-finds-death-threats-against-dana-loeschs-children-do-not-violate-the-platforms-policies Twitter finds death threats against Dana Loesch’s children do not violate the platform’s policies Doc Thompson 10 hours SHARE TWEET Over the weekend, National Rifle Association spokeswoman Dana Loesch received a flurry of despicable death threats on Twitter. What ignited the onslaught was an event in Jacksonville, Florida, that had nothing to do with the Second Amendment advocate and spokeswoman for 5 million members of the NRA. On Sunday, a gunman opened fire at a Madden Tournament, killing two and wounding several others. The incident was quickly politicized and Loesch and the NRA received the brunt of the left’s ire on social media, especially Twitter. Loesch took Twitter to task by exposing the hateful threats she received from leftists advocating harm against her and her children. One Twitter user wrote: “The only way these people learn is if it affects them directly. So if Dana Loesch has to have her children murdered before she’ll understand, I guess that’s what needs to happen.” Loesch notified Twitter support who then issued this response: “Hello, Thank you for your recent report. We have reviewed your report carefully and found that there was no violation of the Twitter Rules against abusive behavior. (https://twitter.com/rules).” Here’s the screengrab from Loesch’s Twitter account: It didn’t take long for celebrities to seize their opportunity to virtue signal: On Monday’s episode of “The Morning Blaze,” Doc Thompson and Kris Cruz outlined the double standard for conservatives regarding speech on Twitter. See the clip above. To see more from Doc, visit his channel on TheBlaze and listen live to “The Morning Blaze with Doc Thompson” weekdays 6 a.m. – 9 a.m. ET, only on TheBlaze Radio Network.

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https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/08/20/teen-steals-ar-15-and-ammo-from-a-police-car-then-brags-about-it-on-social-media Teen steals AR-15 and ammo from a police car — then brags about it on social media 2 hours A Florida teenager stole an AR-15 from a police car, but was caught after bragging about the crime in an Instagram video. ((Photo illustration by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Follow Aaron ColenSTAFF WRITER POLITICAL VIEW MODERATE CONSERVATIVE VALUES CHRISTIAN HERO RAVI ZACHARIAS Article GoalINFORM SHARE TWEET A teenager stole an AR-15 from a police car, but authorities caught the thief and recovered the weapon after he decided his Instagram followers needed to see what he’d done, according to the New York Post. The teenager, 17-year-old Moses Clay Jr., stole the gun, some ammunition, and other items from an unmarked Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office car that was parked at a shopping center. Special: Beat the heat this summer! Amazing new device keeps your drinks ice cold! “It is unfortunate, yes, but law enforcement officers are human beings and forget to lock their car doors sometimes too,” said an official from the Boynton Beach Police Department, which tracked down the thief. “Fortunately, our detectives were able to quickly identify the suspect and get the firearm out of the hands of a criminal.” How did they catch him? Clay took the AR-15 along with two loaded magazines, a gas mask, a Taser, a ballistic helmet, and rifle clips out of the vehicle while the Palm Beach deputy had his car parked for several hours at a shopping center. His intentions after stealing the gun are unknown. He got away without being detected, but when he got home he decided to get on Instagram Live to share what he had done. Police said Clay waved the gun in the air and danced to rap music. Someone who saw the video tipped off Boynton Beach police, who had already been alerted about the missing items by the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. Detectives got a search warrant based on the video, searched Clay’s home and found the gun under a mattress. They arrested the teen and charged him with grand theft and burglary while armed with a firearm. The officer who left the vehicle unlocked will be subject to an internal review, and could face disciplinary action. He has not been identified. Some community members on Facebook were not pleased about the officer’s carelessness. “This could have turned out much worse if someone was killed with that firearm,” a user wrote in a comment on the Boynton Beach Police post about the gun. “The officer responsible for the firearm deserves to be held accountable for the theft of this weapon. I would be!!!”