12-22-2014 Car full of teens shot up. One girl dead, three injured.

“This is a human issue,” Shabazz said. “It’s not a Detroit issue. It’s not a Grosse Pointe issue. It’s not a black or white issue. It’s a human being issue. We cannot allow anyone to walk up to a car full of young people and indiscriminately start firing.

Source: www.detroitnews.com

 

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Paige Stalker’s mom visits slaying site, pleads for clues

John Crawford and the right to bear arms – for White People

The screen shot below is only a small part of Shaun King’s story.

Please read his whole story here, then cut and paste his quote along with the URL and share to your social networks.

“I want to share a painful, ugly story with you and then connect it to the police murder of John Crawford last month in Wal-Mart.” -Shaun King

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John Crawford

John Crawford

 

 

Suicide, Kids Giving Up Hope: A Heartbreaking Local Story and Memories Of Losing My Friend To Suicide At A Young Age

 

Last night I first heard the news that an 11-year-old San Tan Valley, Arizona boy whose father was a police officer committed suicide.  Samuel Epps, 11, became upset after an argument with his father, went into his parent’s bedroom, locked the door, took his father’s unsecured 9mm handgun and fatally shot himself in the head.  Every indication pointed to suicide and not an accidental shooting.

Initial reports stated that there was no known mental health conditions the boy suffered with nor was there ever any indication he had thoughts of hurting himself or thoughts of suicide.  Sadly in Arizona there is no law that requires a gun be locked up and kept out of the reach of children.  There are laws on neglect though which this case could fall under.

 

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Source: worldhumanrights.wordpress.com

Kroger Under Fire From Gun-Control Moms

  The fight over whether shoppers should be allowed to tote guns openly in American businesses is about to spill into the aisles of Kroger, the nation’s largest supermarket chain. Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a national gun control organization backed by former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, will kick off a campaign on Monday that seeks to pressure the grocery giant to ban the open carry of firearms in all of its nearly 2,500 stores. The moms’ group decided to take action in response to recent demonstrations by open carry activists in Kroger stores in Ohio and Texas, and after conducting research that identified more than a dozen shootings on Kroger property since 2012, said Erika Soto Lamb, a spokeswoman. “Kroger employees shouldn’t have to determine whether the person holding a gun in the frozen aisle is someone dangerous or someone making a political statement,” Lamb said.   Source: www.huffingtonpost.com   Remember when 13 year old Andy Lopez was shot DEAD for carrying the same looking TOY.   Remember when John Crawford was shot DEAD for carrying the same looking TOY in Walmart?

More Cross-Exam Video – Ted Wafer

Ted Wafer took the stand for the second day, and went under cross-examination by the prosecution and re-direct by his attorneys. The video below has excerpts.  If more videos become available, I’ll…

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‘I was not going to cower:’ Man who shot unarmed Michigan teen takes the stand

A Michigan man accused of gunning down Renisha McBride took the stand in his own defense Monday.

Source: www.cnn.com

 

Trigger happy United States.

 

Man brings assault rifle into Phoenix airport, then…

Police arrested a 54-year-old man after witnesses said they saw him displaying an AR-15 at Sky Harbor.

Source: www.azcentral.com

 

If he was Black or Brown and brought an assault weapon out in public what would happen?

 

Remember what happened ten seconds after seeing 13 year old Andy Lopez carrying a toy gun that looked like an assault rifle?

 

Andy was shot 7 times within 26 seconds. The eight bullet missed.