I found it interesting that the biografy of James Butler Hickok
was almost an exact replication, in that respect:
it said that at age 9, his dad handed him a rifle
and ordered him not to come back without lunch.
Again, the continuation of that practice resulted in proficiency
in Wild Bill Hickok.
David
@Region Philbis,
I began my gun collection at age 8,
with my first .38 caliber revolver. My nabors were better armed than I was.
We were normal kids. We played around with imitation guns, cap guns
and we had target practice with functional guns. More people were killed
by Ted Kennedy 's car than by any of our guns.
I know not what that young lady is holding.
It looks like a toy, but I 'm not sure.
David
"Never give a woman a loaded gun"- John Wayne
@parados,
parados wrote:
Quote:MENOMONEE FALLS -- Menomonee Falls police are investigating a fatal accidental shooting
inside a business park on the northeast side of the village.
We're told a 61-year-old died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds.
Someone heard the gun shot and called police at 8:51 a.m.
I guess u think that it 'd have been much nicer,
if he 'd just used a quiet razor, right ? That wud not be
"stupid".
Kansas Gov. Brownback approves bill nullifying local gun regulations
Bill strips local restrictions on open carry, gun sales and transport
Posted: April 23, 2014 - 10:11am
Gov. Sam Brownback signed a bill Wednesday that will concentrate
the ability to regulate firearms with the state.
2014 legislators
By Andy Marso
Gov. Sam Brownback has signed legislation nullifying city
and county gun restrictions and ensuring that it is legal
across the state to openly carry firearms.
The governor announced his action Wednesday. The new law will
take effect July 1. The National Rifle Association has described it
as a model for stripping local officials of their gun-regulating power.
The law will sweep away local restrictions on open carry,
though cities and counties could prevent people from doing so
in public buildings.
The measure also would prevent cities and counties from enacting
restrictions on firearm sales or how guns are stored and transported.
Rich Eckert, Shawnee County counselor, said the bill's effect
locally could be limited, as Shawnee County already allows
concealed carry and doesn’t have restrictions on transporting guns.
Those who have federal gun dealer licenses have always been able
to sell out of their homes, he said, regardless of local zoning.
“We couldn’t stop you, that was an exemption, so we’ve never
really messed with gun sales at all," Eckert said. "So it won’t have
any practical effect in what we already do.”
Chad Sublet, attorney for the city of Topeka, said he is still
reviewing the bill.
Like Eckert, he said he didn’t believe it would have much effect
on current city ordinances, but it would prevent the city from
enacting gun-related statutes in the future.
“At first glance it appears it definitely preempts most everything
we could do as a city,” Sublet said.
Supporters of the bill say a patchwork of local regulations has
infringed on gun ownership rights, but critics say local officials
know their communities best.
Melissa Wangemann, legal counsel for the Kansas Association
of Counties, said the bill shows a lack of trust in local elected
officials and a mistaken assumption that they will enact onerous
gun-control regulations.
“I have plenty of counties who are very pro-Second Amendment
and can easily decide on their own to open the courthouse to
concealed carry and allow employees to carry,” Wangemann said.
Wangemann's organization testified against portions of the bill,
focusing their efforts on a provision that prevents local governments
from asking public employees if they have concealed-carry licenses
and are carrying firearms at work.
Wangemann said the bill strips local government of all control
over the workplace environment when it comes to weapons.
“We can’t enact any regulation," she said. "We can't say 'keep your
safety on, keep the gun on your side, don’t lay it on your desk.' ”
Wangemann said that could create intimidating situations for citizens,
such as if they walk into a tax appeal hearing and the tax appraiser
has a gun on his or her desk.
Personnel decisions, she said, also could become more tense.
“We talked about if you’re firing an employee, the employer might
like to know if the employee is packing heat at the time you’re
firing him or her,” Wangemann said.
Wangemann said legislators added a clause in the bill stating that
cities and counties can’t be sued for gun violence their employees
perpetrate in the workplace.
“We didn’t ask for it, but I think after hearing the concerns that
was added,” Wangemann said.
Wangemann said the bill also wipes out local regulations on knives.
CLERK NEEDS MORE PRACTICE
An armed robber entered Lisa’s Beer and Wine convenience store
in Dallas, Texas and ordered the clerk to hand over some money.
The clerk complied by giving roughly $300 to the criminal.
The robber then ordered the clerk to get on his knees, as he took
a pack of cigarettes. The clerk responded to this command by
retrieving a gun and firing at the criminal, striking him once in the
hand and causing him to flee. (The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas 04/22/14)
Does this prove that tobacco is bad for your health ?
NEW YORK (CNNMoney)
If you're a woman, and you're licensed to shoot, then your skills are in hot demand.
The market for female gun instructors is booming as more women want to learn
to shoot -- both for self defense and for sport, said Tina Wilson-Cohen,
who owns She Can Shoot, an all-women firearm and self-defense
training business in Fairfax, Va.
"When I started training women in 2007, there weren't many
female instructors," she said. "Now you're not the only name in town."
The National Rifle Association, noting the burgeoning market
opportunity, is trying to boost its ranks of 8,000 NRA-certified
female instructors, said spokesman Andrew Arulanandam.
In 2009, the NRA organized 280 "Women On Target" training clinics
nationwide, and 8,000 women signed up. In 2013, the group held
450 clinics for 12,000 women.
While Arulanandam said self protection is still the primary reason
women take up gun training, he said they're increasingly realizing
"that they'd like to pursue it for activities like target shooting or skeet shooting."
Related: For the gun industry, women are next big thing
Alecs Dean offers several NRA-certified courses at his range in
Fort Myers, Fla. In the last two years, two-thirds of his clients
have been women compared to just a third five years ago.
Since 2012, Dean has offered a 50% discount to women who enroll
in his instructor training course.
"We need more women instructors," said Dean. "They bring a perspective
that men don't have when it comes to their self defense. It could be
something simple like knowing which side a woman typically
carries her purse."
And the perspective is appreciated by his male students as well --
many even prefer a female instructor, but many of the female-oriented
shooting groups use a women-training-women model.
"There's no ego involved," said Deb Ferns, a co-founder of Babes with Bullets.
"Women instructors demystify the language, they're more patient
and more nurturing."
The company, which offers training camps across the country,
was started in 2004, but its popularity has recently exploded, said Ferns.
Gun industry courts women with pink guns
Gun industry courts women with pink guns
"Since 2011, we started getting so many inquiries that we
had to hire someone just to keep up with the demand," she said.
While she's now a competitive shooter, Ferns, 59, didn't pick up
a gun until she was 45 and her daughters left for college.
"I wanted to take up something that my husband and I could do together,"
she said. "I wanted ballroom dancing, he wanted shooting sports."
Now, Babes with Bullets conducts 24 camps a year (a mix of three-day
intensives and one-day sessions), and has over 4,000 alumni ranging
from 24 to 74 years old. "80% of them have never touched a gun," said Ferns.
"They're professional women, real estate agents, nurses and young divorcees."
In many states, the three-day camp (which costs $750) certifies
participants for a conceal-carry permit.
Related: 7 hot startup ideas
Last month, Babes with Bullets held two camps for female oil workers
and residents in Minot, N.D., a small town that's seen a surge in its
population because of the oil boom. Ferns said 24 women attended the camps.
"When you get a lot of oil money to a tiny town and the population explodes,
it also brings with it a sudden increase in crime," said Ferns.
Wilson-Cohen has also seen a huge spike in demand since
launching She Can Shoot in 2010.
"I advertised it on social media. Within 24 hours I had 99 inquiries,"
said Wilson-Cohen, who had spent 22 years in law enforcement.
In just four years, her business has ballooned into a franchise in
12 states with 4,000 alumni.
She estimates a 20% increase last year in the number of women
who trained with her group.
"More women are financially independent now and they're staying
single longer," said Cohen-Wilson. "They're not relying on a man in
the house for protection."
@OmSigDAVID,
If he accidentally shot himself with a razor that would be amazing.
If he accidentally cut himself with a razor, he would probably be alive.
