The Armed Citizen - Dec 2003

[Dago]

December 2003

A Las Vegas, Nev., woman shot and killed her next-door neighbor, whom she had previously caught burglarizing her home. Felipe Starks was trying to evade police officers, who wanted him in connection with a string of burglaries and a parole violation, by using a crawl space above the two apartments. The woman had just stepped out of her shower when Starks crashed through her ceiling. Fearing for her life, she picked up a gun she had purchased after the burglary in April, and fired several shots at Starks, who ran back into his apartment. Police took him into custody, but he later died of his wounds. Las Vegas homicide Lt. Tom Monahan said it appeared the woman had cause to fear for her life. “If a man fell through the ceiling right after you’re getting out of the shower—I’m told she had just finished drying off—I think it’s reasonable that you would be terrified,” he said. (Las Vegas Review-Journal, Las Vegas, NV, 09/18/03)
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James Carter became aware something was not quite right when he noticed someone had damaged his front door. The Augusta, Ga., homeowner told police he then heard a loud noise and that’s when he saw a man standing in his living room. Carter aimed a .357 Mag. revolver at the man and fired three shots, but the intruder escaped. Police investigating the break-in recovered a gray jersey that may have been left by the unwelcome visitor. (The Augusta Chronicle, Augusta, GA, 08/23/03)
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A bank robbery went awry when the suspects crashed their getaway car in a Sacramento, Calif., suburb and took off running to evade authorities. Ed Tippets was in his back yard, watching several helicopters bear down on his neighborhood, obviously searching for someone, when he noticed his dog, Charley, was acting strange. “That’s when I decided to get armed,” he told authorities. Tippets recalled that he went to the back of his house to load his gun and then began searching room to room. Moving toward the kitchen, Tippets noticed a shoulder in the doorway of his laundry room. “I saw a pistol pointing at me, so I started firing,” he said. The homeowner then ran outside where he was ordered to the ground by police. The suspect, later identified as Jermain Blair, fled the house and tried to escape by jumping several fences. Blair confronted two police officers who had given chase and was shot in the leg. A police task force is investigating 13 other local bank robberies that may be linked to Blair. (The Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, CA, 08/31/03)
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An Orem, Utah, man nearly had his ticket punched when he attempted to rob a Greyhound bus station. The man handed the clerk at the station a note demanding money. The clerk, who has a CCW permit, drew a gun and held the would-be robber at gunpoint until authorities arrived. The suspect was charged with attempted robbery and public intoxication. (The Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake City, UT, 09/12/03)
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In an odd turn of events, a Decatur, La., man shot an intruder and then administered first aid to the wounded suspect. Ronald Kirk was awakened just before dawn one Sunday by an intruder. Kirk shot the would-be burglar in the leg and dialed 9-1-1. The homeowner then applied pressure to the wound to slow the bleeding until police arrived. The suspect, Robert Lee Goode, was taken to the hospital, and later charged with second-degree burglary and possession of burglar’s tools. (The Huntsville Times, Huntsville, AL, 09/15/03)
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Justin Doyle was roused at11 p.m. one night by loud banging on his back door. In order to protect his pregnant wife and 19-month-old child who were at home, Doyle retrieved his rifle while his wife dialed 9-1-1. Suddenly a glass door was smashed in with a cinder block and a man with a knife burst into their home. Doyle shot the home invader once in the torso, killing him. Police later identified the suspect as Manuel Villa. “The law allows citizens to use deadly force to protect their homes, lives and property,” said police spokesman Jeff Arbogast. “Out of fear for his life, and the lives of his family, Mr. Doyle armed himself with a rifle and shot the intruder. It’s a tragic event to have to go through.” (Albuquerque Journal, Albuquerque, NM, 08/22/03)
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Two men entered Wesley Stevens’ Tucson, Ariz., home one night, then attacked Stevens. The homeowner picked up a revolver and fired several shots at the intruders, according to Sgt. Marco Balboa, Tucson Police Department spokesman. Balboa said the reason for the attack was unclear. One of the assailants was found dead at the scene, the other died of gunshot wounds at a local hospital. (Mohave Valley Daily News, Tucson, AZ, 09/16/03)


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[Gunslinger]

thanks for the post....allways enjoy reading it and seeing somone else care about our rights as US citizins.

[rpm]

You are doing the NRA a dis-service by posting their newsletter. If you want that infotainment you should pay your NRA dues and read it when it comes in the mail. (Life Member BTW)

[B17Skull12]

Originally posted by rpm371
You are doing the NRA a dis-service by posting their newsletter. If you want that infotainment you should pay your NRA dues and read it when it comes in the mail. (Life Member BTW)

hehe

[B17Skull12]

good read to. thx

[Tarmac]

Originally posted by rpm371
You are doing the NRA a dis-service by posting their newsletter. If you want that infotainment you should pay your NRA dues and read it when it comes in the mail. (Life Member BTW)

Why?  The NRA posts it.  They give permission to reproduce it, also, I believe.  They're not trying to make money from their mag, they're trying to get the word out.

[Holden McGroin]

Originally posted by Dago
December 2003

James Carter became aware something was not quite right when he noticed someone had damaged his front door. The Augusta, Ga., homeowner told police he then heard a loud noise and that’s when he saw a man standing in his living room. Carter aimed a .357 Mag. revolver at the man and fired three shots, but the intruder escaped. Police investigating the break-in recovered a gray jersey that may have been left by the unwelcome visitor. (The Augusta Chronicle, Augusta, GA, 08/23/03)
 

When did Jimmy Carter move to Augusta?

[rpm]

Originally posted by Tarmac
They're not trying to make money from their mag, they're trying to get the word out.

You really believe that? You must never have belonged to the NRA.

(I think I got one hooked)

[Fishu]

Originally posted by Tarmac
Why?  The NRA posts it.  They give permission to reproduce it, also, I believe.  They're not trying to make money from their mag, they're trying to get the word out.

Well, basically that is a violation of the copyright...  'I believe' is not enough

I could make an article for free, put it up on a website for everyone to view without charges or sign ups etc.
However it'd be still copyright violation if someone would without a permission copy it to some public forum.
Then again I could give a permission to reproduce it, but that would be usually visible somewhere on the site...  or I could give a permission for certain inviduals to reproduce it.


....or I could simply ignore the copyright violation.
Although in US this would be viewed negatively in the court if I would suddenly charge someone for copyright violation, after failed to protect the copyright on regular basis.

[lord dolf vader]

if i remember correctly they want this part of the magazine circulated so they explicitly give promission to use it to promote home/self defence firarms.


they want you to do exactly what he did with it.

i wont joint the nra because of their right wing slant on other issues but totaly agree with them on firearms. so really this is the only way they reach people like me as i cant get the magazine.

p.s. got offered free nra for life and declined when doing advanced range training. dont like the politics. some lefties like firearms.

[lazs2]

ldf... I have allways found this to be strange (that some lefties believe in firearms rights).

how do you work around that?   If the politicians you like were elected you would be disarmed.   I personaly feel that without the 2nd the others are meaningless.  

Also... why do you think so many lefties are against people haveing the right to defend themselves?  

lazs

[Ripsnort]

lazs, you're asking him to lift his veil of hatred for the current administration/Republicans in general.. long enough to hold an intelligent conversation, this cannot be done while foaming at the mouth in hate.

[Dago]

RPM, if you are an NRA member, read The Armed Citizen and see what note the NRA posts at the bottom of the page.

They give full written permission to reproduce The Armed Citizen.

BTW, all articles prinited in The Armed Citizen are reprints from other news media.


dago

[midnight Target]

Police seek answers in shooting death of Warren teenager

By: John Michalak, Special to the Macomb Daily December 09, 2003

The mood was somber and the stories rampant among students at Hazel Park High School Monday in the aftermath of the shooting death of junior Ashleigh Ann Moomaw, 16, of Warren.
 
Moomaw was found dead early Sunday at a house on the 100 block of West Madge, Hazel Park. She was shot once in the head and the cause has been ruled a homicide, an Oakland County Medical Examiner spokesman said.
Moomaw's "on-again, off-again" 17-year-old boyfriend of Hazel Park is in police custody for the shooting,  
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Teen Convicted Of Killing Honor Student
Emotional Outburst Follows Decision

POSTED: 3:34 PM PST December 10, 2003

LOS ANGELES -- An 18-year-old man was convicted of first-degree murder Wednesday for last year's shooting death of a 14-year-old honor student at a South Los Angeles bus stop.

A nine-man, three-woman panel deliberated just over a day before finding Antwaine Devon Butler guilty of the Nov. 21, 2002, killing of Clive Jackson Jr.

Butler will face a state prison term of 45 to 50 years to life when he stands before Superior Court Judge Judith Champagne on Feb. 5. As he was being led away, the teenager pounded his fist on a wall.
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Girlfriend Arrested In Man's Shooting
By John Lyon
times record • jlyon@swtimes.com

A Crawford County man was hospitalized Sunday with a gunshot wound to the neck, an investigator said. The man’s live-in girlfriend was arrested in the shooting.


Kenny A. Smith, 42, was admitted to a Fort Smith hospital in critical condition Sunday, Crawford County Sheriff’s Office investigator Sgt. Aaron Beshears said. No information on Smith’s condition was available Monday.


Beshears said officers were dispatched to Smith’s residence in the 400 block of Gregory Chapel Road in the Alma area about 5:30 a.m. Sunday, in response to a report of a disturbance. Before the officers arrived at the scene, the Sheriff’s Office received another report that a man had been shot.
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Spurned Houseguest Arrested in Fatal Shooting of His Host
By MICHAEL WILSON and OREN YANIV

Published: December 10, 2003
 
 houseguest who was told he had overstayed his welcome at a Bronx home returned the next night and joked about shooting his host, only to actually do it when the man came home on Monday, the police and the dead man's aunt said.

The victim, Sean Riley, died a little before midnight on Monday, a day after his 34th birthday, when he was shot in the head in the kitchen of his aunt's home on East 215th Street in Olinville, the police said. The houseguest, Latee Robinson, 25, of East 112th Street in
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Posted on Mon, Dec. 08, 2003  
 
City girl, 11, in serious condition after being shot

An 11-year-old Philadelphia girl was in serious condition at Temple Children's Medical Center yesterday after being shot in the right shoulder by a 10-year-old cousin, police said.

Police said the incident occurred about 10:50 a.m. yesterday in the home of Tracy Wilkins, 30, the girl's aunt, in the 5300 block of Gillespie Street in the city's Frankford section.
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December 11, 2003

18-Year-Old Convicted in Teen's Slaying (LA Times)
Hardeeville man shot, killed at bar (Island Packet)
Apparent murder-suicide stuns Rocklin (Auburn Journal)
Middletown man slain in hallway (Dayton Daily News)
Police Say Man Shoots Himself After Overnight Shooting (ChannelOklahoma.com)
Wylam shooting kills two men; gunfire later hits house (Birmingham News)
December 10, 2003

Three arrested in S.J. slayings (The Mercury News)
Murder-Suicide Details Emerge (KZTV10)
Man convicted, gets life term in daughter's shooting death (Houston Chronicle)
Police seek answers in shooting death of Warren teenager (Macomb Daily)
Teen Convicted Of Killing Honor Student (NBC4, CA)
Man Gets 55 Years For Deaths Of Pregnant Girlfriend, Baby (IndyChannel.com)
December 9, 2003

Two Dead in Visalia Plant Shooting (Tulane Advance Register)
Scuffle over money ends in shooting (Sun Herald)
Three found dead in Plano home (Houston Chronicle)
Girlfriend Arrested In Man's Shooting (Times Record)
Suspect Charged in Kidnapping, Fatal Shooting of Caledonia Man (Winona Daily)
Spurned Houseguest Arrested in Fatal Shooting of His Host (New York Times)
December 8, 2003

Man Fatally Shot At Southfield Nightclub (WDIV)
City girl, 11, in serious condition after being shot (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Springfield Shooting (WAND, IL)
Shooting victim airlifted to Seattle hospital (Everett Herald)
Gang-related violence continues (San Francisco Examiner)
A Man Shot And Killed On The Southeast Side (WOAI, TX)
December 7, 2003

Shooting at gas station leaves 1 dead, 1 injured (Houston Chronicle)
2 Teens, 1 Man Injured In Possibly Related Shootings (OmahaChannel.com)
Simi Valley Man Shot Near Friend's Home (Los Angeles Times)
Man Shot At Barber-Scotia College (WSOCtv.com)
Man gets 25-year term in slaying of car dealer (Indianapolis Star)
Teen Arrested In Volunteer Coach's Shooting (KSDK, MO)
December 6, 2003

Shooting in Capitol Heights Claims One (KJLA, DC)
Woman gets 15 years for shooting boyfriend (San Diego Union Tribune)
One dead, two injured in Anchorage shooting (Fairbanks Daily News)
Mom shot in head while holding tot (Times Picayune)
NC Toddler Shooting Death Case Resolved (Wired News)
Murder trial begins in west Modesto slaying of teen (Modesto Bee)
December 5, 2003

Couple Accused Of Killing High School Student Expected In Court Friday (NBC 4, CA)
Man Faces Sentencing In Fatal MTA Busjacking Case (NBC4, CA)
Ex-Policeman Gets 30 Years In Neighborhood Shooting Rampage (WNBC, NY)
12 Year-Old Killed while Playing with Gun (KABC,CA)
Friends puzzle over retired man's death (Tallahassee Democrat)
Ohio Freeway Shooting Cases Rise to 14 (ABC News)
December 4, 2003

Ocala Teen Sentenced to Two Weeks for Shooting, Killing Friend (Bradenton Herald)
Dodge City man convicted of shooting into an occupied pickup truck  (Dodge Globe)
Man Shoots Self in Store Parking Lot (Hattiesburg American)
3 teens still in custody for shooting (Courier Post)
Man sentenced in shooting death (Sun Herald)
Ex-BSU student sentenced to 25 years in shooting death (IdahoStatesman.com)
December 3, 2003

Man Calls Children's Shooting an Accident (New York Times)
Glendale Couple Die in Reported Murder-Suicide (LA Times)
Woman Allegedly Shoots, Stabs Boyfriend (Texarkana Gazette)
Police Arrest Suspect in Double Slaying (LA Times)  
Shooter Turns Gun on Himself (The Meridian Star)
Teenage Girl Shot, Killed in E. Oakland (Alameda Times-Star)
December 2, 2003

Man Accused of Killing Wife Surrenders (GulfLive.com)
Drive By Shooting Outside Head Start Center (KRQE News 13)
Party Ends in Shooting, 10 Arrests in Syracuse; Gang Links Suspected (Salt Lake Tribune)
Owner Of Gun Used In Accidental Shooting Charged (WRAL.com)
Grand Jury Indicts Man in Slaying Case (Roanoke Times)
Eunice man kills daughter's estranged husband, himself (NOLA.com)
December 1, 2003

Suspects in EIU homecoming weekend shooting ordered to stand trial (Journal Gazette)
Reward Offered In Fatal Highway Shooting (NBC4 Columbus)
Allegheny Township Woman Accused Of Shooting Fiancé (WTAE-TV)
Sutherlin man killed in domestic shooting (The News Review)
Fatal Habersham shooting apparently accidental (AccessNorthGA.com)
Fight allegedly prompts man to shoot girlfriend's brother (Boston Herald

[AKIron]

"Skakel is serving a prison term of 20 years to life. He was convicted last year of beating Martha Moxley to death with a golf club in 1975 when they were 15-year-old neighbors in wealthy Greenwich."

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