The Real Gun Guys

"The NRA wants to arm even blind people and…"

I can just hear the anti’s heads exploding over this…

Good on him! Some idiot crook decides that he’s an easy mark because of his disability and gets more than he bargained for. I like the Police’s response to this too. I just hope they give him his gun back soon, seeing as how CNN announced to the world that he’s unarmed now.

How much do you want to bet he had the same bullets in the gun since he got it? I’m also betting it was probably a revolver.

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Gun Sales Rise After Cheshire Home Invasion

Security Company Says Phones Ringing Off Hook

NEWINGTON, Conn. — State gun sales have shot up in the days after the wife and two daughters of a prominent Connecticut physician were killed, according to a local gun shop owner.

Scott Hoffman runs Hoffman’s Gun Center on the Berlin Turnpike. In the past few days, following the triple homicide in Cheshire, Hoffman said that people have been rushing to his store to buy guns for themselves and their homes.

“They’re scared,” he said. “They’re scared for their own personal safety and their family’s safety, their children’s safety and they want a way to protect themselves.”

Hoffman said that the most popular weapon for both men and women looking to defend themselves is a defense-grade shotgun. Hoffman credited the gun’s popularity to the short waiting period — it can be obtained in two weeks as opposed to waiting 90 days for a pistol permit.

“We sell about 8,000 guns a year, and I’d say a majority of them are for self-defense,” he said.

Channel 3 Eyewitness News reporter Jessica Schneider reported that residents questioning their sense of safety following the home invasion have also been calling companies that install security systems.

Joe Mitchell of Associated Security Corp. said his company’s phones have been ringing off the hook.

“I had 15 phone calls on my phone by 9:30 in the morning,” he said.

He said that security systems aren’t meant to protect valuables anymore, that many people use them to protect their lives.

(Yet another reason I carry a gun. I’m not saying that they would have been able to save themselves, but the odds would have been more even. Follow the links at the bottom of the linked page to read more about this senseless tragedy. -Yuri)

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Japanese Learning English

This is both hilarious and disturbing. While it’s laugh out loud funny by US standards, the victim defenselessness that it perpetrates is dangerous. Of course, coming from the unarmed island of Japan, it is only logical I suppose. I know in the same situation, I will most definitely not be saying “Take anything you want!” and “Spare me my life!”

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Civilian Self Defense - Episode 1

Monday, February 26, 2007

Newberry County, South Carolina

From Columbia’s WLTX.com of February 26, 2007
Prosecutors: Woman Killed Her Husband in Self-Defense

Prosecutors have decided that a fatal domestic shooting in Newberry County last month was done in self-defense.

Eighth Circuit Solicitor Jerry Peace determined that the female victim in the case, 59-year-old Cynthia Franklin, took appropriate actions to save her life, and that no charges will be filed in the case.

Deputies say Cynthia Franklin shot to death her husband, 63-year-old Dennis Franklin, back on January 26. Officers say the two got into a domestic dispute.

Investigators say they found the woman suffering significant wounds to her head, face, and upper body. They say there were obvious signs of a violent struggle in the home and that Cynthia was struck multiple times with a large stick.

Cynthia also told authorities she was trying to get away and made it to the bedroom where the pistol was kept, then shot her husband as he tried to attack her.

“This was a tragic situation,” said Sheriff Foster in a written release. “While we certainly agree with the decision not to prosecute Mrs. Franklin, she and her family are left to deal with the devastating effects of this incident.”

Friday, February 23, 2007

National City, California

From NBCSanDiego.com of February 23, 2007
Police: Victim Turns Gun On Home-Invasion Robber

A suspected home-invasion robber was shot and wounded by one of his alleged victims according to police in National City.

Officials said three men, wearing masks, forced their way into a home at 2032 E. Seventh Street Thursday night. Four people were inside the home at the time.

The men, armed with shotguns and other weapons, ordered the residents to the floor, according to police.

Officials said one of the residents managed to wrestle the shotgun away from one of the robbers. A struggle followed and the gun fired, hitting a wall.

Police said a second resident picked up the shotgun and fired two rounds at the robbers, striking one of the men, identified as Marc Wideman, 19, of Spring Valley.

All three robbers fled the scene. Wideman was later found by police at a local hospital. He was taken into custody. Police said his wounds are not life-threatening.

Police are still looking for the two other men in this case.

There are many more that I didn’t post here. If you would like to read more about citizens using guns to protect themselves, go to Civilian Gun Self Defense Blog. Many thanks to them for allowing me to post some examples from their web site.

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