Homeowner, suspect exchange gunfire in home invasion – Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to an armed home invasion on Talladega Trail early Saturday, according to an ECSO Facebook post. While en route to the scene, deputies learned that the suspect and homeowner had exchanged gunfire. During the incident, a homeowner was wounded and another was taken hostage by the suspect. When deputies arrived on the scene the suspect pointed his gun at them forcing a deputy to fire their service weapon, the post said. The homeowner and suspect were transported to a local hospital for treatment. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the incident, as is standard procedure in an officer-involved shooting.”
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| “Man with concealed-carry permit fatally shoots would-be robber A man with a concealed-carry license fatally shot a would-be robber in Chatham Friday afternoon, sources said. The 23-year-old man was walking in the 8200 block of South Ingleside about 1:54 p.m. when another male pulled out a gun and tried to rob him, according to police. A fight broke out and the 23-year-old, who was licensed to carry a firearm, pulled out his own gun and shot the would-be robber in the head, killing him, sources said. The age of the man who died was not known Friday evening. The Cook County medical examiner’s office confirmed the death but could not provide additional information. The 23-year-old was shot in the hip during the fight and taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition was stabilized, according to police. A second attempted robber ran away after his companion was shot, sources said.” |
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| Kenya Moore of “Real Housewives of Atlanta” did what any vigilant homeowner would do when trespassers arrive: she waved a gun at them and scared them off. All this was captured on her security cameras on December 30. “I have a right to feel safe in my home and to protect myself,” she wrote on Instagram. “I don’t care if I’m on TV. What if 3 strangers banged on your front door… two of them are grown men wearing dark clothing knowing they could only get to you by jumping fences or trespassing onto properties and mine?” She wants the strangers identified and provides an email and a $1,000 reward: mooremanor2016@gmail.com. Moore wrote that they were driving a white car and the female was recording on her phone. “It is never ok to violate anyone this way,” Moore wrote. “It is not funny. Men showing up at your door is an immediate threat. Things could have ended badly and all 3 will be criminally prosecuted.” Moore has lived in her Sandy Springs home for several months since purchasing the foreclosed home in 2015 and renovating it. |
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| Emboldened by the Republican Party’s grip on the levers of power in Washington, Second Amendment advocates plan to pressure the White House and Congress to enact long-desired legislation to expand concealed carry rights and roll back gun-free zones. |
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| President-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter Monday to again draw attention to Chicago’s struggles with surging violent crime, this time suggesting that perhaps Mayor Rahm Emanuel should seek help from the federal government. |
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| Thanks to movies — and the name “silencers” — people tend to think that silencers make guns silent. They don’t. What they do is turn something so loud that it damages your ears into something so loud that it merely hurts them. When you shoot a silenced gun, unless it’s a very low-caliber gun or its silencer is unusually large and effective, it’s still prudent to wear hearing protection. |
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| A universal gun background check measure, approved by Nevada voters and touted as a victory by gun control advocates, was supposed to take effect after the clock struck midnight Saturday and residents rang in the new year. |
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| Nevada’s new law expanding firearm background checks to private-party sales and transfers is facing another challenge: a lawsuit contending that it violates the state Constitution. |
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| Nevada is one of a handful of states that, years ago, agreed with the FBI to serve as a “point-of-contact” state. What does that mean? It means that, in Nevada, if you are subject to a background check when you buy a firearm, that check is done by state’s Department of Public Safety, which checks both the federal database and Nevada’s own database (called the “central repository”). |
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| Most adults will be able to carry concealed weapons without needing a permit. The law, passed by the Republican-led Legislature this year despite a veto by outgoing Gov. Jay Nixon, would also expand the state’s “castle doctrine,” which permits homeowners to use deadly force against intruders. The revised law will allow invited guests, such as babysitters, to use lethal force. |
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| Matt Ball isn’t the type of gun enthusiast who hoards ammunition – at least not normally.Ball, a 39-year-old banker from Roseville, is a casual shooter who spends a few days a year at the target range. Typically, when he’s running low on ammo, he swings by a local sporting-goods store and buys what he needs, or he orders online. |
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| Secretary of State Shantel Krebs says the roughly 30,000 concealed carry permits issued in 2016 is a record. |
