Supermarket standoff leaves one dead

AP Los Angeles

About two hours before taking the hostages, police say the man shot his grandmother seven times and wounded another woman, who he forced into a car. Police chased the vehicle and exchanged gunfire with the man, who crashed into a pole outside the Trader Joe’s in the city’s Silver Lake section and ran inside.

Trader Joe’s!

Frightened customers and workers dove for cover as police bullets fired at the suspect shattered the store’s glass doors.

Yikes! I’ve made a lot of mistakes that I should pay for, but craving Pumpkin Joe-Joe’s shouldn’t be one of them.

Outside the store, the man exchanged gunfire with police again and (a) woman was shot and killed, Moore said. It was not clear if she died from police gunfire or was killed by the gunman. (Spoilers: police shot her)

And…

“Those bullets went right over the back of me as he was running right down the main aisle,” Kohles said. He was terrorized as he lay on the floor and others around him sobbed.

What I’m taking away from this article is that LAPD care more about shooting the bad guy than whether or not they shoot bystanders. Surly, the Mayor will assure us that police officers were in the wrong and will show more constraint in the future.

“The heroism that was shown today was second to none and the teams that were able to respond, secure the perimeter and engage in conversation with the suspect no doubt saved lives today,” (Mayor Eric Garcetti) said, adding “our hearts go out to everyone who has been traumatized.”

Heroes! Thoughts and prayers!

Well… there’s always next time a gunman enters a supermarket in his city.

One person dead, one injured in church shooting

Fox13now.com Fallon, Nevada

According to the news release, (Alleged shooter John K.) O’Connor is a member of the church and had been attending church services prior to the shooting.

Radical Mormon terrorists.

Investigators have yet to determine a motive, but initial indications are that the shooting was not directed at the church, but at an individual victim.

But managed to shoot someone else in the leg, too?

AP

(Shooting witness Jacquie) Hettinger says she didn’t see much but said there were many children who witnessed the shooting.

Thoughts and prayers.

‘Please don’t let my baby die’: Mother holds 10-year-old as she dies following shooting at D.C. apartment complex

Washington Post

Masked men…

exited a black Infiniti, police said, and opened fire indiscriminately, showering so many shots into the courtyard that one resident said there were “too many to count.” The crowd of about 15 or 20 people scattered in terror.

Let’s call this what it is: terrorism.

Makiyah Wilson, a 10-year-old heading to an ice cream truck, was hit, apparently in the chest, residents said. Two witnesses said the girl’s mother held her child as she cried, again and again: “Please don’t let my baby die.”

She’ll never have a first day of middle school.

In a year when homicides in the District are up 46 percent over 2017 and gunfire has become all too common in some neighborhoods, the killing of Makiyah stood out. She was described as a “cool little girl” who loved art and puzzles.

Gang unit finds guns, drugs at day care

CBS17

Fayetteville police said a couple who ran a daycare out of their home was arrested as part of a large drug bust earlier this week, that including the seizure over half a kilogram of cocaine, 300 pounds of marijuana, an ounce of heroin, 10 guns, and more.

A well-regulated militia.

The couple live on Ronald Reagan Drive, where police said they found heroin, marijuana cookies and gummy bears, and six firearms. Victoria Everett ran “Tori’s Playhouse,” out of the home police said.

“We don’t have any information that would lead up to believe any children, uh, got their hands on an of this stuff at all,” said Lt. Douglas Nicolosi,

Unlike these.

Americans can legally download 3-D printed guns starting next month

CNN

The single-shot pistol was made almost entirely out of of ABS plastic — the same stuff they make Lego bricks out of — that could be made on a 3-D printer.

What could go wrong?

Also, if I was angry before I decided to print a gun, imagine how bloodthirsty I’ll be when the printer jams.

Avery Gardiner, the co-president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, said she’d be astonished if the settlement wasn’t approved by political appointees.

“We were shocked and disappointed that the Trump administration would make a secret backroom deal with very little notice,” Gardiner said. She said she found out about the settlement from a magazine article.

The group has filed a Freedom of Information Act request for emails and other documents related to the settlement.

4-year-old accidentally shoots, kills 2-year-old brother after mistaking gun for toy

PIX11

It’s not yet clear how the 4-year-old boy had access to the weapon, which he fired Tuesday morning, striking his 2-year-old brother

The only way to stop a bad toddler with a gun is a good toddler with a gun.

And then there’s this gem:

Neighbor Linda Eddy told WTVR she’s known the Aponte family for more than a decade.

“There’s no way they would leave a loaded gun out,” she said. “They’re good people, good Christians good people, they take care of their children [and] make sure they have everything they need.”

The kid needed a toy. The parents provided a toy.

Also, I’m not sure if these parents are good Christians for church attendance or going to hell for reckless endangerment. But they are a working class example of Darwinism.

Teacher accidentally fires gun in classroom, students injured

KSBW

Dennis Alexander was teaching a course about gun safety for his Administration of Justice class when his gun went off at 11 a.m.

Irony incarnate.

Also, “went off” is a wonderful euphemism. Did Doofus pull the trigger of a loaded gun in a classroom full of students? No. The gun “went off”. Because guns don’t kill people, teachers kill people.

No one suffered “serious injuries.” One 17-year-old boy suffered moderate injuries when fragments from the bullet ricocheted off the ceiling and lodged into his neck.

The only thing that can stop a bad teacher with a gun is a good teacher with a gun.

Child finds gun, fires shot in Ikea

WISHTV Fishers, IN

An Ikea customer sat down on a couch, where his firearm fell out of his pants and got lodged in the piece of furniture. He got up from the couch and continued to walk around the store without realizing his gun was gone, according to Sgt. Tom Weger with Fisher Police Department.

I can completely relate with wanting a gun to deal with Ikea customers.

Kids sat down on the same couch, found the gun and one of them pulled the trigger, firing a shot but not injuring anyone, Weger said.

The only thing that can stop a bad kid with a gun is a good kid with a gun.

Weger added that now is the time for parents to talk about what steps to take if a child finds a gun.

In other words, “The current generations of adults have failed you, kids. Gun safety is your responsibility, now”