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You should store your firearms in a place that's safe and sensible. This guy, alas, did not follow that advice. Des Moines police detectives are asking for the public's help locating a man wanted for gun and drug charges. Police believe Dameian Buckner, 36, was in possession of two handguns and 'delivery quantity' marijuana when officers responded to investigate a report of gunfire at his home. Buckner was injured when a handgun stored in an oven fired multiple rounds as the oven was heating up, according to police. Dude treated his gun like a frickin' Thanksgiving turkey. Here's the post...

Four people are dead and ten are injured after a horror shooting broke out at a banquet hall in Stockton, California at 6pm PST. The incident happened close to a Dairy Queen at a children's birthday party on Saturday night. San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Heather Brent called the incident 'unfathomable' and said: 'Early indications suggest this may be a targeted incident.' The shooter is still at large and Brent added: 'Our number one priority is identifying a suspect. 'This is a very active and ongoing investigation, information remains very limited at this time.' She said that the victims'...

The September day was rapidly fading as 12-year-old Kaci Bulkley settled in for a shot at her first elk, a huge bull, 600 yards away. She couldn’t quite get her custom-built 7mm Remington magnum rifle steady enough, so her dad, Hazer Bulkley, offered some help. “I wasn’t feeling too steady. So my dad took off his shoe, and put it under the gunstock” Kaci told Cowboy State Daily. That provided the solid rest she needed, so she pulled the trigger and landed a lethally solid hit. “He (the bull) took about 10 seconds to go down. He went about five...

An Ohio policeman has been acquitted of murdering a pregnant woman he fatally shot in a supermarket car park. Connor Grubb opened fire at Ta'Kiya Young as he and another officer told her to get out of a vehicle on suspicion of shoplifting alcohol on 24 August 2023. Bodycam video shows her car rolling slowly towards Mr Grubb outside the Kroger store in a suburb of Columbus. In footage, she could be heard asking: "Are you going to shoot me?" The jury unanimously found him not guilty of two counts of murder, two charges of felonious assault, and two counts...

Three people were wounded during a shooting inside a California mall on Black Friday as shoppers barricaded themselves inside stores and fled for safety during the “complete chaos.” The shooting began outside a Macy’s store at the Westfield Valley Fair Mall in Santa Clara at around 5:40 p.m, according to KRON4. The victims – a 16-year-old girl, a man, and a woman – were found at the scene and rushed to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, officials said. The shooting was described as an “isolated incident,” and there was no active threat to the public, the San Jose Police...

President Donald Trump has not dismissed the possibility of deporting the family of Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the 29-year-old Afghan refugee charged with the ambush murder of a National Guard soldier near the White House. Speaking to reporters on Thanksgiving, Trump revealed his team is actively reviewing the option, stating, “Well, we’re looking at that right now,” when asked about expelling Lakanwal’s wife and five children from the U.S. Lakanwal opened fire on two unarmed West Virginia National Guard members patrolling near the White House on Wednesday as part of “Operation DC Safe and Beautiful” to curb rising crime in the capital....

At least two people are wounded in a shooting at a mall in San Jose, California on Black Friday. “Units are currently investigating a shooting at Valley Fair Mall in West San Jose. Two victims were located and have been transported to a local hospital with gunshot wounds,” San Jose Police Department said on Friday evening. “Please avoid the area while officers investigate and work to ensure everyone’s safety,” the police said. The San Jose Police Department said it is not an active shooter situation and it appears to be an isolated incident: This shooting appears to be an isolated...

I am not so cynical as to believe that either the CIA or USAID figures wanted to import Islamist terrorists into the United States, but it doesn't say anything good about either agency that they don't have a track record of ferreting them out, or even exercising good judgment. Of course, it's hardly surprising that the CIA works with some very sketchy people. It's got to be part of the job description when your job is to track what sketchy people do. The same could be said of some special forces types working in primitive cultures. They have to ally...

A dignified transfer procession was held on behalf of 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, who was fatally shot the day before Thanksgiving. Although she was treated at the hospital, she died on the holiday. The suspect in the shooting, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, is an Afghan national who has been charged with the shooting of Beckstrom as well as Andrew Wolfe, and was hit with a first-degree murder count after Beckstrom's death. The FBI is investigating the targeted shooting as an act of terrorism. On Thanksgiving evening, first responders in Washington, DC conducted a dignified transfer of Beckstrom's body from Medstar Hospital. EMS, firefighters,...

Police shot a 54-year-old knife-wielding man Wednesday afternoon in Escondido, California after he allegedly charged at officers after walking through traffic. The Escondido Police Department (EPD) received a call about Juan Ramos approaching passing drivers on the street while armed with a knife around 12:10 p.m., CBS8 reported, citing the San Diego Police Department (SDPD). Two uniformed Escondido cops and one Escondido detective found the suspect walking in an intersection after he walked across lanes of traffic and ordered him to drop the knife, officials said. The suspect refused and allegedly ran toward the detective while still wielding his weapon....

...In the wake of the shooting, the mainstream media rushed to defend Afghans in the U.S., saying we shouldn’t “condemn” an entire population based on one man’s criminal actions...

Remember would-be Assassin #2, Ryan Routh? Everything about him has been strange since the very beginning, quite possibly because he may simply be clinically insane by the looks of it. But today he upped the ante, even for him with several extremely bizarre Court Filings and one strange offer to President Trump. Allow me to show you…. Everything I’m going to show you can be found here if you want to verify for yourself: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.675704/gov.uscourts.flsd.675704.373.0.pdf First up, this Subpoena issued to President Trump inviting him to come to Court and punch Routh in the face, calling it “Most fun in...

Just heartbreaking news.Moments ago, President Donald Trump announced that Sarah Beckstrom, one of two members of the National Guard who were shot in a terrorist attack on Wednesday in Washington, D.C., has tragically passed away from her injuries.God Speed Sarah Beckstrom.The 20 year old West Virginia National Guard member succumbed to gunshot injuries from the Afghan shooter per President Trump.There is evil among us; stop dehumanizing people. pic.twitter.com/jCaAQuYVcC— ZitoSalena (@ZitoSalena) November 27, 2025U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro shared a little bit of background on Beckstrom on X:Our hearts and prayers go out to the family of 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom...

President Trump Takes Questions From Reporters About Deadly D.C. Shooting Of National Guardsmen November 27, 2025

West Virginia National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom, 20, of West Virginia, has died after being shot Wednesday in a Washington, D.C. ambush just blocks from the White House. President Donald Trump confirmed the news Thursday night, noting he was told just seconds before speaking to members of the military at Mar-a-Lago. "I heard that Sarah Beckstrom, of West Virginia, ... highly respected, young, magnificent person, started service in June of 2023, outstanding in every way, she's just passed away," Trump said. "She's no longer with us. She's looking down at us right now. Her parents are with her. It's just...

Just in: The father of 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom says her death is all but certain after she was targeted by a jihadist Afghan "refugee" "She has a mortal wound. It's not going to be a recovery."

A post from Musselman High School in Inwood, West Virginia, identified one of the National Guard troops critically injured in an ambush attack on Wednesday as Andrew Wolfe. Two Guardsmen were attacked by a gunman while on patrol near the White House. Both of them were shot in the head in a targeted attack. "Our Applemen community is deeply saddened to learn that Musselman High School alumnus, Andrew Wolfe, was one of the National Guardsmen injured in the shooting in Washington, D.C. today," read a post on the Musselman High School Facebook page. "Andrew is currently in critical condition and...

Late on Wednesday night, CIA Director John Ratcliffe told Fox News Lakanwal had direct links to the CIA from his work alongside US Special Forces in Afghanistan. 'The Biden administration justified bringing the alleged shooter to the United States in September 2021 due to his prior work with the U.S. government, including CIA,' Ratcliffe admitted. A close relative of Lakanwal was blindsided by Wednesday's allegations, telling NBC the Afghan national worked alongside US Special Forces while serving in the Afghan Army for 10 years.

We're learning more about the suspect in the terrorist attack that took place earlier in Washington, D.C., that sent two members of the West Virginia National Guard to the hospital, where they are listed as being in critical condition.The attack, which investigators are describing as a targeted ambush, reportedly took place just blocks from the White House, around 2:15 pm Eastern time.As we previously reported, D.C. Metro Police Department Executive Assistant Chief Jeff Carroll told reporters during a D.C. presser that "At approximately 2:15 this afternoon, members of the National Guard were on high visibility patrols in the area of...

Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national who reportedly entered the US in 2021 under then-President Joe Biden's 'Operation Allies Welcome' and later overstayed his visa, has become the focus of a possible act of international terrorism. A viral photo shows him almost naked as first responders load him into an ambulance after the attack. Investigators say he allegedly ambushed two National Guard members near the White House. The shooting left both guards critically injured, and with the motive still unknown, Lakanwal’s background and actions have drawn intense public and political scrutiny.