http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/gunfreezone/ en-us Fri, 3 May 2013 04:20:00 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3015203/posts Teachers in rural Oregon are stunned after the local Sheriff’s Department attempted to test their school’s emergency readiness by sending two masked gunmen into the Pine Eagle Charter School, wearing hoodies and wielding handguns. The event, which took place last Friday during a staff meeting of teachers, was part of a surprise drill conducted by the Sheriff’s Department, aimed at testing “Pine Eagle’s preparation for an assault by ‘active shooters,’ who were in reality volunteer staff members of the school.” The volunteers fired blanks at everyone in the room, “killing” all but two of the teachers. According to local media,... constitution school http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3015203/posts#comment Fri, 3 May 2013 04:20:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3008564/posts RUSH: Senator Elizabeth Warren wanted to get in on the big press conference in Boston this morning that happened about 10:30. The first words out of her mouth were praise for Obama and government. "The president of the United States has pledged his full support in all efforts, both to keep the city safe, and to find the person who did this. We did not have to reach out to the president; the president reached out to us," Warren said. He called the governor. He called the mayor. He called the members of congressional delegation because the president is actively... RushLimbaugh.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3008564/posts#comment Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:30:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3008133/posts Authorities have confirmed to The Post that they have identified a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing. The suspect — a Saudi national who suffered shrapnel wounds in today's blast — is currently being guarded in a Boston hospital. A law enforcement source confirmed to The Post that 12 people were killed and nearly 50 were injured in today's blast. NT Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3008133/posts#comment Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:48:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3006324/posts I know I’m not the only one who remembers how, almost exactly 6 years ago at Virginia Tech, mass-murderer Seung-Hui Cho chained and padlocked the doors to an academic building shut. That was so that he could effectively trap his numerous (32 killed and 23 wounded) , defenseless victims inside – except for the handful who managed to breach and exit second story windows, suffering injuries from falling to the ground – and to keep the responding police outside for long, crucial minutes while he conducted his murderous rampage. Cho knew he’d face no armed opponent once he had his... ClashDaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3006324/posts#comment Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:03:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2980764/posts It's being reported on KXAN.com noon news that multiple people shot at on Lone Star College in Houston, TX. It's a tech school. KXAN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2980764/posts#comment Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:55:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3005890/posts Fourteen people were injured in a stabbing incident Tuesday at Lone Star College's CyFair campus in Cypress, Texas, a Harris County sheriff's spokesman said -- an incident prompting officials to urge students to take shelter. Authorities have detained one suspect -- so far the only suspect at this point, the sheriff's spokesman told reporters Tuesday afternoon. "At least four were transported by (helicopter). A suspect is in custody. The campus is on lockdown," the sheriff's department said in a news release. CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3005890/posts#comment Tue, 9 Apr 2013 18:30:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3005886/posts Sheriff's official says a suspect has been arrested after a stabbing attack at a Houston-area community college campus left 14 people injured, including 12 that required hospitalization. At least a few victims are listed in critical condition. Lone Star community college's campus in Cypress posted an alert on its website just before 12 p.m. warning students of two armed suspects and saying one person remains at large. The alert warned people to seek shelter in a secure location. fox news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3005886/posts#comment Tue, 9 Apr 2013 18:09:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3005871/posts Multiple people may be injured following a stabbing incident on Lone Star College Cy-Fair's campus Tuesday afternoon. Officials were called to the school on Barker Cypress Road. According to the Cy-Fair Volunteer Fire Department, there are multiple victims, possibly as many as eight. One person is said to be critically injured. Life Flight has been called to the scene. ABC Local http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3005871/posts#comment Tue, 9 Apr 2013 17:29:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3005814/posts Draconian gun restrictions do not stop mass public shootings. Yesterday, in Serbia, where semi-automatic and automatic rifles are outlawed, and licenses to own firearms are only issued when the Ministry of the Interior determines that the the applicant has a valid "need", a man went on a rampage near Belgrade, killing 13 people. The 60 year old man who did the shooting was reported to have a license for the handgun used. Link to NYT article Link Gun laws are much stronger in Belgrade than in the United States . ©2013 by Dean Weingarten Permission to share granted as long... Gun Watch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3005814/posts#comment Tue, 9 Apr 2013 15:47:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3001637/posts Staten Island residents already suffering from the ravages of Hurricane Sandy say they are now seeing their neighborhoods infiltrated by squatters and looters. As CBS 2’s Dick Brennan reported Wednesday, when darkness sets in on Wavecrest Street in New Dorp, people say squatters make their move – crashing empty homes wrecked by the hurricane. CBS New York http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3001637/posts#comment Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:43:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3000451/posts Link only. Local restrictions on firearms don't attract mass killers. http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2013/03/24/nras-gun-free-zone-myth--column/2015657/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3000451/posts#comment Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:03:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2994660/posts A reform of the concealed carry law in Georgia passed the house on 7 March. The bill would reduce but not eliminate a number of gun free zones in the State. People with concealed carry permits would be allowed to exercise their Second Amendment rights in airports outside of the security zone, on college campuses (but not in dormitories or at sporting events), and in government buildings that do not have security. Churches would be allowed a greater exercise of First Amendment rights to freedom of religion and assembly, if arrangements are made in advance. Previously, guns were banned from... Gun Watch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2994660/posts#comment Fri, 8 Mar 2013 02:36:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2992283/posts The ugly truth is that gun free zones are not about irrational dreams of safety. They are about power and control. The irrational spouting about safety is just a way to get emotional support from those who don’t really think about the issue. Gun free zones are just another incremental way to move toward total control. The idea is simple: make an example of a place where guns are not allowed, with no rational reason other than “we do not tolerated armed citizens *here*” . This lends legitimacy to the thought that citizens with guns are a bad thing, and... Gun Watch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2992283/posts#comment Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:17:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2990252/posts XLNT GUN FREE ZONE SKIT youtube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2990252/posts#comment Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:22:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2989458/posts Guns DonÂ’t Kill People, Obama Voters Kill People February 17, 2013 By Daniel Greenfield Try and control these guns Gun control works. That’s why Chicago, which came out for Obama, and has strict gun control laws, is trying to set some kind of gun violence record, while Salt Lake City and Fargo, where guns are legal, isn’t. It seems as if guns don’t kill people. Obama voters kill people. According to police data reported by the Sun Times, Chicago experienced a shooting every 3.57 hours in 2012.The Sun Times reports that the number of murders in the city of Chicago... Front Page magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2989458/posts#comment Sun, 17 Feb 2013 19:56:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2987616/posts 3 Dead, 2 Officers Wounded In Delaware Courthouse ShootingFebruary 11, 2013 5:30 PMWILMINGTON, Del. (CBS) – According to the Delaware State Police, three people were killed, including the suspected gunman, after a gunfight erupted inside the lobby of the New Castle County Courthouse Monday morning. Two Capitol police officers were wounded during the shootout. The shooting happened at about 8 a.m. Monday at the Courthouse building in the 500 block of N. King Street. According to investigators, the alleged gunman, approximately 50-60 years of age, entered the lobby of the courthouse, pulled out a gun and opened fire —... CBS-3 Philadelphia http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2987616/posts#comment Tue, 12 Feb 2013 04:41:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2987481/posts NATIONAL REVIEW ONLINE          www.nationalreview.com           The CornerThe one and only. Dem Congressman: ‘It’s Clear That We [Also] Need to Look at Handguns’ By Andrew Johnson February 10, 2013 4:41 P.M. On Friday night’s Rachel Maddow Show, Illinois representative Luis Gutiérrez told guest host Melissa Harris-Perry that the violence in his Chicago district could be cause for lawmakers to take action not only on semi-automatic weapons, but on handguns. Noting (correctly) that nearly 97 percent of Chicago gun murders in 2011, the most recent year for which statistic are available, were carried out with handguns, Gutiérrez said,”It’s clear that we need to... National Review Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2987481/posts#comment Mon, 11 Feb 2013 21:38:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2986029/posts Chicago police are no longer responding in person to 911 calls reporting vehicle theft, garage burglary or simple assault in a change aimed at freeing up officers to deal with more serious crimes. According to a report in the Chicago Sun-Times, the change came into effect on Sunday and also covers crime where the victim is "safe, secure and not in need of medical attention" and the offender is "not on the scene and not expected to return immediately." Chicago authorities are hoping the change frees up more officers to attend to the most serious crimes, such as serious assaults... MSN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2986029/posts#comment Wed, 6 Feb 2013 23:45:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2985475/posts   NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Violent, thieving mobs have been making headlines across the country for the past few years, and now they have hit New York City. And Maurice Dubois reported in this CBS 2 investigation, the teen mobs have left neighborhoods worried as businesses take matters into their own hands. Judson Bennett, 78, recently ran into a violent group of teens – often described with the once-benign term “flash mob” – as he made his daily trip to buy a newspaper at his favorite news team. “I’m approaching the newsstand, and then suddenly there is a tremendous force... CBS New York http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2985475/posts#comment Tue, 5 Feb 2013 16:06:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2985562/posts Campuses would be safer if more universities disarmed their students, said some college presidents who attended a conference Monday on reducing school violence. The annual meeting of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities was attended by Education Secretary Arne Duncan, and college presidents from around the country. One speaker, Oglethorpe University President Lawrence Schall, argued that the best way to reduce campus violence is to prohibit students and faculty from carrying guns. “We believe that more guns makes us less safe, not more safe,” he said in a speech. Schall is the author of an open letter to... The Daily Caller http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2985562/posts#comment Tue, 5 Feb 2013 20:59:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2985344/posts Muslim Patrols Could Become More Prevalent And More Violent, Warns Anti-Extremist Muslim patrols stalking British streets could become “a lot more dangerous” and perhaps even willing to maim or kill, the head of an anti-extremism organisation has warned. By Rosa Silverman 30 Jan 2013 As British jihadists venture abroad to capitalise on the aftermath of the Arab Spring and then return to the UK, they are likely to bring a greater level of violence back home, Maajid Nawaz, the chairman of the Quilliam Foundation, suggested. His comments follow incidents in which groups of Muslim vigilantes, dubbing themselves 'Muslim Patrols' have... Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2985344/posts#comment Tue, 5 Feb 2013 02:37:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2985296/posts Rev. Jackson Calls on Obama to Stop Chicago Violence February 04, 2013 Windows Media RUSH: The Reverend Jackson, in Chicago. The Reverend Jackson and other relatives of victims of fatal shootings, in Chicago. Do you know, the lawlessness in Chicago, the gun violence in Chicago is now greater than when Al Capone's gang ran the town? Did you know that, Rachel? You want to know something else? There was no gun control when Al Capone was running around running things. Back during the glory days of Chicago, no gun control. Now they've got some of the strictest gun control laws... Rush Limbaugh http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2985296/posts#comment Mon, 4 Feb 2013 23:44:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2984998/posts I have previously noted that there were two multiple victim public shootings that weren't in gun-free zones. Those were the Gabrielle Giffords shooting and the Carson City, NV IHOP shootings, though I had originally missed the IHOP case because it didn't meet the four-victim threshold until a wounded victim died later. In response to my statements, Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG) has put together a list of their own cases where they claim that more shootings have occurred where guns are allowed. The group's chairman, John Feinblatt, had a relatively long 255 letter in the Wall Street Journal publicizing this... johnrlott.blogspot.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2984998/posts#comment Mon, 4 Feb 2013 01:21:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2983561/posts Not a single gun shop can be found in this city. They are outlawed. Handguns were banned in Chicago for decades, too, until 2010, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that was going too far, leading city leaders to settle for restrictions some describe as the closest they could get legally to a ban without a ban. And yet Chicago, a city with bans on both assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, finds itself laboring to stem a flood of gun violence that contributed to more than 500 homicides last year and at least 40 killings already in 2013. StarTribune.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2983561/posts#comment Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:40:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2982959/posts ... I can't get two Newtown numbers out of my head: 26, the number of people, mainly small children, who were murdered in the school; and 20, the number of minutes it took the police to arrive The Atlantic http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2982959/posts#comment Tue, 29 Jan 2013 06:31:01 GMT