At the airport, waiting for my flight to leave.
Had a lot of fun at the convention. Didn’t take many pictures (I’ll need to troubleshoot my camera).
Looks like myself, Jay, and Nancy all made it to buzzfeed around the meager anti-rights protest.
More later.
Yeah…
Police are investigating the possibility that a mother killed her two children before dying in a fire she set in the bedroom of the family’s southwest Missouri home.
Ugh…Do we really need to use “Gun Death”? Is it relevant that this monster didn’t have a gun?
Just jumped ship with Linoge and we’re beating out the cobwebs on the move. Let us know if you see anything wrong or out of place.
A hot air balloon flying over Egypt’s ancient city of Luxor caught fire and crashed into a sugar cane field on Tuesday, killing at least 18 foreign tourists, a security official said.
I remember as a child going to a fair and seeing hot air balloons being launched. I asked my parents how they worked, and when I realized that there were no flight controls, and you never knew exactly where you’d land in a balloon ride, and my first thoughts were “WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT???” So really hot air balloons just seem like a lot of trouble for a quiet helicopter ride with no flight control.
If I was like those who use “Gun Death” to push an agenda, I would totally use this story to push for banning hot air balloons, simply because they don’t seem to do much good in my book, but do have a danger.
Of course don’t let the part about them being generally safe get in the way of that argument…we can’t do anything dangerous EVER!!!!
The 40-year-old man who allegedly fled the scene after a fatal dirt bike collision with a Plymouth teenager will be in court Tuesday to face a misdemeanor charge….The criminal charge of leaving the scene of a recreational vehicle accident with personal injury carries no jail time. If convicted, Kelly could face a fine of up to $1,000 as well as the loss of his vehicle and his license for one year. Environmental police filed a criminal complaint against Kelly on April 17.
Get in a serious accident and leave the other party to die and at MOST you lose your license for a year and have to pay a GRAND???
This is the MAXIMUM this goon will face. This is in Massachusetts where you potentially face prison time for having a novelty key chain with a cross-drilled .44 Magnum case on it.
This is just disgusting!!!
Guns checked, balls cupped, seat found, and bladder voided.
Let’s get this show on the road!
See you in Houston!
We’ve heard everything from a toy lightsaber to a Swedish sausage being used in an attack, but this furry weapon of choice may be a first.
According to police in Pennsylvania, 27-year-old Ashley Trimmer used a “Furby” toy to assault her live-in boyfriend during an altercation over a Facebook post Wednesday, KDKA reports.
The Moon township resident was arrested and charged with simple assault after the early morning incident.
According to the criminal complaint obtained by the Smoking Gun, two officers arrived at the house shared by Trimmer and her boyfriend, William Ley, after receiving reports of a domestic dispute. Ley told the responding officers that Trimmer first threw the “Furby” toy at him — striking him on the right side of his face — before lobbing a Sony PlayStation controller at the other side of his head. The latter injured Ley, causing some bleeding, the report states.
Snerk!
H/T Formynder
I’m all packed, Flight info and hotel reservations in hand, and a cab reserved for OMG Early tomorrow.
I should be able to do some basic blogging from my phone at the convention, and maybe I’ll bum some computer time from my fellow bloggers.
When I get back you shall definetly get pictures and tales from the NRA Annual meeting in Houston Texas!
So who’s going to be there?
Also for those who can’t make it, what do you want coverage of?
I totally hate traveling, but once I get there things get really nice fast! Also the weather looks like its going to be GORGEOUS this weekend!
Hopefully I’ll get to meet some of you I’ve never had a chance to meet before, and good times will be had!
Gotta love them beating the drum even when it makes no sense. Joan is over at her blog talking about the Boston Bombers. Not about them making a bomb…because only “Gun Death” matters to her, but about how they had a gun.
Commenter Chris notes that they didn’t have an Massachusetts LTC, so they couldn’t buy a handgun, as GCA 68 makes that a crime. Joan Responds:
So apparently Chris, you are ignoring the fact that private sellers at gun shows and other venues sell guns to just about anybody with no background checks and sometimes no IDs. If they ask for no ID, they have no idea whether someone is a resident of their state. This is happening all over the country.
First up, I doubt many gun sales between strangers happens without at least the exchange of ID, its so easy people don’t even think about the depths of the ramifications. It’s a crime to sell a gun to a minor or a handgun to somebody under 21 (in most states), and it is illegal to privately sell firearms across state lines.
With no ID exchanged you’d need to make a pretty good argument to why you thought you knew this person well enough to know they were of age and a state resident to avoid federal prosecution. (That is, if we ever prosecuted people on this crime, that’s another story)
Meanwhile people who don’t care about the law don’t care….exhibit A (PDF), in Massachusetts you CANNOT posses, or exchange a firearm without an FID or LTC. The ID must be shown, and with a sale the transaction must be registered with the state.
Why do all those guns seized trace back to Massachusetts????
We all know EXACTLY why!
The death of a 37-year-old man Sunday night while he was attacking a former roommate with a hammer in north Houston will be referred to a Harris County grand jury to determine what, if any, charges will be filed, officials said….Police said Jones had been living at the apartment but was kicked out a few days before the attack. At about 11 a.m. Sunday, he went back to the apartment and argued with one of the residents. The two men punched each other. Then Jones left.
However, Jones returned to the apartment about 7 p.m. He attacked the resident with a hammer, hitting him several times in the head.
The resident wrapped Jones in a bear hug and the pair fell onto the floor. Jones hit the man with the hammer again. The man choked Jones. When Jones began to cough, the man released him and told a bystander to call 911.
Jones was rushed to Memorial Hermann Northwest Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Wow, looks like the tables were turned on that one. Pretty crazy story!
