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Armed Citizen Shootings: the Chris Bird Collection

Swede n Sour — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:29:46 +0000

From full article at findarticles.com:

Remember the officers’ appreciation of Rory Vertigan’s actions the next time you hear some anti-gunner saying, “The cops don’t want private citizens to carry guns.”

“How a Gun Could Have Saved My Parents’ Lives”

Swede n Sour — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:07:03 +0000

From full article at GOA:

Texas state Rep. Suzanna Gratia-Hupp is recognized worldwide as one of the leading advocates for an individual’s right to carry a concealed firearm. Several years ago, while testifying in opposition to additional gun control legislation, she related the emotional account of how she lost both of her parents to a lone gunman in 1991. At the time of the attack, Texas did not allow private citizens to carry concealed.

Michael Woolson

Swede n Sour — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 07:50:13 +0000

From full article at Seattle Times:

A 17-year-old Kirkland resident who prosecutors say stabbed a man to steal his iPod “apparently for the fun of it” was charged Wednesday as an adult.

Michael J. McMahill-Dearmond, who lives in the 13000 block of 105th Avenue Northeast with his mother, was charged with first-degree assault and first-degree attempted robbery, according to the court documents.

McMahill-Dearmond is accused of attacking Michael Woolson, 48, near a parking lot at Carl Sandberg Elementary School in Kirkland about 1:30 a.m. Monday.

Meredith Emerson

Swede n Sour — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 07:04:22 +0000

From full article at WSB TV:

Authorities have said they believe Emerson was kidnapped in Union County and killed in Dawson County.

Her body was found nearly 50 miles from where she vanished during a New Year’s Day hike near Blood Mountain in Union County. An autopsy report says Emerson was beaten to death and then decapitated.

Hilton was the last person seen with Emerson on the hiking trail and had tried to use her credit card, according to his arrest warrant.

Hilton has been named as a suspect in the murder of two other women and the disappearance of a man in North Carolina.

If you could have teleported one object to Meredith at her final moments, would it have been a legal defensive gun or a note that said “Sorry, but you shouldn’t have one”? Now look at her picture and say that out loud.

Mary Cooper and Susanna Stodden

Swede n Sour — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 06:53:57 +0000

From full article at Seattle PI:

A mother and daughter slain this week while hiking a popular trail in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest were shot, a Snohomish County Sheriff’s spokesman said Thursday.

Deputy Rich Niebusch provided few other details about the killings of Mary Cooper, 56, a librarian at Decatur AEII Elementary School, and her daughter, Susanna Cooper Stodden, 27, both of Seattle. They were killed while hiking on the Pinnacle Lake Trail, about 20 miles east of Granite Falls.