At Least 8 Dead, 44 Wounded In Weekend Shootings

yes, those politicians and their gang affiliations really are the problem here. if we just get some guns into nightclubs it will get better.

Edit; Chaz's post highlights what I am saying..

So Ward, how long until gun violence goes down in Georgia? That is what the gun lovers contend isn't it? that if everyone carried, fewer people would be tempted to use a gun. And fewer people will die because someone with a legal gun will shoot the bad guy.

This should be a good experiment.

I'll bet the murder rate after a year will be higher in the places with the strictest gun control - Chicago, California, D.C. - than it will be in Georgia.

The science will then be settled.

When U.S. Army Spc Michael Sharkey was deployed to Afghanistan two years ago, he could never imagine that he would have to wage a legal battle just to get his Florida house back from a pair of ex-convicts who had settled there in his absence.
Sharkey and his wife, Danielle, live in Wahiawa, Hawaii, where the soldier is currently stationed, but in a little over a month, the family are expected to return to New Port Richey, Florida, where they own a house.
However, the Sharkeys' homecoming has been complicated by the presence of squatters in their one-story residence in the 6800 block of Westend Avenue.

According the solider and his wife, the strangers had broken into their home, changed the locks and are refusing to leave.
To add insult to injury, officials at the Pasco County Sheriff's department have informed the couple that they have no legal grounds to evict the man and woman.
The couple living in Sharkey’s home, identified as Julio Ortiz and his girlfriend, Fatima Cardoso, have offered a different version of events.

The states with highest levels of gun violence:

Louisiana
Alaska
Alabama
Arizona
Mississippi
South Carolina
New Mexico
Missouri
Arkansas
Georgia

There is a lot of gray area between your sociopaths and ordinary people. IMHO a lot of those in the gray area carry guns for their jobs. Maybe Andy Griffith had it right, make Barney keep his bullet (singular) in his pocket. :-)

The problem is all of those people toting guns, thinking they're "ordinary".

It means that ordinary people , who obey the law , will now be able to protect themselves in an environment where armed sociopathic lawbreakers currently hold the clear advantage.

That's right, more guns is the solution. Crikey, it's amazing just how ignorantly gullible people can be.

You mean we get to protect ourselves from Teabagging gun nuts? Sounds good!

It is the largest study conducted to date into the correlation between gun ownership and firearms violence, and the first to comprehensively examine the issue since the tragic shooting last December of 20 children and 7 adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.



Covering 30 years (1981-2010) in all 50 states, the report shows a “robust correlation” between estimated levels of gun ownership and actual gun homicides at the state level, even when controlling for factors typically associated with homicides. For each 1 percentage point increase in the prevalence of gun ownership, the state firearm homicide rate increases by 0.9 percent, the authors found.

“Understanding the relationship between the prevalence of gun ownership and therefore the availability of guns, and firearm-related mortality is critical to guiding decisions regarding recently proposed measures to address firearm violence,” the study authors say.

Researchers led by Michael Siegel, professor of community health sciences at the Boston University School of Public Health, examined data for the years 1981-2010 on state firearm homicide rates from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Web-Based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQUARS) database.

HOW THE ANALYSIS WAS CONDUCTED
State levels of gun ownership were estimated using a well-established proxy variable: the percentage of a state’s suicides that are committed with a firearm (FS/S). Because there is no state-level survey that measures household gun ownership, researchers have widely relied upon the FS/S proxy in injury prevention research, and this proxy has been extensively validated in past studies. The proxy correlates highly with survey measures of household firearm ownership, the authors say.

The researchers used regression analysis to examine the relationship between state levels of gun ownership and firearm homicide rates, while controlling for a range of potential state-level confounding variables, including: age, gender, race/ethnicity, urbanization, poverty, unemployment, income, education, divorce rate, alcohol use, violent crime rate, nonviolent crime rate, number of hunting licenses, age-adjusted non-firearm homicide rate, incarceration rate, and suicide rate.

The regression model predicted that each 1 percentage point increase in gun ownership increases a state’s firearm homicide rate by 0.9 percent, translating into a 12.9 percent increase in the gun homicide rate for each one standard deviation increase in gun ownership.

All other factors being equal, for example, the model predicts that if the gun ownership estimate for Mississippi were 58 percent (the average for all states), instead of 77 percent (the highest of all states), its firearm homicide rate would be 17 percent lower.

The results of the research are consistent with previous studies that have demonstrated a correlation between higher levels of gun ownership and higher levels of firearm homicide.

PUBLIC POLICY IMPLICATIONS?
Siegel notes that the study did not determine causation, allowing that it is theoretically possible that people are more likely to purchase guns if they live in states with higher levels of firearm homicide. But he says the issue warrants further study.

“In the wake of the tragic shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, last year, many states are considering legislation to control firearm-related deaths. This research is the strongest to date to document that states with higher levels of gun ownership have disproportionately large numbers of deaths from firearm-related homicides.

“It suggests that measures which succeed in decreasing the overall prevalence of guns will lower firearm homicide rates,” he says.

People who follow the rules can protect themselves and their families from people who don’t follow the rules,

It means that ordinary people , who obey the law , will now be able to protect themselves in an environment where armed sociopathic lawbreakers currently hold the clear advantage.

The problem with gun controllers is that they don't trust ordinary, law.-abiding people, nor will they make the distinction between the law-abiding and the criminal.

HOW THE ANALYSIS WAS CONDUCTED
State levels of gun ownership were estimated using a well-established proxy variable: the percentage of a state’s suicides that are committed with a firearm (FS/S). Because there is no state-level survey that measures household gun ownership, researchers have widely relied upon the FS/S proxy in injury prevention research, and this proxy has been extensively validated in past studies. The proxy correlates highly with survey measures of household firearm ownership, the authors say.

Well, WHY? Why do you ask rhetorical questions about places historically awash in violence?

The correlation between gun deaths and private firearms ownership holds across nations.

if there is a culture of violence, its roots are pronounced economic inequalities

if there is a culture of violence, its roots are pronounced economic inequalities

Why are you claiming that the laws have not "stemmed" gun violence?

Show me one place where the violent crime rate is driven by "Teabagging gun nuts".

they can easily get more elsewhere

And what were the numbers in your control group?

Why are you claiming that the laws have not "stemmed" gun violence?

What is your control group?

Burden of proof is on you, brah!

Typical ignorant LIBTARD DUMBASS comment.

BOOOM!



KABOOM....Dead.



Bigass grin!

I don't want to take anyone's guns, but if you want to carry a loaded gun near me or my kids, I want you appropriately trained and regularly refreshed. If you want to buy a gun from anyone or anywhere, I want you to prove your eligibility, and if you sell it I want you to ensure the the eligibility of the buyer.

Under the Safe Carry Protection Act, if a gun license holder brings a gun into church against the wishes of that church’s leaders, the gun owner will be fined $100. If a non-license holder brings a gun to that same church, he or she will be guilty of a misdemeanor.

Don't you reside in West Virginia? One of the MOST liberal of states in the nation when it comes to ownership and carrying of firearms AND speedos.

Another winner (SLR) that doesn't know nor understand the laws in the state which they currently reside.

2/3 of gun deaths are suicides, and the vast majority of those are men who choose to leave a horrific mess for their survivors.

What You Should Know:


•When you arrive at probate court, you'll need an official form of identification, your payment and a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Submit your application at the court along with your fingerprints. Within five days, a county probate judge will request a criminal history records check and a background check on you. About 30 days later, law enforcement will finish its background check and determine whether you can receive a license.
•County probate judges may restrict state residents with criminal records from getting licenses. Read more about these restrictions.
•If you've been in a mental hospital or drug treatment center within the last five years, you must ask that your county probate court judge approve your license application. The judge will seek a recommendation from the superintendent of your hospital or treatment center, and then determine whether it's safe for you to carry a gun.



FAQs:







How much does a license cost?




While $75 is an average fee for licensing and fingerprinting, costs vary by county. Contact your local probate court for details.
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How long is my license valid, and when should I submit my license renewal?




Licenses are valid for five years. At least two months before your license expires, you should go to court to apply for renewal.
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What states does Georgia share firearms license reciprocity with?




Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Wyoming all recognize Georgia-issued firearms licenses. You should acquaint yourself with firearms restrictions in those states when possible.

The worlds top ten highest suicide rate nations have strict gun controls.

That is the Air Force/Army for ya.... huh Survival.

Once you have one, you can acquire grenades a la mode. I personally know three individuals that have both their FFL and FEL's. Two ret LEO's and one a ret LCDR USN EOD Operator.

Is it possible to use a gun for self-defense without firing it?

Q: I don’t have a Georgia Weapons License. Can I carry in my car?
A: Any person who is not prohibited by law from possessing a handgun or long gun may have or carry on his or her person a weapon or long gun on his or her property or inside his or her home, motor vehicle, or place of business without a valid weapons carry license. In addition, such person may carry a long gun, which must be carried openly if loaded. Moreover, such person may carry in his or her own motor vehicle. Finally, if such person is eligible for a Georgia Weapons License, he or she may carry in any private passenger motor vehicle.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^That coming from someone ripping on me for OPEN CARRYING.. Isnt that precious....

“The issue of school shootings is obviously a very emotional debate,” he said. “What we are trying to do is take the emotion out of the debate and figure out how we can save the most lives and educate the policy makers, as well as parents and citizens.

In the scenario where there is an armed resource officer, casualties dropped by 66.5 percent and response time was cut 59.5 percent. When five percent of teachers were carrying concealed weapons, deaths were reduced by 6.8 percent and response time dropped by 5.4 percent. When 10 percent of teachers were carrying concealed weapons, casualties fell by 23.2 percent and response time went down 16.8 percent.

However, the real reductions came when teachers carrying concealed firearms were supplemented with a resource officer, the results show.

In the scenario where five percent of teachers were carrying concealed guns and a resource officer was present, casualties dropped an astonishing 69.2 percent and response time dropped 59.7 percent. Finally, when 10 percent of teachers were carrying concealed firearms and a resource officer was present, casualties fell by 70.2 percent and response time was reduced by 62.7 percent.

James Madison High School in San Antonio, Texas, was placed on lockdown until the unidentified student, who also had additional ammunition in his backpack, was taken into custody. No injuries were reported at the school of over 3,200 students, according to The Associated Press.

KSAT News reports the boy's parents woke up Monday and discovered that their son and three of their guns were gone from their home. When they went to his school, they found their son on campus and then sat down with administrators, at which point they checked his backpack and discovered the ammo and two of the three guns. A third gun was found in a bathroom trash can, the San Antonio Express-News reports.

North East Independent School District spokeswoman Aubrey Chancellor said it is unclear exactly what the student planned to do with the weapons.

"The student had said that he planned making some demands over the announcements later today at Madison High School," she told local outlet KSAT Monday. "He didn't say specifically what those demands were, but he did say if those demands were not met, he had planned on committing violence."

Monday's incident comes days after the school district received an anonymous threat via email that a mass shooting would take place last Thursday, according to San Antonio Express-News.

their son and three of their guns were gone from their home

Store guns so they are not accessible to unauthorized persons.

Wrong Norton 100%...YOU obviously know nothing about gun show sales. For crissakes.

It's already illegal to sell a gun to a felon.

A gunman opened fire Tuesday morning at a FedEx facility in Kennesaw, Georgia.

We have the best rep with ATFE in this regard.

Two victims suffered life-threatening shotgun wounds and were in surgery Tuesday morning after a gunman described by a witness as being armed “like Rambo” shot six people at a FedEx sorting facility near Atlanta.
The gunman, described by police as a FedEx package handler, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. His name was not released.

A gunman opened fire Tuesday morning at a FedEx facility in Kennesaw, Georgia.

With a shotgun

What now Joe Biden?

A friend with a ground level apartment in NYC woke one night with one burglar already in the room and the second climbing in. She closed the breech of her shot gun and they nearly killed themselves getting back through the window.

SAN DIEGO -- A 56-year-old man was sentenced Wednesday to four years in prison for an incident in which his gun was responsible for the accidental death of a 10-year-old boy who lived in his neighborhood.

Todd Conrad Francis had pleaded guilty to two counts of felony child endangerment for June 4, 2013 incident. Francis left the gun in an unsecured location in the garage of his family's Scripps Ranch condominium, prosecutors said.

Francis' then-9-year-old daughter and her friend, Eric Klyaz, found the weapon and began playing with it, prosecutors said.

The boy, a fourth-grade student, died of a gunshot to the chest. Court documents identify the gun as a Sig Sauer 9-millimeter.

Francis had insisted the gun was unloaded, hidden and kept in a separate spot from the ammunition. Prosecutors did not believe him.

In pleading guilty to child endangerment, prosecutors dropped a manslaughter charge.

Francis' attorney asked Superior Court Judge Timothy Walsh to sentence him to probation. But Walsh refused and sentenced him to the maximum term under his plea bargain.

Stand Your Ground" starts in the womb!