Convicted Felons Illegally Buying Guns

Seeded on Wed Aug 19, 2009 7:27 PM EDT (ABC News)

In the video, the clerk is told that the man who wants to buy the gun is a convicted felon, making the sale of a firearm illegal. It is illegal for convicted felons to own guns anywhere in the US.

politics, firearms, atf, illegal-gun-sales

Elderly vigilante 'didn't want to shoot' robbers

Seeded on Sat Aug 15, 2009 3:51 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

A 72-year-old New York City shopkeeper has gunned down four men trying to rob his restaurant supply store but says he "didn't want to do it."

new-york-city, us-news, crime-courts

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Store Owner Shoots 4 Men, 2 Fatally, During Robbery Attempt in Harlem

Seeded on Thu Aug 13, 2009 10:54 PM EDT (The New York Times)

Seeded by WordsPerSWade (Clipped by agm65ccip)

The store may have looked like an easy mark, with an owner in his 70s known as a gentle, soft-spoken man. But Charles Augusto Jr. had been robbed before, and was prepared.

shooting, odd-news, crime, robbery

Armed Citizen Stops Mass Shooting

Seeded on Tue Jul 21, 2009 9:34 AM EDT ()

Seeded by TR-421173 (Clipped by agm65ccip)

The newspaper headline read "Two Shot in South Richmond Store" but it should have read, "Armed Citizen Stops Mass Shooting."

violence, shooting, safety, gun, us-news, protection, mass-shooting, armed-citizen

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Firearm Background Checks: Yes they do exist!

Thu May 28, 2009 11:05 PM EDT

After tooling around on the vine for a while I see that there is a lot of misinformation and plain ignorance of facts, especially when firearms are involved.

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politics, firearms, guncontrol

What if we encouraged gun ownership?

Sun May 17, 2009 7:08 AM EDT

By AngryWhiteMan63 (Clipped by agm65ccip)

In the early 1800's, Napoleon massed his army on the shores of France. Just across the Channel were the White Cliffs of Dover, and just beyond that, Sherwood Forest. The planned invasion of England had come down to this short stretch of water. But something held him back.

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