Notes from the Resistance...
A Nashua, N.H., man faces a felony reckless conduct charge for shooting at the ceiling of a Wal-Mart men's room, police say...Thanks, moron. You're just the kind of spokesman we so desperately need.
Asked why he was carrying a concealed weapon, he reportedly told officers, "Well, I have the right to bear arms, you know."
Investigators are trying to figure out how a loaded handgun go [sic] into a cellblock inside D.C. Superior Court.
Donations poured into the Kent County gun buyback program Friday, just one day after the program doled out all the $50 vouchers it had.
Two organizations came forward on Friday afternoon with more cash and incentive. Saint Mary's Hospital and Steelcase each kicked in $2500.
A Harnett County sheriff’s deputy earlier this week left an unloaded shotgun at a shooting range behind a state prison...If it was an inmate who handed it over, do you suppose they'll prosecute him for being a felon in possession of a firearm?
On Thursday morning, a group of inmates was cleaning the shooting range and someone found the shotgun on a picnic table, Rollins said. The shotgun was returned to the Sheriff’s Office.
The sheriff said it was his understanding that an inmate found the gun. But a spokesman at the prison said an inmate did not find it. He would not comment further and referred questions to the Sheriff’s Office.
The state's highest court ruled Friday that the University of Utah has no right to ban guns on campus, rejecting the argument that prohibiting firearms is part of the school's power to control academic affairs...
But no one will be permitted to carry a gun anytime soon on the campus, home to more than 44,000 students, faculty and staff members. Friday's ruling resolved only the state issues involved in the matter; the case now goes back to U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City for litigation of federal constitutional issues.
The delay is welcome to Landon Smith and Minna Shim, U. students who say they support the ban, which has been in place for almost three decades.
"It scares the hell out of me," said Smith, a senior in communication. "I don't want some cowboy coming to class with a gun."
Shim, an undeclared freshman, said, "I don't feel a threat here now, but if there are concealed weapons around, I'd be afraid."
U. President Michael Young said he was disappointed by the decision.
"Universities across the country uniformly prohibit guns on campus," he said. "We hope that, following a review of this case in federal court, the issue will be resolved to uphold our long-standing policy of keeping firearms off campus."
The U. is arguing that any interference with its gun policy violates its right to academic freedom guaranteed by the First and 14th amendments.
The Second Continental Congress changed the name of the nation to the United States of America, from the United Colonies.
