Justice – Texas Style
I can’t work out whether this story on NBC, which is entitled Texas Taqueria Customer Fatally Shoots Masked Robber And Returns Money To Patrons, Police Say, makes me feel carrying guns is a good or bad idea?
But at least he seems to know how to use his weapon, as he only hit one person; the robber.
Former US President Donald Trump Launches $99 NFT Trading Cards
The title of this post is the same as that of this article on the BBC.
Under images of two of the cards, one showing him as a roughneck with a shotgun and the other as a superhero, this is the first paragraph.
Former US President Donald Trump has launched a collection of digital trading cards depicting him in various guises including a superhero, astronaut and Nascar driver.
In the superhero picture he has a T on his chest.
I would think a W with an anchor would have been more appropriate.
1,000 Children Shot in A Year As US Gun Violence Soars
The title of this post, is the same as that of this article in The Times.
This is the first paragraph.
More than a thousand children under 12 have been killed or injured by gunfire in the United States this year.
In addition, 4,552 youths aged 12 to 17 were killed and injured.
No comment from me, can do justice to these figures.
‘Assassination List’ A&E Doctor Jailed For 12 Years
The title of this post5 is the same as that of this article on the BBC.
A former A&E consultant has been jailed for 12 years for possessing firearms with intent to endanger life.
Dr Martin Watt, who worked at Monklands Hospital in Airdrie from 1994, was sacked in 2012 following disciplinary proceedings.
The 62-year-old was later found with three sub-machine guns, two pistols, ammunition and an “assassination list” of those he blamed for his dismissal.
Why do guns make people lose their minds?
I find this a chilling tale!
When Will The United States Learn That Guns Kill People?
Trump may blame mental health for the shootings in Florida, but then anybody can vere from their normal safe state to a dangerous one!
‘Unprecedented’ Number Of Shots Fired – Police
This is the title of a section of the BBC’s rolling news feed.
This is said.
Eight police officers fired a total of 50 bullets to kill the three London Bridge attackers, Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley said.
He described it as an “unprecedented” number of shots fired by police.
An IPCC investigation would take place, but he said that the situation officers faced was “critical”.
He said he was “humbled by the bravery of officers who will rush towards a potential suicide bomber”.
I don’t like guns and it is one of the reasons, I don’t go to the United States.
But I still think the number of bullets fired was excessive, especially as one round hit an innocent member of the public.
Thirty years ago, after Metier had been sold to Lockheed, I met one of their guys, who looked after research into unusual devices for Special Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies.
One thing we discussed over a couple of drinks, was a tranquiliser gun, which is regularly used by superheroes and wild animal vets. I can remember him saying that they could have applications where human shields were being used or in crowded encounters, where the chances of hitting the wrong target were high.
I also remember other ideas being tested.
So are we doing enough research into creating weapons that deal with the situations that arose in the London Bridge attacks and will surely arise in the future?
I hope that in the major IPCC review of the attacks, which must happen, the scope and efficiency of the weapons available to the Police is thoroughly examined.
One question, I would ask, is do they have a weapon, that could stop a truck, larger than the Renault van used last night?
Heaven Help The World If Trump Becomes US President
That idiot Trump has sunk to a new low with the statements reported in this article on the BBC, which has a title of US election: Anger over Donald Trump gun rights remarks.
As nearly all Brits, Aussies, Canadians and most Europeans will tell him, guns are the cause of a lot of America’s problems and not the solution.
I fear for the world if someone as stupid and hot-headed as Trump should become President of the United States.
Hopefully, good sense will prevail.
Perhaps, the worst scenario would see Corbyn, Le Pen, Petry, Trump, Wilders and Xi Jinping, sitting down to decide the world’s future.
When Will The United States Realise That Guns Kill People?
On the wall of my office, there used to be a picture of my wife presenting a racing trophy to a racehorse trainer.
Both are now dead.
- My wife died from a squamous cell carcinoma of the heart.
- The trainer died because of an argument and a gun was available and used to settle it.
We fight cancer with common sense and all the tools that science has given us.
Isn’t it about time, that common sense is applied to the problem of guns in the United States and other countries where they are responsible for a high murder rate?
America Is A Sick Country
There is no other title for a post about this story on the BBC entitled Gun that killed Trayvon Martin ‘makes $250,000 for Zimmerman’.
In my view anybody who wants to own a gun other than for genuine sporting purposes, needs his head examined.
Until the United States has a sensible gun policy and abolishes the death penalty, I shall not be visiting.
The Anonymous Widower 