Sancho Panza
4/15/2013 3:04:00 PM
On 4/15/2013 10:22 AM, Baxter wrote:
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> "Klaus Schadenfreude" <klausschadenfreude@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>> On Mon, 15 Apr 2013 06:27:53 -0700 (PDT), Eggs Ackley
>> <moenkopi@comcast.net> wrote:
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>>> Karma doing its job? Or another self sacrifice in the name of
>>> freedom? Whatever. Priceless........
>>
>> I thought you people fought for people to have control over their own
>> bodies?
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>> What gives?
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> Another day in the (gun crazy) U.S.A.
> April 14, 2013 edition
>
>
> Jacksonville, Fla. -- A 13-year-old girl was accidentally shot and killed by
> another child inside a home about 3 p.m. yesterday. Four other children --
> ages 11, 10, 9, and 1-month-old -- all believed to be related, were in the
> home at the time. The gun belonged to the homeowner. Police said there was
> no adult supervision in the house at the time of the shooting.
>
> Orlando, Fla. -- A man is dead after he accidentally shot himself in the
> head at a gun range about noon on Friday.
>
> Cherokee Indian Reservation, Jackson County, N.C. -- A woman was shot and
> killed, reportedly accidentally, about 11:30 a.m. Friday. A man who reported
> the shooting was hospitalized for a possible overdose. Police are
> investigating.
>
> Chicago, Ill. -- A 28-year-old man was fatally shot in the back about 1 p.m.
> yesterday.
>
> Boring, Ore. -- Police say someone was shot and killed in a hunting accident
> about 7:45 p.m. yesterday.
>
> West Harris County, Tex. -- An male employee at a seafood restaurant was
> found fatally shot in the back-kitchen area of the business about 3:10 p.m.
> yesterday. Witnesses said they heard a gunshot inside the restaurant and
> found the man, who appeared to be a cook, lying on the ground with a gunshot
> wound to his head. Police say there was evidence of foul play.
>
> Houston, Tex. -- A 19-year-old female was shot and killed when she got
> caught in a crossfire while trying to flee a gun battle that erupted after
> several fistfights broke out at a party in an apartment complex about 12:20
> a.m. today.
>
> East Pittsburgh, Penn. -- A 39-year-old man was fatally shot in heart,
> allegedly by his brother, at a house about 9:10 a.m. yesterday.
>
> Des Moines, Iowa -- A man was found inside an apartment shot dead from a
> single gunshot wound around 1:30 a.m. today.
>
> River Ridge, La. -- A man was shot multiple times while on a street around
> 12:50 p.m. today. He was pronounced dead on arrival at a local hospital.
>
> Dekalb County, Ga. -- A male victim died from a gunshot wound.
>
> Holly Springs, Ga. -- After stopping his car on the shoulder of an
> interstate highway and walking across two lanes to sit under a bridge, a man
> shot and killed himself about 9:30 a.m. today despite efforts by police
> negotiators to end the incident peacefully.
>
> Philadelphia, Penn. -- About 2:35 a.m. today, police found a 24-year-old man
> inside a vehicle with a gunshot wound to the head. He was declared dead at
> the scene.
>
> Philadelphia, Penn. -- A 31-year-old man was found lying on a sidewalk with
> a gunshot wound to his side about 2:45 today. He was brought to a local
> hospital where he was declared dead.
>
> Delhi Township, Ohio -- A 3-year-old boy accidentally shot himself in the
> bicep on Friday when he reached for a handgun under his father?s bed. The
> father was arrested.
>
> Altoona, Penn. -- A gun shop owner accidentally shot himself in the abdomen
> while repairing a rifle just before 10 a.m. Friday. No word on his
> condition.
>
> Garden City, Idaho -- When someone at a gun show was at a vendor?s display
> looking at what was thought to be an unloaded handgun, the gun discharged
> and the bullet hit two other guns in the display, sending shrapnel flying
> that struck two people about 3 p.m. yesterday. A 23-year-old man was hit in
> the eye. His injury was considered serious but not life-threatening. Another
> person received a minor arm injury.
>
> Waukesha County, Wis. -- While handling a loaded gun at a friend's apartment
> about 4 a.m. today, a 24-year-old man accidentally shot himself in the hand
> and fragments of the bullet then struck a 24-year-old woman standing nearby.
> Neither victim appeared to have life-threatening injuries.
>
> Chicago, Ill. -- A 17-year-old was shot in his chest while on a street about
> 9:15 p.m. yesterday. His injuries were not considered life-threatening.
>
> Chicago, Ill. -- A 19-year-old male was shot in the leg while walking in an
> alley about 2:25 a.m. today. His condition was listed as stabilized.
>
> Chicago, Ill. -- Two persons on a street were shot about 2:50 a.m. today. No
> word on their conditions.
>
> Chicago, Ill. -- A man in his 20s showed up at a hospital about 4:30 a.m.
> today with a gunshot wound to his hand.
>
> Chicago, Ill. -- A male in a moving motor vehicle was grazed by a bullet
> about 5:15 a.m. today when another person in a passing car opened fire. The
> victim declined medical treatment at the scene.
>
> Chicago, Ill. -- A man of unknown age was found with a gunshot wound about
> 5:15 p.m. today. The victim was listed in stable condition.
>
> Bridgeport, Conn. -- Two men, ages 44 and 42, were shot while in a car about
> 2:30 a.m. today. The two were leaving a nightclub when an unknown man walked
> up to the vehicle and opened fire. The older man was shot in the thigh. No
> word on his condition. The younger man was shot in the neck and chest. He
> was listed in critical condition.
>
> Milwaukee, Wis. -- About 10 p.m. yesterday, a 27-year-old man was shot in
> the legs after an altercation on a street. He was listed in good condition.
>
> Milwaukee, Wis. -- While at a house party around midnight last night, a
> 37-year-old woman was struck in the foot and a 34-year-old man was struck in
> the abdomen after shots were fired into the residence from outside. Both
> victims were listed in stable condition and are expected to survive.
>
> Nashville, Tenn. -- A 19-year-old male was shot in the leg while in front of
> a house Saturday evening. The teenager returned fire but apparently did not
> hit anyone. The victim?s injuries were reported as non life-threatening.
>
> Nashville, Tenn. -- A 24-year-old man showed up at a hospital about 3:45
> p.m. yesterday with a gunshot wound to his abdomen. His injuries were not
> considered life-threatening.
>
> Philadelphia, Penn. -- A 22-year-old man showed up at a hospital about 6
> p.m. yesterday with gunshot wounds to his cheek, neck, back, and thigh.
> Police said he was shot while near a convenience store. His was listed in
> critical condition.
>
> Philadelphia, Penn. -- A 19-year-old man standing on a corner was shot in
> the elbow about 11 p.m. yesterday when an unknown man fired at him. The
> victim was listed in stable condition. Also, a 37-year-old male was struck
> once in the groin area and taken to the hospital in critical condition. And
> an employee inside a nearby takeout restaurant was hit by shattered glass
> when a bullet went through a wood panel. His injury was minor and he
> declined medical
>
>
Sure looks like major problems in urban America, the urban America with
the strictest gun controls on the books but never in practice.