Baseball Bat versus Pistol

At about 3:30am on a Sunday morning, an Audi with 2 occupants forced a Prius off the road in Allentown. A man then exited the Audi, approached the Prius, swung at the Prius driver, and struck the driver’s door with a metal baseball bat. The Prius driver then shot the bat-weilding man once, causing the […]

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Firearm Isn’t Reliable

A story this week reminded me that firearms aren’t always reliable. In this case, a man entered a home of a husband & wife. The man pointed the firearm at the husband’s head, and attempted to shoot, but it didn’t fire. The man then pointed the firearm at the wife, but again it didn’t discharge. […]

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Golf Range: Dangerous At Night?

Gun-related arrests apparently are popular at one driving range near Chicago. Tess Kenny of Naperville Sun created this chart based upon Naperville TopGolf arrest records from the local PD. The Chicago Tribune story states, in part: Officers were performing a proactive foot patrol of the Naperville Topgolf lot when they observed suspected drugs and a […]

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Open Carry Gone Wrong

In Las Vegas, a man was shot with his own open carry pistol. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officials said that a man entered a business in late afternoon exhibiting erratic behavior. A customer was inside the business with an open carry firearm, which the suspect attempted to grab. This lead to a struggle in […]

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