The sheriff’s deputy who shot and killed a teenage boy carrying a fake gun in Santa Rosa, Calif. last week has been identified. A hunter, war veteran, and firearms enthusiast, the deputy has publicly promoted the importance of staying "mean" when "ambushed." In 1995, he also shot himself in the leg.
Eight hours after I broke off my four-and-a-half-year relationship, I went to the shooting range to fire a gun. I had never shot a gun, and in fact had never even entertained the idea of ever wanting to shoot a gun. Here is what I wanted, all along, more than anything: a man with an Old English name who drove a Volvo and wrote poetry. I imagined he took an active interest in his health and hygiene, used Tom’s toothpaste and owned a juicer. Likely, he pursued an interest outside of himself—cooking, perhaps, or landscaping, or better yet, volunteer firefighting—and I wanted him to be good to me. I wanted his love and dedication. It really was that simple.
On Oct. 14, Bobby Gerald Bennett of Dallas, 59, of Dallas, Texas began acting erratically. While Bennett sat in a swivel chair in the middle of the cul de sac holding a knife, his mother, Joyce Jackson, called the police and asked the dispatcher to send officers who were trained in dealing with the mentally ill.
Warning: This post contains a video of a man being shot which some may find disturbing.
A trio of pro-gun groups has come together to declare December 14, the one-year anniversary of last year's horrific Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, "Guns Save Lives Day." Because when you think about all the people saved by America's many, many handguns and rifles and shotguns, what springs to mind but the day when 26 innocent people—20 of them children—were slaughtered with guns?
There have been reports of gunshots at Princeton University's Nassau Hall. University officials say no one is hurt but they have set up a perimeter around the building. Students are reporting via Twitter that the helicopters are now leaving and that it doesn't seem to be an "active shooter" situation.
