Second Amendment Stuff

Cab Driver Kills Robber

Just in case you didn't know ... research by criminologist Gary Kleck found as many as 2.5 million defensive or protective uses of guns each year in the U.S. “[T]he best available evidence indicates that guns were used about three to five times as often for defensive purposes as for criminal purposes,” Kleck concluded.  His research also indicates that most of those incidents end without a single shot being fired.  In fact, in only 1% of instances are criminals wounded, and in only 0.1% are criminals killed.

Well ... we can file this one under the 0.1% column:

A veteran cab driver shot and killed a 20-year-old man who pointed a shotgun at him during an early morning robbery Wednesday, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police.

The cab driver was lucky to be armed.  His attacker had been previously convicted on numerous occasions.  It's safe to say that he won't be again.

Check out the full story in the Charlotte Observer.

North of the border ...

While this site is dedicated to the protection of the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, we acknowledge that this is not the only country where the anti-gun community has reared its ugly head.

In an article written by Clive Edwards, and posted on enterstageright.com:

It is worth noting that over the course of the gun control debate in Canada the emphasis has shifted from "sporting use" and "hunting" as valid reasons for owning firearms to "personal protection". The logic of this shift is unavoidable; sports, even hunting are not protected by either the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms or the UN Declaration of Human Rights. Personal protection is protected by both.

Clive makes some very sound and cogent points in his piece.  Be sure to check it out in full by clicking here.

Commissioner stands up to gunman's robbery attempt

A Knox County, TN commissioner did not let a gunman rob his business. Instead he pulled out his own gun. Check out the full details in the linked article below.

Knox Co. commissioner stands up to gunman's robbery attempt