The City Wants to Pass its own Gun Laws

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Thursday, April 26, 2007 10:06 AM

"This morning the House of Representatives voted to override the Governor's veto on concealed carry and the measure passed. The vote was 98 to 26.

Rita Mailen
Executive Administrative Coordinator
to Speaker Neufeld"

[Tee]

Well THANK GOD for that. That really pissed me off when she singlehandedly shot down the bill.


Thanks for keeping us informed Value Pack!

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Originally Posted by Tee

Well THANK GOD for that. That really pissed me off when she singlehandedly shot down the bill.


Thanks for keeping us informed Value Pack!

It would do more good to thank the state constitution since that's what provides for this kind of thing.

I'd like to see the veto overturned but I wish the legislature wouldn't have watered this version down so much.

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Friday, April 27, 2007 11:10AM

"This morning the Senate voted to override the Governor's veto on concealed carry and the measure passed. The vote was 30 to 10."

Cities cannot add or subtract from the law. They have no legal standing in adjusting this.

[Bubba]

Awesome information!

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Victim pulls his own gun in robbery try

AKRON - A 24-year-old man reported he fired shots Wednesday night at four teenagers who tried to rob him at the intersection of South Portage Path and Elmore Avenue, city police said.

The victim was walking after 11 p.m. when he was approached by four teens armed with a handgun who demanded his cell phone and other property, police said.

The victim ran and pulled out his own gun and fired a shot at the suspects, who then fled, police said. The victim, who has a permit to carry a concealed weapon, and teens encountered each other again at the corner of West Exchange Street and Dodge Avenue.

One of the suspects pointed a gun at the victim who then fired another shot, police said.

No injuries were reported.

[Tee]

damn...it's getting so you can't even get away with robbery anymore.!!

soon, we'll all have to get a job to support ourselves.

Them damn CCH carriers!!

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Police: Would-Be Carjacker Shot
Intended Victim Pulls Trigger, Authorities Say

POSTED: 10:19 am CDT July 25, 2007
UPDATED: 10:27 am CDT July 25, 2007

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A would-be carjacker got quite a surprise when he tried to rob a local man.

Instead, police said, he got shot.

It happened just before 11 p.m. Tuesday at East 40th Street and Warwick Boulevard, according to police.

The victim was sitting in a car when a man walked up and tried to take the vehicle, police said.

The victim pulled out a gun and shot the carjacker then he called police, according to authorities.

The man who tried to steal the car was in serious but stable condition at a hospital Wednesday.

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Disabled Veteran Shoots Possible Carjacker

Last Edited: Wednesday, 25 Jul 2007, 5:50 PM CDT
Created: Wednesday, 25 Jul 2007, 5:50 PM CDT

A man shot at a possible carjacker. SideBar

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Kansas City man stopped a would-be carjacker from robbing him and stealing his car. He said his conceal-carry permit may have saved his life.

The 49-year-old man is a disabled veteran who served nearly 10 years in the Army. He just got his permit to carry a concealed weapon earlier this year, but said he never thought he'd have to use it.

The man, who asked to be called "Bill" for fear of retaliation for the actions he took to defend himself was parked in front of this apartment building Monday night helping a friend move out when he said a strange man approached him.

"He questioned me more or less as to if I was going to buy some drugs. Or what kind and how much," Bill said.

When Bill told him he wasn't interested, he said the man left, but soon came back. Bill was behind the wheel of the car as he and his friend were getting ready to leave.

"This guy was going back and forth. Then he motioned, pulling up his shirt as if he had something underneath it. With the other hand, he socked me in the jaw," Bill said.

Bill recently obtained a conceal carry permit in Missouri and when he came to help his friend, he decided to bring his 40-caliber handgun along with him. It's the same type of weapon police carry.

"Before he could get the second punch in, is when I decided to go ahead and use lethal force," Bill said.

Bill shot the would-be carjacker one time in the stomach. He said the man cursed and ran away. Bill called police and an ambulance.

"I feel disgusted that I had to use it on a human being," Bill said. "But I'm not going to be the victim who can't defend himself anymore."

He said he shudders to think what would have happened if he did not have his gun with him. The man who attacked Bill is in the hospital in serious condition. The Jackson Couty prosecutor will determine if any charges should be filed.

John Pepitone, FOX 4 News

[K C Muffin]

Excellent find!!! And a good thing this guy decided to bring his gun with him to help his friend move. This is kind of an iffy (horrible) neighborhood anyway, so I'm not surprised. I think I've become accustomed to reading some of this stuff in the paper and it doesn't faze me anymore.