Category: Public Issues

screenshots from a facebook video

Guy Shoots Dinner Guest While Facebook Filming

Most unpleasant dinner party award winner?

We're trying to figure out how a man accidentally shot his friend while filming the incident for a Facebook video. The 30-year-old guy, Steven Leannais, says he's very sorry and the shooting was an accident. But something about his story doesn't quite add up. A few…
Posted 7 years ago
By Reed Gilchrist
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drunk man with large belly passed out in a chair in a locker room

Drunk On the Job Cop Loses His Gun and Badge

With a beer belly like that...

A photo is being passed around of a drunk cop in the Bronx, with his shirt pulled up over his substantial beer belly while obviously sleeping in the locker room. The cop in question, Officer Richard Evans, seems to be passed out in the photo. According…
Posted 7 years ago
By Reed Gilchrist
2.7K Views
Which States Have the Most Gun Dealers?

Which States Have the Most Gun Dealers?

The answer might surprise you.

Before you read the next sentence, take a guess as to which state has the most gun dealers. OK? Here's the answer. Wyoming has the most gun dealer licenses per capita in the country. There are about 95 gun dealers per 100,000 residents in Wyoming — the…
Posted 7 years ago
By Reed Gilchrist
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Police Officer's Faulty Gun Holster to Blame for Death?

Do Guns Kill More People Than Heroin?

New CDC data shows surge in deaths from heroin.

  The Washington Post reported on new information from the Centers for Disease Control stating that opioid deaths continued to surge in 2015, surpassing 30,000 for the first time in recent history. About 25,000 deaths from opioid drugs were reported in 2014. Fentanyl, a powerful opioid, contributed…
Posted 7 years ago
By Reed Gilchrist
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The Solution to Gun Theft

The Solution to Gun Theft

Hide your guns or pay for the crime.

When you leave your gun in your vehicle, where do you usually leave it? Is it in plain sight when someone walks by? Hopefully not. But if so, you may be setting yourself up to pay for any crime that’s committed with it. This is something…
Posted 7 years ago
By Jack Hardy
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Former Washington Commissioner Faces Illegal Firearm Sale Charges

Former Washington Commissioner Faces Illegal Firearm Sale Charges

Former charges were dismissed but new charges may come.

Former Douglas County Commissioner Mary Hunt, 71, her husband Terry Hunt, 72, and sons Russell Hunt, 52, and Derek Hunt, 46, were indicted last June on charges of conspiracy for selling firearms without a federal license. Those charges were dismissed last month at the request…
Posted 7 years ago
By Reed Gilchrist
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