WHAT’S IN THE NEWS
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It is unfortunate that since Target asked their Customers not to bring guns to their stores there have been two robberies at Target stores in Georgia. It is also unfortunate that it was inevitable. Breitbart: Two Robberies at Target Since Chain Asked Law-Abiding Citizens to Shop Unarmed and WND: Target’s gun ban backfires: Here come the robbers.
Contemporary defense ammunition is very similar in both penetration and wound track. However, with the lack of energy in any pistol cartridge we never expect an attacker to drop like a stone when hit as they so often do in Hollywood productions. It seems that some in the military don’t understand this. Heck, they don’t provide adequate handgun training to those who are issued side-arms. The following editorial explores the subject in more detail. “Harder Hitting” nonsense. I don’t agree that the M9 has been a good side-arm, there have always been much better choices. Searching for it’s replacement is a good idea.
Stop! Hammer Time! In all seriousness, it doesn’t take a gun used by a felon to cause great bodily harm or death. 2 women seriously injured in hammer attack near Navy Pier.
It’s not just Chicago where homicides are escalating in places where the gun laws are the most restrictive. Gun violence in San Bernardino continues with fourth homicide in five days.