Texas Campus Shooting- update

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Tuesday January 22, 2013 · 4:50 PM PST

2013/01/22 · 16:50

An article on Huffington Post quotes KPRC as saying that three people were shot. They also say that KTRK is reporting:

KTRK reports the shooting took place near the campus library after an altercation between two students. Two persons of interest were detained after a brief manhunt for the second suspect. No arrests were made and formal charges were not filed.

The emphasis is mine.

So let's get this straight. An altercation between two people in a campus library with three people shot and no charges filed? There's got to be more to this right?

motherlu

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Friday December 28, 2012 · 7:13 AM PST

2012/12/28 · 07:13

Wait...What?...Runs out of money!

Okay, a little background for those not familiar with this breaking story.

Since 2009 the City Of Los Angeles has been operating a gun buyback program.

According to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa

Since the inception of the program in 2009, there has been a 39 percent drop in gang crimes and 33 percent drop in shots-fired calls, translating into 241 fewer people shot in the city.”

Wow, I did not know that this program was so popular. Granted, I don’t live in Los Angeles, but seriously, this seems like the kind of story that would have garnered nationwide attention long before now. It turns out that this is an annual program that is usually scheduled for Mother’s Day but was moved up due to the increased awareness brought by the tragedy in Newtown. But anyway, back to the Mayor:

Again in speaking of the gun buyback program that has been in place since 2009

Mayor Villaraigosa credits the gun buyback program, which allows residents to turn in weapons with "no questions asked," with getting close to 8,000 firearms off the streets.”

More below the fold. Read More

IMHO, Obama needs to win reelection and then GET OUT OF DC for the lame duck!

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Saturday October 20, 2012 · 3:50 PM PDT

2012/10/20 · 15:50

Maybe a day to celebrate, but then take it out on the road. With Afghanistan, the Middle East, China, European debt and a plethora of problems looming on the world horizon, he needs to leave....go deal with international concerns....right away. Reasoning below the fold:

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Texas Campus Shooting- update

LA gun buyback gets 2,000 guns off the street, runs out of money!

IMHO, Obama needs to win reelection and then GET OUT OF DC for the lame duck!