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KVAL - Eugene, OR : 14 dead as gunman opens fire at Batman screening in Colorado | National & World News | Eugene News,

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:33:32 +0000

Another month, another mass shooting. Now begins a cycle of condolences and shock from legislators, empty calls to do something about it, and silence from the NRA, then the fervor will die down and nothing will be done by our leaders to stop the next one as the gun lobby pays them off. Don't let it happen. It's time to do more to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people, like requiring a background check for private gun sales, prohibiting sale of assault rifles and large ammo clips, and better mental health reporting to the background check system.

KVAL - Eugene, OR : Police: Man points gun at men who where \'staring at him\' | Local & Regional News for Eugene, Sprin

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 16:14:29 +0000

The minimum age for gun purchase or possession in Oregon is 18. This man is 20. Look it up before you accuse, loser. http://www.oregonlaws.org/ors/166.250

KVAL - Eugene, OR : Balloonists recount lawn chair nightmare | Local & Regional News for Eugene, Springfield Oregon | Eu

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 22:44:51 +0000

Pretty dumb. They're lucky to be alive. There's another flying contraption recently invented which is safer under adverse flying conditions. It's called an airplane.

KVAL - Eugene, OR : Fight, gunfire, car crash - and another escape | Local & Regional News for Eugene, Springfield Orego

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 19:59:47 +0000

Yikes! I hope they catch this a-hole. Glad he missed the second policeman.

KVAL - Eugene, OR : Dispute on streets of Springfield: \'That\'s where I got shot\' | Local & Regional News for Eugene,

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 18:09:17 +0000

I took a shooting course, taught by a police trainer, wherein he repeated many times that you do not pull your weapon unless you intend to kill. Shooting to wound is difficult and less likely to stop an attacker. But who knows, really, what this idiot was thinking.

KVAL - Eugene, OR : Quick thinking 5-year-old helps save dad\'s life | Local & Regional News for Eugene, Springfield Ore

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 06:58:01 +0000

Good boy! And good father for training him! Kudos to the 911 operator, too.

KVAL - Eugene, OR : Veteran of 4 armed services dies on Fourth of July | Local & Regional News for Eugene, Springfield O

Mon, 9 Jul 2012 23:50:45 +0000

Bear Heart. Farewell, and thank you.

KVAL - Eugene, OR : Man shot by deputies in Washington Co. dies of his injuries | Local & Regional News for Eugene, Spri

Mon, 9 Jul 2012 22:05:59 +0000

But there's very little stopping them from doing so, and that's the problem.

KVAL - Eugene, OR : Man shot by deputies in Washington Co. dies of his injuries | Local & Regional News for Eugene, Spri

Mon, 9 Jul 2012 20:30:13 +0000

It's sad that diagnosed mentally ill people are still able to legally purchase and possess firearms in Oregon. The state is trying (slowly) to update the NICS background check system with the names of dangerously mentally ill people, but not fast enough, and it doesn't help at all for private sales, where sellers are not required to run a background check or even ask any questions.

KVAL - Eugene, OR : Man shot by deputies in Washington Co. dies of his injuries | Local & Regional News for Eugene, Spri

Mon, 9 Jul 2012 20:28:23 +0000

Indeed!

KVAL - Eugene, OR : Dispute on streets of Springfield: \'That\'s where I got shot\' | Local & Regional News for Eugene,

Sun, 8 Jul 2012 07:09:07 +0000

You don't fire your gun at someone to wound them. You shoot to kill. It's a basic lesson. Plus, one of the child victims reported that the first person the guy tried to shoot, he put the gun to the boy's chest and pulled the trigger, but it misfired. If the shooter just wanted to scare them away, it would have been easy enough to shoot up, away from them. Clearly he didn't.

KVAL - Eugene, OR : Roseburg woman, 29, collapses and dies, stranding 5 kids in Texas | Local & Regional News for Eugene

Sat, 7 Jul 2012 21:52:55 +0000

So sad! Poor kids to have to go through this! I'm thankful for the generosity of Greyhound. I hope a counselor will ride with them, and I hope a relative will be ready to take them in.

KVAL - Eugene, OR : Records: Wife killed in murder-suicide feared dad would hurt kids | Local & Regional News for Eugene

Sat, 7 Jul 2012 19:11:43 +0000

We are number one in the world among advanced nations for gun-related deaths. Switzerland is (a very distant) second or third, depending on which list you look at, because of their gun policies. Unlike us, they require extensive training for gun ownership, show a valid reason for gun ownership, gun licensing and registration, and a background check for all gun sales, including private sales (unlike most states, including Oregon). Because their death-by-gun rates are higher than any other European country, voices in their legislature are calling for reform. So, yes, I am familiar.

KVAL - Eugene, OR : Dispute on streets of Springfield: \'That\'s where I got shot\' | Local & Regional News for Eugene,

Fri, 6 Jul 2012 21:42:12 +0000

Is that the story? The article doesn't say this. And did all three kids that he tried to kill trying to attack and kill him? If this is true, then why weren't the kids arrested? Given their age, I have a hard time believing that they were trying to beat him to death or that shooting them to death was an appropriate response.

KVAL - Eugene, OR : Records: Wife killed in murder-suicide feared dad would hurt kids | Local & Regional News for Eugene

Fri, 6 Jul 2012 19:34:39 +0000

Yet another murder/suicide in the wake of a contentious divorce, by a man who was clearly violent. If only more could have been done to shield the kids from him and keep him from being armed!

KVAL - Eugene, OR : Police investigating \'multiple homicide\' in Dundee | Local & Regional News for Eugene, Springfield

Fri, 6 Jul 2012 00:32:20 +0000

It's not the gun I oppose, it's the ease of which people like Mr. Engels are able to get them and use them. Sadly, cases like this one and tens of thousands of other suicides, accidents, and murders prove this statistic correct. The gun itself is just a hunk of metal ... made to kill with just a finger twitch. I'd bet Mr. Engels would have echoed your sentiment (and mischaracterization of me) too, prior to flipping out and becoming a murderer with that weapon he purchased.

KVAL - Eugene, OR : Police investigating \'multiple homicide\' in Dundee | Local & Regional News for Eugene, Springfield

Thu, 5 Jul 2012 22:19:39 +0000

Have you read the paper? I have. When you actually read it, it doesn't fit the NRA's reading of it. The peer-review process and the experimental setup for it negate personal bias, despite what the gun lobby would like to think. Despite the NRA talking points, "gun control" isn't about disarming all people. It's about controlling guns enough to keep them out of the hands of those who would abuse them. I love your red herring arguments (cars, cigarettes, etc.) They apply not at all, and there are plenty of statistics to show that regulation of cars and cigarettes have led to vastly significant drops in fatalities caused by them. And if you are suggesting that we shouldn't have laws to prevent abuse of guns, then you are clearly pro-criminal, or you wish for a society without laws (since no law "prevents" murder -- rather they provide a way to deter, prosecute, and stop repetition).

KVAL - Eugene, OR : Police investigating \'multiple homicide\' in Dundee | Local & Regional News for Eugene, Springfield

Thu, 5 Jul 2012 20:21:58 +0000

Here is the study where this statistic came from: Kellermann, Arthur L. et al., “Injuries and Deaths Due to Firearms in the Home,” Journal of Trauma, Injury, Infection, and Critical Care, 45(2) (1998): 263-267 It's a paper written by professional Ph.D. researchers and published in an internationally renowned, peer-reviewed journal. Does that still count as "bunk" to you?

KVAL - Eugene, OR : Ex-FBI employee claims she saw angels at Flight 93 | National & World News | Eugene News, Weather, S

Thu, 5 Jul 2012 18:47:37 +0000

I wonder, what affect does it have on your brain to work in an atmosphere filled with jet fuel, combined with stress and anticipation associated with 9/11, and maybe a bit of sleep deprivation along with hit? Would it lead to potential sensory hallucinations where you would see flashes of light?

KVAL - Eugene, OR : Police investigating \'multiple homicide\' in Dundee | Local & Regional News for Eugene, Springfield

Thu, 5 Jul 2012 18:42:53 +0000

So extremely sad. A gun in the home is 22-times more likely to be used to harm the family than to defend them, according to studies.