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Woman burned alive in crash after GPS leads driver off demolished bridge

But, he knows precisely where she died.

I'll say it again: Navigation Waste is Hazardous Waste!

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Pertinent Logic

Of all the methods being proposed for dealing with a psychopathic pilot in the cockpit of airliners, only one method is considered to be, for the moment at least, rationally viable; it's known as "the rule of two." That is, no less than two aircrew will occupy, at any time, the cockpit of an airliner — gate to gate.

What makes the "rule of two" so viable? There is a very rational answer to that question. The answer is that it is highly improbable that more than half of the persons in the cockpit will be psychopathic.

The logic used in the "rule of two" is the same logic used in having an armed citizenry. The hypothesis is that, should the need arise, there will be someone in the immediate vicinity who is capable of "taking command" of the situation. It's logical, and it works.

A few years back, I put forward a hypothetical question to some of my students regarding an incident somewhat similar in nature to the recent Germanwings case. 

On the afternoon of December 7, 1987, Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) Flight 1771 lifted off the runway at Los Angeles International airport, bound for San Francisco. There were 43 people aboard.

According to the story at Wikipedia, it was a beautiful, cloudless day; the reported visibility was 50 miles.

Suddenly, at 4:13 p.m., the pilot reported to air-traffic control that he had an emergency, and that gunshots had been fired in the airplane. Within 25 seconds of the pilot’s last words, the controllers observed PSA 1771 begin a rapid descent—a dive from which it never recovered.

At the time, USAir had recently purchased, and was in the process of absorbing, Pacific Southwest Airlines. David Burke was a former employee of USAir. Burke had been terminated by USAir for petty theft from an airline fund and, after meeting with his supervisor, in an unsuccessful attempt to be reinstated, he purchased a ticket on PSA 1771, a daily flight from Los Angeles, California to San Francisco. Burke's supervisor, Raymond F. Thomson, took the flight regularly because Thomson lived in San Francisco but worked at Los Angeles International Airport.

Using his old USAir credentials, and armed with a borrowed .44 Magnum revolver, Burke was able to bypass the security checkpoint at Los Angeles International Airport.

After boarding the plane, Burke wrote a message on an air-sickness bag. The note read: "Hi Ray. I think it's sort of ironical that we ended up like this. I asked for some leniency for my family. Remember? Well, I got none and you'll get none.”

As the plane cruised at 22,000 feet over the central California coast, Burke left his seat and headed to the lavatory, dropping the note on Thomson's lap. As he exited the lavatory a few moments later, Burke took out a handgun and fired twice at Thomson, as the cockpit voice recorder later confirmed. He then opened the cockpit door. A female, presumed to be a flight attendant, told the cockpit crew that "we have a problem." The captain replied, "What kind of problem?" Burke then appeared at the cockpit door and announced "I'm the problem," simultaneously firing three more shots that probably killed the pilots.”

A few seconds later, the cockpit recorder picked up increasing windscreen noise as the airplane pitched down and began to accelerate. A final gunshot was heard and it is speculated that Burke fatally shot himself. The plane then descended and crashed into the hillside of a cattle ranch at 4:16 p.m. in the Santa Lucia Mountains near Cayucos, California.

It was determined several days later by the FBI, after the discovery of both the handgun containing six spent bullet casings and the note written on the air-sickness bag, that Burke was the person responsible for the crash.

Now for my hypothetical question: if one or more of the passengers, besides Burke, had been carrying a concealed weapon, do you think that Flight 1771 would have crashed?

Given the above circumstances, it seems probable to me that Burke would have never made it into the cockpit, and the plane would NOT have crashed. Granted, there would have probably been some holes, but nothing like Aloha Airlines Flight 243 that lost the top of the cabin... And, it is likely that Flight 1771 would have landed safely.

That's the way it's supposed to work.

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Reflecting on The Zimmerman Case

A brief review of the facts, as supported by court testimony during trial: On February 26, 2012, George Zimmerman, while serving as a member of a neighborhood watch near his residence in Sanford, Florida, called the Sanford Police Department to report suspicious activity in his neighborhood. The conversation was recorded. While returning to his vehicle, Zimmerman was accosted, attacked, and beaten by a teenaged thug named Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman, while dazed and pinned to the ground by Martin, and in danger of losing consciousness, was able to draw a concealed sidearm and shoot his attacker. Zimmerman had a valid Florida CCW license. Martin died from a single shot. The police arrived at the scene shortly afterward, and Zimmerman was escorted to the Sanford Police station for normal post-event processing and investigation. 

Almost immediately, the case was commandeered by racist speculator's far and wide.

Initially there was a profusion of myth, speculation, and innuendo in the media. Then, there was turmoil in the Sanford Police Department following their investigation of the incident. 

Conspicuous by its absence was a Grand Jury review of the evidence; charges were being introduced as a 'bill of information' by a special prosecutor!

The red flags really started flapping like a hurricane warning when we tried to reconcile the transcript of the initial conversation between George Zimmerman and the police dispatcher with the prosecution's "Probable Cause affidavit."

Having been around the proverbial zoo long enough to know what kangaroo excrement smells like, it was apparent from the aroma lingering over Sanford that Zimmerman was about to suffer a second beating — this one at the hands of our "justice" system.

Zimmerman's trial began in Sanford on June 10, 2013. Slightly over a month later, on July 13, 2013, the jury acquitted Zimmerman of the charges. However, for more than two years after the verdict, a seemingly vindictive U. S. Department of Justice "investigated" Zimmerman on civil rights charges. In February 2015, the Department of Justice finally admitted that there was not sufficient evidence that Zimmerman had violated the civil rights of Martin. 

In response to his acquittal Zimmerman said he felt free to speak his opinion "without fear of retaliation." Here are some of his recent comments:

The burden placed on George Zimmerman, along with the circumstances surrounding this case, are profound and worthy of some vicarious thought — especially if you are a CCW licensee. Andrew Branca's The Law of Self Defense is highly recommended reading.

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Florida Report: Emergency Evacuation Bill Passes the Florida Senate

On March 24, 2015, SB-290, Firearms/Emergency Evacuation by Senator Jeff Brandes (R-St. Petersburg) was heard on the Senate Floor  and PASSED by a vote of 29-10.  All Republicans and three (3) Democrats voted for the bill. The 10 who voted against the bill were anti-gun Democrats.

Click here to view vote. 

SB-290 is a bill to protect citizens from being disarmed and charged with a crime for carrying a weapon or firearm during a mandatory evacuation ordered by the Governor or local government during a declared state of emergency. 

WHY DO WE NEED SB-290?

When you're ordered under a mandatory evacuation to take your family, pets and important documents and leave your home and other belongings behind, you should not be deprived of the ability to protect yourself and your family.  You should not be denied the right to take your firearms with you rather than leave them behind for looters.  This bill is especially important for law-abiding people in a state that is prone to evacuations due to hurricanes. This bill is about your safety and the safety of your family.  Read the bill here.

The bill now moves to House and the very capable hands of Representative Heather Fitzenhagen (R-Ft. Myers) who passed the bill out of the House last year only to have it fail in the Senate.

/Marion P. Hammer, USF Executive Director, NRA Past President

Prepared to Ventilate

Doug Jandebeur, 84, was getting into his truck parked outside of his Tulsa business  when he was approached by an outlaw. Surveillance video obtained by KOTV-TV shows the suspect sneaking up behind Jandebeur. The outlaw reportedly ordered Jandebeur, “Don’t turn around, don’t turn around.”

The 84-year-old said he initially thought some of his friends were playing a prank on him. But then he felt the painful sting of a punch to the side of his face, letting him know the situation was serious and dangerous.

The robber then took Jandebeur’s wallet out of his pocket and started to make his way in the direction towards the man’s wife. That would prove to be a near-fatal mistake. When he was done looking inside the wallet, the robber looked up and realized his life was in immediate danger. At that point, he ran for his life.

“I pulled out my automatic and was getting ready to ventilate him,” Jandebeur said. He added, “Once he saw my gun he decided to leave.”

The report didn’t specify what type of firearm the man was carrying. The suspect escaped, but his face was captured on surveillance video so he likely won’t be free for too long. Jandebeur was left with a bruise on his face, but he didn’t seem very concerned about it.

Jandebeur, who has acquired a lot of life experience over 84 years, also offered some advice to his fellow Americans.

“Anybody who doesn’t arm themselves is asking for trouble,” he said.

Are you prepared and ready to ventilate?

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Home Invasion

This case illustrates the fact that a home owner is actually the first line of defense for their home; the police serve as support to the home owner. 

In  this case, one outlaw was captured at the scene by the home owner while the police were on scene. A good account of a home owner and the police working together; timely action that foiled a crime!

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NICS Background Checks

The February 2015 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1,280,825 is the second highest February on record for the 16-year-old system, with an increase of 1.3 percent compared to the February 2014 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 1,264,010. For comparison, the unadjusted February 2015 NICS figure of 1,848,308 reflects a 10.9-percent decrease from the unadjusted NICS figure of 2,073,978 in February 2014.

/NSSF

FBI, DHS Warn About Teens Joining ISIS

Feral teenagers? Whoda' guessed? 

Bureaucrats seem to get a thrill riding their 'threat du jour' like a roller-coaster. 

While it's obvious that there are some enclaves that serve as a locus to the 'problem', anyone who has any experience at all in keeping the peace while dealing with the destructive proclivity of the teenage brain knows that if it's "of that age" you had best be prepared to hose it; as the saying goes, "it comes with the territory."

Nowadays, it takes a little more finesse in dealing with equivocating "parents."

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