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This is kind of crazy and sad. No charges will be filed because the gun can be fired with the safety ON!

http://www.courier-journal.com/artic…of+12-year-old

Boy, gun owner won’t be prosecuted in Newburg fatal shooting of 12-year-old

The Commonwealth Attorney’s Office will not prosecute the half-brother of 12-year-old Darius Tucker or the owner of the gun that killed the boy as he played in their Newburg home.

Louisville Metro Police said the gun’s safety was on when Darius’ 14-year-old half-brother fired it at him March 29.

“It was them basically playing with the weapons,” Lt. Barry Wilkerson said Wednesday at a press conference announcing the decision of the Commonweath Attorney’s Office, which sent a letter to the police department.

There also was no apparent altercation between the brothers and the shooting appeared accidental, Wilkerson said.

Darius was shot with a 9mm semi-automatic handgun, one of several weapons owned by John O’Bryan that the boys had discovered atop an entertainment center inside their home in the 4000 block of Shady Villa Drive.

O’Bryan has said he believed the handguns were concealed well enough, and Wilkerson said previously that a tall individual may have had a hard time seeing the guns.
The two boys lived in O’Bryan’s home along with their mother, Sandy Tucker, and O’Bryan’s teenage daughter.

O’Bryan declined to comment Wednesday when reached by phone. Sandy Tucker could not be reached by phone for comment.

Wilkerson, head of the Louisville Metro Police homicide unit, said testing at state police labs showed the 9mm handgun would fire with the safety on, which witnesses told police after the shooting.

.Authorities have said the March 29 incident wasn’t the first time the boys had played with the guns. But O’Bryan told police he did not know that the boys knew where the guns were kept and that he never locked them.

The letter from the Commonwealth Attorney’s Office indicated that all of the witness statements, medical examiner’s reports and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives “trace” summaries were considered in the decision not to prosecute.
Wilkerson said a copy of the letter would not be available until next week — after his office has a chance to fully review its contents.

He touched on the importance of gun safety in light of the shooting.
“Keep your weapons safe, keep them out of reach of children,” he said. “Even if you have a lawful reason to have your weapon, make sure you follow all the safety rules.”

Reporter Chris Quay can be reached at (502) 582-4241.

anybody know if this will fall in same catagory as inlines in use now?seem to be as good as any rifle out.if you can spare $1800.00:):):)

Happy Birthday buddy! You’re still a pup!;)

While on vacation last year we stopped off in Macon GA to see family and I went over to one of my favorite spots Rose Hill Cemetary, a beautiful and very old terraced cemetary that over looks the Ocmulgee River and the final resting place of Allman Bros. Duanne and Berry Oakley. At the very end of the cemetary as it slopes towards the river there is a Confederate cemetary where 600 defenders of Southern freedom rest in peace.

While walking around I noticed one of our Kentucky brothers was before me:

I snapped a pic and thought nothing more of it.
I got home and was looking through the pics and decided to do a little research into the 5th Ky Infantry. Here I was 500 miles from home standing before a grave of someone who fought not 5 miles from my home. Anyone familar with eastern Kentucky might know about the 5th. Here is some interesting info:
http://www.bencaudill.com/documents_msc/5th.html

These are from South Dakota where i plan on trying to take my first mule deer. Not exactly the size im looking for but some good signs.

Anyone have any recommendation for where to buy ammo cheapest and get it shipped to Ca? Anyone have a 28 gauge reloader they can part with?
So far most want about $2 a box to ship.

Nightingale for Governor 2010 | It’s time for “We the People” to take back our beloved republic and restore constitutional government

she definately isnt a typical career politician, but her views are what we need to turn around California. I refuse to vote for the lesser of TWO EVILS: Brown and Whitman. these two clowns are basically the same thing when you look at them, just different brand names of the same thing. You have Coke and Pepsi. Some people prefer the taste of one over the other, BUT they are both soda pop.

Whitman is NOT going to change anything. For God’s sake she was on the board of GOLDMAN SACS and they are responsible for the scamming of Trillions of tax payers dollars not to mention that they are paying off our congress to do their bidding!

REMEMBER THE Alamo, oh sorry, I mean REMEMBER the swarzenneger (however you spell that bastard’s name). he said all the same stuff and when he went to Sac. he allowed the criminal legislature to walk all over him and he turned 160 degrees opposite.

JUST SAY NO TO BROWN AND WHITMAN!!!

Prettyman: Lure of Yellowstone keeps these park junkies hooked

By Brett Prettyman Tribune ColumnistUpdated Jul 28, 2010 05:05PM MDT

Yellowstone National Park • During a family vacation to Yellowstone last week, I spent a few minutes trying to figure out how many times I have watched Old Faithful erupt. Besides the fact that I can’t even recall how many trips I’ve made to Yellowstone through the years, the effort proved fruitless when I remembered my frequent visits to the Old Faithful Geyser WebCam — www.nps.gov/archive/yell/oldfaithfulcam.htm — to behold the wonder from afar.I even have pictures of myself — one in the win…
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