Gun Free Zone

An East Texas man is dead after police say he broke into a Canton home and was shot by the homeowner.

Erik J. Hicks, 51, of Grand Saline, was shot multiple times by a homeowner after he “unlawfully forced entry” into the home around 12:30 a.m. Saturday, according to the Canton Police Department.
Officers responded to a call of a shooting shortly after midnight Saturday where they found Hicks with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to a local hospital and died a short time later, police said.
Police said after Hicks entered the home, he went into the living area and confronted the homeowner as he was armed with a handgun.
When the homeowner heard Hicks break into the home, he got his own handgun. Once Hicks was inside the home, the homeowner shot him multiple times, according to police.

The homeowner has not been charged.

Grand Saline man fatally shot by homeowner after breaking into Canton home | Crime | tylerpaper.com

It sounds silly to say this, but after detecting danger, first go to gun, then establish defense and only after that, call 911.

We have been ingrained with the CALL 911 IN ANY EMERGENCY that we end up believing it is a magical spell to instantly summon help. That ain’t so, Sparky.

You are your own First Responder.

Hat Tip Gary E.

5/2/22 Reuters:

“(Reuters) – A leaked initial draft majority opinion suggests the U.S. Supreme Court will vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, Politico reported on Monday.”

My guess is a disgruntled justice or clerk is trying to put pressure on the Court.  Does anyone doubt that riots at the Court or physical attacks on justices in the majority will happen?  But this time, it will be the righteous anger of the people at a misogynistic racist Supreme Court.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Governor Bill Lee announced Monday all previously scheduled executions in 2022 will be paused amid plans to launch a third-party review of the lethal injection testing oversight that resulted in a temporary reprieve for death row inmate Oscar Franklin Smith.

“I review each death penalty case and believe it is an appropriate punishment for heinous crimes,” said Lee. “However, the death penalty is an extremely serious matter, and I expect the Tennessee Department of Correction to leave no question that procedures are correctly followed.”

2022 executions paused after Lee orders review following Smith reprieve (wkrn.com)

OK, seems fair and constitutional to consider fully that no execution method is unduly painful. But then I read this:

According to a release, Tennessee will retain former U.S. Attorney Ed Stanton to conduct an independent review of the following:

• Circumstances that led to testing the lethal injection chemicals for only potency and sterility but not endotoxins preparing for the April 21 execution

Sterility? Are we worried that this guy’s testicles stop producing viable sperm after he is sent to the hereafter for his hideous crimes? That happens to every human male after death visit us.

I don’t get it, it sounds just plain stupidity in Legalese.

Opinion column by Suzette Hackney in The Tennessean. Just another Liberal complaining that Musk should have spent his $42 billion on social programs they deem important.  And as usual, the fact that government just in 2019 spent $744 billion of all out taxes on public welfare without any reasonable success does not even cross her little enraged mind.

I don’t know you, but I am damn tired to be forcefully altruistic with my money and see no return for my compulsory social investment.

Suddenly Free Speech is a dangerous thing among the Liberals. Don’t worry, if come November, Congress flips red, you will see a new push by the Democrats to “save” Free Speech… mostly their version.