Archive for September, 2006
Posted by Admin on September 29, 2006
School Shooting in Cazenovia, Wisconsin:
I regret to inform my readers that Weston Schools Principal Mr. John Klang has passed away from injuries received in the shooting this morning. Mr. Klang gave his life attempting to disarm the gunman and protect his students and staff. A true hero, and on all accounts a very good man.
Prayers of strength and comfort to Mr. Klang’s family, the school students, staff, Law enforcement officers, and the whole community affected by this tragedy.
To add to the devastation facing this VERY small community, another student who attends the high school was killed when his vehicle, traveling at a high rate of speed, crashed into a tree about 3-4 miles from the school. He had passed an officer on patrol prior to the accident, but the officer was not in pursuit (trying to catch up, but with no lights or sirens). More information about the accident is in the press conference transcript below. The identity of the student has not been released pending notification of family. Also see the article below.
[Alot of information is included on the post page itself (if you are reading this on the blog main page). Please click the "read the rest" link below this note]
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Posted in Cazenovia, Eric Hainstock, Gun Control, Gun-Free School Zones, John Klang, Madison, School Shooting, School Violence, Second Amendment - Guns, US News, Weston Schools, Wisconsin | 3 Comments »
Posted by Admin on September 28, 2006
HOW LONG BEFORE WE LEARN THAT GUN CONTROL LAWS ONLY APPLY TO LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS?
Do “gun-free school zone” laws put our children at greater risk? And, what lessons can we learn from yesterday’s tragedy at Platte Canyon High School in an effort to prevent future, perhaps even more horrific tragedies.
I would like to take a moment to remark on one the issues that will most assuredly assert itself in light of the tragedy at Platte Canyon High School yesterday. Many people were reminded of the horrors of Columbine, especially because the responding law agencies were the same as on that day (with the exception of Park County). Colorado media sources have already sought commentary from the parent of one of the Columbine students, Mr. Tom Mauser, whose son Daniel was killed at Columbine*. Mr. Mauser took the tragedy of his son’s death as impetus for pushing for a slew of gun-control laws that ultimately disarm the wrong people. Even here in Wausau, Wisconsin the newscasters at ABC’s Channel 9 (WAOW-TV) showed as a feature related to this tragedy information about a group, Student Pledge, Inc., that was created in the wake of Columbine which focuses on ending school bullying which was a factor in the Columbine tragedy, but has absolutely nothing to do with the events in Bailey yesterday.
While these activists, and their intentions are good, and - in the case of the group featured during the WAOW News Broadcast - can help to decrease school violence perpetrated by fellow students, many are missing the real lesson that can be learned from this tragedy. That is, in my opinion, the fact that our students in classrooms across the country are “sitting ducks” for those criminals considering these types of actions. In particular the “gun-free school zone” laws only exacerbate the situation.
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Posted in 2nd Amendment, Constitution, Criminal Psychology, Gun Control, Gun-Free School Zones, Platte Canyon High School, School Shooting, School Violence, Second Amendment - Guns, Something to Ponder, US News, World News | 2 Comments »
Posted by Admin on September 27, 2006
NOTE: - 9/30/06 - 5:20p.m. - I have changed the picture of Emily featured to the one distributed by her family on the Park County Colorado website. I have also included a link to the press release from Park County, also obtained at the above mentioned website. Other update notes have been moved to the bottom of the page. I also repaired on media article link, and will be adding more article links today. Still working on the “Focus Page”.
UPDATED OVERVIEW: 9/28/2006
At approximately 11:30am, on Wednesday September 27, 2006, 53 year-old Duane R. Morrison entered Platte Canyon High School in Bailey, Colorado armed with a 9mm handgun. He was dressed in a black “hoodie” and was carrying a camoflage backpack. After being seen around the school by students, and talking with a few of them, he proceeded to enter Mrs. Smith’s College Prep English Classroom. He pulled his gun and fired at least one shot. He then proceeded to line the kids up at the blackboard, and one by one chose who would be allowed to leave, allegedly tapping them with his gun as he made his decisions. He kept a total of six female students as hostages, and then proceeded to call 9-11 himself, to alert authorities of the his plans. He told them he was armed with an explosive device beside the gun he possessed.
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Posted in Bailey, Bailey Colorado, Colorado, Emily Keyes, Hostages, Jefferson County, Park County, Platte Canyon High School, School Shooting, School Violence, SpecialReports, US News | 3 Comments »
Posted by Admin on September 27, 2006
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September 25 & 26, 2006
WORLD NEWS:
TOP STORIES:
THE POPE & ISLAM:
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Posted in 9/11, Ahmadinejad, Catholicism, Chávez, Counterterrorism, Feminism, Homeland Security, Hugo Chavez, Iran, Iraq, Islam, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, North Korea, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan, Path to 9/11, Pope Benedict XVI, Sister Leonella, Sister Leonella Sgorbati, Somalia, Terrorism, US News, Venezuela, WMDs, War in Iraq, War on Terrorism, Women's Rights, World News | No Comments »
Posted by Admin on September 26, 2006
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September 23 & 24, 2006
WORLD NEWS:
TOP STORIES:
THE POPE & ISLAM - MUSLIM’S DAY OF RAGE:
SISTER LEONELLA (nee ROSA SGORBATI):
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Posted in Ahmadinejad, Chávez, Counterterrorism, Homeland Security, Hugo Chavez, Iran, Iraq, Islam, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, North Korea, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan, Pope Benedict XVI, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sister Leonella, Sister Leonella Sgorbati, Syria, Terrorism, US News, United Nations, Venezuela, WMDs, War in Iraq, War on Terrorism, World News | 2 Comments »
Posted by Admin on September 24, 2006
Hello everyone!
Yes, this is the same place you’ve come to know and love. However, some of your fellow readers who still use Internet Explorer were not seeing things correctly with the old theme. So, I’ve changed the template.
There are a few things I wish I could change in this template like the border that shows around the images, and some of the links in the sidebars that are not well-defined, but overall it’s not so bad (at least until I can host this blog at my own site, or pay for a CSS capability upgrade). Another plus is that now it’s a little more patriotic - which I don’t mind at all…
I hope you are all doing well. I’ll be posting another round-up of news soon…
Take Care & Stay Safe!
- Michelle K.
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Posted by Admin on September 23, 2006
Welcome to Liberty Rock’s
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Note to my readers: It has come to my attention that for some reason this template is not showing up properly in IE Explorer. I was planning on changing the template soon anyway, so I guess I will tackle that job sooner rather than later. So, look forward to a whole new look for the Liberty Rocks Blog sometime within the next day or two.
Thanks for Reading, Take care & Stay Safe! - Michelle
