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Concealed Carry

Thursday, April 18, 2013

St. Louis County Gun Instructor 'Cut Corners' on Concealed Carry Training

Donald Crangle, charged with falsifying documents, did not provide complete firearm training to students, St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Several St. Louis County residents who believe they completed the mandatory training to receive a concealed carry permit may not actually meet state requirements. St. Louis Post-Dispatch is reporting that two undercover officers who took a concealed carry class confirmed at least one gun instructor, Donald Crangle, 'cut corners' on proper training. Crangle is being charged with multiple counts of falsifying documents, according to the report. "Police are now enlisting other jurisdictions to identify the scope of the problem and are trying to decide what to do with at least 1,770 people toting guns in public on Crangle’s say-so," Post-Dispatch reports. Concealed carry permits can be picked up at the St. Louis County Government complex, 41 …

Friday, February 1, 2013

Washington University: Whistles Only Part Of Campus Safety Approach

The school says it has expanded use of closed circuit television and 'blue phones' off campus.

Washington University officials are pushing back against a conservative blog that says the school is now handing out 'rape whistles' after a pair of recent off-campus incidents. Steve Givens, the Associate Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs at Washington University said the school notified off-campus residents of a pair of incidents, a burglary in the 7300 block of Forsyth on January 21 and a robbery at Rosedale and Waterman January 24. Givens said the school has offered safety whistles for roughly 15 years. The whistle is known as "The Defender," and according to materials handed out by the school, "can signal your need for help, frighten away someone who means harm to you, or alert others to call the police. The whistle is safe, non-…

Billy Frank Thornton

1:14 pm on Saturday, February 2, 2013

Violent crime in and around the Washington University campus is very disturbing. These students are the best and brightest...worldwide, and is more precious than the continued movement to neuterize society. If University authorities had a handle on campus/off-campus security...so called "conservative" law biding students would not have bullets. As a former police officer (10 years), I've seen …   more ›

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