Articles Tagged With ‘Guns’




Ian Parkinson does not speak for me

OPINION By ALLAN COOPER Ian Parkinson is my sheriff but he does not speak for me when he opposes gun control. He argues that the problem does not lie with the over-preponderance of guns in our society but rather with... (Continue reading)

Templeton shooting victim identified

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man shot and killed in rural Templeton Wednesday night as 48-year-old Robert Hickey. Preliminary findings suggest Hickey’s shooting was an accident, the sheriff’s office says. However, the investigation is ongoing... (Continue reading)

Nine Santa Maria police officers disciplined

Santa Maria Police Chief Ralph Martin fired two top managers and reprimanded seven officers Thursday in connection with the shooting death of officer Alberto Covarrubias, Jr. [KSBY] In Jan. 2012, police had discovered that Albert Covarrubias, Jr., 29, knew he... (Continue reading)

Dead body with gunshot wound found west of Templeton

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Deputies found the dead body of a man with an apparent gunshot wound Wednesday night west of Templeton. The sheriff’s office received a call just after 9 p.m. reporting a man near a residence with... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly student discovered with rifle on campus

A Cal Poly student, who was discovered with a .22 caliber rifle and ammunition in his Sierra Madre dorm room, has withdrawn from school and left the area. [KCOY] Cal Poly Police determined the currently unnamed student had the gun... (Continue reading)

Parkinson asks Biden not to support new gun laws

San Luis Obsipo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson issued a letter to Vice President Joe Biden requesting that he address the country’s flawed mental health system, rather than lobbying for stricter gun control measures in response to recent shooting tragedies. In... (Continue reading)

Man shot to death in Paso Robles

An adult male died Saturday evening after being shot off Spring Street in Paso Robles, police reported. And police are trying to determine the circumstance that led to his murder. At 9:28 p.m., officers responded to an apartment complex in... (Continue reading)

California carjacking shootings kill four victims

A series of carjacking and shootings killed at least four people in Orange County Tuesday morning. [NBC LA] Tustin police initially responded to a report of a carjacking and shots fired just off the 5 Freeway around 5:30 a.m. A... (Continue reading)

Man flees CHP by foot in Pismo Beach

A Grover Beach man jumped out of his car and ran across Highway 101 in Pismo Beach Tuesday after a California Highway Patrol officer attempted to pull him over. [KCOY] CHP tried stopping the vehicle of 28-year-old Dustin Palmer of... (Continue reading)

California lawmakers propose mandatory gun insurance

Two California assemblymen have introduced a bill that would require gun owners to purchase liability insurance covering potential damage caused by the weapons. [LA Times] Democrats Jimmy Gomez of Echo Park and Phil Ting of San Francisco introduced AB 231... (Continue reading)