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Love letter to the NRA

Written on 5 Apr, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 328 comments

OPINION By PETE EVANS Recently the United Nations, those black booted thugs the neo cons hate, passed an arms control treaty (opposed by the National Rifle Association and its selfish allies) in an attempt to manage the obscene weapons traffic... (Continue reading)

Man who brought arms cache to SLO bank researched drugging people

Written on 4 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

A police search of the computer owned by a San Luis Obispo man found sitting in a bank parking lot in March with loaded guns, handcuffs and a machete revealed that he had researched methods of subduing and possibly killing... (Continue reading)

Bullet bill shoots from committee

Written on 3 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

Ammunition sales in this state would be more tightly regulated under provisions of a bill passing its first committee test Tuesday. (Sacramento Bee) Attempting to increase what she called “reasonable safeguards” on the purchase of ammunition, Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley,... (Continue reading)

Atascadero Police arrest man for credit card fraud

Written on 24 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Atascadero Police officers arrested a 20-year-old Bradley man who had more than $60,000 worth of stolen property purchased using stolen credit card numbers. [KSBY] A joint operation by the Atascadero Police Department, Santa Monica Police Department, and Monterey County Sheriff’s... (Continue reading)

SLO County outlaw motorcyclists arrested for carrying guns

Written on 18 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Gang Enforcement Unit arrested five members of an outlaw San Luis Obispo County motorcycle gang Friday evening for carrying concealed handguns. [KSBY] Around 8 p.m. Friday, law enforcement pulled over two motorcyclists near the intersection... (Continue reading)

Woman raped and robbed at gun point in SLO hotel

Written on 15 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

A Santa Maria man allegedly raped and robbed a woman at gunpoint in a San Luis Obispo hotel early Thursday morning. San Luis Obispo police arrested Gergory Erwin, 49, for rape and armed robbery after responding to a call from... (Continue reading)

Dazed man with loaded guns and a machete arrested

Written on 14 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested a “dazed and confused” man outside Heritage Oaks Bank Wednesday morning after discovering he had loaded guns and other weapons in his car. Around 6:18 a.m., the San Luis Obispo Police Department received a call... (Continue reading)

Ian Parkinson does not speak for me

Written on 12 Mar, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 98 comments

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

Written on 8 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs | No comments

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

Written on 8 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

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)