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Why did the press ignore murderous rampage just outside nation’s capital?

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

On February 10, 2011, Prince William County police arrested Jose Oswaldo Reyes Alfaro, 37, after he allegedly went on a shooting and stabbing spree which left three people dead and three others wounded. When he was taken into custody, the Salvadoran national had in his possession, a machete as well as a .38 caliber revolver.

The two separate attacks occurred only a few blocks apart.

The list of victims follows:

The Hood Road attack:

-Brenda Ashcraft, 56, pronounced dead at the scene from gunshot wounds

-William Ashbey Ashcroft, 37, died in route to the hospital

-34-year-old woman, gunshot wound, survived

-15-year-old girl, gunshot wound, survived

The Brent Street location

-Julio Cesar Ulloa, 48, pronounced dead at the scene from gunshot wound

-77-year-old unidentified woman, suffered stab wounds, severe lacerations to the head, survived

According to Manassas Police Chief Doug Keen, the suspect was ordered deported in 2002, but was never detained by federal immigration authorities and never left, despite two more arrests after his deportation order.

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Kawliforna admits gun control does not work.

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

Sen. Lou Correa of Santa Ana, voted for a Galgiani bill last year prohibiting the carrying of even unloaded firearms in the state Capitol. (Don Kelsen / Los Angeles Times)

The Guardian reports that California politicians are demanding the right to carry concealed weapons and have submitted legislation on the matter.

“Politicians in California say their working lives are now so dangerous that they should be given special dispensation to carry concealed guns to their offices in order to protect themselves,” the article states.

The bill, SB 610, was introduced—now get this—by two Democrats and a Republican. And while peons must, apparently, show good cause to get a concealed carry permit, legislatures and congressmen need only get elected. California tax payers, as I read the bill, will have to pick up the tab for the cost of their concealed carry permit.

The bill is submitted in response to the shooting of Gabrielle Giffords in Tuscon in January.

The Guardian article adds, “Even in Arizona itself, where the Giffords shooting took place, there are 16 bills pending, most of which favour the gun owner rather than the potential victims of gun outrages.

“One potentially significant shift in the other direction is that President Barack Obama appears to be moving towards tightening gun controls by making background checks on purchasers more stringent.”

Wonder if—maybe, I don’t know—following the Constitution might put their lives at a little less risk.

SEE ALSO: LA Times, Some California lawmakers want easier access to carry concealed guns

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