[SmithL]

Homicide, but justified

Justifiable homicides in Memphis nearly tripled from 2006 to 2007.

	2007	2006	2005
Total	164	161	153
Justifiable	32	11	12

Source: Memphis Police Department

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Matthew Craig/The Commercial Appeal

Cookie Dungan, 65, (left) rolls up her target after taking her turn in a handgun class at RangeMaster, a Memphis firearms training school.

[SmithL]

There were 19 fewer criminal homicides in 2007 compared to 2006. There were fewer gang killings as well, which are less likely to be viewed as justified, and there were fewer beating deaths, which, again, are rarely justifiable.

BINGO!

[silentreignofheroes]

“It’s hard to put your finger on it,” said police Lt. Joseph Scott. “There are more handgun carry permits, there is more education, but you can’t say that’s the reason.”

This fella should be at least a Major..

[VOA]

"The thugs have started running into people who can protect themselves,"
said Tom Givens

Note to Memphis-area thugs: Time to move to Los Angeles, NYC,
Boston, Washington, D.C./Baltimore, or New Jersey.

[Sherman Logan]

I would suggest not attempting to mug Cookie. Looks like a pretty good grouping.

[OSHA]

"It's hard to put your finger on it," said police Lt. Joseph Scott. "There are more handgun carry permits, there is more education, but you can't we won't say that's the reason."

[goodwithagun]

MEMPHIS: With more people carrying guns, self-defense killings on increase

GOOD!

[Pontiac]

Ping to this thread which is related to this earlier thread

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1945594/posts?q=1&;page=51

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Looks like concealed cary laws working properly there.

[Pontiac]

Ping to this thread which is related to this earlier thread

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1945594/posts?page=51,8

[Crawdad]

The number of justifiable homicides in Memphis jumped from 11 in 2006 to 32 in 2007.

There were 19 fewer criminal homicides in 2007 compared to 2006.

Kinda works out doesn't it?

[joebuck]

Police stated they are unable to ascertain whether the obvious reasons staring them right in the face have anything to do with these numbers.

[Colonel Kangaroo]

Odd ending to the article. The theme of the piece is law abiding citizens taking their safety in their own hands, yet the writer muddies the waters with what seems to be a domestic violence incident.

[Dick Vomer]

Police detectives and prosecutors don't think it's that simple, and they acknowledge the spike could be a one-time occurrence.

yeah, it's a one time occurrence for the dead criminal...easy. They don't have a problem with recidivism .

[Fido969]

The number of justifiable homicides in Memphis jumped from 11 in 2006 to 32 in 2007.

Good! Less scum, less crime.

There were 19 fewer criminal homicides in 2007 compared to 2006. There were fewer gang killings as well

Excellent result! Citizen taking the riff-raff out of circulation!

"It's hard to put your finger on it," said police Lt. Joseph Scott.

Ummm... Would someone like to buy the nice police officer a clue?

[Chode]

Pistol... DON'T leave Home WITHOUT IT!!!

[chesley]

More thugs are being shot? Where’s the downside?

[ChildOfThe60s]

My daughter has a S&W 38 special. At 75 ft she puts a spread no bigger than her hand. In four months she’ll be able to get her CCW here in Kentucky.

A father likes a well trained and armed daughter.

[GailA]

There have been over 160 homicides this past year...king willie cares nothing about curbing crime...now he wants to control the whole county...without giving us county voters a say in the process...taxation with out representation!

Shelby Co mayor wants to tax the pay checks of out of staters without representation too.

[Shooter 2.5]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmgE9csoMek

[pabianice]

It's easier for crooks in Boston