Drunk Chinese Policeman Detained for Fatally Shooting Pregnant Woman
A police officer was detained on Wednesday for fatally shooting a pregnant restaurant owner because she did not serve milk tea in Guigang, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the Beijing Youth Daily reported. The police officer, 33, surnamed Hu, came to the victim’s restaurant on Monday evening while intoxicated. Hu asked the owner if they had milk tea, and when told that they didn’t, he shot her and her husband. The woman and her fetus died after being sent to hospital…. [Global Times (China), via GunPolicy.org]
Gunshot Detection System Logs 39,000 Shooting Incidents in US Capitol
When Absalom Jordan hears the crack of gunfire outside his home in Southeast Washington, he reacts in an instant. “You get away from the windows and get down,” the 72-year-old said. “I have learned to live with it.” Police are listening as well. Rooftop sensors monitor his neighborhood around the clock for the distinctive bang of a gun. The inconspicuous devices have logged hundreds of incidents over the past eight years near his apartment as part of a gunfire… [Washington Post, via GunPolicy.org]
New Regulations Causing Controversy for German Sport Shooting
Sonya Pfeilschifter marches onto the shooting range with her head down and a focused stride. You wouldn’t know it, but her heart is racing. She’s about to compete in the German National championships for air rifle shooting in Munich. In this sport, a fast pulse can be a problem. She’s in fourth place, and if she’s going to win, she has to have an absolutely steady hand. She focuses on the target ten meters ahead. The eight women raise their guns. Pfeilschifter… [NPR Berlin, via GunPolicy.org]
