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Wednesday, April 3, 2013
The Rochester Sentinel.
Rochester, Indiana 46975
The Voice of Fulton County’s People Since 1858
THE GUN IN MY POCKET
The right to carry firearms is much discussed today. Do you work
with someone who carries a gun? Please check the appropriate
response.
1. – Yes, and it is fine with me.
Related story,
2. – Yes, and it bothers me because I’m not
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sure the gun-toter(s) has (have) it all together.
3. – Don’t know.
4. – No, and that is a good thing because guns have no place in the
workplace.
5. – No, but I trust all of my co-workers and am confident that if they
feel the need to carry, they will be safe.
To participate in The Sentinel Poll, log on to rochsent.com and
scroll down to the left, call 223-2111 and ask for Sue, or stop by
our office at 118 E. Eighth St., Rochester.
Last week’s results
Local police have recommended that Rochester schools install
concrete traffic barriers at major school entrances. This is to prevent
someone from smashing a vehicle through doors and into the building.
Is this necessary?
Rochester High School student’s responses are in parentheses.
FIFTH OF A SERIES
SHOW AND TELL
I laid the empty gun on
the table during a newsroom
meeting. It was pointed in a
safe direction, if there is such
a thing. I let no one touch the
weapon.
A couple of people winced.
Things were quiet for a
moment. I asked them to write
a short note about their reactions. Here are excerpts.
Please see Poll, Page 2
Deputy surveyor
loses county job
Mike Kenny
Christina Seiler
When my boss lays a shiny
black revolver on the table
in front of me, I have to look
away for a moment.
Five days a week I stand
or sit within three feet of law
enforcement officers with
holstered guns. I am never
uncomfortable around them;
never does a thought about
their weapons cross my mind.
They are trained, over long
hours, in gun use and safety.
Of the nearly 20 murders I
have written about, only one
involved a weapon other than
a gun.
Val Tsoutsouris
Guns are about trust and
fear.
There is some middle
ground between trust and fear.
I may not trust somebody, but
that doesn’t mean I fear them.
Guns rub out the middle
ground.
At a previous job, we were
entitled to a 15-minute break.
A co-worker whom I considered a good friend but almost
a little too upset with her
bosses – we worked in the
same building but different
Please see W.S. Wilson, Page 2
50¢
SENTINEL POLL
Staff
meeting
gun show
reactions
varied
I own a .50-caliber muzzleloader which my late father
built. It has never been fired.
I’m not against gun ownership
by responsible citizens. Many
of my friends have concealed
carry permits.
Guns don’t necessarily scare
me as much as some people
do.
My earliW.S. Wilson
Editor, The Sentinel est introduction to
actual guns, as opposed to the
ones we used to play Army,
was when I was about 7. The
brother of a playmate took his
father’s Army issue Colt .45
from a tall kitchen cabinet. He
had to climb on the counter,
and accidentally killed himself.
Single copy
By Jonathan Kleyer
Staff Writer, The Sentinel
FOCUS DRILL These shots were fired from very close range.
The idea is to teach the shooter how to focus on the target.
The Sentinel photo
Reichard gets
down to the
nitty gritty of
blasting away
By W.S. Wilson
Editor, The Sentinel
PURE BUSINESS
with both hands. TRIGGER TIME
He makes it clear that I’m
Quoth Denny Reichard, Gun not to put my finger on the
trigger until it is time to fire.
Whisperer: “You want the first
distal joint in the center of the I draw, dry-fire. The idea is to
trigger, not the tip of the finger put one or two shots in the
center of mass – the middle
... that’s where the strength
of the assailant’s torso. “If the
comes from, the joint not the
target is not de-animized” you
tip.”
have some ammo chambered
Wrap the fingers of your off
and ready.
hand around
Go slow when
the knuckles of
you are learning
the hand that
all this. Make
is holding the
sure your off
weapon. You
hand is in the
want a rock
right place. The
solid boneside-flash of a
on-bone grip
big revolver can
to control the
open a nasty
recoil.
gash in a finger
“When you
that is impropare done shooterly placed.
ing, you keep
He says my
that gun right
wife, Sarah,
on that %*&#.
“needs to know
You cover him
some of the
with that gun
basic safety
constantly. If
things” even if
he’s laying on
she doesn’t like
the ground begguns.
ging for mercy,
“What is
you back up to
going to hapsome place that
pen when that
is safe and keep
goblin shows
the gun on him
up and you
and let the cops
can’t defend
deal with him.
her? You’re ill
You don’t want
or whatever and
to approach
it is going to be
him. It could be
up to her or she
a trap.” He says
is going to be
it isn’t always
the victim? And
easy to tell if the
Denny Reichard
you’ll be the
bad guy is dead.
victim? Uh uh. She needs to
“If he comes up and comes
know the basics.
at you, guess what? It’s time
“Of all the people that I have
to do him again because if he
taught firearms safety to, old
gets you he gets the rest of
buddy, you definitely need
them” (family members.) one. I’m not lying, OK? We
He has me practice draw(cops and newspaper editors)
ing – using my right (shooting) hand to push my coat out ain’t the most popular people
in Fulton County. That doesn’t
of the way with a backwards
mean that anyone has a right
sweeping motion as I reach
to harm you. That’s what this
for the holster, grab the gun
and push straight to the target Please see Reichard, Page 2
Fulton
County
Deputy
Surveyor Thomas Chudzysnki,
62, was fired Monday.
Chudzysnki was arrested
March 26 by Indiana State
Police. He is accused of keeping child pornography on a
USB drive he accessed at work
in the Fulton County Office
Building.
Fulton County Commissioners
unanimously approved the
termination in their Monday
meeting, citing misconduct as
the reason.
They met in an executive session March 28 to decide what
action to take. Their choices
were were suspension with
or without pay, or termination, said Commissioner Mark
Rodriguez.
During Monday’s meeting,
the board also:
• Signed
a
resolution
accepting Wessler Engineering’s
preliminary engineering plan
for the Bellwood Acres subdivision sewer infrastructure.
• Accepted bids for road
maintenance
supplies.
Fulton
County
Highway
Superintendent Rick Ranstead
gave bids to attorney Greg
Heller for review.
Last year, more than 200,000
gallons of oil were used for road
maintenance. Ranstead said he
expects to use at least that
much again this year.
• Heard from Commissioner
Sherry Fulton the county
can repair the Fulton County
Courthouse
roof
without
needing to immediately start
Americans with Disabilities Act
updates in the rest of the building.
• Accepted
a
$25,358
Emergency
Management
Performance Grant. It reimburses the county for part of
the Fulton County Emergency
Management Agency salaries.
Talk of the Town
Bill scam
Duke Energy warns customers
to look out for a new bill payment
scam.
A caller claims to be a Duke
Energy representative and
instructs the customer to make
a payment using a prepaid debit
card or face getting their service
disconnected.
Duke Energy never asks customers with delinquent accounts
to purchase prepaid debit cards to
avoid utility disconnection.
Customers who suspect fraud
should hang up and call police,
then Duke Energy in Indiana at
800-521-2232.
Sheriff’s report
Fulton County Sheriff Walker
Conley has issued his March
report. During the month his
department:
Responded to seven wrecks,
two involving injuries and one
involving a deer; wrote 61 traffic
tickets; issued 99 traffic warnings;
investigated 42 criminal cases
and served 46 criminal warrants;
made 24 criminal arrests without warrants and three juvenile
arrests; booked 112 inmates and
released 97 inmates; received
631 calls from the public; drove
30,923 mils and used 2,017.5 gallons of gasoline.
Pastor lunch
The Cross provides free lunch
for all youth pastors at Jarrety’s
11 a.m.-noon Thursday.
For more information, call 2233107.
IOOF cemetery
All grave decorations at the
Richland Center IOOF Cemetery
need to be removed by Friday for
the cemetery’s spring cleanup on
Saturday.
Crop for a Cure
The fourth annual Crop for a
Cure is 8 a.m. Saturday at the
Community Resource Center.
Event is an all-day scrapbooking and crafting activity with lunch
and dinner to benefit the Fulton
County Relay for Life.
Contact Ann Clark at 835-0294
or [email protected].
Preschool sign-up
Apple-A-Day Preschool,
Kewanna, has fall registration
FACILITY DIRECTOR
Carmela Tuttle is the new
executive director of Life Care
Center of Rochester. Originally
from Fort Wayne, Tuttle, now of
Roanoke, earned her nursing
degree at Ivy Tech Community
College of Indiana, and has
worked in long-term care since
she was 18.
The Sentinel photo/Mike Kenny
11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at the
Kewanna-Union Township Library.
There are openings for children
ages 3.5 to 5. There is a $20 registration fee.
For more information, call 2235387.
Donation breakfast
The Twelve Mile Community
Board serves a free-will donation breakfast 7-10 a.m. Saturday
at the Twelve Mile Community
Building.
Proceeds go to maintenance
of the Twelve Mile Community
Building.
Craft beer tasting
The Indiana Craft Beer Tasting
is 6-8 p.m. Friday at 703 Main
St. to raise money for the July 4
fireworks.
Price is $20 in advance, $25
day of the event. Tickets are available at the Rochester and Lake
Manitou Chamber of Commerce.
For more information, call 2242666.
Please see Town Talk, Page 2
2 Wednesday, April 3, 2013 The Sentinel, Rochester, Indiana
Alice M. Mattix
March 2, 1926 – March 31, 2013
Alice Mae Mattix, 87,
passed away at 2:30
a.m. on March 31,
2013, at the home of her
daughter, Shari Norris,
in Carmel.
On March 2, 1926,
in Warsaw, Alice Mae
Perry was born, the
cherished daughter of
Albert and Vesta (Coffin)
Alice Mattix
Perry. Growing up, she
shared her childhood with 10 siblings.
With great pride, she graduated with
her class in 1944 from Warsaw High
School.
On Sept. 15, 1946, Alice married her
best friend, Loren Mattix, who became
the love of her life. Together, they
shared 58 years of life’s adventures
while raising three wonderful children:
Tom, Shari and Barb. Over the years,
the family tree flourished with the added
blessings of five grandchildren and 11
great-grandchildren.
Through the years, Alice oversaw
the household and worked outside the
home some, as guidance secretary at
Rochester High School. She also managed the office of the Grace United
Methodist Church for a number of
years. When the children were raised,
Alice envisioned a return to school for
herself. She graduated from Manchester
College in 1977 with a Bachelor of
Science degree in secondary education,
specializing in home economics and
business.
Akron Middle School was home for 11
years as Mrs. Mattix headed the home
Obituaries
economics department, teaching her
students life skills of cooking, sewing,
manners and other important domestic
topics. During those early years, she
garnered her master’s degree in secondary education from IU at Kokomo.
In 1988, Alice retired to spend more
time with her husband and to allow for
additional time to dote on her cherished
grandchildren, the fabulous five.
Trinity United Methodist Church was
her church home for more that a half
century. She and Loren enjoyed Bible
study classes, singing in the choir,
Sunday school and she was a member
of the United Methodist Women. To
relax, Alice enjoyed all kinds of card
games, especially canasta and bridge.
Alice instituted a family tradition of
custom created birthday cakes annually
for each of her loving grandchildren. As
the matriarch of the family overseeing
four generations, Grandma Alice loved
to follow the grandchildren with their
sporting activities, music programs and
academic competitions.
Alice is lovingly remembered by her
daughters, Shari Norris, of Carmel,
and Barbara Michels and husband
James, of Evansville; a sister, Margaret
Brenner, of Mesa Ariz.; five grandchildren, Brian Norris, Angela Norris Ritz,
Heather Norris Girolamo, Alison Norris
Stevens and Samantha Mattix.
Preceding Alice in death are her parent; her husband, Loren on Nov. 25,
2004; son, Thomas Mattix on Feb.
15, 2013; son-in-law, Steve Norris on
March 11, 2013; daughter-in-law, Mary
Jane Mattix in 1991; and her treasured
canine companion, Tasha, a black toy
poodle, who crossed Rainbow Bridge in
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1. – It certainly is. It
would be relatively inexpensive and reasonable. You
never know when some
goofball might try something
– 40 percent. (10 percent.)
2. – No opinion – 5 percent. (25 percent.)
3. – Seems a little over
the top to me. We don’t
Christopher L. Powell, Sandra K. Jiminez, both
of Rochester; Guillermo A. Cardenas, Duvedsa
M. Reyes, both of Rochester.
Moon phases
April 10
April 18
Full
April 25
Last
quarter
April 3
Sun, moon
Today
Sunrise. . . . .
Sunset. . . . . .
Moonrise. . . .
Moonset . . . .
7:24 a.m.
8:38 p.m.
3:09 a.m.
1:21 p.m.
Thursday
Sunrise. . . . .
Sunset. . . . . .
Moonrise. . . .
Moonset . . . .
Area 5-day forecast
Today’s high
Forecast: Sunny.
July 16, 1924 – April 1, 2013
Lois E. Miller 88,
Rochester, passed away
at 9:50 a.m. Monday,
April 1, 2013, at Life Care
Center of Rochester.
She was born on July
16, 1924, in Kewanna,
the daughter of Maurice
and
Helen
(Weller)
Talbott. On June 8,
1946, in Rochester, she
Lois Miller
married Carl C. Miller;
and he survives.
Mrs. Miller had been a nurse’s aide at
Woodlawn Hospital and enjoyed sewing
and crafts.
Survivors include her husband, Carl
C. Miller, Rochester; sons, Carl Richard
7:23 a.m.
8:13 p.m.
3:52 a.m.
2:28 p.m.
46
low
28
Thursday’s high
56
Forecast: Mostly sunny.
low
34
Friday’s high
53
Forecast: Mostly sunny.
low
33
Saturday’s high
61
Forecast: Partly sunny.
low
46
Sunday’s high
57
low
40
Forecast: Mostly cloudy, with a 30 percent
chance of showers.
Rochester temperatures
Wednesday. . . . . . High. . . . 45 Low . . . . . 24
Last year. . . . . . . . High. . . . 64 Low . . . . . 44
Precipitation
Wednesday through 7 a.m. . . . None reported.
This month . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . None reported.
This year through April 1 . . . . . . . . 6.98 inches
of rain and 18.23 inches of snow.
Data reported by the Rochester Water
Department.
MARKETS
Grain
Corn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6.50
Beans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14.09
Prices from Wilson Fertilizer & Grain Inc.,
Rochester.
Stocks of local interest
Dow Jones
Ind Avg closed . . . . . . 14,662.01 . . . . . +89.16
S&P closed . . . . . . . . . 1,570.25 . . . . . . +8.08
Nasdaq closed . . . . . . . 3,254.86 . . . . . +15.69
Symbol Description . . . . . . . Price Change
DF
Dean Foods . . . . . 18.16
-0.20
GE
Gen. Elec Co . . . . 23.34
+0.26
LLY
Eli Lilly . . . . . . . . . . 56.50
-0.11
TXT
Textron Inc . . . . . . 28.77
-0.42
WMT
Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . 76.02
+0.59
ZMH
Zimmer Hldgs . . . . 75.33
+0.20
XOM
Exxon Mobil . . . . . 90.58
-0.19
Wednesday’s prices from Edward Jones, Lance
Nelson, investment representative.
judgments
The following judgments were rendered in
Fulton Circuit Court: Discover Bank received
$1,833.26 from Hali A. Kruger; Communitywide
Federal Credit Union received $14,029.70
from John T. Pugh and Michelle L. Pugh;
Woodlawn Hospital received $4,047.37 from
Betty Roberts; Asset Acceptance received
$19,951.59 from Shawn Donlan; Discover Bank
received $1,833.26 from Hali A. Kruger.
marriage licenses
The following people applied for marriage
licenses in the office of the Fulton County Clerk:
traffic
The following traffic judgments were rendered: Seatbelt violations – Spencer Johnson,
$25.00; Stephen Migala, $25; Speeding
– Omer Lee, $141.50; Matthew Feeney,
$141.50; Eric Mathena, $131.50; Tom Burley,
$131.50; Jill Huntine, $131.50; Tammie Macri,
$131.50; Jeremy Kilgus, $131.50; Jeremy
Ciesialka, $139.50; Pamela Ryan, $141.50;
Gheorge Sofronici, $131.50; Thomas Davis,
$141.50; Ragheed Azooz, $191.50; Breanna
Lee, $141.50; Ebony Ellis, $139.50; Dylan
Miller, $141.50; Failure to yield - Anna Bearss,
$141.50; Randy Brown, $141.50; Driving while
suspended – Erin Nawrot, $126.50; Expired
plates - Stacey Ennis, $141.50; Brian Vollmer,
$141.50; Improper headlights – Brian Vollmer,
$141.50; No valid license – Guadalupe
Zamarripa, $141.50.
SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS
ROCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL: A list of students who earned the top 10 grade point
averages for the third grading period has been
posted on the main office window. Check the
list and notify Mrs. Beehler there is an error.
A photographer from The Rochester Sentinel
will take group pictures at 8 a.m. Thursday in
the library.
Important scholarships and due dates:
• April 15: Three C’s Memorial
Scholarship;
• April 30: The Salon Academy Get
Inspired Scholarship.
For more information on each scholarship,
see guidance.
Students interested in attending one of the
U.S. Service Academies should plan to attend
Academy Days to learn more about the application process. The next Academy Day is from
1-3 p.m. Saturday at Grissom Air Base. More
information is available in the guidance office.
University of St. Francis has a spring visit
day beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday. Register at
sf.edu/visit.
Sophomores and juniors interested in
attending Knox Beauty School next year, see
a counselor for information and an application.
The required pre-admission exam is Tuesday.
Miss Round Barn Festival pageant forms
are in the main office. Entrants must be 16
years old with a valid driver’s license. Turn the
forms in to the Rochester Chamber Office or to
Alyssa Clevenger by Tuesday. Contact Alyssa
Clevenger with questions.
ROCHESTER MIDDLE SCHOOL: The Fulton
County Community Foundation promotes athletic camp scholarships for kids. These are
made possible through the Nick Patterson
Memorial Fund. Scholarships are for kindergarten through eighth grade students of Rochester.
We have forms in the office.
CASTON HIGH SCHOOL: Senior football
players: Don’t forget to pick up an application
for the Ryan Hubenthal scholarship in the guidance office. Deadline is April 19.
University of Northwestern Ohio’s representative, Linden Boggs, will be here next from 9:30
a.m.–2:30 p.m. Monday to work with juniors to
complete applications to Northwestern. Junior
students who attend have their application fees
waived.
Logansport/Cass County Airport sponsors
the EAA Young Eagles Flight Rally on May
4. Youths between the ages of 8 and 17 and
are interested in aviation, stop by guidance for
more information.
More boys are needed for the junior high track
team. See Mrs. Brash or Mrs. Rudicel or sign
up in the office.
LOTTERY
INDIANA Winning numbers selected
Wednesday in the Hoosier Lottery: Daily
Three-Midday 4-0-7; Daily Four-Midday 1-4-12; Estimated Powerball jackpot: $40 million.
ILLINOIS Winning numbers selected
Wednesday in the Illinois State Lottery: My 3
Midday 7-9-9; Pick Three-Midday 0-3-7; Pick
Four-Midday 9-3-4-9
MICHIGAN Winning numbers selected
Wednesday in the Michigan State Lottery:
Midday Daily 3 4-3-8; Midday Daily 4 0-7-4-7;
Estimated Mega Millions jackpot: $42 million.
and wife Joyce Miller, Kansas City,
Mo., Phil Miller, Macy, and Dale Miller
and companion Betsy Wheeler, Crosby,
Texas; daughter, Susan and husband
Dan Garpow, Rochester; grandchildren,
Sarah Miller, Rebekah Miller, Hannah
Miller, Jeremiah Miller, all of Kansas
City, Mo., Lance Miller, Indiana, Nathan
and wife Gabriella Miller, Amarillo,
Texas, Chris and wife Tammie Smith,
Dennis Smith, T.J. and wife Jenny
Smith, Nichole Miller, Jackob Miller,
all of Rochester, Shane and wife Krysta
Smith, Hazel, Ky., Kacy and husband
Stephen Barnaba, Baytown, Texas,
Kevin and wife Trisha Smith, Salt Lake
City, Utah, and Ian and wife Debi Miller,
Krum, Texas; nine great grandchildren;
one great-great-grandchild; sister, Joan
Riffle, Lake Station; brother, James
Talbott, New Jersey; and sisters-in-law,
Leona Talbott, Mansfield, Ohio, and
Ann Talbott, Fishers.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; and brothers, Darwin, Richard,
William, Jerry, Ronald and Doyne
Talbott.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, April 5, 2013,
at Zimmerman Bros. Funeral Home,
Rochester, with Mark Spencer officiating.
Friends may call from noon until
service time on Friday at the funeral
home.
Burial will be in the IOOF Cemetery,
Rochester.
Memorial contributions may be made
to the Alzheimer’s Association or to Life
Care Center’s activities department.
Online condolences may be expressed
at www.zimmermanbrosfh.com.
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would attempt to drive into Gospel concert
a the main entrance,” wrote
The Freedom Trio, Sevierville, Tenn.,
American Studies teacher performs 6 p.m. Sunday at Riverview
Hope Showley. “And if such Community Church.
Student response
The event is free.
“When we took the survey an event occurred, secondFor more information, call 223-4193.
regarding teachers carrying ary entrances would be
guns, we also discussed the unprotected, which is where
Correction
concrete barriers. A major- classrooms and therefore
The Fulton County Public Library’s
ity of our students do not large numbers of students
Saturday tech classes are 2-3:30 p.m.
think it likely that a vehicle are located.”
WEATHER
First
quarter
Lois E. Miller
need to turn our schools
into fortresses – 55 percent.
(63 percent.)
For Your Information
New
Nov. 2012.
A celebration of the life of Mrs. Alice
M. Mattix will be at 1 p.m. Thursday,
April 4, 2013, at the Trinity United
Methodist Church, located at the corner of Jefferson and Eighth streets,
Rochester. Pastor Buck Padilla will officiate.
Friends may visit with her family an
hour prior to her services.
She will be laid to eternal rest next
to her beloved husband, Loren, at
Rochester’s IOOF Cemetery.
Memorials honoring her memory may
be made to the Trinity United Methodist
Church.
The Good Family Funeral Home is
entrusted with caring for her family.
To leave online expressions of sympathy or to light a candle, friends may visit
www.goodfamilyfh.com.
p.m. Monday at the Akron Town Hall to discuss annexation.
Hospice volunteers
Hope Hospice trains volunteers at the
Fulton County Public Library from 12:30-4
p.m. Tuesday, April 11, 16, 18, 23 and 25.
To sign up, contact Wendy Reinartz,
volunteer coordinator, at 224-4673 or [email protected].
Lions Club
Church open house
New Life Church’s open house is 9:30
a.m. Sunday.
Morning service is followed by a free
carry-in meal. Meet the new pastor, Rick
Smail, and his wife Terrie. The church is at
U.S. 31 and County Road 50 North.
Long gun safety
Any 4-H members newly enrolled in the
shooting sports project must complete a
preliminary safety course.
Rifle and shotgun safety is taught at
6 p.m. Monday at the Fulton County
Conservation Club.
For more information, call Dan
Rosswurm at 223-2918.
Akron Council
The Akron Town Council meets at 5:15
The Fulton Liberty Lions Club meets at
7:30 p.m. April 16 at the Fulton Town Hall.
Electric Project
The 4-H Electric Project leaders and
committee have several meetings scheduled at 7 p.m. April 15 and 29 at the Fulton
County REMC.
Project judging is 8:30 a.m. July 11.
For more information, call 223-3397.
Blood drives
Donate blood at 1-7 p.m. April 25 at
Akron United Methodist Church, 2-6
p.m. April 25 at Leiters Ford Community
Building, or 11 a.m.-5 p.m. April 30 at St.
Joseph Parish Hall.
To schedule an appointment or for more
information, call 800-733-2767 or go online
to redcrossblood.org.
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is all about. I don’t give a %*&# about
them other %*&#.”
We go outside to one of Sand Burr’s
shooting ranges. He sets up bowling
pins on a battered table, says if you
can hit a bowling pin, you can stop an
assailant by aiming for the center of
mass. I have five shots.
Hit. Hit. Miss. Hit. Hit.
BACK ON THE RANGE
A few days later Reichard puts me
through another shooting exercise. The
target is a 2-inch square of black tape
on a piece of cardboard from a couple
of yards away.
It is called the focus drill. The idea is
to put five rounds in the little square,
and it is a lot harder that you might
think.
“Keep trying until you get all five,”
he says. It takes a couple of tries, but I
catch on.
Then he puts up a 1-inch piece of
tape. It seems awfully small. But I
manage to get the hang of it.
The first time I come close to getting
all shots in the square. The second
time all five bullets fly true. There is a
single ragged hole in the little square.
Hit. Hit. Hit. Hit. Hit.
Tomorrow: ‘When you are reloading, something serious has already
happened.’
w.s. wilson
departments – took me
out to her car during
our morning break. She
opened her glove compartment and showed me
a pistol.
I maintained my composure and probably
mumbled something like,
“Hmmm, interesting.”
A week later, she was
fired after some company
funds came up missing.
The evidence pointed
overwhelmingly toward
her.
I went to my boss’
office, closed the door
and told my boss that
our now former co-worker owned a gun. I didn’t
like having to tattle, but I
had no choice.
It was one thing for
me not to fully trust my
friend. It was another
thing to fear her.
Jon Kleyer
Knowing there is a
loaded gun in public worries me, for the
same reason the scariest
things in fiction are left
to the audience's imagination.
Basic gun safety is to
store it so no one can
pick it up and accidentally fire; if someone
attacks, a safe gun isn’t
ready as a defense.
When someone takes
out a loaded gun with
no safety or hammer for
ease of drawing and firing, it doesn't bring a retroactive sense of safety.
Alleigh Allen
My father-in-law and
brother-in-law both carry
handguns at all times.
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They also both keep a
variety of different kinds
of guns, in gun safes,
in the house. My father
has always had a handgun in his closet, and 90
percent of the time, it's
been loaded. My husband and I don't own any
handguns, but we have a
shotgun.
Guns can end up in
the hands of the wrong
people, but I don't think
there's much anyone can
do about it.
Merissa Spradling
I'm not sure if it comes
from me coming from a
country family, but most
firearms don’t really faze
me. I was probably 8 or 9
when I handled a gun for
the first time. I can still
remember my mom hearing the shots and giving
my uncle all sorts of grief
for allowing a young girl
to handle a gun.
NOT PLEASED
A day or two later,
I carry the gun into
Kroger. As we enter the
store, my wife asks if I
am armed.
The answer does not
please her. She looks
like she is reading about
Taliban thugs who throw
acid in the faces of teenage girls because they
are going to school.
Tomorrow: A lawbreaker’s true confession.
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