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| Bob Owens dead at 46 |
| 2017-05-09 |
| Blogger Bob Owens, the founder and editor of the pro-gun news website "Bearing Arms," has been found dead in North Carolina in an apparent suicide, local officials say. He was 46 years old. (more) The incident happened at about 10:54 a.m. on Monday when officers received a report of a gunshot victim near a stop sign at the intersection of Sequoia Ridge Drive and Judd Parkway in Fuquay-Varina. A firearm was found near the man, who was later identified as Owens. Just minutes before Owens' body was found, at 10:51 a.m., a brief note was posted on his Facebook account. "In the end, it turns out that I'm not strong. I'm a coward, and a selfish son of a bitch. I'm sorry," the message said. Police in Fuquay-Varina, a town about 16 miles southwest of Raleigh, said the death could be a suicide but added that an investigation is still underway. The Medical Examiner's Office and the Raleigh/Wake City-County Bureau of Identification will both assist in the investigation. Owens, who began blogging in 2004 as a North Carolina native in New York, later became the founder and editor of "Bearing Arms," which covers news about firearms and has a following of more than 2 million people on Facebook. "He was a dedicated hoplophile, an avid shooter and a fierce supporter of the right to keep and bear arms," Dan Zimmerman, of "The Truth About Guns" website, said in a post. "Our condolences go out to his family, friends and co-workers. He will be missed." Owens also made a number of controversial statements over the years. In a 2015 post, Owens warned the "radical left wing" of the Democratic Party that an attempt to confiscate firearms would lead to civil war in which "they will be utterly destroyed" by armed citizens. "This is where the survivors of the Democrat rebellion will meet their end," Owens wrote below a photo of gallows. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #13 How many time did he shoot himself? |
| Posted by: Seeking cure for ignorance 2017-05-09 22:35 |
| #12 Perhaps la Murcek is unfamiliar with mechanical switches Quite familiar with. As I'm German / Slovak ancestry, not sure what "la" is about tho. That said, I do speak French as a second language. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2017-05-09 18:43 |
| #11 Trying to imagine an USAF or USN jet pilot talking about the "go faster thingee." Failing to envision it. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2017-05-09 17:41 |
| #10 Going to stand with what I said. I'll bet the negative commenters haven't ridden over a railroad switch in years or ever unless they ride the Acela corridor or NYC / NJ or Chi cosmo rails. OTOH, Brits call a vacuum tube a "valve" so there is room for disagreement. Bang switch still dumb phraseology. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2017-05-09 17:26 |
| #9 Perhaps la Murcek is unfamiliar with mechanical switches. He may be more comfortable with "turned out the light". It has electricity. |
| Posted by: al aSha-med 2017-05-09 14:47 |
| #8 Well coined phrase in the military. "Keep your booger miner off the bang switch, fucker!" |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2017-05-09 13:22 |
| #7 Bang switch is up there with calling every change you make to anything a "hack." Scrambled egg hack. Wall painting hack. Comon. Switch implies electricity. Bang switch is stupid calling itself stupid. I would put Skid's knowledge of firearms up against anyone any day. |
| Posted by: badanov 2017-05-09 13:13 |
| #6 Quibble. When trouble runs over the gunnel And current flows into a funnel, Sit tight in your britches And trust to the switches. Alight at the end of the tunnel. |
| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2017-05-09 12:40 |
| #5 Bang switch is up there with calling every change you make to anything a "hack." Scrambled egg hack. Wall painting hack. Comon. Switch implies electricity. Bang switch is stupid calling itself stupid. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2017-05-09 11:24 |
| #4 The notion that "the machine" had this guy assassinated is bizarre. People who really think that should avoid carrying at stop signs themselves... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2017-05-09 11:21 |
| #3 No one will like this, but here goes. The man absolutely felt some things have to be done a certain way, or it was a sign you are a raging idiot. He said as much all the time in his writings. Lack of flexibility explains a lot... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2017-05-09 11:17 |
| #2 Ran out of gas before getting to Fort Marcy Park, I guess. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2017-05-09 10:17 |
| #1 Hoplophile, in contrast to Hoplophobe Uh-huh. Drove to a stop sign on his way to lunch then pulled the bang switch. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2017-05-09 06:08 |