British tourist shot dead in Texas bar

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British tourist shot dead in Texas bar
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Sat, 11-07-2009 - 10:43am

Thomas Reeve, 28, killed in Amarillo as shots are fired at drinkers during robbery


http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/nov/07/british-tourist-shot-dead-texas



A British tourist has been shot dead in a bar in Texas. Thomas Reeve, 28, was killed in the city of Amarillo when shots were fired at several drinkers, the Foreign Office confirmed.



The attack happened at the Spotted Pony Lounge in the town at about 10.45pm local time on Thursday.



Police said Reeve arrived in Amarillo a few hours before the shooting. He was travelling across the US with two friends.



He died at Northwest Texas hospital after being shot in the torso. An autopsy was being performed in Lubbock, the Amarillo Globe-News reported.



Reeve was drinking in the bar with his friends. They had rented a car in California and stopped in Amarillo on a trip to Florida.



A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "We can confirm the death of Thomas Reeve and we are providing consular assistance to the family."



Another customer, Gordon Gollihugh, 48, was shot in the hand and taken to a local hospital, according to the connectamarillo.com website.



The gunman hit other customers with his fist, took purses, wallets and money from the bar's cash register and forced a woman to remove some of her clothing, according to officers. Ray Carlos Cisneros, 25, was arrested yesterday and was being questioned over the shooting, according to the Amarillo Globe-News.


http://www.amarillo.com/stories/110709/new_news1.shtml

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Sun, 11-08-2009 - 9:19am

I'm not sure why you posted this.

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Sun, 11-08-2009 - 9:34am

I thought it was pretty sad a tourist was killed after a few hours in this country.


I don't know why you take umbrage at this post. Should I censor my posts? Or email you first to see if you approve of a topic?


If I'm not interested in discussing a topic I ignore it.

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Sun, 11-08-2009 - 9:47am
Thomas Reeve and his daughter
Mr Reeve, pictured with his baby daughter, died in hospital

 


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Sun, 11-08-2009 - 9:59am

I'm interested in discussing the subject, that's why I posted.


If anyone took umbrage, it would appear to be you.

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Sun, 11-08-2009 - 10:17pm

What a tragedy for this man's family.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Sun, 11-08-2009 - 11:46pm
Sad when anyone is killed like this.
 
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Mon, 11-09-2009 - 12:01am

Why are you jumping to the conclusion that the post was targeting Texas?

 
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Mon, 11-09-2009 - 7:23am

Why are you jumping to the conclusion that the post was targeting Texas?


I thought perhaps it was, now I know better.


Guns are dangerous in the hands of criminals or even innocent people who may have just forgotten to check for shells inside the

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Mon, 11-09-2009 - 8:28am

It's definitely not just a Texas thang. LOL

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Tue, 11-10-2009 - 7:21am
"It's also a bit ironic that this poor English tourist comes from a country where there are no guns."



There are guns in England. You can't own a gun "just because" like you can in the US, you have to have a "good reason" for needing one but certain people are eligible to own guns, mostly farmers and hunters though:



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_politics_in_the_United_Kingdom



"To obtain a firearm certificate, the police must be convinced that a person has "good reason" to own each gun, and that they can be trusted with it "without danger to the public safety or to the peace". Under Home Office guidelines, gun licences are only issued if a person has legitimate sporting or work-related reasons for owning a gun. Since 1946, self-defence has not been considered a valid reason to own a gun. The current licensing procedure involves: positive verification of identity, two referees of verifiable good character who have known the applicant for at least two years (and who may themselves be interviewed and/or investigated as part of the certification), approval of the application by the applicant's own family doctor, an inspection of the premises and cabinet where guns will be kept and a face-to-face interview by a Firearms Enquiry Officer (FEO) also known as a Firearms Liaison Officer (FLO). A thorough background check of the applicant is then made by Special Branch on behalf of the firearms licensing department. Only when all these stages have been satisfactorily completed will a licence be issued."



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