Friday - February 08, 2013

All The Laws In The World Won’t Help

Hey UK, how’s that nearly universal disarmament gun control shizz workin’ out for ya?

The 29-year-old continued firing at the officers when they were on the ground and only stopped when his Glock handgun, which had been fitted with an extended magazine was empty.

PC Fiona Bone, 32, was shot eight times as she desperately discharged her Taser weapon, while her colleague 23-year-old Nicola Hughes was also hit eight times.

The court heard how Cregan coolly stood over the officer as she lay on the ground and fired three bullets into the back and side of her head.

Before fleeing the scene in a stolen car Cregan, who had been on the run from police for three months left what the prosecution described as his “calling card”, by throwing a hand grenade at the two stricken officers.

It exploded causing further injuries to PC Hughes, but the court heard she was already dead by that point.

Jurors were also told how Cregan, who was wanted at the time for the murders of father and son David and Mark Short, who had been shot in separate attacks in May and August, carefully planned the ambush
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Continuing to outline the prosecution case on day two of the trial at Preston Crown Court, Nicholas Clarke QC said: “Cregan’s carefully laid plan had been successful. He had lured two unarmed officers to his door and he was armed, ready and waiting for them.”

He went on: “As Nicola and Fiona walked through the small front garden, he opened the front door and immediately fired his Glock. Both officers were shot to the chest. The body armour that they were wearing protected them and the bullets did not penetrate. Examination of the scene after the event shows that after the first shots both officers made a tactical retreat. As they retreated more shots were fired. Nicola Hughes was shot just below her armoured vest in the middle of her back causing her to fall forwards paralyzed onto the path. As she was falling or lying flat on her stomach she was shot three more times.”

Mr Clarke said Cregan then turned his attention to PC Bone who was trapped in front of the lounge window in the garden.

He said Cregan fired 24 bullets at her as she desperately tried to discharge her taser weapon.

She did manage to fire the Taser but only into the concrete path.

The court heard that Cregan then left the scene in a stolen BMW car.

Mr Clarke told the jury: “Before he fled Abbey Gardens he made sure that he left his usual calling card. He launched another military fragmentation grenade back towards the garden of number 30, where the two police officers were lying on the floor.

“This exploded causing further injuries to Nicola, who was nearest to the grenade. She had already been fatally injured by the gunshot wounds inflicted upon her. The grenade did not cause or contribute to her death.”

It is alleged Cregan then drove directly to Hyde Police station where he calmly told the officer at the front desk: “I’m wanted by the police and I’ve just done two coppers.”

I’m sure the Lord Mayor of London is convinced that the Glock and the grenades came in from South Carolina where such things are easily available like NYC Mayor Bloomberg says.

Posted by Drew458     on 02/08/2013 at 02:57 PM   
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