Tag Archives: Jon Bieker
Hearne: Details Emerge on Needless Shawnee Shootout That Cost Owner His Life
In the immortal words of the great Jimmy C: “A lifetime of having been advised not to resist people pointing weapons at me would have told me to come out slowly, with my hands up and palms facing forward. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Becky Bieker, Jim Fitzpatrick, Johnson County Prosecutor, Jon Bieker, Shawnee Police
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Fitzpatrick: Guns Do Kill People, Even in Shawnee
I was out of town when the Shawnee gun shop robbery and shootout took place last week, and I didn’t go back and read the news stories about it… Although from reading Hearne’s and Rich Steele’s pieces on KC Confidential, … Continue reading
Hearne: ‘She’s a Pistol’ No Ordinary Gun Store
Most of the guns stores I’ve been to were daunting, foreboding places… Walls with semi automatic weapons of war mounted upon them and stacked along shelves; arrays of handguns in glass display cases; ammo everywhere; legions of gritty looking dudes and tough types circulating … Continue reading
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Tagged Cabella's, Dick's Sporting Goods, Jon Bieker, Rich Steele, Shawnee Police, She's a Pistol
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Steele: ‘She’s A Pistol’ Owner Did What He Had To Do
The best testimony we have to date on the actions of gun shop owner Jon Bieker comes from his wife Becky… “I have lost my husband in this senseless murder. Although tragic, he saved my life because he carried a … Continue reading
Hearne: ‘She’s a Pistol’ Owner Should Not Have Engaged Robbers
Shawnee Police and the district attorney are in no hurry to deliver the goods… At this stage of the game, they’re not releasing virtually any details from last week’s gun battle at She’s a Pistol in downtown Shawnee. Something about not giving … Continue reading
Glazer: Pointless Shawnee Gun Battle Reminds Scribe of Shootouts Past
Hearne gave us some well thought out insight into the shootout in Shawnee… The one at the gun store now to be known as the O.K. Corral. THE QUESTION BEING, When you have a weapon available and are being robbed … Continue reading
Steele: Shawnee Shoot-Out Stumps Star
Without a hint of irony, the Star headlined its Sunday coverage of the lethal Shawnee Mission shoot-out, “Shawnee gun shop co-owner is remembered as a gentle giant and a loving husband.” The editors apparently do not understand that “gentle giant” … Continue reading
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Tagged Hakeem Malik, Jon Bieker, Kansas City Star, Michael Brown, Rich Steele
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Hearne: Shot Dead ‘She’s A Pistol’ Owner Neither Martyr nor Hero
Live by the sword, die by the sword… That’s the sad reality – and as good a way as any – to describe the death of a small time Shawnee gun shop owner that got killed last week in a wild west style … Continue reading
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Tagged Becky Bieker, Cowboys from Hell, Jon Bieker, Kansas City Star, Karen Dillon, Pantera, She's a Pistol
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