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Pier 14 murder (Screenshot / Facebook / SFPD)

Attorney in Steinle Case Blames Gun: It ‘Has No Safety’

Last week, Matt Gonzalez–attorney of alleged gunman Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez–agreed with testimony that Lopez-Sanchez allegedly shot Kathryn Steinle but argued that it was the gun’s fault. He suggested the gun went off without the trigger being pulled because it “has no safety.”

Mirkarimi (Matt Baume / Flickr / CC / Cropped)

Kate Steinle Family to Sue S.F. Sheriff, Govt. Agencies

The family of slain San Francisco resident Kate Steinle announced plans Tuesday to pursue legal action against San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi and two government agencies for the murder, allegedly by an illegal alien, that drew the attention of the nation and spurred the introduction of “Kate’s Law.”

U.S. Border Patrol agent Jerry Conlin stands on the American side of the U.S.-Mexico border fence on October 3, 2013 at San Ysidro, California. While hundreds of thousands of government workers were furloughed due to the federal shutdown, thousands of Border Patrol agents, air-traffic controllers, prison guards and other federal employees deemed 'essential' remain on duty, although their pay may be delayed.

Mexican National Wanted For Murder In Colorado Arrested Illegally Entering U.S.

CBP arrested Ignacio Luque Verdugo, a 31-year-old Mexican citizen, after he illegally entered the U.S. about three miles west of the Calexico, California port of entry on Friday morning. When CBP ran Luque’s information through law enforcement databases they discovered he was wanted, on an active felony warrant, for First Degree Murder in Colorado.

Obama papers (Brendan Smialowski / AFP / Getty)

Obama Writes Personal Letters to 46 Felons; No Contact with Kathryn Steinle’s Family

Nearly two weeks after 32-year-old Kathryn Steinle was murdered on San Francisco’s Pier 14 by an illegal alien and convicted felon who was released from prison earlier this year, President Barack Obama has failed to contact the victim’s family or mention her in public. Yet Obama took the time to write (and release) 46 personal letters this month to felons imprisoned for non-violent drug offenses whose sentences he has commuted.