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A man was pistol-whipped in the head in Randallstown on Wednesday evening, according to Baltimore County police. Officers responded about 6:40 p.m. to the 8800 block of Meadow Heights Road and found the man wounded, a police dispatcher said. He was assessed briefly on the scene before being taken to Northwest Hospital, the dispatcher said. No one was shot in the incident, police said. No further information was immediately available. krector@baltsun.com twitter.com/rectorsun

Unless you are a football junkie, you probably don't know or don't care that the Kansas City Chiefs hired Chris Ault, the man who invented the Pistol offense and coached Colin Kaepernick at Nevada, to a consulting gig. But it might interest you that the Ravens reportedly expressed interest in adding Ault to their coaching staff. According to Dan Hinxman of The Reno Gazette-Journal , Ault's agent, Bob LaMonte, said that Ault received interest from a handful of NFL teams , including the Green Bay Packers, the Minnesota Vikings and the Ravens.

ONCE AGAIN Saddam Hussein is sending an important message, clear and in the open.He travels about Iraq, appearing before carefully organized crowds. He stands above them, whips out his pistol and fires over their heads.The crowd understands and shouts love for its master. "Bush, Bush, listen carefully," it chants then.No speech needed; the bullets are the message. "I am here," they tell the world. "Fear me."Hussein has done his best to teach the world that he means to carry out his threats, no matter how long it takes.

Aberdeen Matthew Ashford, 25, of the first block of Liberty Street, was charged Friday with possessing marijuana, drug paraphernalia and a drug other than marijuana. Justin Michael Goins, 22, of the 700 block of Cronin Drive, was charged Monday with failing to appear in court for a case in which he was charged with driving on a suspended license and possessing a suspended license. Izell Eugene Osborne, 23, of the 400 block of Ruby Drive, was charged Monday with failing to appear in court for a case in which he was charged with theft below $100.

A former professional basketball player pleaded guilty Tuesday in the pistol whipping of his girlfriend's brother after a dispute at a cookout in Arnold. Oliver J. Miller, 41, a former NBA player, pleaded guilty in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court to first-degree assault and carrying a handgun, allegations that stemmed from a family argument at a cookout in April. Deputy State's Attorney Thomas J. Fleckenstein said that Miller followed Jason Worley from the cookout, and was seen whacking Worley in the head and face with a handgun outside Worley's home before driving away.

The pistol used to kill outlaw Jesse James in 1882 is scheduled for auction next month in England. But a Carroll County man says the revolver was stolen 25 years ago from his late father -- and he wants it back.Henry A. Lingenfelder of Manchester said his eyes popped yesterday when he read in The Sun that the Smith & Wesson .44-caliber revolver, Serial No. 3766, was being offered for sale by an anonymous American vendor through Wallis & Wallis of Lewes, Sussex, and is expected to fetch at least $150,000.

Three men arrested, charged with conspiring to steal pistol Three men were arrested in Mount Airy on Sunday after being accused of conspiring to steal a .38-caliber pistol from a neighbor in the first block of N. Main St., court records show. State police were called to the apartment of Henry Reemsnyder, who said he brandished his .38-caliber pistol and chased away some men. He said one had a shiny black coat, and he had seen them at a downstairs apartment. Reemsnyder told police two of the men returned, forced their way into his apartment and took his unloaded pistol from a counter.

A Westminster man accused of threatening two neighbors with a pistol after he was asked to turn down loud music is being held in lieu of $50,000 bail at Carroll County Detention Center.Garland D. "Hank" Powers, 53, is charged with two counts each of first-degree assault and reckless endangerment and three weapons counts.Charging documents said a woman living in a Sullivan Road apartment building went to a fellow resident's door to request that the music be turned down.The woman said the man refused and yelled, drawing the attention of another neighbor in the building, the report said.

A Taneytown man who pointed a pistol at two police officers during a domestic violence call was sentenced yesterday to 18 months in prison.James M. Shipp, 36, was convicted after pleading not guilty, but agreeing not to dispute the prosecutor's version of what happened.When officers knocked at his door about 11: 30 p.m. Sept. 11, Shipp broke out a second-floor window screen and waved a pistol at them, said prosecutor David P. Daggett.Michael S. Levin, a Westminster attorney representing Shipp, said his client had a TV remote control in his hand, and not a pistol.

A Mount Airy teenager has been charged as an adult after a convenience store was robbed at gunpoint yesterday morning, state police said yesterday. Steven Gregory McDaniel, 16, of the 500 block of Acorn Court, was arrested yesterday after a robbery at the High's store in the 100 block of Riverside Court in Mount Airy, authorities said. At 8:38 a.m., two High's employees saw a white male enter the convenience store wearing a bandanna across his face and carrying a pistol and plastic bag, police said.

NEW ORLEANS - The elusive presence of San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick could become a unique challenge for the Ravens' defense Sunday night. Should they fail to contain the 49ers' unpredictable read-option Pistol offense at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, winning the Super Bowl shapes up as a challenging proposition for the Ravens. The Ravens have already been defeated twice this season by athletic quarterbacks, falling to the Philadelphia Eagles' Michael Vick and the Washington Redskins' Robert Griffin III. In those losses, the Ravens allowed a combined 906 yards of total offense.

Each day this week, Baltimore Sun reporter and blogger Matt Vensel will break down a key matchup from Sunday's Super Bowl. Today, he looks at the challenge of defending Colin Kaepernick and the pistol offense. In their stunning run to Super Bowl XLVII, the Ravens eliminated a pair of future Hall of Fame quarterbacks and also beat rookie Andrew Luck, whom many feel will blossom into the next Peyton Manning or Tom Brady. But the young quarterback they must shut down on Super Sunday presents a unique challenge because he threatens the entire field after every snap.

Maybe now that the Super Bowl is less than a week away it's time to get some serious answers about The Game. We'll continue to hear about all the other issues again this week. How much has the announced retirement of Ray Lewis lifted the Ravens? Which son will Jack and Jackie cheer for, Jim or John? Has Purple Mania taken over The Big Easy? Here is perhaps the top question: Can the Ravens stop San Francisco and the Pistol offense? “Part of dealing with the offense in the regular season is the lack of preparation,” said Cincinnati Bengals coach Marvin Lewis, the architect of the Ravens' 2000 Super Bowl defense.

A man was pistol-whipped in the head in Randallstown on Wednesday evening, according to Baltimore County police. Officers responded about 6:40 p.m. to the 8800 block of Meadow Heights Road and found the man wounded, a police dispatcher said. He was assessed briefly on the scene before being taken to Northwest Hospital, the dispatcher said. No one was shot in the incident, police said. No further information was immediately available. krector@baltsun.com twitter.com/rectorsun

Washington Redskins dynamic rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III orchestrates a fast-break, hybrid offense in a manner akin to a skilled maestro. Griffin has thrived in the pistol formation, an imaginative offense that is a cross between the shotgun and single-back formations first launched at the University of Nevada and brought to prominence when San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick was on campus. Griffin has been granted significant freedom, operating read-option schemes to create confusion, embarrass defenders and pile up touchdowns through the air and on the ground..

An 11-year-old student was charged with bringing a deadly weapon to Holabird Middle School, after a "starter pistol" that shoots blanks was found inside his locker, Baltimore County police said. The student has been charged as a juvenile and faces disciplinary action by school administrators. Police said another student informed the principal that the suspect might have a gun in his locker, and that he brought it to school to show it off to his friends, not to harm anyone. A starter pistol is commonly used to start swimming or track events.

A career criminal was sentenced yesterday in Baltimore Circuit Court to 170 years in prison, the first 30 years to be served without parole, for attempted murder and handgun charges that resulted from a shootout in which two police officers were injured."

Did Dr. Leonard Harris, a 37-year-old Dundalk physician whom co-workers described as "mild-mannered," break into one woman's White Marsh apartment, threaten another White Marsh woman with a gun and try to drag her into her apartment, as prosecutors charge?Or is Dr. Harris, who also is charged with raping three women in separate attacks dating back to July 1990, a victim of circumstance and mistaken identity, as his attorney claims?Those two conflicting views were presented to a Baltimore County Circuit Court jury yesterday as Dr. Harris went on trial for attempted kidnapping, assault and daytime housebreaking.

A Holabird Middle School student was disciplined after an inoperable starter pistol was found in his locker Wednesday, Baltimore County schools officials said. The Dundalk school sent a letter home with students about the discovery of the gun, and an investigation involving county police indicated that the student did not plan to threaten or hurt anyone, schools spokesman Charles Herndon said. A starter pistol shoots blank shells or caps and is typically used at sporting events. "Possession of such a device is still a serious offense, however, and the school has taken appropriate disciplinary action," the letter signed by Principal Julie Dellone states.

An article in the Nov. 16, 1912, edition of The Argus reported a Sunday showdown in the streets over love was shut down by police. Thistle, a milling village near Catonsville, had an exciting Sunday afternoon when Dorsey Harrison , 17 years old, and George Whalen , 18 years old, who hale from Ilchester, appeared on the roads flourishing pistols. The trouble, it is said, started over the attentions paid by each to a young woman of that village and the pistols were brought into play to emphasize the rival lovers' remarks.