Officer and Security Guard Shot at Club

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Jackson 09/11/08
Officer and Security Guard Shot at Club

Posted: Sep 11, 2008 07:14 AM MDT

Updated: Sep 12, 2008 09:58 PM MDT

Chief McMillin Discusses Overnight Shooting of Officer








A Jackson police officer is among the victims in an overnight shooting.

Early Thursday morning, officers rushed to the scene near Pop's Around the Corner, nightclub on South Gallatin Street. Security guard John Robinson and off-duty Jackson police officer James Dunaway were both wounded.

Police Chief Malcolm McMillin said the victims' wounds did not appear to be life-threatening. Now his officers are trying to find the shooter.

"The suspect left the scene," the chief said. "We know that he was a black male. He was traveling in a late-model Cadillac and proceeded north on Gallatin Street. We don't have any other information except there was an altercation at the scene that resulted in this shooting."

McMillin says it shows the need for a change in Jackson's nightclubs.

"This case illustrates the need for a uniform closing time. These clubs, nothing good happens after 2:00 in the morning. This is another example of that."

McMillin says he will speak with members of the city council to push for an ordinance that makes it illegal to drink in Jackson's nightclubs after 2 a.m. If you have any information that could help police, call them at (601) 960-1234.



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[SecTrainer]

Closing time is 2 AM? You might as well just let them stay open all night. Ridiculous! I can't think of any legitimate reason to permit clubs to remain open past midnight. If you have a problem and can't slake your alcoholic urges by midnight, go home to drink, have a ball and kill yourself. As long as you're home and not out in public or on the road, no one will care when you pass out and hit your head on the fireplace grate. The best you'll get from me is "Sayanara, Loser - good riddance".

[Bill Warnock]

Closing time is 2 AM? You might as well just let them stay open all night. Ridiculous! I can't think of any legitimate reason to permit clubs to remain open past midnight. If you have a problem and can't slake your alcoholic urges by midnight, go home to drink, have a ball and kill yourself. As long as you're home and not out in public or on the road, no one will care when you pass out and hit your head on the fireplace grate. The best you'll get from me is "Sayanara, Loser - good riddance".
Concur, what a tangle.
Enjoy the day,
Bill

[Deputy Dawg]

2am is the cut off for the sale of alcoholic beverages here in Orlando, FL.

I get people all the time though that get pissed off when we tell them to drink up or pour em out (we have a bar at our hotel) and say "well where we are from we can buy alcohol till like 4-5 am! This is ridiculous! Florida Sucks! blah blah blah...” Not only that, but once 12am-1am rolls around, nothing but drunks on the street and of course we have a big McDonald’s right next door. Lots of interesting sights and sounds at night as you can imagine.
And they always seem to find their way to our hotel. lol

Luckily they have been hiring an off-duty Deputy since the start of the year which has helped a bit.

[Black Caesar]

It's 2am her in Texas too.

[Mr. Chaple]

If you are not finished my midnight, it is too late to find an after-party and hit the package store anyway.

[Lawson]

It's also 2am here in Washington.

[Son-Of-A-Pilot]

It's one am here in Alabama.

[Mr. Chaple]

From WikiPedia
Australia
In NSW there is no specified closing time, although in residential areas bars are often required to close at midnight. In non-residential areas some bars are open 24 hours.


United Kingdom
From late 2005, drinking establishments could apply for licences to stay open and serve alcohol for 24 hours a day. This means that round-the-clock drinking (in England and Wales) is now a reality.

Within the first month of it becoming law, over 1,000 pubs, clubs and supermarkets had been granted 24-hour licences to sell alcohol. A further 40 per cent of premises had applied to vary their licences to either extend opening times by an hour or two, or to offer late food or entertainment. Many more establishments have since renewed their licences. In 2008/9 Scotland will join England and Wales when New Licensing Laws come in to effect.


Canada
British Columbia - Last call is 2 a.m. province wide, may purchase "off sales" bottled beer and the like from local Pubs until 2300h.
Alberta - Last call and sale of alcohol from a store is 2 a.m. province wide.
Ontario - Last call is 2 a.m. province wide, although the province has the authority to grant waivers to allow closing at 4 a.m. during special events.
Quebec - Last call is 3 a.m. province wide for establishments serving alcohol, while the sale of alcohol from a store is restricted after 11 p.m.

United States
Last call laws vary widely from state to state, and in most states, cities and towns are free to impose more restrictive regulations. Large metropolitan areas with many towns may have different laws for areas that are only a short distance apart. The following lists should not be considered exhaustive.


[edit] State specific laws
Alaska - 5 a.m.; while most cities restrict this further, some do not (primarily smaller Matanuska-Susitna Valley towns), and some villages are dry.
Arizona - 2 a.m.
Arkansas - 2 a.m.
California - Last call statewide is 2 a.m.
Connecticut - 2 a.m.
Delaware - 1 a.m.
Florida - Last call set statewide to 2 a.m., some cities have passed exemptions to the law, notably Tampa (3 a.m.), Broward county (4 a.m.) and Miami (24 hours in the Miami Entertainment District). Liquor store closing times vary by county.
Georgia - Varies by county (most are set at 2 a.m., while others may have different times or no time at all). In Atlanta most bars are allowed to close at 2:30 a.m., but Underground Atlanta can operate until 4 a.m.
Illinois - Anywhere from 1:00 a.m. until 3:00 a.m., varies by county. Some counties can serve 24 hours.
Iowa - 2 a.m.
Kansas - 2 a.m. (in the 17 counties which allow bars without limitation)
Maine - 1 a.m.
Maryland - 2 a.m.
Michigan - 2 a.m.
Minnesota - 1 am in most of the state; 2 a.m. in Minneapolis/St. Paul; Liquor Stores Closed on Sundays, 3.2 beer may be bought in most grocery stores.
Missouri - 1:30 a.m. in most of the state; 3:00 a.m. in specially-licensed establishments in the two largest metropolises of St. Louis and Kansas City, and their surrounding areas.
Nebraska - 1 a.m.
Nevada - There is no closing time; bars may stay open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
New Hampshire - 12:45 a.m.
New Jersey - While state law is 3 a.m. certain areas on the Jersey shore are considered resort areas and are allowed to serve alcohol up until 5 a.m.
New York - Last call is 4 a.m. Although the New York State Liquor Authority, pursuant to subdivision eleven of section seventeen, states: where any rule has been adopted in a county on or before April 1st, 1995, further restricting the hours of sale for alcoholic beverages, such restricted hours shall be the hours, during which the sale of alcoholic beverages at retail for on-premises consumption shall not be permitted within such county. Nor shall any person be permitted to consume any alcoholic beverages upon any such premises later than one-half hour after the start of the prohibited hours of sale provided for in this section.
North Carolina - Last Call is 2 a.m. statewide. On weekdays and Saturday alcohol can be sold beginning at 7 a.m., on Sunday alcohol sales begin at noon.
Ohio - Last call is 2 a.m. statewide, although establishments may acquire licenses that allow them to serve until 2:30 a.m. Store-bought beer & wine sales stop at 1 a.m. Liquor over 40 proof may only be purchased in state-approved stores - sales stop at 10 p.m.
Pennsylvania - 2 a.m. in taverns, 3 a.m. in membership-only clubs statewide. Sales may begin as early as 7 a.m. Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board-operated liquor stores (known as "Wine & Spirits Shoppes", or commonly called "state stores") operate various hours, but never open before 9 a.m. and never close later than 10 p.m. About ten percent of state stores, most of which are near the borders of the Commonwealth, are open from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays. Beer distributors must close by 10 p.m. and are not open on Sundays.
Tennessee - 3 a.m.
Texas - 2 a.m. Beer and wine via grocery sold until 12 a.m. Sunday to Friday, 1 a.m. on Saturday. Beer and wine can be sold in stores beginning at 7 a.m. Monday to Saturday, 12 p.m. on Sunday. Bars and restaurants may not serve alcohol before 10 a.m. on Sunday. Liquor stores closed on Sunday and cannot open before 10 a.m. or closed after 9 p.m. other days.
Vermont - 2 a.m.
Virginia - 2 a.m.. Liquor stores (ABC) closed on Sunday, except for a few select stores. Beer and Wine via grocery sold until 12AM.
Washington - 2 a.m. Liquor stores closed on Sunday, except for a few select stores. Beer and Wine via grocery sold until 2AM.
Wisconsin - Last call is 2 a.m.. On Saturday and Sunday mornings, last call is 2:30 a.m.

[edit] City specific laws
Albany, NY - 4 a.m.
Atlanta - 2:30 a.m.; 4:00 a.m. in Underground Atlanta.
Austin- 2 a.m.
Bloomington and Normal, Illinois - 1 a.m. on weeknights, 2 a.m. on weekends
Boston - 2 a.m.
Buffalo - 4 a.m.
Champaign, Illinois - 2 a.m.
Chicago - 3 a.m. on weeknights, 4 a.m. on Saturday nights. A late license can be granted for special events, extending last call to 4 a.m.
Cleveland - 2:30 a.m.
Columbus - 2:30 a.m.
Denver - 2 a.m.
Florence, South Carolina - 2 a.m. for hard liquor, 3 a.m. for beer. This includes Sundays where any bar that is defined as a private club may operate 7 days a week, other wise last call is midnight Saturday night, until the establishment reopens for business on Monday.
Granite City, IL. - Weeknights 2 a.m. Weekends 3 a.m.
Indianapolis - 3 a.m.
Lexington, KY - 2 a.m.
Louisville - 4 a.m.
Miami - 5 a.m.; Bars may stay open 24 hours, 7 days a week in the Downtown Entertainment District
New Orleans - Bars may stay open 24 hours, 7 days a week.
Pensacola, Florida - 3 a.m. (within city limits, 2 a.m. for county)
Peoria - 4 a.m.
Philadelphia - 2 a.m.
Pittsburgh - 2 a.m.
Providence - 2 a.m. on Weekends, 1 a.m. on Weeknights
Rochester, New York - 2 a.m.
Salt Lake City - 1 a.m.
San Marcos, Texas - 12 a.m. Sunday through Friday, 1 a.m. Saturday
St. Louis - 2 a.m. on Weeknights, 3 a.m. on Weekends
Tampa - 3 a.m.
Tuscaloosa, Alabama - 2 a.m. Monday-Thursday and Saturday. Not required to close on Friday nights.
Washington, D.C. - 2:30 a.m. on Friday and Saturday night, 1:30 a.m. other nights.

Other Countries
Dominican Republic - 2 a.m.