This is very unfortunate. Instead of making new laws, maybe just build a fence and get a dog..?
this is so stupid. this man is a threat to society and should never have been allowed to buy a gun. throw him away for the rest of his life.
Ya on a serious note im a gun rights guy, but this clown needs to be thrown in jail the rest of his life... which at 69 shouldn't take long. There was a host of other things he could have done, walked back inside, locked his door, called the cops. Shooting should always be the last option not the first.
That's a poor argument.
People should be required to keep firearms in a safe and have a home alarm system before they're even considered for firearm ownership.
But you know, that infringes on liberties blaablaaablaaaaaaa.
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It's amazing that sarcasm is still a myth to some people :P
Dare I say?...
That we have all now been doomed.
On Topic : This guy was pretty crazy, if it wasn't a gun, it would have been a crossbow, a spear, or even a shark with lasers he would have attacked the person with. The recent gun law proposals have absolutely nothing to do with this instance, and should be looked, as if, in a vacuum. A vacuum full o' crazy.
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I had a cool sig... then photobucket ate my pics and now its borked. :/ oh wells...
There are no words for this stupidity. Why would you shoot someone for such an asinine reason?
I'm not an American so will not comment on what infringes on liberties. Because the law changes draw so much ire and debate, I'd rather speak of smaller things, like having a physical barrier that actually requires some effort to get through to one's property as a primary means of determining if someone is intentionally trying to get through to your place, or has just accidentally pulled up into the wrong driveway.
In this case it is clearly second degree murder, as he backed down and yelled he had no intention to rob him.
This was an old military veteran who probably had both health problems and mental problems. Frankly, he should not have owned a gun. However, arguments that he "should have known better" or "should have seen the car was in reverse, not forward", etc. fail to take into account the very real possibility of PTSD, depression, dissociative disorders, etc. this man has probably suffered from for a large portion of his life.
This falls less under a deliberate murder, and more under the premise that the mentally ill should NOT own firearms. It also is a reflection of the fact that we, as a country, have completely failed to provide the mentally ill with adequate care and (when necessary) supervision.
Ive always thought that the believing you have an absolute right to anything, often leads to stupidity with said thing due to ease of access by stupid people who should never have owned a gun.
Naturally responsible people, from my obeservation, almost never suffer from illusions of grandeur over their rights.
I also feel really sorry for his girlfriend who witnessed all of that and had his blood on her. Talk about traumatizing.
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
Also, it's should HAVE. NOT "should of". "Should of" doesn't even make sense. If you think you should own a cat, do you say "I should of a cat" or "I should have a cat"? Do you HAVE cats, or do you OF cats?