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Originally Posted by barbara
I don't have any idea how, but I sure hope something is done somehow.
Everyone wants all these personal freedoms, to carry a gun, to stand ones' ground, and that would be all well and good if we could legislate common sense.
Freedom comes with responsibilities and consequences.
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Originally Posted by noonereal
Many many more than if we did not have a crazy gun culture.
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Originally Posted by finnbow
I don't know if all of you folks are familiar with the latest Stand Your Ground case in Texas. A guy walks over to a neighbor's house armed with a pistol, a flashlight and a video camera to complain about a loud party. He proceeds to shoot his neighbor dead while talking on the phone with 911 and videotaping, all the while saying "I fear for my life ... I'm standing my ground...." What a sad farce. Given that he's in Texas, he may well be acquitted from a murder charge for what was obviously premeditated murder.
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And, this is why I'm against it. It
assumes that every gun owner is a reasonable and responsible person.
In my hometown in Ohio, we had a man shoot at two college students who were working for the Obama campaign in '08. They stepped out of their van, one went to the back of the van to get a sign and the other walked towards his house to ask him if they could put the sign in his yard. As the one kid crossed onto his property, the man stepped out onto the porch and shot him, then took a shot, but missed the other kid.
He tried to claim he felt threatened and entitled to protect his property under the Castle Law. IIRC, he was found guilty, but received a light sentence.
This sort of thing is insane, IMHO. As I see it, that guy is cold blooded murderer and should have received full penalty.
Dave