This kind of person makes it hard on law abiding, legal and sensible firearms people: <http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/news/local/south_central/jail-time-for-gun-wielding-man>
He didn't have a license?Murphy was arrested on preliminary charges of possession of a handgun with out a permit, pointing a firearm, criminal recklessness with a firearm and public intoxication.
He didn't have a license?
I see the license requirement as an infringement on my 2nd amendment rights just as many here do.
But, this being Indiana, we all at least try to follow the law.
Anyone flashing a handgun around in Indiana without a license to carry should go straight to jail just for being stupid. IMHO
Yes, Stupid should be a jailable offense.
It would be like preventative justice.
Later, according to the bartender, he pulled the gun out again and laid it on the counter with the barrel pointed toward her.
This kind of person makes it hard on law abiding, legal and sensible firearms people: <http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/news/local/south_central/jail-time-for-gun-wielding-man>
Anyone can own or carry a gun. There is no real community of "gun owners". Some people shoot for sport, some people hunt, some people carry for self-defense, and some people collect. Sure, each one of these involves a gun, but it doesn't mean we have a united community of gun owners where we're all law abiding citizens and guys like this are the outcast.
This was simply an idiot with a firearm. He could have just as easily pointed a car at someone, revved the engine, and asked if it made her nervous. It doesn't matter what tool he was abusing. I don't see how it makes "us" look bad, because there is no "us". The entire United States is a community of gun owners, because we all have the right to keep and bear arms.
Why do you think that this makes "us" look bad?
The gun is always the center of the story, of course, with any media report. The fact is that if anyone should attempt to bring this up to me I would be happy to point out this fellow should no more reflect poorly on legal, sensible gun owners than drunk drivers reflect on the driving public at large, forgers reflect on graphic artists, bombers reflect on quarrymen, and purse snatchers reflect on sprinters.
It makes "us" look bad, because the Liberals who want to control our lives (what's liberal about that, by the way?) can't tell "us" from "them".
The conservatives want to control our lives, too. And, FWIW, that is EXACTLY what conservatism is all about - controlling the masses so that everything stays the same as it has been. You know, "conserving" traditions & all.
ha. wow
Ooooh, good intelligent comeback. I hope it didn't take you too long to form that opinion into words. You wouldn't want to burn out any brain cells.