A local woman caught someone breaking into her car, so she picked up the
nearest gun and fired off six shots. None of which hit the bad guy and
one shot entered a neighbour's home.

In addition to the whatever charges she will be brought up on, she
certainly should be 'sentenced' to a few weeks at a firing range with
some proper instruction on aiming and firing a gun

Arri London wrote:

A local woman caught someone breaking into her car, so she picked up the
nearest gun and fired off six shots. None of which hit the bad guy and
one shot entered a neighbour's home.

In addition to the whatever charges she will be brought up on, she
certainly should be 'sentenced' to a few weeks at a firing range with
some proper instruction on aiming and firing a gun

Aye. She missed the only way "gun control" makes sense: "hit your
target".


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On Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:36:25 -0600, Arri London
wrote:

A local woman caught someone breaking into her car, so she picked up the
nearest gun and fired off six shots. None of which hit the bad guy and
one shot entered a neighbour's home.

In addition to the whatever charges she will be brought up on, she
certainly should be 'sentenced' to a few weeks at a firing range with
some proper instruction on aiming and firing a gun

if she has a permit, it should be lifted.

your pal,
blake

blake murphy wrote:

On Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:36:25 -0600, Arri London
wrote:

A local woman caught someone breaking into her car, so she picked up the
nearest gun and fired off six shots. None of which hit the bad guy and
one shot entered a neighbour's home.

In addition to the whatever charges she will be brought up on, she
certainly should be 'sentenced' to a few weeks at a firing range with
some proper instruction on aiming and firing a gun

if she has a permit, it should be lifted.

If she did it here she would lose the gun and possibly end up in jail. Safe
storage laws make it impractical to shoot someone. Basically, you can only
use deadly force is someone is coming at you and posing a threat to your
person. You cannot use deadly force to protect property, so shooting at a
person who is breaking into your car and not posing a threat to your personal
safety is a major no no.

blake murphy wrote:

On Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:36:25 -0600, Arri London
wrote:

A local woman caught someone breaking into her car, so she picked up the
nearest gun and fired off six shots. None of which hit the bad guy and
one shot entered a neighbour's home.

In addition to the whatever charges she will be brought up on, she
certainly should be 'sentenced' to a few weeks at a firing range with
some proper instruction on aiming and firing a gun

if she has a permit, it should be lifted.

your pal,
blake

Given the statistics the police around here usually quote, it's unlikely
she had a permit in the first place.

Quite a few people locally are injured or killed accidentally by people
who just don't know how to use a gun. It isn't a requirement for getting
a basice permit/licence. Only people who want a 'concealed carry' permit
are made to take training.

Arri London wrote:
blake murphy wrote:

On Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:36:25 -0600, Arri London
wrote:

A local woman caught someone breaking into her car, so she picked
up the nearest gun and fired off six shots. None of which hit the
bad guy and one shot entered a neighbour's home.

In addition to the whatever charges she will be brought up on, she
certainly should be 'sentenced' to a few weeks at a firing range
with some proper instruction on aiming and firing a gun

if she has a permit, it should be lifted.

your pal,
blake

Given the statistics the police around here usually quote, it's
unlikely she had a permit in the first place.

Quite a few people locally are injured or killed accidentally by
people who just don't know how to use a gun. It isn't a requirement
for getting a basice permit/licence. Only people who want a
'concealed carry' permit are made to take training.

There was an incident in Memphis last year where a guy had his gun sitting
on the coffee table. (Why, I don't know.) His dog accidentally shot him
with it! And no, the dog didn't have a permit

jmcquown wrote:

Arri London wrote:
blake murphy wrote:

On Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:36:25 -0600, Arri London
wrote:

A local woman caught someone breaking into her car, so she picked
up the nearest gun and fired off six shots. None of which hit the
bad guy and one shot entered a neighbour's home.

In addition to the whatever charges she will be brought up on, she
certainly should be 'sentenced' to a few weeks at a firing range
with some proper instruction on aiming and firing a gun

if she has a permit, it should be lifted.

your pal,
blake

Given the statistics the police around here usually quote, it's
unlikely she had a permit in the first place.

Quite a few people locally are injured or killed accidentally by
people who just don't know how to use a gun. It isn't a requirement
for getting a basic permit/licence. Only people who want a
'concealed carry' permit are made to take training.

There was an incident in Memphis last year where a guy had his gun sitting
on the coffee table. (Why, I don't know.) His dog accidentally shot him
with it! And no, the dog didn't have a permit

Probably couldn't pass the background check

jmcquown wrote:

There was an incident in Memphis last year where a guy had his gun sitting
on the coffee table. (Why, I don't know.) His dog accidentally shot him
with it! And no, the dog didn't have a permit

I read a similar news report last year. A hunter leaned his shotgun on a fence
while he climbed over it. His dog jumped up and pressed trigger. Ouch!!!