I do recall the same.Originally Posted by sandman76
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I do recall the same.
I wish he would've said that in the interview... Something to the effect of: "I just did what Joe Biden advised me to do when faced with an intruder!"
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"When law and morality contradict each other, the citizen has the cruel alternative of either losing his moral sense or losing his respect for the law." -Frederic Bastiat
"I am a conservative. Quite possibly I am on the losing side; often I think so. Yet, out of a curious perversity I had rather lose with Socrates, let us say, than win with Lenin."
― Russell Kirk, Author of The Conservative Mind
I don't think you can use that defense in court though. "But our Veep said to fire through the door."
Besides, this is why I don't fire warning shots:
"There is no news in the truth, and no truth in the news."
"The revolution will not be televised... Instead it will be filmed from multiple angles via cell phone cameras, promptly uploaded to YouTube, Tweeted about, and then shared on Facebook, pending a Wi-Fi connection."
They need to drop all the charges against this guy if this story is accurate.
Mistakes in order of importance:
1) living in Medford, OR
2) attempting to rationalize with someone intent on doing you harm
3) firing a warning shot
4) atttempting to rationalize with the police about your actions
The guy is owned, by his own admission is wasnt under immeninet threat -- if he was he wouldn't/couldn't of fired a 'warning' shot.
What is my joy if all hands, even the unclean, can reach into it? What is my wisdom, if even the fools can dictate to me? What is my freedom, if all creatures, even the botched and impotent, are my masters? What is my life, if I am but to bow, to agree and to obey?
-- Ayn Rand, Anthem (Chapter 11)
This only applies to double barrel shotguns.
I imagine they will before all is said and done ... but he can kiss the rifle goodbye (unless he's willing to pay a lawyer 10 times what its worth to fight to maybe get it back).
The lessons I learn from this are thus:
- "Warning Shots" should be delivered to COM.
- Self defense guns should be considered disposable.
- Expect persecution (no that's not a misspelling of prosecution) if the local Law Enforcement agency that will be responding to your self defense shooting has a history of anti-gun attitude (and my guess is that Oregon most police chiefs are Dem appointees).
Modern liberalism is based on the idea that reality is obligated to conform to one's beliefs because; "I have the right to believe whatever I want".
"Everything the State says is a lie, and everything it has it has stolen.
-Friedrich Nietzsche
"Every time something really bad happens, people cry out for safety, and the government answers by taking rights away from good people."
-Penn Jillette
A World Without Guns <- Great Read!
Warning shot was a bad idea, but it did stop the crime without loss of life. Unfortunately I can believe the cops made the decision they did. Very rare nowadays to find someone who knows the difference between "ordnance" and "justice".
Kinda what I was thinking! Gun pointed- Get the f' out. he advances, don't think he is advancing to be your friend and shake your hand. Use the least amount of force necessary, which would not involve shooting a round into the ground.
Last edited by 10mm-man; 05-30-2013 at 11:43.
IF you must shoot, you shoot to eliminate the threat..not to warn - especially if the bad guy is walking away already. There is no reason whatsoever for him to pull that trigger. As much as I sympathize with the homeowner, he made a bad judgement. Hopefully the prosecutor or judge let him off.
Last edited by ChunkyMonkey; 05-30-2013 at 11:51.
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