Sunday feel good story
So today’s feel good story is only a partial. Our homeowner shot the bad guy and lived to tell about it, but I guess he wasn’t supposed to have a gun in the first place. From Florida;
Jacksonville police have judged that a homeowner who shot and killed an intruder inside his house was justified in firing the shot.
But the homeowner, whose name has not been released, has been arrested for a misdemeanor violation of injunction for having a firearm, and was taken into custody Saturday afternoon, police said.
It’s Florida, so the only reason the 50-year-old shooter isn’t allowed to have a gun that I can think of would be that he’s a felon, and that’s bad. Felons shouldn’t have guns, but at least he sent another felon to his reward, so that’s a reason to feel good.
Category: Feel Good Stories
Well with some of the bullshit felony charges used today I’m going to have to disagree. Just recently those 13 year old girls in Florida almost went to court for some bullshit cyber bullying. I think you’d be pretty pissed if one of these stolen valor pigs killed themselves and suddenly you’re beig charged with aggravated stalking.
Violent felonies I would understand but to completely lose your right to defend yourself because of a non violent conviction would be horrible.
Might also be a court order related to alleged domestic abuse.
Or a misdemeanor domestic violence conviction any time during the individual’s life. As I recall, due to the Lautenberg Amendment, that also disallows firearms possession nationwide – even if the conviction occurred prior to the Lautenberg Amendment’s passage.
If the statuate stands, that a particular crime is a felony, then the responsibility falls on the person who may consider committing the crime. Whatever the felony crime, i.e. Larceny over $600, for instance; those who steal know what is and is not a felony. It is their responsibility to not commit a felony that could follow them for the rest of their lives.
Non-violent? An old buddy of mine, Mickey Munday, didn’t commit any violent crimes, but he did fly billions of dollars in drugs into the country. Where would the line be drawn. When the separation from misdemeanor and felony is established, it is done to cause those who use their heads to not commit such crimes, knowing that they will lose certain privileges that are afforded the law abiding citizen. Voting is another Florida privilege of the felony free adult.
Bubblehead Ray shows another instance of gun ownership denial here in Florida. Violent domestic abuse is a reason to deny the right to own firearms.
Or it may be that, if he’s not allowed to have a firearm for some reason not yet defined, the police were required to take him in and may decide to let him go, too.
If the shooting was justified (self defense), that should have some bearing on what happens. But the individual should learn other ways to defend his castle, ways that are legal for him.
Entered an abandoned house at night and took an old oil lamp and several ball mason jars. The judge prosecution added a washer and dryer to put me above the $200 mark. Bam, convicted felon. That was 40 years ago. Didn’t stop the government from asking me to join-up and pray I’d make it to retirement. 22 years and proud of it. Fight for my country but can’t own a gun. Yea, right!