Comments on: Mistaken ID: Man, Neighbor Chase Down, Shoot At PNJ Delivery Men

By: Interesting thoughts

Interesting thoughts — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:48:55 +0000

David,
I always enjoy reading your posts and your articles. I’d love to see more. You have such a good, down to earth attitude that combines common sense with humor and intelligence, things we just don’t see enough of anymore.
Keep up the good work!

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:18:31 +0000

REGARDING:
“They had been hit repeatedly,”

Exactly. They had been robbed and they were ready to see a robber and to punish a robber. It is natural. It is also dangerous if you are the one they are focused on.

There was a fellow in Century a few years back who had been vandalized by teenagers. He finally had enough of it and killed the next one who came on his property.

The one he killed was a retarded kid who had never intentionally wronged anyone. He was just looking for his dog and the ones who incited it may even have pointed him that way, telling him they saw his dog go under that house.

It was a big joke to them even when the kid got killed because they didn’t care anything about him either.

David for a clear conscience

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:12:43 +0000

REGARDING:
“And why did they run?”

Someone’s coming at you with a gun, possibly cursing and accusing you of theft while you’re going about your daily job.

You can stay there and depend on his kind, understanding, reasonalbe nature or you can run and depend on the law of averages for shots fired at a greater distance.

What would YOU do?

David too big a target to run but understanding of the thinking of the swift and skinny

By: Interesting thoughts

Interesting thoughts — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 05:09:10 +0000

Burglerized (misspelling intentional),

I’ve been raped, shot at, beaten and had my home AND my vehicle broken into, my purse stolen, my identity stolen, etc. Absolutely NONE of that would cause me to chase, threaten with a firearm and actually SHOOT at someone I thought might possibly have been slinking around my back yard! I probably would follow them AT A SAFE DISTANCE while informing 9-1-1 of our situation and location but under NO circumstances would I do something so stupid as to shoot at them or even into the air. What happens if I accidentally shoot an innocent bystander? What if I shoot and kill one of those I am chasing and then discover that they had nothing to do with any wrongdoing? Then I’ve killed an innocent person because I was too hotheaded to think and act rationally.

By: molinojim

molinojim — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 03:10:49 +0000

Art—I have read 776.012 /776.013 /776,31 /776-032. It does not say you can chase down a person and shoot them and NOT face civil action. If they are committing a forceable felony maybe ok. You can bet one of our money hungry lawyers would go after every thing you have or will ever have.

By: burglerized

burglerized — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 01:33:50 +0000

It seems to me most of you have not had issue with people steeling your, stuff and being victomized, and the police do their job, but they are not that fast , to catch theives that are leaveing the scene
Shot first? The people where fleeing and they shot in the air (not very smart , but we do live out ,not in the city)
They had been hit repeatedly,
And why did they run?

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:46:39 +0000

REGARDING:
“If this person can prove he was acting is good faith regarding the Stand Your Ground self defense law he cannot be prosedctued criminally or civily!”

It was the STAND YOUR GROUND law wasn’t it?

Not the TRACK HIM DOWN AND SHOOT HIM law?

David not certain it applies in this situation

By: Art Hayhoe

Art Hayhoe — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:55:46 +0000

Has no one read the statutres of our new Self Defence law passed in October 2005.? 776.032 immunity from crilminal prosecution and civial action. If this person can prove he was acting is good faith regarding the Stand Your Ground self defense law he cannot be prosedctued criminally or civily!

By: walter

walter — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:14:43 +0000

No respect for the MULLETT WRAPER!!!

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:46:04 +0000

REGARDING:
“You have to take a test to get a license to drive a car, but anyone over the age of 18, unless convicted of a felony or domestic violence, regardless of training or experience, can purchase a firearm. I support gun ownership rights 100%, but I am a firm believer that firearms safety training should be mandatory for anyone interested in owning firearms. ”

The difference is that the right to drive a car is not guaranteed by the Constitution. If you restrict the right to own arms for any reason, you have broken the supreme law of the land which includes “the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.”

And don’t give that foolishness about how it only gives militias the rights of the people, that is the idiocy which got those silly militias going in the first place.

Amend the Constitution if you think it would make matters better. Obey the Constitution until then. And beware throughout because crazies and outlaws will always be armed.

The main question is whether we would benefit from disarming those who would obey the law in the first place.