Comments on: Public Defenders Back Revised ‘Warning Shot’ Bill

By: Naenae

Naenae — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 20:22:46 +0000

All I’m saying is, try to car-jack me, or invade my home and it’s 2 to center mass and 1 to the head and then the coroner can have you.

By: river

river — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 20:14:24 +0000

Everyone deserves a warning shot…..use hollow points…the whistle from the bullet is plenty of warning.

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 18:49:51 +0000

Some good points made but…

@Lars – Me pointing my side arm at you IS brandishing a weapon. Pulling back your coat or shirt to show a pistol tucked into your waist band is “thuggish” in my book. I will brandish my weapon by POINTING IT AT YOU. Less things I have to do before pulling the trigger.

@Don – your point is invalid when you are talking about another species. The “thing in your yard” must be able to understand your language in order to understand your commands, or at least be able to understand that what you are holding would harm them. (example, someone who does not speak English understands what a gun is)

@James Smith – I agree!

And I DO agree with others that say, “Enter my home illegally, and your warning is two shots center mass, one to the head”. No arrest, no trial, no sentencing, just the medical examiner with a body bag.

Bottom line: A warning shot is a wasted round!

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 16:01:04 +0000

And what does the local elected public defender, Bruce Miller, say? Nothing. He is useless as an elected official and manager. PD’s office went way down hill with him and it was already way down there with Owens running it.

By: ME

ME — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 14:27:26 +0000

My question is do Cops fire a warning shot? NOPE they blast away. Remember the shooting in front of the McDonalds on 9 mile road, 106 rounds were fired, some going through the playground equipment at the resturant.
Nice Shooting !

By: Don

Don — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 13:00:24 +0000

Your home or your occupied car is another thing entirely,someone who enters either of these illegaly gets a triple tap,your rusty lawn mower in your shed would be a warning shot.A few years back I had a neighbors dog in my yard growling,barring his teeth and I told him I had a weapon,he still growled,I showed him my weapon he still growled,I fired one round into the grass beside him…GONE!!!

By: James smith

James smith — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 08:54:12 +0000

All they need to do is pass the open carry law and none of this would be needed

By: chefe de maquina

chefe de maquina — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 00:25:06 +0000

Y’all think someone coming into your house is going to warn you first? think someone mugging you will warn you first? think someone car jacking you will warn you first? I don’t and I think they should have the same warning as the one I get. I was trained two center mass one to the head.

By: Lars

Lars — Mon, 16 Dec 2013 19:52:31 +0000

I agree with some of the other posters. I think warning shots, a la Joe Biden, are a bad idea for multiple reasons. However, I would like to see the “brandishing” part of the law go forward. I could foresee a situation where an angry person with a bat or pipe or some other weapon is standing in a yard threating someone and by simply showing the bat wielding manic a pistol, they choose to leave the area. The brandished weapon de-escalates the situation without doing permanent damage to anyone or anything. Brandishing would not be appropriate in every situation of course. Things like distance to the target, type of weapon held by the attacker and so forth would affect the brandish/shoot decision.

By: Jim W

Jim W — Mon, 16 Dec 2013 19:50:59 +0000

I agree with Mark. A verbal command stating you will shot if they do not stop should be the requirement. I feel like he does if I pull my weapon it will be with the intention of using it.