Comments on: Cantonment Disturbance Ends With Gunfire

By: Marshall

Marshall — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 03:11:24 +0000

Everyone can make judgments on this issue, but the big fact is that NONE of us were there. The person with the firearm had to make their best judgment on how to stop the fight. Shooting in the air, and yep, the projectile must come down somewhere. Shooting in the ground, and it could ricochet. Then some of you say…to just shoot them! Not real good idea if you are not under direct threat of grave bodily harm. When you are in the heat of the moment, many do not make the best choices. At least this time the warning shot seems to have stopped the issue and nobody had to be shot. It is easy, in hindsight, to say what was wrong or right. Hindsight is always 20/20!

By: Bob's Brother

Bob's Brother — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 00:43:57 +0000

I’m sorry to disagree, but Jason…. no one died. Maybe the person who shot in the air could be charged with illegal discharge, but shooting a person better have a dang good reason behind it. Yes, it would have been more wise to have fired the gun into the ground or to have turned a hose on the idiots, shooting someone isn’t an option unless they’re threatening you, sir.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 00:20:38 +0000

How about not shooting a gun in the first place?

That is an option, you know?

By: mick

mick — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 23:28:10 +0000

Warning shots to the combatants torso’s would quell the fight…

By: Granny

Granny — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 21:51:32 +0000

Most well trained hunters know to fire a warning shot into the soil near your own feet. This warns others of an armed hunter nearby. This is PREFERED over shooting into the air which has killed innocent bystanders sometimes miles away! How about douse ‘em good with cold water?

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 21:36:53 +0000

Educated folks rarely feel the need to stand in the front yard and throw punches – only a moron would settle a disagreement in that manner. Want to fight? get in the ring and duke it out.

Warning shots should never ever ever be fired into the air. I would rather the shooter in this situation to have shot one those in the fight than to fire their weapon in the air and have that projectile come down and strike an innocent person who had nothing to do with the original fight. You do realize that projectile did come back to the ground?

By: wendell

wendell — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 21:32:51 +0000

@Marshall- You can shoot the ground bro.

By: Marshall

Marshall — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 19:45:05 +0000

Jason – So you were prefer to be Shot than warned by a warning shot that someone had a firearm and was ready to defend themselves?

While I agree that firing in the air may not be the best choice, I would imagine those involved in the fight were much happier that way than with a bullet striking their bodies! Shooting someone is not always required to end the situation.

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 19:13:09 +0000

For the life of me I dont understand why someone would discharge a firearm up into the air. That projectile has to come down somewhere and it puts another innocent person in harms way.

If you have a reason to discharge a warning shot, then you have a reason to use deadly force. Otherwise, no shots should be fired.

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 18:24:38 +0000

Me and my wife past by all this last night In way home games I d thing we didn’t come that way earlier good thing no one was hurt really bad