The National Rifle Association, as we all know, is a benevolent group that just wants to make sure that every American gets the chance to marry the gun or guns of their choice.
Instead of expanding the pro-death Stand Your Ground law, they should return to the traditional duty to retreat principle before using deadly force. And anyone claiming self-defense should face a jury. Let them decide if it was justified instead of the police or a prosecutor.
There are some nice beaches in Florida—St George Island near Apalachicola in particular—and maybe some other stuff worth visiting. When they come to their senses, I might consider going back.
Don’t forget the “throw the empty gun” addendum. After you use up all your bullets you’re supposed to throw your gun at the monster/alien/exwife/brown person/superman/robot and run.
Stand Your Ground is the <a href="http:\/\/www.snopes.com\/legal\/twinkie.asp" target="_blank">Twinkie</a>* defense of our era. ______________________________ * That&#039;s not what I meant and you know it!
&quot;Coming to their senses&quot; will happen about the same time Florida is submerged by the melting polar ice caps. So, twenty years, maybe.
NRA is not being a good sport. I&#039;d expect at least a Stand-your-Reacharound while they&#039;re having their way with America&#039;s poop chute.
So what happens when someone gets in the way of a warning shot like some poor schmuck is sitting on the crapper and his downstairs neighbor starts firing warning shots into his ceiling?
Instead of expanding the pro-death Stand Your Ground law, they should return to the traditional duty to retreat principle before using deadly force. And anyone claiming self-defense should face a jury. Let them decide if it was justified instead of the police or a prosecutor.
And the invulnerable ubermensch that&#039;s laughed in the face of your bullets has to duck the thrown gun.
Those &quot;warning shot&quot; bullets have to come down somewhere, does anybody ever think about THAT?
A tragic, but completely unforeseeable, accident.
There are some nice beaches in Florida&mdash;St George Island near Apalachicola in particular&mdash;and maybe some other stuff worth visiting. When they come to their senses, I might consider going back.
It&#039;s methadone for public exhibitionists.
The howwow.
OJ had to move to a gated community.
If &quot;threatened use of force&quot; is the test, every vehicle on I-95 in Miami will have a 50 caliber mounted front and back.
Don&rsquo;t forget the &ldquo;throw the empty gun&rdquo; addendum. After you use up all your bullets you&rsquo;re supposed to throw your gun at the monster/alien/exwife/brown person/superman/robot and run.
Stand Your Ground is the <a href="http:\/\/www.snopes.com\/legal\/twinkie.asp" target="_blank">Twinkie</a>* defense of our era. ______________________________ * That&#039;s not what I meant and you know it!
&quot;Coming to their senses&quot; will happen about the same time Florida is submerged by the melting polar ice caps. So, twenty years, maybe.
C&#039;mon people, let&#039;s not go off half-cocked.
NRA is not being a good sport. I&#039;d expect at least a Stand-your-Reacharound while they&#039;re having their way with America&#039;s poop chute.
So what happens when someone gets in the way of a warning shot like some poor schmuck is sitting on the crapper and his downstairs neighbor starts firing warning shots into his ceiling?
&lt;thing on the gun that makes the gun go off if&#039;n you squeeze it&gt; warning!