If you want to get to the root of the problem, take a look at this story. There is plenty going on under the surface. But the very culture that deems it OK to pull out a gun and shoot at a fleeing car exemplifies the issue.
The person who fired the shots also remains a mystery.No one was protecting anyone in this situation. An idiot was firing a gun at a fleeing car. Heck, that does not work in the movies, there is no way, beyond dumb luck, random holes made by a piece of metal less than a half inch in diameter will stop a moving car. Most people can't accurately hit a target beyond 20 yards with a handgun without using a proper stance and with lots of practice. I suspect holding the gun with one hand and sideways lessons the accuracy even more. We should be thankful no innocent bystanders were hit.
But, Lard thanks whoever they are for protecting her children.She believes things could have gotten a lot worse if the driver hadn't been scared away.
A couple of weeks ago two guys bumped into each other and instead of apologizing, or resorting to a punch in the nose, they pulled their heaters and sprayed the area with chunks of lead, hitting and wounding everyone in the area except each other.
A routine family argument ended in gunfire just earlier this week. As the wife said, "whatever happened to the old fashioned fist fight?" We all have a flight or flee response to danger. As long as the "fight" instinct means you reach for your gat, then the violence will only get worse.
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Maybe I'm wrong, but I'll hazard a guess that none of these folks actually possesses an Indiana License To Carry Handgun.
Licensed CC'ers tend to be a bit more circumspect. Note that I did say "tend". But I'll bet the odds are high that I'm right about the license status of these people.
Like Fuzzy said.
Licensed CPLs are more subject to the law (which forbids shooting at fleeing suspects) it seems.
"I suspect holding the gun with one hand and sideways lessons the accuracy even more."
My preferred stance since long before the Weaver style became de riguer.
And I'm pretty good.
Welcome to Cleveland.
Rabbits scatter and run from any threat to their own. One angry rabbit can inflict a lot of damage with teeth and toenails, but they don't have the mindset to group. Some are prone to group and shoot because it's open season and they pay no penalty. If the gangs, their families, and all their free housing could be eradicated, there'd be no need for large penitentiaries and large police departments.
Or so says this hoosier lost in florida.
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