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Family of accidental shooting by CHL-er to testify
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 8:36 am
by wgoforth
Family of womam shot accidentally by CHL-er to testify against campus carry...
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prior story tells he had a chl
http://www.khou.com/home/HPD-Woman-shot ... 43634.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I realize there is an earlier thread about the initial incident, but pointing to the campus carry application here. So, since some people have accidentally (or on purpose) driven their car into crowds killing people, or into a store, or struck a pedestrian...I guess we should ban cars on campuses too....
Re: Family of accidental shooting by CHL-er to testify
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 9:01 am
by Kythas
I can understand the family suing the gun owner for his negligent discharge, but what does this have to do with campus carry? The shooting happened at a restaurant, not on a college campus.
They're trying to compare apples to oranges here.
Re: Family of accidental shooting by CHL-er to testify
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 9:22 am
by wgoforth
Kythas wrote:I can understand the family suing the gun owner for his negligent discharge, but what does this have to do with campus carry? The shooting happened at a restaurant, not on a college campus.
They're trying to compare apples to oranges here.
Agreed. I can only assume that the claim could be there could be a lot of guns falling out of pockets discharging on a campus.
Re: Family of accidental shooting by CHL-er to testify
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:48 am
by karl
They came to the SB354 hearing too. It was strictly an emotional appeal.
Re: Family of accidental shooting by CHL-er to testify
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:57 am
by Jasonw560
wgoforth wrote:I guess we should ban cars on campuses too....
How about buckets with at least 1 inch of water in them, too? Don't want drunk college kids to drown...
Re: Family of accidental shooting by CHL-er to testify
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 12:34 pm
by RPB
karl wrote:They came to the SB354 hearing too. It was strictly an emotional appeal.
I noticed that.
The Brady Bunch tracked them down, along with the woman who teaches in Arkansas and flew in from visiting her kids in Chicago .... and that weird guy they had on the TV news.
Re: Family of accidental shooting by CHL-er to testify
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 5:17 pm
by tacticool
karl wrote:They came to the SB354 hearing too. It was strictly an emotional appeal.
It looks like it worked. A week later and the committee still hasn't let SB354 see the light of day.
Re: Family of accidental shooting by CHL-er to testify
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 5:35 pm
by Oldgringo
tacticool wrote:karl wrote:They came to the SB354 hearing too. It was strictly an emotional appeal.
It looks like it worked. A week later and the committee still hasn't let SB354 see the light of day.
I hate to be the rain on anybody's parade but keep in mind that the first priority of elected office holders, even our state legislators, is their own re-election. They will bend with the stronger (majority) breeze.
Re: Family of accidental shooting by CHL-er to testify
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 5:55 pm
by tacticool
Oldgringo wrote:I hate to be the rain on anybody's parade but keep in mind that the first priority of elected office holders, even our state legislators, is their own re-election. They will bend with the stronger (majority) breeze.
You make a great point, and it's not too early to start looking for someone to challenge them in the primaries if they don't come through.