I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again.
Idiots shouldn’t have guns as they ruin it for the rest of us gun owners.
Example 1 from today.
Man Who Purchased Assault Rifles for Fear of Weapons Ban Aims Them at Daughter Over Disappointing Grades
The teenage daughter of a Minnesota man is accusing him of a pointing an AK-47 at her because she brought home a disappointing report card.
Kirill Bartashevitch, 52, of St. Paul was arrested and charged with two counts of felony terroristic threats for allegedly threatening his daughter and wife with an assault rifle.
Police say Bartashevitch recently purchased the weapons because he was concerned that President Obama was planning to ban them.
The incident report states that on Sunday January 13th, Bartashevitch and his daughter got into an argument after the 15-year-old received two B’s instead of two A’s. The victim told a social worker that she swore at Bartashevitch and told him she “hated” him, causing him to snap.
Bartashevitch subsequently pointed one of his newly purchased rifles at his daughter, prompting his wife to stand in the line of fire. He pushed her down and then pointed the rifle at her as well.
Upon his arrest, Bartashevitch reportedly confessed to the crime, telling police he knew the weapon wasn’t loaded because he checked the rifle’s chamber before training it on his loved ones.
Receipts found at his house show that Bartashevitch sold the rifles to two local gun shops the following week.
Bartasevitch remains in jail today after his bail was set at $20,000. If convicted he faces an addition five years behind bars.
Example 2 from within a week:
‘Stupidity’ led to Texas shooting, sheriff says
(CNN) – The exact subject of the argument that led to a shooting at a Houston-area community college hadn’t been determined Wednesday, but Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia said he had a general idea of the cause.
“Idiocy. Stupidity,” Garcia told reporters. “We had individuals who did not care about putting other people in harm’s way. It was a ridiculous, adolescent confrontation that occurred. But if we can make an example out of anyone, we will.”
Pressed for details, Garcia added, “We’re still clearing that up. But a confrontation occurred, and somebody thought, in their peanut-sized brain, that maybe a firearm on a campus would be the way to settle it.”
Student tweeted to warn about shooting
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Garcia’s blunt assessment came a day after three people were wounded at Lone Star College. One of those shot, 22-year-old Carlton Berry, has been charged with two counts of aggravated assault and remains under guard at a hospital, Garcia said. The other two were still hospitalized as well, he said.
Investigators are still trying to determine whether a second suspect was involved, Garcia said. And he appealed to the public for help in trying to find the weapon used in Tuesday’s shooting, which sent hundreds of students running from the suburban campus and swarms of sheriff’s deputies, police and firefighters rushing to the scene.
The shooting happened roughly a month after the massacre at a Newtown, Connecticut, elementary school that left 26 dead, including 20 children ages 6 and 7. Garcia said that the situation in Houston “was nothing like” the Newtown killings.
Example 3 from also a week or so:
Teen Planned to Attack Walmart After Killing Family
According to new information released by police today, Nehemiah Griego, the 15-year-old son of an Albuquerque pastor, had plans to kill his family, his girlfriend’s family, and local Walmart shoppers for weeks before he acted on the impulse on Sunday.
and more…
http://news.yahoo.com/teen-planned-attack-walmart-killing-family-154951568--abc-news-topstories.html
If there keep being idiot gun owners, you will keep the society thinking guns are the problem.
Hennessy’s coinage of RGO - Responsible Gun Owner should really take off and get more support as a mantra.
Discuss…