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In reply to the discussion: Mother arrested for firing gun in the air to get attackers off her daughter [View all]Decaffeinated
(556 posts)72. Sure...
If she was concerned enough over the safety of her kid to draw the weapon then she either needs to
a) use the threat of the weapon to stop the attack (preferable)
or
b) put a round center mass in one of the attackers to stop the life threatening attack; continue to do so if the attack does not stop
Neither of those options involve shooting up into the air when there's gravity all over the place just waiting to bring a bullet down on some innocent person's dome or property.
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Mother arrested for firing gun in the air to get attackers off her daughter [View all]
davidn3600
Oct 2013
OP
False equivalency. Stopping an ongoing assault is not "vigilante justice."
AnotherMcIntosh
Oct 2013
#15
Unless she felt she *had* to shoot someone, she shouldn't have drawn the weapon at all.
moriah
Oct 2013
#88
Good...there's a reason why people aren't allowed to shoot guns into the air...
joeybee12
Oct 2013
#7
Honestly, its easy to cite correct action after the fact. And I do understand her reaction.
1000words
Oct 2013
#23
She probably was not comforted watching the Missouri teen go for two years after being raped,
libdem4life
Oct 2013
#45
Unless you are forced to shoot an attacker to save innocent life, it needs to stay in the holster.
Skeeter Barnes
Oct 2013
#52
She needs to get pepper spray and leave the kid at home if she insists on confronting people she
Skeeter Barnes
Oct 2013
#59
She shought a confrontation knowing she was armed. It led to a very dangerous situation
Skeeter Barnes
Oct 2013
#64
I'm not the one who has to edit my post so it doesn't even resemble it's original content.
Skeeter Barnes
Oct 2013
#78
And none of them have to do with anything I've said. You deliberately make false accusations
Skeeter Barnes
Oct 2013
#83
So as long as a driver goes speeding down the wrong side of the highway...
Decaffeinated
Oct 2013
#81
Yeah, grab a gun and your kid and deliberately seek out a confrontation with someone you've argued
Skeeter Barnes
Oct 2013
#55
That makes no sense at all. I never said one thing was equivalent to another.
Skeeter Barnes
Oct 2013
#58
Now's the time for her to keep her mouth shut. Let her attorney demand that the police prove that
AnotherMcIntosh
Oct 2013
#93