Gun Control & RKBA
Showing Original Post only (View all)Why Gun Control advocates will end up with egg on their face once again... [View all]
Lots of pure BS has been spewing forth from the expected sources since this terrible murder of the young man in Sanford. From all the information I have gathered (which is from MSM), their is almost NO WAY the Florida Castle Doctrine can apply to this situation. Yes, he can claim it, but it will offer no defense... Especially with him chasing the man down and gunning him down in the street.
When you are chasing your "assailant" you are quite obviously not in fear for your life. Mr Neighborhood watch captain is in very hot water. I fully expect him to serve time in prison when all is said and done. Don't believe me? Here is the statute so you can read it for yourself. So if anyone spouts BS about the law, expect for someone to point out that you clearly did not read it.
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0776/Sections/0776.013.html
The real issue here is WHY the Police did not arrest him on the spot. When they say the Castle law won't let them, they CLEARLY DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE LAW... Read if for yourself.... It clearly does not apply in this situation.. Just because Florida law, does not require you to retreat, it DOES NOT allow you to pursue and kill.
That being said, all the gun control advocates are giddy, and think this is a turning point in their movement, LOL. Time for a reality check. I took this photo a while back at a grocery store's magazine rack... This photo shows the entire rack.. If you look closely their is about 17 different publications dedicated to firearms...And not a single "gun control monthly" in sight. They would not be for sale, if their was not a demand.
As much as they may hate it, firearms, are truly mainstream and all the wishing in the world will not change that, and the harder they push, the more we win, The only backlash I can see started in 1994 and it's still going on.
Calls for Gun Control tend to be answered with even LESS gun control, this tends to happen when a vocal minority starts screaming for legislation that a much larger and highly motivated group utterly hates, and the larger group is more than willing to open their wallets, and get in touch with their legislators and remind them of that fact.....So, call away....It helps your opposition win.
Problem is, it tends to be the REPUBLICANS that stand to gain from the calls, and we all pay the price.