Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Michael Dunn, Florida Man, Invokes 'Stand Your Ground' Law After Shooting Black Teen [View all]classof56
(5,376 posts)A beautiful young man, a good kid by all reports, with a bright future ahead of him, one who it appears did nothing to provoke an attack, is dead because a man with a gun decided to open fire on a carload of teenagers who didn't turn down their music. The shooter then drives off, seemingly totally without concern about the harm he'd just done, and has to be tracked down by police. Then he cries SYG, backed up by his attorney, and apparently feels no remorse about blowing away a young man who now has no future and whose family is devastated by this senseless act. I call the shooter a craven coward and can only hope there will be consequences for his actions, but have a feeling he'll more likely be given hero status by those who conclude he was justified.
Me? As the grandmother of a 15-year-old grandson, a good kid with a bright future, as well as a caring, compassionate human being, I feel absolutely sickened by this event. Not to mention, on the verge of tears. What a sad, sad day for all of us.