Crazy man shoots at school board

[sees_all1]

His wife was interviewed and she says he's a military veteran with the intent to scare the people not hurt. So either he went blind since his firearms training, has Parkinson's, or he just wasn't trying to kill people at point blank range.

 

Or he missed his target by a couple of inches. Military veteran doesn't mean squat if he isn't practiced with the gun he's using, or if he hasn't used a handgun in a while.

Besides, what else would his wife say? Yeah, he's a raving lunatic and I love him?

 

Did you see the range he was at? I take it you've never fired a firearm. Hell even with a pellet gun I could have hit the guy in the head point blank range rofl.. If he's fired guns much he shouldn't have missed all 3 shots..

 

And I was only going by his military background, not his wife's opinion. Unless she's lying about him being a military veteran.

 

That guy looks like he's many years removed from the military, judging by his girth. Also, I'm reasonably confident if you go out, buy a gun, and aim and shoot at something, even at 20 feet you'd likely miss it by 2. Its hard to tell what he's aiming at laterally, but vertically its very clear that he's shooting at their level.

 

Also, from the looks of it he very well could be inebriated. Most people aren't very coordinated when they're not sober... Is it beyond belief that he got liquored up before he made this decision?

 

Finally, last point. The only shot he really "missed" was his first shot. That's the only point in time where he had a clear, unobstructed target and wasn't hassled by gunfire. His next shot was at the ground, and his final three were at people underneath the table while he was getting shot at. A miracle none of the board members were injured.

[obfuscator]

I have to agree with sees_all that when somebody has a gun out and is firing it the intent doesn't matter - at that time, they haven't voided their rights, but in the interest of the safety of others shooting to kill is permissible.

 

I disagree with both the american gun laws brought up here - I agree with sees_all that the "no guns within 1k of the school" is stupid - as it prevents the law-abiding citizens but not the criminals.

However, if guns were harder to get we wouldn't even get to that point in the first place.

[Range_This11]

I get a chuckle out of the pro-gun rights posters on here. Every hypothetical situation involving guns always goes smoothly and always ends up with the bad guy getting shot. Have you guys even had a gun drawn on you before? Do you know what it's like to have a gun pointed in your face? The only thing you have time to do is drop a big dump right in your pants. Get off your high horse if you think a gunman would ever let you get your gun out in time.

[Dexek]

I never checked the link, since I saw this yesterday on Sxephil's YT channel (best news source ever), but there was a not found on FB written by him before he did this.

[sees_all1]

I get a chuckle out of the pro-gun rights posters on here. Every hypothetical situation involving guns always goes smoothly and always ends up with the bad guy getting shot. Have you guys even had a gun drawn on you before? Do you know what it's like to have a gun pointed in your face? The only thing you have time to do is drop a big dump right in your pants. Get off your high horse if you think a gunman would ever let you get your gun out in time.

 

When a gun is pointed at your face, you put your hands up, and hope the other people in the room have guns. If the security guard didn't have a gun, you think we'd be talking about a happy ending?

[Range_This11]

When a gun is pointed at your face, you put your hands up, and hope the other people in the room have guns. If the security guard didn't have a gun, you think we'd be talking about a happy ending?

A person whose job is to protect people and has training beyond the basics can have a gun. I have no problem with that.

[Zygimantas]

I think the security guard was just trying to injure him, not kill him. Which I think is the right thing to do. It would not be well if everyone had guns and allowed to have them almost everyhwere. Fear would be rampant, I don't think people will feel safe when they know most people around them have guns.

[Saru Inc]

All I'm thinking is: There goes another valued member of /b/. Further proof that everyone on /b/ are 28+ with nothing to show for their lives.

 

 

 

And that man was a fool, play and simple. Pulling a gun, because your wife was a crappy teacher? Times are tough.

[Myweponsg00d]

Seeing this gave me horrible flashbacks to when I was robbed at gunpoint while working at Arby's.

 

Your outlook on life totally changes if you've ever had to beg for it.

[holiday]

I like how the lady crumbled when all the guy did was touch her. Good acting.

[Zierro]

I get a chuckle out of the pro-gun rights posters on here. Every hypothetical situation involving guns always goes smoothly and always ends up with the bad guy getting shot. Have you guys even had a gun drawn on you before? Do you know what it's like to have a gun pointed in your face? The only thing you have time to do is drop a big dump right in your pants. Get off your high horse if you think a gunman would ever let you get your gun out in time.

 

You're right, everybody always misses the bad guy and there has never been a situation where guns have protected innocent lives or could have protected innocent lives. You clearly have a lot of experience with guns too AND you're not on a high horse. *chuckle*

 

Skeptical, I hope you've learned a lesson in bringing up the gun control argument anytime a story involving guns comes up.