10 Thoughts to “There ought to be a law…several of them”

  1. Cargosquid
    June 3, 2014 at 8:22 am

    I don’t know where that is…but I bet that it is illegal.
    If not….it should be.

    1. Moon-howler
      June 3, 2014 at 8:52 am

      Agreed. Can we also just punch that guy in the face? He needs it and is begging for it.

  2. George S. Harris
    June 3, 2014 at 9:58 am

    Well here is what Florida Statute 790.15 says about discharging weapons in a residential area:

    Title XLVI
    CRIMES
    Chapter 790
    WEAPONS AND FIREARMS
    View Entire Chapter
    790.15 Discharging firearm in public or on residential property.—
    (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) or subsection (3), any person who knowingly discharges a firearm in any public place or on the right-of-way of any paved public road, highway, or street, who knowingly discharges any firearm over the right-of-way of any paved public road, highway, or street or over any occupied premises, or who recklessly or negligently discharges a firearm outdoors on any property used primarily as the site of a dwelling as defined in s. 776.013 or zoned exclusively for residential use commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. This section does not apply to a person lawfully defending life or property or performing official duties requiring the discharge of a firearm or to a person discharging a firearm on public roads or properties expressly approved for hunting by the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission or Florida Forest Service.

    If the legal authorities in Big Pine Tree can figure this out, the town needs to hire new legal authority–IMHO.

    1. Moon-howler
      June 3, 2014 at 11:05 am

      I guess they have to wait for him to put a bullet in someone’s head. Isn’t this the most ridiculous story?!!!!!!!

  3. Starry flights
    June 3, 2014 at 1:49 pm

    Typical gun hugger

    1. Moon-howler
      June 3, 2014 at 9:26 pm

      Starry, you made me smile. That is a great expression. Oh the irony!!! A gun hugger, indeed.

      Too funny.

      I am somewhere in the great murky middle but Starry has made me laugh the most today.

  4. Ed Myers
    June 3, 2014 at 3:00 pm

    I’ll assume this is a setup for entertainment purposes. I found it funny because it was way over the top. Was this done for April 1st? It was just too perfect on hitting all the Florida stereotypes.

    1. Moon-howler
      June 3, 2014 at 9:27 pm

      I thought so at first too, Ed. I mean it WAS on Colbert Nation. I hope its not real.

  5. Lyssa
    June 3, 2014 at 10:00 pm

    Seventeen-year-old Mark Rodriguez and Officer Brian Jones were killed on Friday in two shooting incidents in Norfolk, Va.

    According to the station, 29-year-old James Andrew Brown II drove down a street in a red Jeep on Friday night, spraying bullets randomly. One of the shots struck Rodriguez, who was inside his own vehicle heading home from a graduation party. The victim, who had just that day finished his junior year at Norfolk Christian High School, died at the scene.

    According to the station, Brown had previous criminal convictions. In January 2011, he was sentenced to a year in prison for assaulting a police officer; the charge was downgraded to a misdemeanor at sentencing. In 2012, he was found guilty of carrying a loaded weapon and given a year’s suspended sentence. Had either charge been a felony, he would have been forced to give up his weapons.

    Neighbors said they never had any problem with Brown, who some called “Wyatt Earp” because he would often walk around with a pistol on his hip, open-carry style.

    1. Moon-howler
      June 3, 2014 at 11:10 pm

      What a horrible shame. Of course, he could have gotten a weapon the next day on the black market, even if he had been forced to give his up.

      I just think too many idiots have guns. Not everyone is like Steve and Cargo.

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