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Tennessee man charged with felony reckless endangerment after returning fire on armed auto thieves
foxnews.com ^ | MAy 20, 2023 | Andrew Mark Miller

Posted on 05/20/2023 10:23:25 AM PDT by G Larry

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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Exactly, and all by careful design.

And now we are learning why all super-heroes wore masks and had pseudonyms and secret hideouts. From Superman to Batman to Zorro to The Shadow to The Phantom to The Scarlet Pimpernel !!


21 posted on 05/20/2023 10:54:58 AM PDT by Liberty Ship ("Lord, make me fast and accurate.")
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To: G Larry
Yep.

And you do not talk to anyone else either except your lawyer. And the way things are going I would not even talk too much to him.

22 posted on 05/20/2023 10:58:31 AM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Follow the money. Even if it leads you to someplace horrible it will still lead you to the truth.)
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To: from occupied ga; Organic Panic

Make sure you go and read the entire article.

If the police are being honest about what the man told him, he was firing his weapon with closed eyes.

At the bottom of the article is a tweet with a security cam picture.

If it is from the man’s home it shows a home on a residential street, most likely his neighbor’s home across the street.

If he was firing his weapon with closed eyes he could have been firing at his neighbor’s home or at the home behind his neighbor’s home.

You do not fire your weapon without clear sight of your target and knowledge of what is behind your target.

If he was firing with his eyes closed he had neither.

He should never have made such admissions but if they are true the man was reckless and should never fire another weaon until he has had gun safety training and many many hours of range time.


23 posted on 05/20/2023 11:00:58 AM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

At age 20, I was speaking to a lawyer while trying to help a friend and after I’d talked for a while he said: “You’ve been watching too much TV.”


24 posted on 05/20/2023 11:01:30 AM PDT by G Larry (The Deep State is NOT repairable by mankind.......)
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To: Organic Panic
Obstruction of “Undocumented Reparations” is a serious crime.

It looks like that sentiment is where we are headed, especially in the blue cities.

25 posted on 05/20/2023 11:03:40 AM PDT by broken_clock (Go Trump! Still praying.)
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To: Liberty Ship

I appreciate that you went mostly pre-Superman (glasses are a lame disguise, btw). The only one I think you left out is the Green Hornet.


26 posted on 05/20/2023 11:04:13 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("If you can’t say something nice . . . say the Rosary." [Red Badger])
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To: G Larry

“Deputies say the man told them that he couldn’t clearly see what he was targeting and admitted to firing shots with his eyes closed due to being scared and shooting at the suspects as they fled, the outlet noted.”

If the van owner admitted to this, he deserves some trouble. In a populated area, firing into the night in the general direction of moving targets with your eyes closed is indeed reckless endangerment. Such conduct discredits responsible gun ownership and helps the anti-gunners. It’s fortunate that no neighbors were hit.

Shutting Up is good advice, though probably difficult in a stressful situation.


27 posted on 05/20/2023 11:04:50 AM PDT by Chewbarkah
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To: G Larry
That guy needs a trunk monkey.


28 posted on 05/20/2023 11:07:25 AM PDT by fireman15 (Irritating people are the grit from which we fashion our pearl. I provide the grit. You're Welcome.)
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To: Liberty Ship

Like mine, for 28 years?


29 posted on 05/20/2023 11:07:36 AM PDT by Does so ( 🇺🇦...................."Who is Ray Epps?" should be overstamped on every piece of currency.)
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To: fireman15

That’s riot! What’s that from?


30 posted on 05/20/2023 11:09:20 AM PDT by G Larry (The Deep State is NOT repairable by mankind.......)
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To: G Larry

He’s an idiot who deserves what he’s gonna get.


31 posted on 05/20/2023 11:14:05 AM PDT by bigbob (Q)
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To: neverevergiveup

The ONLY thing you tell the cops is that “I was in fear of my life.” and “I want a lawyer.” Then you SHUT UP!!!

I would try my best to not even say that. Don’t say aneething.


32 posted on 05/20/2023 11:16:04 AM PDT by KingLudd
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To: G Larry

It is from Suburban Auto Group a car dealership in Oregon. Just go to youtube and search for trunk monkey. There are about a dozen altogether and they are hilarious...


33 posted on 05/20/2023 11:16:42 AM PDT by fireman15 (Irritating people are the grit from which we fashion our pearl. I provide the grit. You're Welcome.)
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To: neverevergiveup

“The ONLY thing you tell the cops is that “I was in fear of my life.” and “I want a lawyer.” Then you SHUT UP!!!
Exactly. I would possibly add “I didn’t think I would survive.”

I also read that you should ask to be taken to the hospital. They will take you there, and it’s better than the police station while you settle down.


34 posted on 05/20/2023 11:18:47 AM PDT by bk1000 (Banned from Breitbart)
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To: Secret Agent Man
#11: "Nashville became the L.A. of country music. So many libs have moved there."

Nashville is not the Ryman Auditorium anymore. It's gone along with Martha White, and Goo Goo Clusters. Replaced by gluten free scones and vegan agave chews.

35 posted on 05/20/2023 11:21:52 AM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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To: Drew68

Here’s something you can get with a manual shift:

https://www.cadillac.com/sedans/ct5-v-blackwing


36 posted on 05/20/2023 11:30:18 AM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: ridesthemiles
We ALL need “kill switches” in our vehicles.

Hi amp rapid discharge capacitor in seat back with a path to ground in the steering wheel.

37 posted on 05/20/2023 11:40:30 AM PDT by Mastador1
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To: fireman15

😂🙄🤣🤣😁😁👌


38 posted on 05/20/2023 11:59:44 AM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is the next Sam Adams when we so desperately need him)
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To: G Larry
:giggle:

I have said that line to a few people.

39 posted on 05/20/2023 12:01:57 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Follow the money. Even if it leads you to someplace horrible it will still lead you to the truth.)
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To: G Larry

He was shooting with his eyes closed? I wonder how he missed the bad guys.


40 posted on 05/20/2023 12:06:06 PM PDT by gitmo (If your theology doesn’t become your biography, what good is it?)
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