“This kind of behavior does responsible gun owners no favors. “
So you let an armed person who is willing to shoot others get away? This guy was doing the entire neighborhood a service....and a valuable one at that.
I might agree with you if the perp already had not started firing.....that shows he clearly has no respect for life.
“This man could have easily killed innocent bystanders, damaged cars or homes.”
He didn’t.
“He also could have given chase but when the kid started shooting on the run the responsible thing to do was to stop the chase because other people were also being put in danger.”
Not chasing him would NOT put those people in any kinfd of safety with such a thug on the loose. Don’t delude yourself.
I would rather that he shoots someone than I accidentally shoot someone.
No one can shoot accurately on the run. If you try to shoot on the run you have no idea where your round will hit. If you have run any kind of distance your accuracy also is very poor because your breathing and fine muscle control is poor. (Try a biathlon some time)
One of the primary rules of firearm safety is be sure of your target and your back stop. If you are chasing someone and firing at him you can not be sure of either.
He had already shot the kid so he was not going to get away kid was going to have to seek medical attention, chasing him was pointless. The guy was mad as heck and flooded with adrenalin he wasn’t thinking.
I don’t blame the man for shooting the kid in his mother’s house after he had been fired upon or even if the kid had only pulled his weapon. I blame him for irresponsibly discharging his weapon in hazardous manner.