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New Hampshire man arrested for firing gun into ground while catching suspected burglar
foxnews.com ^
| February 21, 2012
| Joshua Rhett Miller
Posted on 02/21/2012 4:09:20 PM PST by Repeal The 17th
Dennis Fleming, 61, of Farmington, New Hampshire,
who fired his handgun into the ground to scare an alleged burglar...
is now facing a felony charge...
The single grandfather had returned home to find that his home had been burglarized
and spotted Joseph Hebert, 27, climbing out of a window at a neighbor's home...
Fleming said he yelled "Freeze!" before firing his gun into the ground,
then held Hebert at gunpoint until police arrived...
...when the police arrived, they made two arrests.
Hebert was charged with two counts of burglary and drug possession...
Fleming is scheduled to be arraigned March 20 on a charge of reckless conduct,
which could potentially land him a sentence similar to the one Hebert faces...
Fleming's collection of seven rifles and a .38-caliber handgun were seized by police...
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; US: New Hampshire
KEYWORDS: armedcitizen; banglist
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What's up with this?
To: Repeal The 17th
He should have just plugged the perp and buried him in the back yard.
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posted on
02/21/2012 4:14:13 PM PST
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(Government is the religion of the fascists.)
To: Repeal The 17th
He wasted a bullet he might have needed? (Duck’n & runn’n)
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posted on
02/21/2012 4:14:13 PM PST
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Sometimes progressives find their scripture in the penumbra of sacred bathroom stall writings (Tzar))
To: Repeal The 17th
An real life illustration of why you try and kill the perp.
4
posted on
02/21/2012 4:14:13 PM PST
by
Balding_Eagle
(Liberals, at their core, are aggressive & dangerous to everyone around them,)
To: Repeal The 17th
The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren’t enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.
Ayn Rand
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posted on
02/21/2012 4:15:32 PM PST
by
APatientMan
(Pick a side)
To: Balding_Eagle
He would still have been arrested. IT’s a real life illustration of how we’re losing our rights everyday. The patriot act really got it into first gear.
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posted on
02/21/2012 4:16:27 PM PST
by
Terry Mross
(Difference between a conservative / liberal-obvious. Difference between a rep and a dem? None)
To: Repeal The 17th
So much for live free or die. What a Commie Pinko state anymore.
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posted on
02/21/2012 4:16:40 PM PST
by
Lazlo in PA
(Now living in a newly minted Red State.)
To: Repeal The 17th
Future Mall cops...
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posted on
02/21/2012 4:18:05 PM PST
by
darkwing104
(Let's get dangerous)
To: Repeal The 17th
Looks like he fired a “warning shot” while interrupting a burglary on someone else’s property. The DA will have field day. The fellow no matter how well intentioned discharged a deadly weapon but didn't see fit to plug the perp ie: he wasn't in fear for his life. He can only hope the DA drops charges because he is in a bind.
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posted on
02/21/2012 4:18:07 PM PST
by
Polynikes
(Hakkaa Palle)
To: Repeal The 17th
|
"What's up with this?" Never summon nor speak to the police. Never. Let it drop if possible, if not then call a lawyer.
|
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posted on
02/21/2012 4:18:07 PM PST
by
I see my hands
(The old sod ne'er shall be forgot.)
To: Repeal The 17th
At first I thought this was a story from the UK.....What has happened to this country.........Mr. Fleming was well within his rights....is it his gun collection that spooked the police? Doesn’t New Hampshire have the Castle Law or some law like it?
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posted on
02/21/2012 4:19:27 PM PST
by
yoe
To: I see my hands
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posted on
02/21/2012 4:19:56 PM PST
by
Crazieman
(Feb 7, 2008 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1966675/posts?page=28#28)
To: Repeal The 17th
“Live Free or Die” my ass.
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posted on
02/21/2012 4:20:16 PM PST
by
Lazamataz
(If you only think about a diet, only your brain loses weight.)
To: I see my hands
And rinse and repeat when the lawyer says you should notify authorities? Sometimes things can be oversimplified.
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posted on
02/21/2012 4:21:04 PM PST
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Sometimes progressives find their scripture in the penumbra of sacred bathroom stall writings (Tzar))
To: Polynikes
Looks like he fired a “warning shot” while interrupting a burglary on someone else’s propertyOh. Yeah, he's screwed.
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posted on
02/21/2012 4:21:50 PM PST
by
Lazamataz
(If you only think about a diet, only your brain loses weight.)
To: yoe
The shot was made in such a way that it was hardly expected to be dangerous. Folks, felonies were supposed to be things that, at least in the olden days, you could deserve to be HANGED for. Somewhere the founding fathers weep.
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posted on
02/21/2012 4:23:05 PM PST
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Sometimes progressives find their scripture in the penumbra of sacred bathroom stall writings (Tzar))
To: Lazlo in PA
Who won the NH primary, again?
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posted on
02/21/2012 4:24:55 PM PST
by
APatientMan
(Pick a side)
To: Lazamataz
But, he had reason to believe it was the same burglar that had paid his home a visit, and anyhow why should it be wrong to defend a neighbor? New Hump Shore has gone crazy.
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posted on
02/21/2012 4:25:02 PM PST
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Sometimes progressives find their scripture in the penumbra of sacred bathroom stall writings (Tzar))
To: Polynikes
Always plead before a jury, when you have used a weapon to stop a crime.
Always.
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posted on
02/21/2012 4:26:19 PM PST
by
Jonty30
(What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults.)
To: Terry Mross
Huh?
Harassment of legal gun owners started nationally in 1968. In New York City this has been going on since the 1920’s.
The Patriot Act didn't have anything to do with what happened to this man.
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