Posted on 12/27/2012 3:21:34 PM PST by Ron H.
News video about armed altercation between Obama supporter and anti-Obama veteran opposer.
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Musta been a helluv a bumper sticker. I wonder which one it was.
Not guilty
We have our share of whacked out nut jobs ourselves.
But again, why say Anything to someone about their bumper sticker? It is no one’s business. Sorry to belabour the point. It just ticks me off.
More information:
http://iowa.rivals.com/showmsg.asp?fid=811&tid=161212909&mid=161212909&sid=940&style=2
Albuquerque police said Chris Williams was approached by Edward Rodriguez in a restaurant parking lot on Friday.
Rodriguez, a (Vietnam) veteran, was upset with the content of Williams’s bumper sticker which claimed that America made a big mistake re-electing President Barack Obama. Rodriguez told police that he wasn’t interested in discussing politics and told Williams, “People like you should be shot,” according to police.
After a brief shoving match, police said Williams drew a .380 pistol and forced Rodriguez to the ground. Williams claimed he was restraining Rodriguez until the police arrived.
According to the criminal complaint, Williams said he feared for his life because he believed Rodriguez had a knife and access to a gun. However police said they found no weapons in the area other than Williams’.
Would that be “force must match force” like with Martin/Zimmerman?
I understand, on a certain level, what you are saying. It is possible to kill someone with only bare hands. Basically, what the old guy did was stop the argument.
I would love to sit on this jury.
“Force must match force.”
So your saying that a 90 year old granny cant pull her colt
python on an unarmed 200 pound obama supporter if she is
being threatened by him?
They were both military veterans.
I’m a veteran, carry a weapon, and have the bumper sticker “FUBO” proudly displayed upon my rear bumper. I’m not going to start any altercation but if someone comes at me I am going to do what I need to do to defend myself.
Yeah; me, too.
What's your point?
Some were saying one was a veteran. My point was..is ...that they were both veterans. My husband is a veteran also. And..thank you for your service.
The question is, did he have a legal permit?
He pistol was used in self-defense to stop the ongoing assault by the man who was offended by the bumper sticker. The pistol appears to have been effective in bringing the unprovoked assault to a sudden end.
Pistols tend to do that, don’t they??
At least in your mind it would appear. I wasn't addressing the gun issue but rather the speech issue. Duhh?!!
No, just the person wielding the pistol.
“The question is, did he have a legal permit?
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The question SHOULD be :”Why isn’t the Second Amendment recognized as the ONLY permit needed?”
All licensing of arms is an infringement.
This is why you should not get out of jury duty. Your countrymen need you.
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