Posted on 10/02/2013 9:59:25 AM PDT by EveningStar
Incensed that two Jehovah's Witnesses approached him in the front yard of his home, an Arkansas man allegedly had his wife retrieve his 9mm handgun from the residence and then fired 19 rounds at the pairs vehicle, police report.
John Baldwin, 35, was arrested for felony aggravated assault following the incident Saturday afternoon outside his Centerton home.
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If you don’t like what they are selling, a simple “no, thank you” will do.
I have always told them I really did not want to talk about it, but I never had any desire to shoot them.
Ya think? That hasn’t been my experience with these people. (But I’ve never fired on them.)
They can be pretty hard to get away from but not dangerously so. Certainly not worth shooting at them.
Mormons probably been banging on the door that morning.
Obama’s Dept. of Homeland Security has said fervent religious people are domestic terrorists. Is this what the federal DHS wants - shooting guns at religious people and their cars?
I wonder if this shooter showed up at his church on Sunday?
We need the photo “Get off my lawn.”
I’m guessing his judgement was a bit clouded at that point.
And it was posted in the Smoking Gun. Coincidence? I think not.....
“Good for him, these people dont know how to take no for an answer”
They had apologized and were in their car leaving when he went ballistic.
I had a friend who allowed Jehova’s witnesses to knock on his door. He answered the door in the nude. It was not a pretty sight.
I love talking to Jehovah’s Witnesses. There are few enough professed Christians who know as much about their own religion. When I lived in Raleigh, there was one who made sure my condo was the last stop on his route so he could have a beer with me while we talked/argued.
A coworker of mine scared the Mormons away when they asked him where he went to church. His answer?
“The Church of His Satanic Majesty, Lucifer, Prince of Darkness.”
I handle them in one of the following two ways:
The reaction I get is priceless. Even though I'm not buying what they are selling, I admire their persistence and work ethic.
Religious nuts can drive you nuts, and free people are entitled to defend thenselves.
Jehovah’s Witnesses are why God created dogs.
LOL! I answered the door yesterday with my Beretta 92 in it’s holster when some Comcast salesperson rang the door.
(Of course, I ALWAYS have a firearm on me while in my home, so this isn’t uncommon)
/johnny
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