It is unknown if the man will be charged with violating Massachusetts gun storage law.
1 posted on
12/19/2018 5:30:33 AM PST by
marktwain
To: marktwain
In before the pitbull apologists claiming: “these are loving family dogs”.
2 posted on
12/19/2018 5:34:56 AM PST by
2CAVTrooper
(Democrats... BETRAYING America since 1828.)
To: marktwain
charged with violating Massachusetts gun storage law Well, hell - the gun was "in use", was it not?
"In use" being available for use.
:)
3 posted on
12/19/2018 5:35:27 AM PST by
grobdriver
(BUILD KATE'S WALL!)
To: marktwain
About 2 weeks ago I wanted to see how long it would take me to get my shotgun and be ready for an intruder. It took only seconds to get the gun, but my wife had moved the ammo while closet cleaning and it took me almost 5 minutes to find where she’s moved my ammo box (a different closet).
I now store the shotgun with its tube magazine filled with shells. Five minutes is too long.
5 posted on
12/19/2018 5:43:16 AM PST by
BuffaloJack
(Chivalry is not dead. It is a warriors code and only practiced by warriors.)
To: marktwain
Massachusetts is the only state in the nation that still requires all firearms in a home to be locked up when not in use. My opinion would be that the firearm was in use as soon as that dog clamped down on the man’s arm.
10 posted on
12/19/2018 5:56:51 AM PST by
Pontiac
(The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit)
To: marktwain
Under this provision, an individual with a valid firearms identification card issued under G. L. c. 140, § 129C, is not obliged to secure or render inoperable a firearm while the individual carries it or while it remains otherwise under the individual's control. A gun owner may therefore carry or keep a loaded firearm under his or her control in his or her home without securing it with a trigger lock or comparable safety device. The gun owner's obligation to secure the firearm in accordance with the statute arises only when the firearm is stored or otherwise outside the owner's immediate control.[6]From the link. Seems to me the gun was under control. Under very good control, I'm not sure how well I'd shoot with a pit bull gnawing at my arm. (True, an ******* prosecutor could prosecute him. An ******* prosecutor can prosecute anything!)
11 posted on
12/19/2018 5:58:55 AM PST by
Sooth2222
("Every nation gets the government it deserves." -Joseph de Maistre)
To: marktwain
The firearm was in use. Regardless of whether or not the trigger was pulled.
12 posted on
12/19/2018 6:01:55 AM PST by
IYAS9YAS
(There are two kinds of people: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.)
To: marktwain
Even a trigger lock fills the bill in MA. A 3 digit combo type is easy to remove quickly. Like all other firearm use, it just takes practice.
14 posted on
12/19/2018 6:18:27 AM PST by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(Perhaps we should be less concerned about who we might offend and more concerned with who we inspire)
To: marktwain
Bad dog! Biting the hand that feeds.
15 posted on
12/19/2018 6:19:43 AM PST by
Pearls Before Swine
( "It's always a party when you're eating the seed corn.")
“Play Dead Doggy!”
Good Dog.
16 posted on
12/19/2018 6:25:45 AM PST by
Big Red Badger
(Despised by the Despicable!)
To: marktwain
Hard to believe that there once was laws in Massachusetts that penalized persons for NOT being armed.
To: marktwain
“Massachusetts is the only state in the nation that still requires all firearms in a home to be locked up when not in use.”
Assachusetts...just like Assstralia.
23 posted on
12/19/2018 7:35:37 AM PST by
Bonemaker
(invictus maneoFormer FBI SA outs Mueller and McCabe over their “unethical” tactics used against Mi)
To: marktwain
24 posted on
12/19/2018 7:36:25 AM PST by
Husker24
To: marktwain
28 posted on
12/19/2018 2:16:23 PM PST by
Norski
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