Posted on 04/30/2023 9:59:34 PM PDT by CFW
Steve Bridges had just parked his pickup truck at the Texas Boot Factory when he saw a man — White, maybe 55 or 60 — step out of the car beside him and slip a gun under his belt.
It was a Friday afternoon, three days after two cheerleaders opened the wrong car door in a supermarket parking lot nearby and were shot. Bridges, a 63-year-old contractor, had tried to picture how that could happen in Elgin, Tex., where eruptions of violence are rare.
“It all goes back to the fear,” he said. “Why are cheerleaders getting shot for opening the wrong door? Why is a grown man scared to go into a boot store without carrying his weapon? Why are these people so afraid?”
Across the country this month, at least four men have opened fire on someone who’d stumbled upon their space, resulting in one death, two injuries and a car pocked with bullet holes. The apparent acts of snap-aggression have reinvigorated the debate around the prevalence of “stand your ground” laws in the United States and a pressing question: Why are people so quick to pull the trigger on strangers?
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Not disagreeing with you. Just suggesting that if my car were surrounded by a bunch of protesters, and someone gains access … either through a broken window or any other way, I will feel threatened and react accordingly.
As it is, we are limited in knowing what really happened thanks to a media that is more interested in pushing narrative than truth. With Brown, Floyd, Martin, etc. certain groups have become adept at weaving stories.
At this point, I maintain that uninvited entry is grounds for self-defense claims.
Which is MSM.
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