07-14-2013, 08:10 AM
(07-14-2013, 02:31 AM)Cynical Ninja Wrote: This while a black woman in the same state of Florida got a minimum sentence of 20 years for firing warning shots to scare off her abusive husband?
Nah, not racial at all.
http://m.cbsnews.com/storysynopsis.rbml?...d=57433184
It might seem racial to some, not so much to others. Marissa Alexander was convicted of Assault with a deadly weapon for firing a shot through a wall. Since her husband was locked out and had not made it inside the home she cannot claim Imminent Danger. A shooter is responsible for the bullet once it leaves the barrel, shooting through a wall is stupid and negligent, no other way to look at it. There is no way in hell she could know exactly what that bullet would do once it passed through the wall. So by statute she did the crime, by statute she can't claim self defense or SYG. SO, unfortunately for she now has to do the time. Should have taken the deal for 3, poor lawyering IMO.
If you take the decision to own a gun for whatever reason, you MUST arm yourself with the knowledge of when you can use it and how.
The law here is pretty clear and access to it is free, all you have to do is read and heed.