08-25-2014, 09:30 PM
[quote='HairOfTheDog' pid='372079' dateline='1408820785']
Well, it's hard to see much of anything in the dark, that's true. That's why you don't just point and shoot in the direction of a noise you hear in the dark.
"She thought there was an intruder. She had no way of knowing [it] was only her grandson" -- I completely disagree with this statement made by, naturally, a criminal defense attorney.
Of course she had a way of knowing. She was sleeping with the kids, FFS. She coulda felt around or said, "dat you Tyler, dat you TylerTwin?" And Tyler would have had the opportunity to say, "yeah, grams, I'm bout ready to pee my pants if I can't get this chair up out the way".
I agree with this, maybe she had taken sleeping pills or was high, who knows, but I find it strange that you would shoot automatically before checking on kids. That is why I feel that this 2nd amendment thing has gotten out of hand. Everyone and their brother has a gun, the crazies, kids, (not talking about responsible gun ownership), criminals, etc. Open carry here where I live. When I walk into a store, and someone is packin', how do I know he/she isn't going to kill me dead. Some bars post no guns, but remember the old fashioned bar fights, now they are gun fights. We should go right back to Wild West if all these macho men (no offense again to you responsible gun owners and you know who you are) who carry guns openly because it makes them feel powerful for the first time in their lives. They get off on seeing fear in eyes of people. I didn't mean to babble on and on, but I think some of our lawmakers (o.k., all of them) have lost their minds. Back to grandmother, surely, one of the kids had gotten up in the night to pee, get glass of water, whatever.
Well, it's hard to see much of anything in the dark, that's true. That's why you don't just point and shoot in the direction of a noise you hear in the dark.
"She thought there was an intruder. She had no way of knowing [it] was only her grandson" -- I completely disagree with this statement made by, naturally, a criminal defense attorney.
Of course she had a way of knowing. She was sleeping with the kids, FFS. She coulda felt around or said, "dat you Tyler, dat you TylerTwin?" And Tyler would have had the opportunity to say, "yeah, grams, I'm bout ready to pee my pants if I can't get this chair up out the way".
I agree with this, maybe she had taken sleeping pills or was high, who knows, but I find it strange that you would shoot automatically before checking on kids. That is why I feel that this 2nd amendment thing has gotten out of hand. Everyone and their brother has a gun, the crazies, kids, (not talking about responsible gun ownership), criminals, etc. Open carry here where I live. When I walk into a store, and someone is packin', how do I know he/she isn't going to kill me dead. Some bars post no guns, but remember the old fashioned bar fights, now they are gun fights. We should go right back to Wild West if all these macho men (no offense again to you responsible gun owners and you know who you are) who carry guns openly because it makes them feel powerful for the first time in their lives. They get off on seeing fear in eyes of people. I didn't mean to babble on and on, but I think some of our lawmakers (o.k., all of them) have lost their minds. Back to grandmother, surely, one of the kids had gotten up in the night to pee, get glass of water, whatever.