Neighbor shoots dead domestic violence suspect who opened fire on him after helping victim

[old lady new shooter]

I used to live in Pasco County. There's a reason every other episode of COPS was filmed there.

Having said all that, I'm sitting at my kitchen table eating a bowl of Fruit Loops. There is a Glock 26 on my hip as I type this

My old neighborhood in North Hollywood is like that too, although it wasn't when I moved there. I was always armed in the house. After more than a year here in AZ I'm finally a lot more relaxed. I think I've heard sirens maybe 5 times since moving here, and one of those was a fire truck. In my old house it was more like a few times an hour. Not to mention the police helicopters.

 

[old lady new shooter]

I have friends that go armed in their homes. The fear at an advanced age of being powered down during a home invasion.

There are middle class neighborhoods close enough to the combat zones to hear the nightly gun fire. Parts of this country have gone to hell in a hand basket.

Wonder how many times the police had to intervene during violent conflicts with the now deceased neighbor?

In my old neighborhood, besides the BGs there were a lot of crazies among the homeless living on the streets, some guy might decide he can fly and dive right in through your window.

 

[Archie]

In a similar vein, the poor phrasing of the 2nd Amendment has caused all sorts of problems in interpretation.

The phrasing of the Second Amendment is excellent. The problem is the English language has changed. For instance, when written, 'regulated' meant 'well ordered, functional or correctly aligned'; not 'constantly overseen by countless and ignorant government officials'.

Same problem as the King James Translation of the Bible.

 

[Aim1]

The phrasing of the Second Amendment is excellent. The problem is the English language has changed. For instance, when written, 'regulated' meant 'well ordered, functional or correctly aligned'; not 'constantly overseen by countless and ignorant government officials'.

Same problem as the King James Translation of the Bible.

Really good point.

 

[4v50 Gary]

Good case of self-defense.

 

[JONWILL]

"Why would you carry a gun while you mow the grass????" -Nagging Whiney Voice
*Exhibit A*

Funny, That is kind of what my wife asked me. Why do you carry a gun in the house. I told her, the last time I heard. 100% of home invasions occur at home.
You never know when you will need a gun. I hope I never do.

 

[Trunk Monkey]

My old neighborhood in North Hollywood is like that too, although it wasn't when I moved there. I was always armed in the house. After more than a year here in AZ I'm finally a lot more relaxed. I think I've heard sirens maybe 5 times since moving here, and one of those was a fire truck. In my old house it was more like a few times an hour. Not to mention the police helicopters.

North Hollyweird California? I used to live on Edgemont street. My first job was washing dishes at the Natural Fudge Company

 

[Trunk Monkey]

The "clear meaning" of the 2nd Amendment, according Justice Scalia in the Heller case, excludes machine guns and, potentially, all military-looking semiautomatics. That's the result of disregarding the Militia Clause, as he did.

Let's come back to the so-called "clear meaning" of the 2nd after our AR-15's are outlawed and the Supreme Court does nothing about it.

Saying that the 2nd Amendment is self-evident and self-enforcing is the height of stupidity. It is neither of those things.

I can't comment on whatever judicial activism has occurred since 1791.

When the Second Amendment was written civilians were allowed to own any weapon the military could own. After ratifying the bill of rights the founders made no attempt to limit the type of arms available to the citizenry. This indicates to me that when they wrote "the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." They meant "The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."

I also think it's worth mentioning that Washington made no attempt to disarm the participants in the Whiskey Rebellion and neither did Johnson attempt to disarm the population of the Confederate states.

Since I know you're going to ask if a civilian can own nukes,

1. I'm pretty sure no civilian can afford a nuclear warhead.

2. A nuclear weapon by its very nature presents a legitimate threat to everyone in the community. So yes I would be OK with regulating nuclear weapons and limiting their possession to government.

 

[old lady new shooter]

North Hollyweird California? I used to live on Edgemont street. My first job was washing dishes at the Natural Fudge Company

In the 60's I had a friend who lived on Edgemont. Edgemont is in my mind more in L.A., and I guess could be considered the north part of Hollywood. But North Hollywood is an official community in the valley. Where do you live now?

 

[Trunk Monkey]

In the 60's I had a friend who lived on Edgemont. Edgemont is in my mind more in L.A., and I guess could be considered the north part of Hollywood. But North Hollywood is an official community in the valley. Where do you live now?

Colorado

 

[Robert]

Seems we have wandered away from topic so I guess this is as good a time as any...