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dirsh

mom charged after firing gun into air to scare off daughter’s attackers
« on: October 23, 2013, 12:27:48 PM »
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/oct/22/va-mom-charged-after-firing-gun-into-air-to-scare-/

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A Woodbridge woman was arrested after she shot a handgun into the air to scare off a group of boys who were attacking her daughter.
Lakisha Gaither, 35, said she fired a single round into the sky from her legally owned gun Saturday night after a boy punched her daughter in the face during a dispute near their home
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Darmok and Jalad @Tanagra

Re: mom charged after firing gun into air to scare off daughter’s attackers
« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2013, 12:43:54 PM »
Sounds like she did what she was told to do .....

Her version of two shotgun blasts out the patio door.
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sliver

Re: mom charged after firing gun into air to scare off daughter’s attackers
« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2013, 01:05:52 PM »
she should not have fired in to the air, that was terribly irresponsible of her (she could have easily killed an innocent person!).  If she truly feared for her child's life, she should have fired into the boys/men attacking her child!  Anything else and her child's life was not really in danger!
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Deep_Mauka

Re: mom charged after firing gun into air to scare off daughter’s attackers
« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2013, 01:46:55 PM »
Quote from: sliver on October 23, 2013, 01:05:52 PM
she should not have fired in to the air, that was terribly irresponsible of her (she could have easily killed an innocent person!).  If she truly feared for her child's life, she should have fired into the boys/men attacking her child!  Anything else and her child's life was not really in danger!

If it's escalated to the point of punching a daughter in the face I think what she did is entirely justified. It would be insane to say she would be better off either shooting (killing) a kid or just not using the gun at all. Might be reckless to shoot into the air unless you're shooting buckshot, maybe the best option would've been to shoot the lawn? Not sure.

Dangers of falling bullets, from wikipedia:
"In Puerto Rico, about two people die and about 25 more are injured each year from celebratory gunfire on New Year's Eve, the CDC says.[5] Between the years 1985 and 1992, doctors at the King/Drew Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, treated some 118 people for random falling-bullet injuries. Thirty-eight of them died.[6] Kuwaitis celebrating in 1991 at the end of the Gulf War by firing weapons into the air caused 20 deaths from falling bullets.[6]"
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From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, some boys came out of the town and jeered at him. “Get out of here, baldy!” they said. “Get out of here, baldy!” He turned around, looked at them and called down a curse on them in the name of the Lord. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys. - 2 Kings 2:23-24

Darmok and Jalad @Tanagra

Re: mom charged after firing gun into air to scare off daughter’s attackers
« Reply #4 on: October 23, 2013, 02:08:49 PM »
It you are limited in the number of rounds you're allowed to carry, and your daughter is being attacked by 8-10 hoodlums, firing a warning shot is justified ... right at the pack leader.  You shouldn't waste a round you may need firing into the air!
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ren

Re: mom charged after firing gun into air to scare off daughter’s attackers
« Reply #5 on: October 23, 2013, 03:26:28 PM »
she didnt use a shotgun
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Heavies

Re: mom charged after firing gun into air to scare off daughter’s attackers
« Reply #6 on: October 23, 2013, 06:43:50 PM »
Yep. Typical libertard sickness. Charge the victim for protecting themself.  They wont stop till they and the badguy can have their absolute way with you.  I hope you all are practicing your instinctual peeing and pooping all over yourself... >:(
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Dolomite

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« Reply #7 on: December 22, 2013, 05:12:25 PM »
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suka

Re: mom charged after firing gun into air to scare off daughter’s attackers
« Reply #8 on: December 22, 2013, 08:08:45 PM »
Old news but that's what you get for listening to libtard Biden.
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edster48

Re: mom charged after firing gun into air to scare off daughter’s attackers
« Reply #9 on: December 22, 2013, 08:13:36 PM »
Quote from: Dolomite on December 22, 2013, 05:12:25 PM


Precisely why I refuse to teach my daughter to be a victim.
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