This man exercised his right to bear arms as a private citizen, on his own private property, in a domestic dispute. If we can't trust a government employee to bear arms responsibly, then should we ban arms for government employees while not on duty? I don't think it's the government employee that's the problem. I bet this guy wouldn't have even got up out of his chair, if he didn't have a gun. How unprofessional and uncivil.The man arguing with the men came out of a home, that according to public records, is owned by Karnig Ohannessian – a Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Environment).
This man exercised his right to bear arms as a private citizen, on his own private property, in a domestic dispute. If we can't trust a government employee to bear arms responsibly, then should we ban arms for government employees while not on duty? I don't think it's the government employee that's the problem. I bet this guy wouldn't have even got up out of his chair, if he didn't have a gun. How unprofessional and uncivil.
We should not enact a societal age limit to prevent old people from carrying arms. We should take steps to prevent senile people from threatening kids. Maybe there's a line that needs to be crossed in order to make sure that lethal force isn't thrown around at random.
Navy official caught on camera threatening young men with a gun | WUSA9.com
This man exercised his right to bear arms as a private citizen, on his own private property, in a domestic dispute. If we can't trust a government employee to bear arms responsibly, then should we ban arms for government employees while not on duty? I don't think it's the government employee that's the problem. I bet this guy wouldn't have even got up out of his chair, if he didn't have a gun. How unprofessional and uncivil.
We should not enact a societal age limit to prevent old people from carrying arms. We should take steps to prevent senile people from threatening kids. Maybe there's a line that needs to be crossed in order to make sure that lethal force isn't thrown around at random.
Navy official caught on camera threatening young men with a gun | WUSA9.com
Well, if the man had been black, we'd probably have another dead black guy on our hands, since in America it seems that if a black guy has a gun, the police have gotta respond with deadly force. But if the guy was white, well, ha-RUMPH, Second Amendment Rights to bear arms and all that!
Glen, can you get anymore hyperbolic? Do you just like being a rabble rouser with nothing but bull****?
Hmmmm...so instead of hammering this asshat, your solution is to assume all individuals over a certain age are senile or otherwise unfit to exercise a constitutional right. Pretty obtuse, biggoted thought process.
This man exercised his right to bear arms as a private citizen, on his own private property, in a domestic dispute. If we can't trust a government employee to bear arms responsibly, then should we ban arms for government employees while not on duty? I don't think it's the government employee that's the problem. I bet this guy wouldn't have even got up out of his chair, if he didn't have a gun. How unprofessional and uncivil.
We should not enact a societal age limit to prevent old people from carrying arms. We should take steps to prevent senile people from threatening kids. Maybe there's a line that needs to be crossed in order to make sure that lethal force isn't thrown around at random.
Navy official caught on camera threatening young men with a gun | WUSA9.com
Well, if the man had been black, we'd probably have another dead black guy on our hands, since in America it seems that if a black guy has a gun, the police have gotta respond with deadly force. But if the guy was white, well, ha-RUMPH, Second Amendment Rights to bear arms and all that!
Is it or is it not true that a black guy openly carrying a gun is seen by law enforcement as much more of a threat than a white guy openly carrying a gun?
Is it or is it not true that a black guy openly carrying a gun is seen by law enforcement as much more of a threat than a white guy openly carrying a gun?
What's bigoted is assaulting young men with the threat of lethal force. I specifically stated that an age limit is not necessary, though I doubt that this individual is insane. At this time, no charges have been filed, but his motive was that "they were being loud." Clearly this is a pissing contest to him.
Well, if the man had been black, we'd probably have another dead black guy on our hands, since in America it seems that if a black guy has a gun, the police have gotta respond with deadly force. But if the guy was white, well, ha-RUMPH, Second Amendment Rights to bear arms and all that!
Is it or is it not true that a black guy openly carrying a gun is seen by law enforcement as much more of a threat than a white guy openly carrying a gun?
Is it or is it not true that a black guy openly carrying a gun is seen by law enforcement as much more of a threat than a white guy openly carrying a gun?
The individual brandishing a gun may have been standing on the very edge of his property, but he's threatening citizens in a public space (the sidewalk & parkway), and not only impeding their free movement, but controlling their movement as he so directs.This man exercised his right to bear arms as a private citizen, on his own private property, in a domestic dispute. If we can't trust a government employee to bear arms responsibly, then should we ban arms for government employees while not on duty? I don't think it's the government employee that's the problem. I bet this guy wouldn't have even got up out of his chair, if he didn't have a gun. How unprofessional and uncivil.
We should not enact a societal age limit to prevent old people from carrying arms. We should take steps to prevent senile people from threatening kids. Maybe there's a line that needs to be crossed in order to make sure that lethal force isn't thrown around at random.
Navy official caught on camera threatening young men with a gun | WUSA9.com
Right.He's not an old person.
In Illinois, I think I would have been arrested. He was NOT on his property, first of all, he was on the public sidewalk. Here, that would be considered brandishing a weapon. I'd probably lose my permit. Im assuming that was his wife trying to de-escalate the situation. My guess is that he was drunk. PS...that is not a domestic dispute.
The individual brandishing a gun may have been standing on the very edge of his property, but he's threatening citizens in a public space (the sidewalk & parkway), and not only impeding their free movement, but controlling their movement as he so directs.
He is either overcome with rage or otherwise feels empowered, because he continues to act out while being openly video taped!
I'm suspect age has nothing to do with this, and his being navy shouldn't either, but I'm at a loss to otherwise understand why he wasn't charged! :doh
WTH?
I can say this, though: Thank God we live in the age of individual, portable, and personal, video devices. I've twice used my cell phone to diffuse potential escalating situations!
Is it or is it not true that a black guy openly carrying a gun is seen by law enforcement as much more of a threat than a white guy openly carrying a gun?
5. Blacks are more likely to kill cops than be killed by cops. This is according to FBI data, which also found that 40 percent of cop killers are black. According to MacDonald, the police officer is 18.5 times more likely to be killed by a black than a cop killing an unarmed black person.
4. Black and Hispanic police officers are more likely to fire a gun at blacks than white officers.
3. The Post's data does show that unarmed black men are more likely to die by the gun of a cop than an unarmed white man...but this does not tell the whole story.
(WORTH READING)
2. More whites and Hispanics die from police homicides than blacks.
1. Cops killed nearly twice as many whites as blacks in 2015.
No, but thanks to your post we do now - thanks.Even if he were on his property, he cannot brandish. Brandishing doesn't mean holding. Brandishing means that he is waving it around in a threatening manner.
A lot of people have no idea what brandishing means.
:lamoHe should have kept that gun in his back pocket.
Better yet....he should pawn it and use the money for a shrink!
This kid didn't deserve that treatment........even is he was possibly being an azz.
Say Navy, do have any opinion on the specific meaning of the term "gunman"?Even if he were on his property, he cannot brandish. Brandishing doesn't mean holding. Brandishing means that he is waving it around in a threatening manner.
A lot of people have no idea what brandishing means.
He should have kept that gun in his back pocket.
Better yet....he should pawn it and use the money for a shrink!
This kid didn't deserve that treatment........even is he was possibly being an azz.
Say Navy, do have any opinion on the specific meaning of the term "gunman"?
It always sounded harsh & criminal to me.
Here's what Mr. Webster has to say:
"a person (especially a man) who uses a gun to shoot someone or to try to shoot someone
Source: Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary"
Source: Marriam Webster: Gunman
Yeah, I was going to use "gunman" in another thread with a guy brandishing a gun at an anti-gun protest (he never fired), but refrained since I didn't want my post to be inflammatory.It seems to be used mostly in the negative sense.....in my experience.
Shooter....gunman
Robber......gunman
Bad guy....gunman
Yeah, I was going to use "gunman" in another thread with a guy brandishing a gun at an anti-gun protest (he never fired), but refrained since I didn't want my post to be inflammatory.
To me, a "gunman" uses his gun in the furtherance of a crime beyond that of possessing or displaying the weapon itself - and that's what I follow in my posting.
So navy guy here = "man with a gun".
Dallas shooter = "gunman".
It seems to be used mostly in the negative sense.....in my experience.
Shooter....gunman
Robber......gunman
Bad guy....gunman
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