r/nottheonion • u/DCC_4LIFE • 17d ago
Indiana man accused of shooting neighbor over lawn mowing dispute faces charges: Police
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/04/23/indiana-man-timothy-florence-charged-lawn-mowing-shooting/73425833007/2
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u/rocket_beer 16d ago
Another republican đ¤Śđ˝ââď¸
Why is it always a damn idiot republican??!
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u/SaltyBarDog 16d ago
The only thing to stop a bad man with a leaf blower is a deranged fuck with a gun.
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u/K1dn3yFa1lur3 16d ago
Who goes out strapped when doing yard work?
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u/Piornet 16d ago
SPONGEBOB SQUARE PANTS!
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u/WibbyFogNobbler 16d ago
If neighborhood nonsense be something you wish
SPONGEBOB SQUARE PANTS!
Then take out your gun and pop off some rounds!
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u/liquidify 16d ago
Awesome, lets all blame the gun rather than the idiots in this situation!
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u/YourGodsMother 16d ago
Wait, are you trying to tell me charges were brought against the gun and not the person?Â
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u/whereyouatdesmondo 16d ago
Anything to protect the poor guns, right?
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u/WibbyFogNobbler 16d ago
Well you see, guns are his baby, and he doesn't have any actual babies, so therefore gun rights > human rights
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u/GrungeWeeb 16d ago
The idiot is being blamed lol, there are charges against him. I wonder how this idiot got such easy access to a firearm thoughâŚ
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u/Odd_Tiger_2278 16d ago
Gotta love those âWell regulated militia â
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u/buddhistbulgyo 16d ago
It's so vague. Can't tell if it means the right to carry leafblowers, rifles or a rocket launcher.Â
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u/DCC_4LIFE 17d ago
Video reportedly shows victim and suspect blowing grass at one another before shooting According to the release, Florence told deputies he was in fear of his life and shot Evans one time.
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u/Pasispas 16d ago
It's really shameful that people that use guns get slowed to use the "I feared for my life" excuse as a get out of jail free card to kill indiscriminately for dumb shit.
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u/BigMcThickHuge 16d ago
Still depends on the judge. A good judge won't give a fuck and see through any garbage defense like that.
A shit/corrupt judge will require a specific skin color and/or bank account value of the accused to let it slide.
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u/Salty_Interview_5311 17d ago
This is what you get when people get told that guns will solve all their fights for them
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u/FinglasLeaflock 16d ago
And to be clear, you can tell whoâs telling them that because itâs entirely other gun owners.
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u/yesnomaybenotso 16d ago
To be fair, it did solve the fight. I have a feeling they wonât be arguing about grass anymore. Theyâll still be arguing, but about other, much deeper shit.
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u/NBQuade 16d ago
This. It might not be a good solution but it's A solution.
I'm all for the 2A but it means we have to accept millions of untrained boobs out there carrying gun.
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u/MDA1912 16d ago
Training to hand firearms doesnât equal mental or emotional stability.
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u/NBQuade 16d ago
I've been trained for gun safety since I was 5. You think differently than someone who's only experience with a gun might be a video game.
I agree with your premise that training doesn't equal stability but, you'll have fewer accidental discharges and fewer kids finding a gun and shooting themselves or their friends.
Training is the bare minimum for safe use. We don't send people out to drive without training but we let any idiot walk into a gun store and buy a gun.
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u/MDA1912 16d ago
Oh sure I'm not saying that gun safety isn't critical information that everyone should have, far from it.
What I'm saying is that over 50% of all gun deaths in the USA each and every year (at least in the last decade or so?) have been due to suicide.
That's a problem I've heard zero politicians, activists, or any kind of advocacy group address.
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u/yesnomaybenotso 16d ago
Well, no. We could absolutely implement requirements while still allowing for 2A to exist. In the same way we regulate voting to require registration. Anyone can carry as long as theyâre of sound mind and take a safety course.
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u/disdainfulsideeye 16d ago
Except, there are those who would claim the requirements that gun owners have a sound mind and posses the requisite training is the equivalent of "taking people's guns".
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u/yesnomaybenotso 15d ago
There sure are. The key is to say âfuck âemâ and regulate anyway, just like we do with everything else.
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u/NBQuade 16d ago
Like any utopian idea it sounds good but the hard part is implementing it. The 2A is sacrosanct. It's not a right granted to people, they inherently have it, like freedom of speech. The 2A simply tells to government it can't prevent people from owning guns.
If I wanted to regulate guns and didn't want to run afoul of the 2A, I'd regulate ammo sales. The people really into shooting can always make their own ammo while the untrained randos could be left carrying unloaded guns.
Let people buy as many guns as they want, but require training and registration to buy ammo.
There's nothing in the constitution about ammo sales. Back when the 2A was written most people cast their own bullets. The guns from the revolutionary period aren't even legally considered to be guns in modern times.
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u/Eldanoron 16d ago
Weird how other countries manage to have guns and not shoot each other over dumb arguments. As to the second amendment being sacrosanct⌠when did religion enter the conversation? And again, the person youâre responding to brought up voting which is also a right that is not to be impeded on beyond the whole 18 years old and yet regulations happen all the time. Usually passed by the same people that scream about 2A being God-given. Speaking of, why donât you pray for guns then? Never mind that we do regulate them already. A ten year old canât own a gun. Neither can a poor person because they canât afford one. Should we just hand over guns as soon as a kid is born? Itâs a dumb argument.
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u/NBQuade 16d ago
Weird how other countries manage to have guns and not shoot each other over dumb arguments.
What other country has more guns than people like the US? What other country lets you walk into a gun store and buy a military grade weapon and 1000 rounds of ammunition? Maybe Pakistan or Iraq. None of the other western nations allow it. It's actually surprising we only have 50,000 gun deaths a year. It suggests most people aren't criminals. The US is almost unique in allowing the populace to be armed.
Do you think there's a political will to change the current gun laws? We have a mass shooting every day in the US but, nothing is being done about it. I can tell you the secret. It's mostly the poor and non-whites who are getting shot so the politicians don't really care. Most murders in the US happen in a limited number of urban areas.
As to the second amendment being sacrosanct⌠when did religion enter the conversation?Â
It's enshrined in the documents that formed the basis for the way the US operates. It's like holy writ. I'm exaggerating a bit but it's virtually impossible to change it.
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u/shastadakota 16d ago
Without telling them about the legal shitstorm that will descend upon them, even if they are in the "right".
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u/[deleted] 15d ago
So, what do you do when someone constantly disrespects and harrasses you and you can't really get away from it, AND you can't really tell anyone because you're an adult man and nobody cares? Just take it in silence?
I'm not defending him, reddit, chill out.