Gun discharged at IKEA

[openwell]

Ohhh, sooo close. "If you SHOT it, you bought it." Much better ring to it.

keltec .380

so only wounded it. now marked "clearance"

 

[HoughMade]

Even though policy/signs don't matter? He was never asked to leave, as far as we can assume.

If he agrees to it rather than risk the felony...

 

[ArcadiaGP]

If he agrees to it rather than risk the felony...

That's not how the law should work.

He broke no laws, so he should be charged with nothing. He has no reason to "settle" on a lesser crime that doesn't apply to him.

 

[jamil]

HTF does a gun get left in a couch at Ikea?

WTF doesn't teach their chilluns about guns?

My BIL. He told me he doesn't want his kids to learn anything about guns because he's afraid they might like them, and he doesn't want to inflict any more gun nuts on the country.

 

[Mark in Indiana]

My BIL. He told me he doesn't want his kids to learn anything about guns because he's afraid they might like them, and he doesn't want to inflict any more gun nuts on the country.

Shame he's closed minded...JMO.

 

[HoughMade]

That's not how the law should work.

He broke no laws, so he should be charged with nothing. He has no reason to "settle" on a lesser crime that doesn't apply to him.

That is completely his choice. He has a right to a jury trial.

 

[bwframe]

Stupid should hurt. Endanger children and you should have to pay.

 

[singlesix]

That's not how the law should work.

He broke no laws, so he should be charged with nothing. He has no reason to "settle" on a lesser crime that doesn't apply to him.

Isn't up to the courts to decide if he broke any laws? His being charged with reckless endangerment. So is losing control of one's gun reckless, did he create a dangerous situation by his actions?

 

[GIJEW]

We need to treat this accident as an opportunity for education and responsibility but not agree with prosecuting the gun owner as if he were somehow more evil than everyone else.

I agree with you but this does brings us back to the question of "how do you make a horse drink after leading it to water?" This individual is clearly part of that group of gun owners who don't know what they don't know and aren't interested in finding out.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Stupid should hurt. Endanger children and you should have to pay.

Is that just for guns? Or if you take your eyes off the road and rear end a car with children in it should you eat a felony?

 

[bwframe]

Is that just for guns? Or if you take your eyes off the road and rear end a car with children in it should you eat a felony?

Maybe. Negligence is negligence.

Stupid should hurt. If stupid hurt a bit more, there would be a lot less stupid.

Responsibility and accountability are becoming a lost concept.

 

[Trigger Time]

So, is this guy an INGO member or what?

From camby. My money is on yes. If not I'm sure he is known by someone. If I was him or knew him I'd be keeping my trap shut too, regardless of the "anything can and will be used against you in a court of law" thing.

 

[openwell]

Is that just for guns? Or if you take your eyes off the road and rear end a car with children in it should you eat a felony?

Do you really want to use that analogy?

given the gun control nuts looking under every rock to think of ways to make guns more costly to keep and bear in many states.

I know Indiana is not except for recent city stuff I remember from say..........a week ago?

 

[EyeCarry]

..snip..

Responsibility and accountability is a lost concept.

FIFY

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Do you really want to use that analogy?

given the gun control nuts looking under every rock to think of ways to make guns more costly to keep and bear in many states.

I know Indiana is not except for recent city stuff I remember from say..........a week ago?

It's not an analogy. We're going to start using what anti gun politicians do to decide if someone's actions are a felony? If it's really about endangering, let's see felonies for car accidents.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

FIFY

Right. Because criminal charges are the only way to take responsibility.

 

[EdC]

Roughly 80-100 unintended discharges result in injury or death in Marion Co each year. How many do you hear about?

Wow! That number's surprising. Do you know how many were in the home, vs out and about in public?

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Wow! That number's surprising. Do you know how many were in the home, vs out and about in public?

Vast majority are at home, followed by in a car.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Hamilton county, so no explicit anti-gun agenda here. (At least not one that I'm familiar with, and I think I'd find out about it.)

IMHO, the prosecutor is politically risk-averse. The charge is probably a calculated risk that it is important to "do something about it" without going so far as to look like they think there's a bigger problem.

Sounds about like what politicians would do.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Stupid should hurt. But not every act of stupidity deserves the death penalty, felony prison sentences, or criminal charges at all. The punishment should fit the crime or behavior. Seems like we all want a pound of flesh no matter what someone does anymore.