Originally posted by Gunslinger
Raider I saw and interview too. I have yet to read were this guy said was attempting to disrupt the anti-war protest
what gives him the right?
I will tell you the 2nd amendment gives him the right. In addition he OWNS the land he's firing on. He could shoot clay pidgeons all day long if he felt like it. It's HIS land. As long as he doesn't shoot over any roads he isn't breaking any laws.
Now now I know you are a legal expert in the state of Texas and all and your hourly visit to Moveon.org probably prompted you to post some law that might be twisted and spinned enough to make this guy guilty without any type of evidenct trial or jury but maybe you could post the interview were he said he ment to scare the protesters and I might give the guy a shame shame.
While about 60 in Sheehan's group held a religious service Sunday morning, a nearby landowner, Larry Mattlage, fired his shotgun twice into the air. Sheriff's deputies and Secret Service agents rushed to his house but did not arrest him.
"I ain't threatening nobody, and I ain't pointing a gun at nobody," Mattlage said. "This is Texas."
Mattlage said he was initially sympathetic toward the demonstrators, but that they have blocked roads in the area and caused traffic problems. He said he fired his gun in preparation for the dove-hunting season, but when asked if he had another motive, he said, "Figure it out for yourself."
I'd say "Figure it out for yourself" says it all. But you saw the interview right?
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2005/08/14/moms_protest_riles_gun_toting_neighbor/Secret Service Showed up, I would bet he is not gonna be doing that again anytime soon.
Yeah try Google. I even linked to the site I found it on, so again attacking the person whose view you don't agree with?
From Foxnews...
Mattlage said he was initially sympathetic toward the demonstrators, but that they have blocked roads in the area and caused traffic problems.
He said he fired his gun in preparation for the dove-hunting season, but when asked if he had another motive, he said, "Figure it out for yourself."
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,165735,00.htmlOh no they were blocking roads and causing traffic problems. Let me get my gun and shoot it in the air a few times. That'll teach em! Defending someone who would do something like that is reprehensible.
I know he is not going to get charged because he already would have. But he did have alterior motives for discharging his fire-arm.
