What we've got here is a failure to communicate. Simple gun control laws should have prevented this guy from owning a gun, fired from the State Troopers, drinking problem, and who knows what else. But in South Carolina they take their gun rights seriously.Justin Grant Gambrell, 25, of 450 Bratcher Road in Belton, was in jail Friday and charged with use of a firearm while under the influence of alcohol and discharging a firearm into a dwelling, according to arrest warrants.
The warrants allege that Gambrell was drinking when he fired four shots from a moving vehicle into the home at 45 Piedmont Highway.
The Highway Patrol fired Gambrell, who had been a trooper in the Upstate division since 2007 and had no previous disciplinary problems, Department of Public Safety spokesman Sid Gaulden said.
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Mike, did you even read the article you cited?
ReplyDeleteThe individual was a State Trooper at the time of the infraction. So legally, he could carry a gun. Most off-duty law enforcement officers do do that, you know...It might be a law...I don't know.
But after this incident, he will be banned from possessing any kind of firearm. That is a law, I do know.
Mike G.
Simple gun control, properly done, would have prohibited him from ever becoming a cop in the first place. You don't think this was his first indication of being unstable, do you?
ReplyDeleteMy point is I don't distinguish between you lawful gun owners and cops. A too-high percentage of you guys should be disqualified from the get-go.