Friday, December 6, 2013

Felony Charges for New York Gun Owner Who Accidentally Wounded Himself and Another



Local news reports

 A New York man was charged Tuesday with reckless conduct as a result of a shooting Nov. 23 involving a handgun police say he accidentally fired into his hand, with the same bullet injuring an adult female.

 Justin Morales, 29, of 18 Vermont View Drive, Apt. 12, Watervliet, N.Y., was arrested by Nashua police and charged with reckless conduct, a class B felony.

Morales told police at the time he was breaking down the handgun while it was still loaded. Police said the weapon was fired and a bullet went through his hand and then into the upper leg of the woman, who police said lived at the apartment.

A class B felony is punishable by up to seven years in prison. Morales was released on $30,000 personal recognizance bail pending an upcoming arraignment in the 9th Circuit Court, Nashua District Division. 
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14 comments:

  1. Flying JuniorDecember 6, 2013 at 9:34 AM

    It's a damn shame that any woman would actually consent to live with some self-centered prick like that who would not even step up to the plate and marry her. Some idiot who thought that he actually needed to carry a gun? What a disgrace.

    When I was young, I was more concerned with making it to at least first base. Maybe a home run if I was lucky.

    That guy was playing with his gun and just treating his woman like ballast.

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  2. Greg CampDecember 6, 2013 at 2:11 PM

    Unlike the other article in which one person points a gun at another and "dry fires" it, only to find out it was loaded, this sounds like an accident, rather than criminal negligence. He should have to pay damages, but a felony is an absurd charge here.

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    1. UnknownDecember 7, 2013 at 10:33 AM

      What was the accident part, exactly? Was it forgetting there was a round in the chamber, or was it violating Rule number 2 about muzzle control? Or maybe it was Rule number 3 about trigger control? Which was the accident, Greg? Was there any negligence involved according to you?

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    2. Greg CampDecember 7, 2013 at 5:52 PM

      I'm speaking of the legal terms here. Since I wasn't there, I can't say specifically, but certainly this fellow did something not altogether bright. It shouldn't warrant a felony charge, however.

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    3. UnknownDecember 8, 2013 at 11:05 AM

      Nonsense. You weren't talking in legal terms at all. You were talking in bullshit terms trying to minimize the wrong.

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    4. Greg CampDecember 8, 2013 at 6:08 PM

      You know better than I do why I say what I say? This illustrates why we can't trust you.

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  3. AnonymousDecember 6, 2013 at 10:04 PM

    "Morales told police at the time he was breaking down the handgun while it was still loaded"

    That's not an accident, except in the site liars mind.

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    1. Greg CampDecember 7, 2013 at 5:53 PM

      Glocks require the trigger to be pulled to take them apart.

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    2. AnonymousDecember 7, 2013 at 6:58 PM

      Which excuses the idiot from not checking if there was a round in it before he started cleaning it. You are as dumb as this idiot.

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    3. UnknownDecember 8, 2013 at 10:16 AM

      Greg, why do you continually defend these guys? Why can't you admit that they are negligent idiots who should be stripped of their gun rights?

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    4. Greg CampDecember 8, 2013 at 6:09 PM

      I'm not defending him specifically. Anonymous said that this categorically was not an accident. I'm point out that it could have been an accident--in other words, an unintended act.

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    5. UnknownDecember 9, 2013 at 8:53 AM

      By carefully avoiding the word "negligence," you are defending him. By aligning "unintentional," which is nevertheless the result of negligence, with "accidental," you are defending him by downplaying his culpability.

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    6. Greg CampDecember 9, 2013 at 5:38 PM

      I'm not defending him. I'm also not committing myself to a judgement when I wasn't present and don't have all the facts.

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    7. AnonymousDecember 9, 2013 at 8:19 PM

      I'll re-post for those to stupid to understand.
      The idiot himself said he knew the gun was still loaded.
      I don't have to be present, I'll take the idiots word.

      "Morales told police at the time he was breaking down the handgun while it was still loaded"

      That's not an accident, except in the site liars mind.

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