A Washington man is recovering from a gunshot wound he sustained Wednesday night at his residence, police said.
Police identified the victim as Andrew Broder, 21, who was struck in both feet by a bullet that was fired inside his home.
Police Chief Ken Hahn said Broder and two other men were sitting in the home’s living room when the accident occurred.
Hahn said another man, Lucus Coulter, 21, Washington, was sitting on the couch next to Broder and had a handgun in his lap. Coulter told police when he picked up the gun he accidentally pulled the trigger, firing the weapon.
Hahn said Coulter admitted to drinking and smoking marijuana prior to the accident.
The victim said the shooting was accidental and told police he did not want to prosecute, according to Hahn.
Maybe this is a new beginning. When gun nuts admit they pulled the trigger instead of blaming the gun, they get a pass.
The comforting thing is that so few gun owners smoke pot and drink while handling their guns.
In domestic abuse cases you don't need the victim to press charges. If this guy was his brother, would he be charged?
ReplyDeleteAll gun misuse should be criminal.
DeleteThe comforting thing is that so few gun owners smoke pot and drink while handling their guns.
ReplyDeleteNot sure how one could come up with a very reliable estimate on those numbers, but I agree that they're probably quite low.
Of course you say that, you being so honest and all. But reasonable people will admit that drinking alcohol and smoking pot are activities that MOST Americans partake in and that includes most gun owners. I know, another of your honest observations is that gun owners are somehow different and better than regular folks.
DeleteBut reasonable people will admit that drinking alcohol and smoking pot are activities that MOST Americans partake in . . .
DeleteI very seriously doubt that more than 50% of Americans (including, by your wording, children and infants, but I'll generously assume you didn't mean it like that, and leave them out of the question) drink alcohol and smoke cannabis--even if we eliminate those (and I think we should) whose marijuana use is confined to trying it a couple times, years ago.
But you are moving the goal posts again. When you were being reasonable and rational, you said (my emphasis added), "The comforting thing is that so few gun owners smoke pot and drink while handling their guns." In other words, a gun owner who occasionally partakes in a joint and a couple beers, but doesn't touch firearms while in that condition, would still fit in the "doesn't smoke pot and drink while handling [his/her] guns" category.
I know, another of your honest observations is that gun owners are somehow different and better than regular folks.
I don't remember making that contention. Whose honesty should be in question here?
Kurt, your honesty is ALWAYS in question, since you have been caught lying so often and promote criminal activity, even admitting your own criminal activity.
DeleteOops, Mikeb--I just noticed I messed this sentence up:
Delete. . . even if we eliminate those (and I think we should) whose marijuana use is confined to trying it a couple times, years ago.
That should be " . . . even if we don't eliminate those . . . "
Sorry about that. As you may have noticed, I place a premium on precision of language, and I should have been more careful to ensure that what I said was indeed what I meant.
Kurt, most adults, since you want to be precise and clarify that I don't include toddlers and infants, drink and/or use pot regularly. That includes gun owners. And let's not forget those who are impaired from heavier prescription medication. These folks sometimes make an attempt to not handle their guns while loaded, but many do not. Like most people they think nothing bad will happen to them.
DeleteAh--moving the goal posts again, are we? From (my emphasis added) "smoke pot and drink," we've moved swiftly to "drink and/or use pot." That helps bolster your numbers, especially when combined with your previous move of the goal posts.
DeleteHave it your way. I cannot imagine any method of reliably estimating the percentage of gun owners who consume alcohol or smoke cannabis while handling guns, so I'll just leave it at "I suspect it's low," and leave you to make up whatever number makes you happy.
Fair enough?
Not moving the goal posts, just trying to clarify what I meant. The idea is this, Kurt. People drink. Most people drink. People smoke dope. Perhaps not most, but an ever increasing percentage. The ones who make a clear effort to lock up their guns prior to getting high are few. Most think nothing bad will ever happen to them.
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