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http://www.gunguys.com/?p=747http://www.gunguys.com/?p=747If you want to see what ignorant people print/post online go to http://www.gunguys.com , I came across this doing research for the open carry movement I am trying to get rolling here in Oklahoma. LMAO at the lack of common sense in this article, seeing as how the law is not about going to jail, it is about not getting sued by your would be attacker/burglar/criminal's family for protecting yourself against their scumbag (is scumbag supposed to be hyphenated?) family member.
-Klemmt- aka your German friend with a gun
“License to Murder” In Oklahoma Promotes Violence, Not Safety
More outcry against the NRA’s legislation that would grant a “License to Murder” to almost anyone holding a gun (the bill is also called “Shoot First,” “Stand Your Ground,” or “Deadly Force”). This time, it’s in Oklahoma, and lots of people are worried it could turn “OK” into the “OK Corral.”
The problem is completely non-existent, because the NRA is claiming this bill will protect your right to self-defense. But there isn’t one single person in jail right now because they had to shoot someone attacking them– you already have a right to self defense! Every American does, and for the NRA to imply that you don’t have one without this bill is just plain wrong.
In the Old West, it wasn’t uncommon for cowboys and rovers to check their guns at the local sheriff’s office to cut down on gunplay that sent many men to their graves.
Gun violence prevention advocates say they fear that lesson is being forgotten in a measure before the Oklahoma Legislature - with similar bills pending in Georgia - that would expand where firearms can be taken and when they can be used with deadly force.
Oklahoma’s “Stand Your Ground” bill, similar to legislation pending in four other states, would give greater legal protections to people who shoot or use other deadly force when threatened or attacked.
The measure clarifies existing law on self defense and expands the right to protect yourself against attack in your own home to other places, including someone else’s home, a vehicle or a street corner.
“It continues to add shame to shame,” said Peter Hamm, communications director for the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence in Washington. The center is named for Jim Brady, former press secretary to President Ronald Reagan who was shot in the head and seriously wounded during an assassination attempt in 1981.
“It’s a violence issue, it’s not a firearms issue,” Hamm said. “It’s a potentially dangerous solution to a non-existent problem.”
What this bill does is let gun owners shoot first and ask questions later. It effectively removes any responsibility from the person behind the trigger. And it all but asks for bloodshed in even the most tame of arguments.
So the sponsor of this bill agrees that there’s no legal need for it. The question then is– if this bill is passed, who will it help?
Calvey said he does not believe the measure will lead to a surge in gun violence but will give gun owners peace of mind.
“Guns in the hands of lawful, law-abiding gun owners do a lot more to protect human life than any problems associated with that,” he said.
Hamm said Oklahomans and residents of other states already have the right to defend themselves from attack. He said no one in Oklahoma or anywhere else has been imprisoned for using force in a legitimate case of self defense.
Calvey said he knows of no documented case in Oklahoma in which a legitimate case of self defense has led to a jail sentence.
The answer: the trigger-happy. Anyone needing any excuse to open fire can use this bill as a shield. And, according to the bill, it doesn’t matter who gets hurt. This bill simply removes all responsibility from the person behind the trigger. And that’s why we call it a license to murder. In Oklahoma, Colorado, Michigan or Florida, this bill is wrong for American citizens. Any lawmaker that supports it is showing clear bias for the NRA and against their constituents.
http://www.gunguys.com/?p=747http://www.gunguys.com/?p=747If you want to see what ignorant people print/post online go to http://www.gunguys.com , I came across this doing research for the open carry movement I am trying to get rolling here in Oklahoma. LMAO at the lack of common sense in this article, seeing as how the law is not about going to jail, it is about not getting sued by your would be attacker/burglar/criminal's family for protecting yourself against their scumbag (is scumbag supposed to be hyphenated?) family member.
-Klemmt- aka your German friend with a gun