chiefjason
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jp49911 wrote:
I didn't get all of that from the story. That sounds like a conclusion made by the reader vs something stated by the article. JMO
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I was also asking a question. Seeing if anyone else saw it that way. Not to sound crazy, but I think the link has changed or the article in the link has changed. That, or I've read to many accounts of this. Either way when the cops mention that he bought it used, that it was legal, and he did not know it was loaded It sure lends itself to that conclusion. But how many times do we hear the "I did not know it was loaded" defense? It just seems really hard to forget about loading a Muzzleloader. From load to shoot is about 6 steps to make it go bang.
And surprise, surprise alcohol was involved. Who loaded it is the least of this guys worries.
jp49911 wrote:
I didn't get all of that from the story. That sounds like a conclusion made by the reader vs something stated by the article. JMO
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I was also asking a question. Seeing if anyone else saw it that way. Not to sound crazy, but I think the link has changed or the article in the link has changed. That, or I've read to many accounts of this. Either way when the cops mention that he bought it used, that it was legal, and he did not know it was loaded It sure lends itself to that conclusion. But how many times do we hear the "I did not know it was loaded" defense? It just seems really hard to forget about loading a Muzzleloader. From load to shoot is about 6 steps to make it go bang.
And surprise, surprise alcohol was involved. Who loaded it is the least of this guys worries.