Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Accidental Shooting of Saratoga Man by Himself - Minor Charges

 The Saratoga Times Union reports

A city man faces criminal charges in a case that began when he allegedly shot himself in the leg.

Shawn Noisette, 28, told police he had been robbed at gunpoint. That caused police to investigate the incident.

Police determined that Noisette apparently shot himself with an unregistered .22-caliber handgun while in his house on Pearl Street while getting ready for work.

Noisette was charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, endangering the welfare of a child and falsely reporting an incident, all misdemeanors.
All misdemeanors??!!! And that, only because he pissed off the police by lying to them.

Negligent discharges should be taken more seriously than they usually are. The gun-rights advocates are always pointing out that it's impossible to anticipate who is unfit to own guns and that we cannot take away their rights beforehand.  Well, these people, these negligent-discharge people are proving themselves to be unfit. They should lose their rights to own guns. One strike you're out.

What's your opinion?  Please leave a comment.

13 comments:

  1. This and the other recent incident in New York both happened in a state with strict and stupid gun laws. Much good did they do. But hey, in both cases, a person involved was named Shawn. Let's ban all Shawns in New York from possessing firearms. That makes as much sense as other proposals in response to these incidents.

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  2. "Well, these people, these negligent-discharge people are proving themselves to be unfit. They should lose their rights to own guns. One strike you're out.

    What's your opinion? Please leave a comment."

    You're Poe's Law territory

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    1. I had to look up that Poe's Law, but I can assure you I'm serious about the one strike thing.

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    2. Except as it applies to cobloggers apparently.

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  3. One question that I have never heard you answer: "Do you think that Laci should have lost his gun rights for life because of his two negligent discharges?"

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    1. Well, it depends on the circumstances.

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    2. No "one strike and you're out"? I'm confused.

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    3. Anonymous, you've noticed the hypocrisy of gun control advocates, no? Rosie O'Donnell wants no one to own a firearm, but she tried to get her child's bodyguard a license to carry. Bloomingbutt in New York wants no guns on his streets, but his police force is well armed. Feinstein out of San Francisco had a carry license, but she doesn't want us to have one. As long as you're on the gun control side, you get to have guns.

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    4. Greg, that's a tired song and dance. The fact is people do have carry licenses in New York and California. They have to jump through lots of hoops, but to pretend only celebs or those with connections get them is bullshit. You're just repeating what you've heard other gun-rights folks say.

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    5. Please, do show me an ordinary person with a carry license in those states. We know celebrities have them. The reports show up now and then, often when said famous people do something silly. But the key point is that no one should have to jump through hoops to get a license.

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    6. Oh, when all common-sense arguments fail, demand proof. The fact is, Greg, there are people in NY with concealed carry licenses who are not celebs or politicians. You know this. The same is true in other "may issue" states. It's not the free-for-all that you like, but it is what it is and you keep denying it.

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    7. I accept no "common sense" arguments, having seen that sense is entirely too rare. I want evidence. What I do know is that in California, for example, what county you live in is a major factor in whether you can get a license or not. The Los Angeles area is more dangerous than out in the rural parts, but residents of those rural areas have a much easier time getting a license. I oppose inequity in the application of law. May Issue gives the government too much discretion.

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    8. Greg doin' the backpedaling.

      "in California, for example, what county you live in is a major factor in whether you can get a license or not"

      You used to claim that one had to be a politician or a rich celebrity.

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