4 wounded in 'running gun battle' on North Carolina highway
Source: Associated Press
Updated 7:05 pm, Saturday, March 31, 2018
SHELBY, N.C. (AP) Authorities in North Carolina say four men suffered gunshot wounds in a "running gun battle" while driving on a highway.
The Cleveland County Sheriff's Office said in a news release it appears shots were fired between the occupants of two vehicles around 2:15 a.m. Saturday on U.S. 74 near Kings Mountain.
One vehicle carrying three wounded men ended up stopped in the eastbound lane, and the other left the scene. The four men who got shot were treated at hospitals for wounds that did not appear to be life-threatening. All are in their mid-to-late 20s.
Sheriff Alan Norman called it an "incredibly stupid incident with so much potential danger to innocent people." The participants were not cooperating with investigators.
Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/us/article/4-wounded-in-running-gun-battle-on-North-12796621.php
Aristus
(66,440 posts)Any chance they were pledging a fraternity?
dweller
(23,651 posts)they will cooperate ...
denbot
(9,901 posts)And it was backed up for miles.. Now I know.
NeoConsSuck
(2,544 posts)from our well regulated militia.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)KY_EnviroGuy
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Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)Would the NRA consider these "good guys with guns" or "bad guys with guns"? Wayne LaPierre will not be available for comment, since he NEVER appears anywhere where guns might be available.
Sancho
(9,070 posts)This is my generic response to gun threads where people are shot and killed by the dumb or criminal possession of guns. For the record, I grew up in the South and on military bases. I was taught about firearms as a child, and I grew up hunting, was a member of the NRA, and I still own guns. In the 70s, I dropped out of the NRA because they become more radical and less interested in safety and training. Some personal experiences where people I know were involved in shootings caused me to realize that anyone could obtain and posses a gun no matter how illogical it was for them to have a gun. Also, easy access to more powerful guns, guns in the hands of children, and guns that werent secured are out of control in our society. As such, heres what I now think ought to be the requirements to possess a gun. Im not debating the legal language, I just think its the reasonable way to stop the shootings. Notice, none of this restricts the type of guns sold. This is aimed at the people who shoot others, because its clear that they should never have had a gun.
1.) Anyone in possession of a gun (whether they own it or not) should have a regularly renewed license. If you want to call it a permit, certificate, or something else that's fine.
2.) To get a license, you should have a background check, and be examined by a professional for emotional and mental stability appropriate for gun possession. It might be appropriate to require that examination to be accompanied by references from family, friends, employers, etc. This check is not to subject you to a mental health diagnosis, just check on your superficial and apparent gun-worthyness.
3.) To get the license, you should be required to take a safety course and pass a test appropriate to the type of gun you want to use.
4.) To get a license, you should be over 21. Under 21, you could only use a gun under direct supervision of a licensed person and after obtaining a learners license. Your license might be restricted if you have children or criminals or other unsafe people living in your home. (If you want to argue 18 or 25 or some other age, fine. 21 makes sense to me.)
5.) If you possess a gun, you would have to carry a liability insurance policy specifically for gun ownership - and likely you would have to provide proof of appropriate storage, security, and whatever statistical reasons that emerge that would drive the costs and ability to get insurance.
6.) You could not purchase a gun or ammunition without a license, and purchases would have a waiting period.
7.) If you possess a gun without a license, you go to jail, the gun is impounded, and a judge will have to let you go (just like a DUI).
8.) No one should carry an unsecured gun (except in a locked case, unloaded) when outside of home. Guns should be secure when transporting to a shooting event without demonstrating a special need. Their license should indicate training and special carry circumstances beyond recreational shooting (security guard, etc.). If you are carrying your gun while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, you lose your gun and license.
9.) If you buy, sell, give away, or inherit a gun, your license information should be recorded.
10.) If you accidentally discharge your gun, commit a crime, get referred by a mental health professional, are served a restraining order, etc., you should lose your license and guns until reinstated by a serious relicensing process.
Most of you know that a license is no big deal. Besides a drivers license you need a license to fish, operate a boat, or many other activities. I realize these differ by state, but that is not a reason to let anyone without a bit of sense pack a semiautomatic weapon in public, on the roads, and in schools. I think we need to make it much harder for some people to have guns.
For those who want to argue legality, please reference: The Second Amendment: A Biography by Michael Waldman
These are measures the republican controlled Congress could have looked at after the Parkland terrorist shooting but no, instead they had NRA thoughts and prayers. I will remember your text for educational points.
paleotn
(17,939 posts)Logical, sensible laws for dangerous weapons.
Queue the humpers in 3....2....1...
sinkingfeeling
(51,470 posts)KG
(28,752 posts)7962
(11,841 posts).....and both can get you in trouble"
I wonder if any alcohol was involved being around 0215?