george wrote:"had not gotten a permit through the sheriff's office to purchase a handgun"
For explanation, the poor people in North Carolina still have this law on the books, going back to reconstruction. Supposedly, the original intent of these laws were to insure you had the proper skin color to purchase a pistol. Most of the states around here have since repealed these laws, but those guys in North Carolina are a little slower than most.
I haven't spent much time there, but if the deceased subject of the news article is representative of the general population, it would be difficult to disagree with you.
It's usually kinda hard to make the news by being representative of the general population.
Point very well taken!
Excaliber
"An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it." - Jeff Cooper
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RoyGBiv wrote:[Offtopic]
My favorite NC law is called "Alienation of Affections"
If your spouse has an affair, you can recover damages from their lover.
What a great idea.
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Could have used this law here in Texas about 9 years ago....
“I’m all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let’s start with typewriters.” - Frank Lloyd Wright
"Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of arms" - Aristotle
This is like many ideas that sound good on the surface until you run into the ugly details. The legal system is not a good tool for dealing with failed personal relationships. Ask Clara Harris (2002 Mercedes driver of the year) how it worked for her.
Oldgringo wrote:If it wasn't alcohol or drugs, what could it have been?
"Hey, y'all. Check this out!"
Those are famous last words along with "Hey y'all, watch this".
"Hold my beer!", except they said there wasn't alcohol. Maybe he just hadn't started drinking it yet.
I am not a lawyer, nor have I played one on TV, nor did I stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night, nor should anything I say be taken as legal advice. If it is important that any information be accurate, do not use me as the only source.
Wow. I am a staunch creationist but sometimes it seems Darwin's Natural Selection works.
I Thess 5:21
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"There is no situation so bad that you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield, NASA ISS Astronaut
While some folks' purpose in life is to serve as a good example, other folks' mission is to serve as a warning to others.
I would suggest that the central character in this incident fits into the second category.
He's getting lots of press and making a lot of folks think.
Excaliber
"An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it." - Jeff Cooper
I am not a lawyer. Nothing in any of my posts should be construed as legal or professional advice.
Point very well taken!
