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mahatmakanejeeves

(61,076 posts) Tue Apr 30, 2019, 02:02 PM Apr 2019

Georgia jury acquits man for coming to the door holding a gun when police officers came knocking

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A Georgia jury acquitted a man for coming to the door holding a gun when police officers came knocking. The District Attorney responded by claiming that ordinary people don't have a right to bear arms.

https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/peach-crawford/lonnie-shaw-acquitted-after-being-shot-by-peach-county-deputy/93-2b6a3fbc-b19e-4898-a2d6-1f94cfb8fd07?fbclid=IwAR1yTNigGLLyccYILVUaryydm6nWDoB5ErPyE3l8qioUbiCigIKn3uoOekc …

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Georgia jury acquits man for coming to the door holding a gun when police officers came knocking (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author doc03 Apr 2019 #1

not a gun guy at all. the best way to avoid getting shot is to not have a gun. unblock Apr 2019 #2

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2. not a gun guy at all. the best way to avoid getting shot is to not have a gun.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Apr 30, 2019, 02:44 PM

Apr 2019

that said, this is an obvious open and shut case imho, even granting that i'm not seeing all the evidence presented at trial.

the government's case appears to rest on the notion that a police officer's fear renders the second amendment completely useless.

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