Thank you for
contacting Senator Brunstetter regarding Senate Bill 124. Below are the Senator’s comments on the bill.
I strongly support the Castle Doctrine and Second
Amendment Rights. Senate Bill 124 does not change the Castle Doctrine in North Carolina.
This bill goes against the criminal and not against the gun.
Senate
Bill 124 has been filed, at the request of
law enforcement officials, to address a loop hole that was discovered
in the law when a 21 year old man walked into the Kernersville Wal-Mart
at 11:30 p.m. and fired three shots from his .50 Caliber Desert Eagle
Handgun.
One round went through a TV and a wall, narrowly missing an employee in the next room.
Another shot narrowly missed a customer before the man turned and
walked out of the store. Based on evidence found, authorities believe
he intended to force police to shoot him (commonly called “suicide by
cop”) but changed his plan.
In
charging the individual, Detectives, working with the District
Attorney’s Office, discovered that although it is a felony to discharge
a weapon into a building, or to stand at the threshold and discharge it
into a building, it is not a felony once you are in the building.
Since this guy could not be charged with a felony,
he was charged with two misdemeanors (discharging a weapon in the City
limits; carrying a concealed weapon without a permit). He pled guilty,
paid a fine and can still legally carry a firearm.
In order to protect our family and friends from random acts
of violence such as this, our law must be strengthened.
Senator Pete Brunstetter
Stephen Ogden
Research Assistant
Office of Senator Peter S. Brunstetter
1412 Legislative Building
(919) 733-5149
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Brunsetter through Ogden is blowing smoke. In most states, including NC, the shooter could also be charged with reckless endangerment. I also know that while reckless endangerment is normally a misdemeanor, in most states it can be bumped up to a felony when a weapon is used. It doesn't take a genius to think of additional charges that could have been brought against the guy. I note that "he plead guilty". That normally means that his attorney and the state agreed to reduce the charges in exchange for a guilty plea.
ReplyDeleteWe shall see. No way this will go through if it impacts Castle Doctrine in any way. We just passed the no retreat part in recent years.
DeleteI was reading this comment an hour ago and my doorbell rang. It was my Jewish next door neighbor Mark, USN veteran who shovels the snow off handicapped neighbors sidewalks. He needed a ride to get a car from the shop, which I could not provide. So I called my wife who was running around and asked her to return home and convey Mark to his car which she was glad to do. While awaiting her, Mark said, "Horace, have I told you the difference between a Democrat and a Republican?" No, I don't think you have. "Well, a Republican is a gentleman pretending to be a politician, whereas a Democrat is a politician pretending to be a gentleman."
ReplyDeleteI think that is priceless. Good neighbors make life bearable.
a Republican is a gentleman pretending to be a politician, whereas a Democrat is a politician pretending to be a gentleman."
DeletePretend is the order of the day.:)
I can think of several exceptions to that rule on both sides. IE, Republicans who are no way gentlemen and or very much politicians and Democrats who don't even pretend to be gentlemen or ladies.
DeleteI am sure.
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