caboose84
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Looks like some sanity finally came through...
http://www.wmur.com/news/30524687/detail.html
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http://www.wmur.com/news/30524687/detail.html
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On another forum we were contemplating starting a legal fees fund for the guy. Happy to see it won't be necessary.
Velardi reminded area residents to handle and use firearms responsibly, even in cases of self-defense. He added, "Firing a 'warning shot' around or near other people or dwellings can result in police involvement or even a criminal charge."
Velardi stressed that residents who witness a crime or see inappropriate behavior should contact police.
"Ultimately, citizens should forgo direct involvement in the apprehension or detainment of suspected criminals," Velardi said in the release.
Although the charges have been dropped I am still deeply troubled by the attitude of the County Attorney.
Yup. Don't fire warning shots. Leave it holstered or have a need to kill the guy, and do it well.The attorney's office said firing a "warning shot" around or near other people or homes can result in police involvement or a charge.
Although the charges have been dropped I am still deeply troubled by the attitude of the County Attorney.
It is a belief system such as this that takes us down the road to a police state, where all your security and freedoms are dependent upon the office holder. I would still like to hold dear the responsibilities that are conjoined with our freedoms. Somewhere Thomas Jefferson is shaking his head.
Great news.
Yup. Don't fire warning shots. Leave it holstered or have a need to kill the guy, and do it well.
NH RSA's: 627:4 Physical Force in Defense of a Person.
627:4 II-a. A person who responds to a threat which would be considered by a reasonable person as likely to cause serious bodily injury or death to the person or to another by displaying a firearm or other means of self-defense with the intent to warn away the person making the threat shall not have committed a criminal act.
Actually you can go ahead and draw, it's permitted by law.
You live in a free state. I live in a commie nut house.Actually you can go ahead and draw, it's permitted by law.