AL skate park shooting

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There's a lot wrong and right with this situation.

Man shot after he 'threatened to shoot everyone' during argument at Cleveland Avenue skate park | AL.com
I have some acquaintances that are friends of the shooter and who frequent the skate park. For starters skaters have the right of way there. The aggressor(the guy waving a gun around threatening to shoot everybody) was trying to have a photo shoot of scantily clad women in a drop pool. When the skaters pretty much told him to wait until after the park was closed to skaters he got belligerent, went got his gun an started threatening everyone. The guy who shot him made sure to get his kids to safety, THEN took out the threat. He COULD HAVE aimed higher. He didn't seek to kill, he sought to disable the threat. This is an example of both irresponsible gun ownership and responsible gun ownership. All in one story.
  • Profile picture of the author ThomM
    I think with a quick call to the cops after the photographer was told by the kids to come back after hours would of gone a long way in avoiding all that happened after.
    It sounds like the father arguing with the guy is what caused it to escalate into a gun fight.
    I think it's important to teach your kids not to back down if you believe you're right. But it's just as important to teach them the right way of doing it.
    The right way here would of been for the father to just call the cops after the photographer had his hissy fit from the kids telling him to come back after hours.
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  • Profile picture of the author HeySal
    That would be right in a normal society, Thom - but this country isn't normal anymore. Let the guys who are idiots with their weapons get taken out. No sympathy left for lunatics or criminals.
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    At least he got his picture taken (in jail).
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