If anything, what celerity is saying, should move ppl towards more strict gun and firearms laws and regulations. had this of happened to one of his friends then instead of one person being injured, you would have maybe 2, 3, or even more wounded or dead. All of the people around that area during the show, i can almost gaurantee that at least 1 child would have been hit had people started shooting.
most likely some guy just fucked up and threw it in the wrong direction, or threw it too hard or not hard enough. Roisin was just unlucky enough to be in the wrong place at the wrong time and caught the shit end of the stick.
But if it turns out that the guy did it on purpose, for any reason, then he deserves proper punishment for it. Whether he knew it would do this amount of damage or not. Maybe he'll realize that the courts arent going to take it easy on him if he dont turn himself in.
Thanks for thinking of me in a good, liberal light. But that's not at all what I'm saying. It's the opposite of what I'm saying
I think that gun laws should be repealed because they don't work. Crime isn't going down. Crime in areas of complete bans is still up. Making a law against gun ownership stops criminals as much as making a law that stops crime. You see where it's heading ? Gun laws only affect the law abiding citizens that own them and use them responsibly.
In a crowd, would I shoot someone that threw an explosive at someone else ? Yes. Life is being endangered, more lives could be endangered, and I am fully protected by current standing federal regulations on gun use. I would go to jail for a while, but I would ultimately be aquitted, as if I had defended someone against a knife wielding or gun wielding person. Even better, they "fired first".
Would a child be injured ? No. Because as a licenced person, I "would also be a trained person" (Emphasis added and important, don't bend my words). There is WAY more of a chance of a child being hurt by hooligans throwing explosives around.
As far as intent, it's clear. He INTENDED to harm. He lit the explosive and with lethal intent, threw it onto a crowd or near a crowd. It is the SAME THING if I pulled out a pistol and starting shooting the ground, and someone got hit. Full penalty of the law.
There is no "I mistakenly lit the fuse and threw it" defense. Intent is clear. Reaction is clear.
My feelings on gun control is not "regulation" (as you people phrase it) it is "open and public use". I believe that firearms should be available to everyone over the age of 14, with extensive psychological and tactical use. Perhaps even a young military program such as Israel employs.
-> Steve
Also, "A well regulated militia" means "A militia that is kept in working and ready order". Regulated, in old english terms, means "Working and ready". Look at those old clocks that say "REGULATOR" across them. It does NOT mean "Choked with regulations and laws". Our constitution provides for this, and like it or not, it's the law of the land.