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Hollonbeck admitted to his actions and said he was "afraid for his daughter's safety and didn't know who she was with or that she had left without permission," according to the report.
Oh, well if he didn't know then it's perfectly understandable to point a gun at an underpaid taxi driver.
I thought pointing guns at people who you thought wanted to sleep with your daughter was something out of bad jokes and old movies. Apparently not.
Oh, you sweet summer child...
I genuinely can't tell if this is satire or not
Most people don't interpret satire well and this man is the current governor of Georgia.
Real life is satire now days
wtf happened to simply talking to people?
Poor daughter. I hope she reminds daddy later on why she does never visit.
When you have a gun, especially a "manly" gun like an AR-15, ~~you~~ some people start having intrusive thoughts and desire to use it.
Same with police. If you dress up for war and talk up an us/them mentality eventually it boils over to what we have today. Many cops (not all) are just playing dress-up so they can play war.
What a dumbass... and as bad as this is... it gets WORSE:
https://www.wesh.com/article/milton-florida-dad-gun-uber/60744321
“That vehicle was completely unmarked. In my mind, this was not good, right?" Dr. Sean Hollonbeck told WEAR News.
I can't say I've seen an unmarked Uber or Lyft car, generally they're very good about displaying one or both signs, so doubting this statement from the jump.
“I served 31 years, I was an Army doctor, I trained as a Navy flight surgeon, I served with the 7th Special Forces Group, I served with the 160th," Hollonbeck said. "I served six tours.”
Then you should know better.
"And everybody knows what’s going on in this country with fentanyl and child trafficking and rape. Terrible stuff.”
If they were engaging in child trafficking, why would they be bringing her BACK to your house? 🤔
“In this country you’re innocent until proven guilty,"
You mean, like the Uber driver?
Going to guess he considers himself a responsible gun owner.
Bigfoot, Mothman and the Responsible Gun Owner are my favorite mythological creatures of American folklore.
There's definitely self-selection happening. A paranoid individual is more likely to feel the need to buy a gun. A person who wants control over others is more likely to feel that same need. A person with malicious or suicidal intent is more likely to feel that same need.
Meanwhile, it's entirely a coin-toss on whether a sane, responsible individual actually feels like they can/should own a firearm. I think as we get into worse civil unrest, we will inevitably see more individuals feel that they have no choice but to arm themselves, but for the time being it's going to the less savory folks rushing to buy.
I'm more of a Jersey Devil fan myself, could do without the gun owners and bootleg yetis.
I actually am a responsible gun owner. I keep my guns locked up when I'm not going to the range, and I store the ammo separately. When I clean my guns, I always check the chamber to verify it is empty. I have been shooting guns since I was about 8, and I've never had a negligent discharge and never will with how anal I am about gun safety.
The only reason I don't carry is that I don't have the money for it right now, and I don't feel I am a good enough shot. I am only confident at 20 to 25 feet.
Well that's good, but even if we are generous and say half the ~80 million gun owners in the US, are as responsible with their weapons as you are; that leaves a fuckton of gun wielders who are not responsible.
I am not outright anti-gun, but it makes no sense to me it took two tests and several weeks of waiting, to get a driver's license; and if I want to do e.g. more than basic electrical or plumbing changes in my home, I should get a permit and there will be an inspection. Yet I could waltz into a store, buy guns like I was a personal army, and at worst I would have to wait a couple days to pick them up. As far as I know, there are 0 requirements or inspections for if you have a gun safe; let alone any form of test or licensing of if you are just barely competent and safe weilding them.
I completely agree with you on everything you said. I would say that out of every gun owner I have ever met, I would say less than 10% of them have the emotional temperament to own a gun, let alone the ability or the knowledge to keep it safely locked up.
There should 100% be tests, and you should need to have a license to even own a gun, and almost no one needs to own one. It truly is absolutely ridiculous how easy it is to buy one in the usa. I don't understand why anyone is against gun control other than them owning stock in gun companies ir the nra ir not giving a shit about other people.
And can I just say I don't get why people are so quick to downvote my other comment for what seems like no reason at all.
Because every gun owner thinks they're a responsible gun owner. Everyone is until they do something stupid and to act like you aren't capable of making a mistake is naive. The problem is your mistake has deadly consequences. You can make the same argument for cars except driving isn't a hobby in the US its a need. Like you said no one needs to own a gun.
Provides evidence for responsible gun ownership
Lemmy: Time to downvote this person for neutralizing one of my arguments.
Every gun owner is a responsible gun owner until they aren't.
No, no they aren't. Some people were never responsible gun owners to begin with, regardless of anyone's beliefs around guns.
Most people I know I wouldn't even trust with a grilled cheese sandwich.
dude i have fucked up the roof of my mouth on more than 1 grilled cheese
That's why we don't give you guns.
Guns would definitely fuck up the roof of my mouth :(
Oh, I get it now. THAT'S why we need to be able to own assault rifles.
Also remember kids, if someone voluntarily signs up to get paid to go kill people, they're not to be revered, they are mercenaries.
Hollonbeck admitted to his actions and said he was "afraid for his daughter's safety and didn't know who she was with or that she had left without permission," according to the report.
And yet again this shows that people cannot use guns responsibly, guns must be prohibited. The US could be such a nice place...
The US could be such a nice place...
Not really. You'd still have way too many stupid and hateful people.
They'd just be slightly less dangerous stupid and hateful people.
(And yes, I do mean slightly, but am not going to go more into details of the other methodology with much higher body counts that the hatred of small minded folks have taken over the years.)
Not really. You'd still have way too many stupid and hateful people.
I'd gladly take an unarmed stupid, hateful people over this
I dunno, I reckon they'd be a lot quieter if there's an actual danger of physical harm to themselves.
Guns make people too eager to do crazy shit. You're not going to try to force somebody out of their car with a flick-knife.
You're not going to try to force somebody out of their car with a flick-knife
In countries that don't just give guns to anyone who can write their name, carjacking is functionally unheard of. It's just not a crime that happens. If the criminal doesn't have a gun, you can just drive away.
And yes, I do mean slightly, but am not going to go more into details of the other methodology with much higher body counts that the hatred of small minded folks have taken over the years
Apologist bullshit. There is no reality where this man threatens an Uber driver with a truck bomb. Even when talking about domestic terrorism, bombs are far more effort with far more risk, which is why they're not already used.
Are these people living in real dangerous areas or are they just convinced any unexpected car entering their driveway is out to murder them?
Second similar article in a short period, the other was a pizza delivery that went to the wrong address and got shot at.
I guarantee that these people have never lived in the ghetto. People who pull guns on the regular have more morals and honor than these wannabe cowboys.
The ONLY ONLY ONLY WAY to PREVENT this is if the CAB DRIVER SHOT the man BEFORE He could do this!
was the driver...non-white perhaps?