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Re: Massachusetts man's firearms, LTC seized based on overheard conversation
Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2019 10:22 am
by tonguengroover
Eris wrote: Fri Oct 18, 2019 10:19 am
tonguengroover wrote: Fri Oct 18, 2019 10:13 am
When your talking about a potential mass shooting the way to react is to err on the side of caution. When you say "someone should" could easily be changed to "I will since no one else is". So the guy got his guns back, no harm done.
He didn't say that, though. Are we reading the same article?
I'm just going by the quote the OP posted. " Nichols said he told a friend about this and suggested somebody could “shoot up the school” in that officer’s absence," Could, should, close enough for me.
Re: Massachusetts man's firearms, LTC seized based on overheard conversation
Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2019 10:25 am
by tonguengroover
tonguengroover wrote: Fri Oct 18, 2019 10:22 am
Eris wrote: Fri Oct 18, 2019 10:19 am
tonguengroover wrote: Fri Oct 18, 2019 10:13 am
When your talking about a potential mass shooting the way to react is to err on the side of caution. When you say "someone should" could easily be changed to "I will since no one else is". So the guy got his guns back, no harm done.
He didn't say that, though. Are we reading the same article?
I'm just going by the quote the OP posted. " Nichols said he told a friend about this and suggested somebody could “shoot up the school” in that officer’s absence," Could, should, ok I miss read it.
Re: Massachusetts man's firearms, LTC seized based on overheard conversation
Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2019 10:32 am
by highdesert
K9s wrote: Fri Oct 18, 2019 9:59 am
Wino - I understand. Bad relationships suck. Dogs are good.
highdesert - By the time I am 84 (if alive at all), I wonder if these firearms will even be legal to own. I don't have a single shot, so I may be left with a walking stick and (maybe) a sling shot.
At this point in our lives most of it is up to the genes we inherited. Wishing you a very long and active life K9s.
Re: Massachusetts man's firearms, LTC seized based on overheard conversation
Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2019 10:40 am
by tonguengroover
tonguengroover wrote: Fri Oct 18, 2019 10:25 am
tonguengroover wrote: Fri Oct 18, 2019 10:22 am
Eris wrote: Fri Oct 18, 2019 10:19 am
tonguengroover wrote: Fri Oct 18, 2019 10:13 am
When your talking about a potential mass shooting the way to react is to err on the side of caution. When you say "someone should" could easily be changed to "I will since no one else is". So the guy got his guns back, no harm done.
He didn't say that, though. Are we reading the same article?
I'm just going by the quote the OP posted. " Nichols said he told a friend about this and suggested somebody could “shoot up the school” in that officer’s absence,"
Could, should, ok I miss read it. My bad
Re: Massachusetts man's firearms, LTC seized based on overheard conversation
Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2019 10:42 am
by Eris
tonguengroover - It looks like you are accidentally hitting the quote button instead of the edit button when trying to update your post. The edit button is the pencil icon.
Re: Massachusetts man's firearms, LTC seized based on overheard conversation
Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2019 10:58 am
by DispositionMatrix
tonguengroover wrote: Fri Oct 18, 2019 10:13 am
When your talking about a potential mass shooting the way to react is to err on the side of caution. When you say "someone should" could easily be changed to "I will since no one else is". So the guy got his guns back, no harm done.
He did not get his LTC or firearms back. If he does want them back, he will have to fight for them. Sounds as if he is just going to give up.
Re: Massachusetts man's firearms, LTC seized based on overheard conversation
Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2019 11:28 am
by featureless
DispositionMatrix wrote: Fri Oct 18, 2019 10:58 am
He did not get his LTC or firearms back. If he does want them back, he will have to fight for them. Sounds as if he is just going to give up.
Correct. And that's the fucked part about these red flag laws. I have no problem with the concept of removing firearms from threatening people but not at the expense of no due process.
Re: Massachusetts man's firearms, LTC seized based on overheard conversation
Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2019 12:10 pm
by K9s
DispositionMatrix wrote: Fri Oct 18, 2019 10:58 am
tonguengroover wrote: Fri Oct 18, 2019 10:13 am
When your talking about a potential mass shooting the way to react is to err on the side of caution. When you say "someone should" could easily be changed to "I will since no one else is". So the guy got his guns back, no harm done.
He did not get his LTC or firearms back. If he does want them back, he will have to fight for them. Sounds as if he is just going to give up.
Given the circumstances - he might have a hard time living in that town if the sheriff doesn't like him - giving up might have seemed like the best thing to do. If I was in his place, it would be difficult to fight.
Re: Massachusetts man's firearms, LTC seized based on overheard conversation
Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2019 12:59 pm
by tonguengroover
featureless wrote: Fri Oct 18, 2019 11:28 am
DispositionMatrix wrote: Fri Oct 18, 2019 10:58 am
He did not get his LTC or firearms back. If he does want them back, he will have to fight for them. Sounds as if he is just going to give up.
Correct. And that's the fucked part about these red flag laws. I have no problem with the concept of removing firearms from threatening people but not at the expense of no due process.
My reading comprehension is lacking, He's close to getting them back. sigh
The confiscated guns were later turned over to Nichols’ son-in-law, Nichols told The Times.
Might as well be.