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Marietta Man Accused of Shooting 127 Rounds at “Ninja Like” People (www.mdjonline.com)

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[–] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 37 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Richard Ray West, 37, is accused of shooting approximately 127 rounds from a 40-caliber handgun, while under the assumption that “ninja like” people were after him, on Jan. 18 between midnight and 9:28 a.m. The incident occurred in and around the property of J & R Cycle Shop, 1431 Canton Road in Marietta, near the intersection of Dickerson Road and Canton Road NE, according to an arrest warrant from the Marietta Police Department.

The longer I live on this earth, the more I strongly would vote for a law where to continue having a gun, you need bi-yearly renewals. This guy could be going through a lot. Could have been a normal guy who bought that weapon a decade ago.

And I think about how much lead and poison we get pumped with and suddenly lose it. As a gun owner, am I going to be like him? Will I have the cognitive strength to turn my weapon in? Will the millions like Richard above who one evening, the asbestos finally kills a piece of him and they pull out their gun and shoot into the darkness, harming a innocent bystander?

Many industries require renewals with an exam. Medical. Law. Finance.

Hell while I'm at it, driving license bi-yearly renewals too.

[–] Carighan@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

a law where to continue having a gun, you need bi-yearly renewals

Isn't it like that in a lot of countries? Not only do you need to apply to get a gun permit in the first place and there's only a handful of valid reasons (like being a forester) and you also have to renew it every X years so that if the reason no longer applies, you can no longer own a gun.

[–] perviouslyiner@lemmy.world 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

yeah but those countries have managed to update their laws within the last 233 years

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 6 points 9 months ago

I think about how if personal cars had been a thing when the bill of rights was written, if they would have written an amendment like "the right to travel being a vital part of the state, the right to drive a vehicle shall not be infringed ".

Today we'd have all sorts of problems. People would say driver's licenses were unconditional. Requiring corrective lenses would be thrown out. Any vehicle inspections for safety or efficiency would be gone. People would be driving tanks around and destroying roads while screaming about their 2nd-prime amendment rights.

So I have two points. One: unbounded rules are a bad idea. Two: just because the constitution says something doesn't mean it's a good idea.