[Vision2020] No Charges For Men Who Pointed Guns at One Another at Tattoo Parlor

[Warren Hayman]

I believe the word "fight" may well have been editorial commentary provided by our local paper. They can be good at that. Perhaps it may be a bit rash or perhaps off-base to immediately assign such alleged culpability to the MPD? Note that no fear of harm from either and no desire to pursue charges came from both of those involved.

Warren Hayman

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: J Ford 
  To: vision2020 at moscow.com 
  Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 3:06 PM
  Subject: Re: [Vision2020] No Charges For Men Who Pointed Guns at One Another at Tattoo Parlor


  Is the Moscow Police Department stand that unless a threat is actually voiced, no violence is intended or implied by guns that are being pointed at another person?  The very fact that a "fight" had ensued implies violence, yes?

  You're kidding me, right?!

  So who were the actors in this farce?

  J :]


  > From: thansen at moscow.com
  > To: vision2020 at moscow.com
  > Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 13:57:30 -0700
  > Subject: [Vision2020] No Charges For Men Who Pointed Guns at One Another at Tattoo Parlor
  > 
  > As a preface to the following article I offer a compromise, a compromise
  > between allowing every citizen to carry handguns and Mayor Chaney's
  > suggested policy of disallowing anybody from carrying a firearm in town.
  > 
  > My offered compromise is quite simple. Each and every person would be
  > permitted to carry firearms in town. They simply cannot possess bullets.
  > 
  > Thoughts?
  > 
  > >From today's (September 14, 2007) Moscow-Pullman Daily News -
  > 
  > -------------------------------------------------------
  > 
  > No charges for men who pointed guns at one another at tattoo parlor
  > 
  > Staff report
  > 
  > Moscow police detained four men outside Untamed Art Tattoo parlor Thursday
  > afternoon following a report of a fight involving weapons. 
  > 
  > Two of the men had been in an argument at the parlor and pointed guns at
  > each other, Moscow Assistant Police Chief David Duke said. While taking the
  > men's statements, however, police determined "no threats of violence or no
  > fear was initiated on the part of either one." 
  > 
  > Since police determined the men were not in fear of being harmed and neither
  > man wanted to pursue criminal charges, they were released, Duke said. The
  > other two men were detained because police did not initially know how many
  > people were involved in the fight.
  > 
  > The fight was reported shortly after 2 p.m. at the tattoo parlor at 230 West
  > Third St. The two men, a 37-year-old Moscow resident and a 51-year-old
  > Moscow resident, argued orally about a "difference of opinion" but did not
  > become physical, Duke said.
  > 
  > At some point during the argument the men pointed guns at each other - the
  > 37-year-old had a Derringer and the 51-year-old had a semiautomatic handgun,
  > Duke said. The guns had been put away when police arrived.
  > 
  > -------------------------------------------------------
  > 
  > Seeya round town, Moscow.
  > 
  > Tom Hansen
  > Moscow, Idaho
  > 
  > "We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students. The college
  > students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."
  > 
  > - Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)
  > 
  > 
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