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

Fri Sep 14 15:57:24 PDT 2007

Seems to me, as in other states, if such as was presented was indeed the case, charges could be made for illegal use of a firearm, lack of proper documentation for carrying a firearm and/or possession of a firearm within city limits.

Given what this summer has seen in Moscow as far as firearms within city limits, you'd think SOMETHING would have happened - what if a child had accidentally been shot but the "actors" didn't mean any fear or intimidation or weren't in fear of the shooter(s)? Who's to say it wouldn't have gone that far?  The very fact that firearms were brandished goes to prove tempers were high and anything could have happened.

And was there anyone else in the building at the time?  Were they in fear or intimidated by what was happening?  If so, shouldn't that have been taken into consideration and charges at least considered?

Did the cops go into the building with their weapons drawn?  If so, why?  Weren't they afraid something was really wrong?  Doesn't THAT matter?  Heck, they lost one member of their team this year - this just proves anything could go very wrong very quickly.

Letting these guys go only goes to prove to someone "not quite as stable" that they can wave a weapon around and get away with it because they didn't mean any fear to be imposed by it.

Stupid!

J  :]

> From: sunilramalingam at hotmail.com
> To: vision2020 at moscow.com
> Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 15:19:52 -0700
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] No Charges For Men Who Pointed Guns at One Another at Tattoo Parlor
> 
> No fear, no assault.
> 
> Just to clarify, and only for that purpose, I don't think Nancy has ever 
> said it's her position that you can't have a gun in town, or carry it in 
> town.  I believe she asked the Attorney General if the city could control 
> possession of guns in city buildings.  I bet she wouldn't oppose my packing 
> one around my office, though I'd probably misplace it as I do my keys.
> 
> Sunil
> 
> 
> >From: J Ford <privatejf32 at hotmail.com>
> >To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> >Subject: Re: [Vision2020] No Charges For Men Who Pointed Guns at One 
> >Another at	Tattoo Parlor
> >Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 15:06:01 -0700
> >
> >
> >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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