@Mrgunsngear@GarandThumb1 He's playing the victim here. The only right thing to do...if he were really worried about "protecting his family"...was to return the sample triggers. Sending one to RB is simply not defensible and his word salad defense doesn't make his action less shitty.
@Mrgunsngear@GarandThumb1 He's playing the victim here. The only right thing to do...if he were really worried about "protecting his family"...was to return the sample triggers. Sending one to RB is simply not defensible and his word salad defense doesn't make his action less shitty.
@conniej28@GrahamAllen It's great to have clairvoyants here on X, who can read the Secretary's mind and discern his true desires. What would we do without you? I'm no mind reader, but his actions thus far show that he's a supporter of the troops.
@robertgraham When I took Fortran and COBOL classes in college, in 1979 and early 80's, we were still using punch cards. No screen, no mouse, no keyboard (besides that on the punch card machine). My, how things have changed.
@LeaderJohnThune By your definition of "leave it all on the field", you clearly mean you'll leave all the un-passed bills (including the SAVE act) laying on the field while you go play with yourself...
@CardioFixer@CuriousMindByte I remember when my grandfather got a Cadillac that had a floor button, which would progress the dial through the programmed stations. He played it off as magic, while pushing the button with his toe.
Oh my, we're stretching now. I was going to bow out, unless you could provide some specific law or case that would expose a victim to criminal liability if they declined to announce that they were armed...or, even, if they denied (falsely) that they were armed. I was hoping you could give us something that I, and others, could read and learn from.
But "precipitating cause" isn't a formal legal term and, even if it were, the "precipitating" event would be the attack. And, to be clear, we were never talking about someone who provokes a fight. Your first comment was that a victim said they weren't armed and a person proceeds to attack them - the attack is the precipitating event. Deceiving someone who’s attacking you is not “luring.” Luring would mean setting up the confrontation on purpose, for example baiting someone into a fight so you can shoot them.
Just because an attacker is predisposed to attack people he believes to be helpless, doesn't mean that the appearance of helplessness is the trigger action - that trigger (or precipitating cause) is the attack.
Anyway, unless I see a law or legal requirement that I must disclose my CCW state to a potential attacker (and, I don't see any states that have such a law) I'll just say "no" if I'm asked...just like @JayCostaUSA said.
Bye.
I don't see that I'm learning anything that supports your original assertion that telling somebody you are unarmed and then using a weapon to defend yourself will add some criminal jeopardy. First you mention the Constitution and Articles, and obviously it's not in there. So then you mention a court case, but now you're saying that I have to look at the citations in that court case.
I showed you a specific law example, here in Arizona, that specifically contradicts the assertion that you have to identify your armed status. All I ask is if there's something you can point to, please be specific and give me a link. Otherwise, I have to believe that your claim is unsupported or incorrect. Unless you can provide some specific support, I'm going to bow out now, but I would love to learn, as always.
Be well. And I do apologize for the comment about drinking. I shouldn't have made it personal, but it just surprised me that somebody would assert that I have to tell my attacker that I'm armed or can't tell them I'm not.
Hmmm... I'm still not finding any requirement to inform an attacker that I'm armed. There are "duty to retreat" laws in some states, but even those don't address any need to tell someone I'm armed. Of course, interactions with LE are different - I'm just addressing an attacker.
I may be ignorant about the early days of English Common Law, but I'm pretty up to speed on current US laws. For example, here in my state of Arizona, the law specifically says that "defensive display of a firearm" is NOT required prior to using that firearm. And "defensive display" includes verbally informing the attacker. For reference, if you'd like to read our law, it's ARS 13-421.
Can you share where our Constitution or Articles require that I inform an attacker of my concealed firearm? I'd like to read that.
@the_orig_rabbit@JayCostaUSA Are you drinking right now? What you tell the attacker, about whether you're armed or not, will have NO impact on charges. Especially if B, you kill them...
@CardioFixer Jihad comes in many forms, not just violence. Jihad, in several forms, is being waged on the USA right now. And the useful idiots are letting it happen.
@SenatorRounds@LeaderJohnThune How the fuck have you Senators advanced the Republican agenda? How many House bills languish there? You've just shown yourself to be part of the problem and you should go away. God, each one of you sucks more than the next...
@mtgreenee You do realize that Secretary Hegseth doesn't have "authority over war." He didn't declare it. He didn't start it. He isn't negotiating. He doesn't even map out strategic details. His job, which he's doing well, is to strengthen our military. I hate that I admired you...
@Senate_Fund@johnthune The GOP fucking hates its base. We hate back. The difference is that those Senate douchebags are sabotaging America. We're trying to save it.
@LeaderJohnThune@SenateGOP You must understand that YOU are very much responsible for the blue wave that just happened, right? Not totally responsible...but your obstruction and inaction have pissed people off with the GOP. We gave you a majority and a mandate two years ago and you betrayed us. GFY.