“The case against a youth mentor and former hunting safety instructor accused in the shooting death of a 13-year-old boy will go to trial,” Grand Rapids, Michigan’s wzzm13 reports. “The family of a 13-year-old boy fatally shot while hunting squirrels has reached a $1 million settlement with the Christian organization that hosted the February outing in Oceana County back in August 2017.” And now it’s Roger Hoeker’s turn to face the music . . .
Mr. Hoeker is charged with recklessly discharging a firearm. A judge dismissed the more serious charge of involuntary manslaughter in December. “Reckless discharge implies carelessness or recklessness but not ‘willful or wanton disregard’ for another’s safety, Oceana County Prosecutor Joseph Bizon said at the time.
The hunter claims that Billy Gort Jr. was felled by a bullet ricocheting off a tree that struck the teen in the head. An expert hired for the wrongful death suit successfully disputed the assertion. A jury of Mr. Hoeker’s peers will make the final determination.
All of which reminds us to choose our equipment carefully, observe all the safety rules meticulously, and put our faith in the almighty that we won’t suffer a cruel, unforseen fate for our actions, when hunting or otherwise.
Three points:-
1- What’s her definition of a ‘far right event?’ Too many speakers not of the far left progressive ilk have been labelled ‘far right’ and have had their right to free speech shut down.
2- All the violence that I’ve heard of has been instigated by the far left.
3- She throws out a glib statement about ‘concealed carry has caused too much damage in this country already’. She is conflating murdering gang scum (99% of the problem) with legal, responsible concealed carriers who just want the means to defend themselves and their families should misfortune fall upon them.
4- Define a large event of 50 or more people. Is it 51 people in a bar watching a band? Walking past that on the sidewalk would be well within 500 feet.
I’m thinking that a prosecutor would have a field day if you used these in a self defense situation.
The weird thing is that they’re demoing these sights on a pistol with an RMR cut. They make zero sense if you’re running an RMR, since you need suppressor sight heights (or none at all). What you “need” them for is a threaded pistol that does NOT have an RMR, but that you might run a suppressor on.
Get ready for…
1. Bloody shirt waving anti gunners
2. Mainstream media going full on for gun control
3. Late night comedians crying
4. Rush on gun stores and prices going up.
5. NRA to cave on something then fundraise to prevent it.
3, 2, 1… go…
“School shooting are great! Why would anyone NOT want them! Impeach Trump Now!” – Some Liberal, probably.
I count four (including the multi-tool). And there’s probably one on his keys, too.
Just saying.
Just call me unfeeling.
This happened literally in my back yard and Im sick of all the news on TV about it already. Just waiting for the bloody shirt wavers to get going. B
News just repeats the same crap over and over. Nothing new no new information.
Shit happens. In this case it shouldn’t have. This kid was known bad news and nothing was done about him. Expelled from the school. Banned from entering the property. Other kids knew he had guns and even said he would be the one if it happened to their school.
Next………….blame the guns extended mags, same shit just waiting for the BS on tonights news to continue. Same crap different day no solutions offered to a known issue.
Cant legislate crazy take it out on us. Legal lawful gun owners.
Despite the name “Cruz,” the cursed shooter will be lumped into the anti-White-guy rhetoric.
Prayers and condolences.
P.S: CARRY A GUN.
A school of over 3000 kids and the tense on the description of security guard is singular.