Idiots in the News
A licensed gun owner in South Boston has had his guns seized by the police. Though, I'm having a hard time drumming up any sympathy for him. After being involved in a NEAR collision with another driver, this rocket scientist allegedly decided to follow the guy home, allegedly aimed a rifle at him and his friends, and allegedly pulled the trigger.
A couple of notes concerning the local news reporting of this incident. Read the Boston Globe's account of what transpired and you'd think State Senator Jarrett Barrios , upon reading this, was dancing around in his PJ's like an 8-year-old kid unwrapping a new bike on Christmas morning. At long last, an evil .50-caliber rifle, the possession of which - by us mortal commoners - he's been tirelessly trying to outlaw, has actually been used in the commission of a crime in Massachusetts!
Wow! I hear those things can shoot down telecommunications satellites!
well, not exactly. As the Boston Herald informs us.
Not that this in any way excuses the actions of this imbecile, but I thought it worthwhile to compare the two reports side by side.
Of course, his lawyer says none of this happened as written in the papers. That's hardly relevant, as far as the city is concerned. Mr. Donoghue can kiss his License to Carry (and his personal property) good-bye. He could be cleared of all charges, and itwouldn't make a lick of a difference. Just having your name appear anywhere in a police report is sufficient cause in this town to have your constitutional rights permanently revoked.
Other notable bits:
I'd say he's being quite generous using the word "thought" there.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that would be in violation of the law that allows for people whose licenses are revoked the opportunity to sell or transfer their firearms to a third party legally permitted to take possession of them. Not that the laws of the Commonwealth have ever stopped the City of Boston from violating the rights of gun owners in the past, mind you.
A couple of notes concerning the local news reporting of this incident. Read the Boston Globe's account of what transpired and you'd think State Senator Jarrett Barrios , upon reading this, was dancing around in his PJ's like an 8-year-old kid unwrapping a new bike on Christmas morning. At long last, an evil .50-caliber rifle, the possession of which - by us mortal commoners - he's been tirelessly trying to outlaw, has actually been used in the commission of a crime in Massachusetts!
Ziad Abdul and two friends were planning their night's entertainment when a minor traffic dispute ended in a fearful confrontation with a South Boston man who allegedly pointed a rifle at them and pulled the trigger, said Abdul and Boston police.
"It was scary," Abdul said of the moment when John S. Donoghue Jr. allegedly pointed the .50-caliber rifle at him and two others, Abdul's cousin and a longtime friend. "He pointed a gun at us. ... Then he pulled the trigger. Once."
Wow! I hear those things can shoot down telecommunications satellites!
well, not exactly. As the Boston Herald informs us.
Southie's version of Daniel Boone, minus the coonskin cap, got mad as a rooster in an empty henhouse following a near-collision with another driver.
But John Law came looking for him after he tailed the other driver to the Harbor Point Development, aimed a muzzleloading .50-caliber rifle at the man and pulled the trigger, police said.
Fortunately, the road-rage throwback had not poured any black powder down his barrel.
Not that this in any way excuses the actions of this imbecile, but I thought it worthwhile to compare the two reports side by side.
Of course, his lawyer says none of this happened as written in the papers. That's hardly relevant, as far as the city is concerned. Mr. Donoghue can kiss his License to Carry (and his personal property) good-bye. He could be cleared of all charges, and itwouldn't make a lick of a difference. Just having your name appear anywhere in a police report is sufficient cause in this town to have your constitutional rights permanently revoked.
Other notable bits:
"I messed up," Donoghue is quoted in a police report as having said. "I thought just words would be exchanged, and I would leave."
I'd say he's being quite generous using the word "thought" there.
Police said they will retain the handguns and rifles if Donoghue's permit is terminated.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that would be in violation of the law that allows for people whose licenses are revoked the opportunity to sell or transfer their firearms to a third party legally permitted to take possession of them. Not that the laws of the Commonwealth have ever stopped the City of Boston from violating the rights of gun owners in the past, mind you.
