Tuesday, January 19, 2010
I Have Mixed Emotions On This
Man shoots out window to escape sinking SUV after veering off Northern Calif. road into creek
Things to ponder...
1. A Kalifornia gun owner/user carrying his shootin' iron in his car in a place where he can get it and use it in a timely manner?
2. If you are so high-strung that you can be so startled by a hands-free cell phone ring that you crash through a guardrail and into a creek, you have other issues to deal with...
(I'm assuming the "creek" he drove into and had to shoot his way out of was a small stream or brook, and not a Native American from the Georgia/Alabama area that was moved to Oklahoma in the 1830s. The Woman Who Knows Most Things is part Creek.)
3. I'm glad he wasn't on a street crowded with pedestrians or on a interstate full of cars...
Just saying...
TBG- ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒE
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2 comments:
About your #1, it says in the article that he was an armed security guard. He may have been coming/going to work and had it in a holster. Still, this story brings a mental image of Deputy Barney Fife :)
I guess it all depends on the attitude of the cop that pulls you over and wants to stink things up...
(Or if you drive into a creek)
Here's the problem with that-
Automobile carry:
California Penal Code section 12025 does not prevent a citizen of the United States over 18 years of age who is not lawfully prohibited from firearm possession, and who resides or is temporarily in California, from transporting by motor vehicle any pistol, revolver, or other firearm capable of being concealed upon the person provided the firearm is unloaded and stored in a locked container.
The term "locked container" means a secure container which is fully enclosed and locked by a padlock, key lock, combination lock, or similar locking device. This includes the trunk of a motor vehicle, but does not include the utility or glove compartment. For more information, refer to California Penal Code Section 12026.1.
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TBG
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