Man held his own

[31kilo]

One of my best friends from high school was walking his 5 yr old son to the bus stop and holding his 2 yr old son, there were mom's and kids everywhere, a goofy neighbor with a history of issues speeds by the bus stop. My friend and others yelled to slow down. Guy came up out of the car with a shotgun, killed my friend as he shielded his son with his own body. I Believe in the right to bear arms. I will never be with out a firearm the rest of my life. I don't think open carry is a issue, as a kid I had a .22 on my side everyday. It is a constitutional right, second only to free speech, anyone wanna give up that right?


Man will spend life in mental institution for Meraux bus stop shooting

by The Times-Picayune Thursday October 30, 2008, 5:15 PM


A St. Bernard Parish judge found a man accused of killing a Meraux father during a shotgun-shooting spree at a school bus stop in 2003 not guilty by reason of insanity.
However, in his ruling Wednesday in state district court in Chalmette, Judge Manuel Ferndez also declared that Louis Schenck would continue to be a danger to himself and others and ordered Schenck incarcerated in the East Feliciana Forensic Facility for the remainder of his life, courts transcripts show.
Schenck, 51, was to stand trial on charges of first-degree murder and three counts of attempted first-degree murder stemming from the shooting in the Lexington Place subdivision in August 2003.
Danny Foto, 39, was killed by a shotgun blast. Foto's then 2-year-old son, who he was holding at the time, was critically wounded, as was another man, Steven Miller, whose foot had to be amputated after his ankle was shattered in the shooting.
At least twice, in November 2003 and June 2004, Schenck had been found unfit for trial at sanity hearings.
Schenck's attorney, Michael Fawer, said after the St. Bernard Parish District Attorney's office agreed not to seek the death penalty, Schenck waived a jury trial. Schenck also waived his right to seek release from incarceration in the mental hospital.
The District Attorney's office offered the police report from the shooting and the autopsy report as evidence. Fawer offered the results from the Sanity Commission.
"Every doctor who's seen him said he was nuts at the time of the crime," Fawer said.
The victims' families had been consulted and agreed to the ruling.
The St. Bernard Sheriff's Office said Schenck fired three blasts with a 12-gauge shotgun at the bus stop the morning of Aug. 19, 2003 after an argument with his parents, who lived next door to Foto. Someone at the bus stop had also yelled at him to slow down as he sped to his parents home, investigators said.

[willy]

though I understand what you are saying I don't think the reverse is true. the point is not whether he is in a day care place or a hospital or a church or what have you.
the point he is making is that the right to do so is there and does that mean some common sense should be avoided, no, but this post is about a fellow making a statement that had to be made.
as a lawman for 32 years I ran into people with guns all the time. in the peoples republic of NJ the only ones who get a permit to carry a concealed weapon are those politically connected ones, the rich and well to do, sort of like what the Statists in the democratic party want the whole country to be.
I would run into regular people frequently who stuck a pistol in their pocket for protection when they were in risky areas, or they had to carry money for their buisiness or were on the road a lot.
I would check them out and I would send them on their way. If the powers to be realized I and many other cops did that we would be charged and terminated.
The point is someone is standing up and making a statement. good for him. actually good for all of us.
Do I want to see a situation in which people are all walking around with guns slung over their shoulder, no, do I think there may be times when it is needed, ABSO****INLUTLEY. and will I defend the right of every American to do it? see above