Candy Frey: Cops can differentiate defensive gun use from hunting
A Florida woman shoots a gator who was attacking her dog gets citation for hunting without a license. The woman is a former Marine, someone who obviously knows how to use a gun. Can't the state officials differentiate defensive gun use from hunting? The link at Fox News can be found here. You would think that the cops would have heard about the three women who have been killed by alligators over the last week.
Another dog wasn't so lucky.Dog In Royal Palm Beach Killed By Alligator
Authorities say a six-foot alligator killed a Yorkie-Maltese mix in Royal Palm Beach.
Michael Rochefort said his dog ran outside his interior design shop Tuesday and straight to a nearby retention pond.
The gator quickly grabbed the dog, Malibu, and swam away. Trappers captured the alligator they believe killed the dog.
They plan to trap two other gators seen in the pond.
Another dog wasn't so lucky.
Authorities say a six-foot alligator killed a Yorkie-Maltese mix in Royal Palm Beach.
Michael Rochefort said his dog ran outside his interior design shop Tuesday and straight to a nearby retention pond.
The gator quickly grabbed the dog, Malibu, and swam away. Trappers captured the alligator they believe killed the dog.
They plan to trap two other gators seen in the pond.
posted by John Lott at 3:53 PM
7 Comments:
From what I've read, this woman wasn't arrested at all.
She was given a "warning citation" which mean absolutely NOTHING.
Dear thebronze:
So what was the point of giving her a warning for hunting? The alligator had gotten into her home, she and her daughter were able to separate the alligator from their dog, and push it away, but it doesn't seem like the alligator was too interested in leaving the area so this 48 year old, former marine, shot the alligator. I am not sure that I call it "hunting" once the alligator has gotten into your home.
Warning or not, it is adding insult to injury. What part of "serve and protect" did the police accomplish with a warning citation? They should have commended her for quick, decisive action, saving herself and her family from further harm.
What is there to rally around?
Nothing happened to this woman.
She's not IN TROUBLE FOR ANYTHING!
I'm as pro-gun as they come, but b*tching about trivial stuff like this is nonsense.
There is no story here.
Move on to something else...
BTW, that last post was from thebronze
Dear thebronze:
I think that you are taking this post much to seriously. This woman isn't a "hero," but it is a funny story and it does show that the cops were a little silly also giving her a warning for hunting.
John,
I think a lot of the other commenters were taking this a lot more seriously than I was, but I get your point.
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