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I think he should freak them out.
Go to the grocery stores and stuff shopping carts full of milk, bread and TP.

Could be like If You're Reading This It's Too Late or the more used Straight outta Blacksburg.

Step 2: Remove bullet left behind in the chamber.

Step 3: Confirm steps 1 & 2.

Downvoted to offset :)

That would be another law that, in my opinion and based on my understanding of the concept of law, I generally disagree with. There are already laws that would hold you accountable if you injured another person through negligence by not wearing a seatbelt.

It's against the law if I'm not wearing a seat belt. But maybe they are just trying to prevent my fat 230lb butt from becoming projectile and taking out a crowd of pedestrians.

Oh dear lord.... This cover pic is a play on an actual album cover?

I thought Joe was just reusing some old crappy Microsoft Paint template he had created in TKP infancy years.

Cleaning it and it went off? I've used the same excuse with my wife before.

As one who is currently on VT staff and has been for 30+ years, the amount of $ spent on staff that have nothing to do with educating students- I'm talking upper level VP's, 'Chiefs of Staff' for those VP's and then their supporting staff- is staggering. We're talking +$300k for a Facilities VP salary alone. The growth in this spending I've seen over my career has been insane. Many of us want to approach these people and ask ala 'The Bobs': "what would you say you DO here"

Relatively speaking, the non-state $ spent on athletic facilities (remember, in Virginia state funds cannot be used for athletic facilities) is fiscally responsible.

Morgan was charged under 18.2-56.1 of the VA code. Essentially, if you endanger the life, limb, or property of any person (which includes you), then you are guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. In my opinion, a negligent discharge constitutes prima facie evidence of guilt.

In any event, Morgan either never learned or failed to follow the four cardinal rules of gun safety:

1. Always treat every gun as if it were loaded.
2. Never point a gun at something you don't intend to shoot.
3. Always know your target and what's behind it.
4. Keep your finger off the trigger until you have made the decision to fire.

Luckily he wasn't seriously injured and no one else was hurt.

zblaetz wrote:

What if the gun malfunctioned?

While theoretically possible, it is EXTREMELY unlikely with modern firearms that haven't been abused or modified. And even if that's what happened here, he's still guilty of not handling the gun in a safe manner, i.e., not treating it as if it were loaded, and not pointing at something he didn't intend to shoot.

HightyTighty wrote:

The law should be there to protect OTHERS from your negligence

Perhaps, but as you know that's not what the law says. It also doesn't matter in this case. Morgan has neighbors well within the range of most firearms. Since he obviously wasn't in control of the weapon when it fired, anyone within a mile or so was in (theoretical) danger.

At the end of the day it comes down to this: there is never -- repeat NEVER -- an excuse for a negligent discharge. If, as he claimed, he was cleaning the gun when this happened, then he's guilty. Now, in light of the circumstances I hope the court goes easy on him. He's probably beating himself up worse than the judge will, and he's certainly never going to hear the end of it from his buddies.

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