BAN THOSE EVIL BLACK RIFLES! BAN THEM I SAY!

[AFA1CY]

Girl, 13, struck by New Year's gunfire

Updated: Jan 2, 2009 09:48 PM EST

New Albany - Police in southern Indiana say a 13-year-old girl is lucky to be alive after she was struck by celebratory gunfire.
According to New Albany Police, 44-year-old Troy Anthony Brown was firing an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle into the air to ring in the new year on Wabash Avenue in New Albany. Three of the rounds he fired went into a house behind his neighborhood. One of the bullets struck the teenager in her leg. Another bullet went through a window and the third struck the refrigerator.
The girl was taken to a local hospital, where she underwent surgery and is listed in stable condition. The injury to her leg is not life-threatening.
Brown is charged with criminal recklessness and is being held in the Floyd County Jail awaiting an initial court appearance.
(Louisville NBC affiliate WAVE contributed to this story

Troy Anthony Brown

 

[NateIU10]

Let's just ban stoopid people

 

[VN Vet]

Stupid is as Stupid does. People like that should undergo a mental exam IMO and deserves what he gets. I hope they throw away the keys. He look very old enough to know better.

 

[KDUBCR250]

I rattle off a few rounds to bring in the new year . Just not up in the air

 

[townmarshal]

Several years ago on July 4, a round landed and indented the top of my patrol car. Buy fireworks!

 

[KDUBCR250]

Several years ago on July 4, a round landed and indented the top of my patrol car. Buy fireworks!

I have a 50 yrd range out back that the flood lights on my house light up so no need !

 

[techres]

Several years ago on July 4, a round landed and indented the top of my patrol car. Buy fireworks!

Same happened to my first car. It was a Ford Escort so the indent did not damage any resale value any other car would have had.

 

[IN_Varmntr]

IIRC, last year a guy in Indiana celebrated by bumpfiring his Hi-Point carbine and hit a nearby school.

 

[Marc]

Same happened to my first car. It was a Ford Escort so the indent did not damage any resale value any other car would have had.

no that added metal so it increased the resale value

 

[techres]

IIRC, last year a guy in Indiana celebrated by bumpfiring his Hi-Point carbine and hit a nearby school.

Arfcommer, it was in Riley (NOT AT THE RANGE), and he had been drinking. Got a chance to have his guns on the tables at a press conference too in one of the stupidest pictures possible:

News report here

He did get his guns back and made a slew of apologies.

 

[38special]

Imagine that. Randomly shoot into the air and you might hit something.

Guess we should ban knives and rocks as well.

 

[dice dealer]

I have said it many times

" guns don't kill people ......stupid people kill people "

 

[straight-shooter]

Through a window and into a refrigerator... doesn't sound like he fired it "up" in the air. Sound more like he fired it parallel like a friggin idiot!

 

[dice dealer]

Im not to far from where that happened ....one of our local news channels stated that he was firing from the deck on the back of his house at a ditch that runs along the back of his yard ...probably like alot of people here lately went and bought the gun with the hope good ol barack will ban them and he can make a quick dollar of it

 

[imprimis5]

He got his guns back? That makes perfect sense. I say give them to me, someone who doesn't own an AR-15. It'd be logical, following all the "Spread the wealth" BS being thrown about lately.

 

[repair]

Arfcommer, it was in Riley (NOT AT THE RANGE), and he had been drinking. Got a chance to have his guns on the tables at a press conference too in one of the stupidest pictures possible:

News report here

He did get his guns back and made a slew of apologies.

LOL they are the only people in the room qualified enough to handle them........

 

[Bill of Rights]

Comments on this story from the Lafayette Journal and Courier (aka the "Urinal and Courier")

Sabio wrote:

What is this, Beirut? Point it at the ground, GENIUS!
1/3/2009 3:30:19 PM

cd27244 wrote:

Ppl will do anything to act stupid. Now what did that accomplish shooting a damn gun at midnite to celibrate?? What if he killed her?? I cant even see setting off fireworks when its about 10 and wind chill of about -20 below...Wheeeee what fun!!
1/3/2009 3:33:46 PM


TheNewWally wrote:

What practical reason is there for owning an AR-15 assault rifle? Alcohol and firearms do not mix.
1/3/2009 5:30:06 PM



ImRight wrote:

Replying to TheNewWally:

What practical reason is there for owning an AR-15 assault rifle? Alcohol and firearms do not mix.​

Unless the rifle was capable of fully automatic fire (multiple rounds fired with 1 trigger pull), it was not an "assault rifle". As to the reason for owning it, there are many; competitions, varmint hunting, target shooting, & self-defense among them. The only reason needed, however, is that he chose to own one, just as you may not need a new sports car or SUV when a 1981 Yugo would suffice. You are correct, however, that alcohol & firearms should not be used at the same time by the same person. I hope that if proven guilty, this person is held fully accountable for his actions, & that whether his guilt is proven, admitted, or disproven, that the young lady's injuries were minimal & that she recovers quickly.
All guns are ALWAYS loaded.
Don't point at anything you don't want holes in.
Finger off the trigger till sights are on target.
Know your target & your backstop.
1/3/2009 6:28:11 PM

Blessings,
B

 

[Pami]

Interesting comments! Thanks for pointing them out, Bill.

 

[hodgej1843]

it's guys like that who give all gun owners a bad name.i agree with nateiu10 lets just ban stupid people

 

[Griffeycom]

I will gladly take the AR off of his hands so he won't do it again...