Can we get more judges like this?

[doobie]

http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_143550.asp

Judge Says Citizens Need To Buy Guns To Protect Themselves
posted January 28, 2009

General Sessions Court Judge Bob Moon on Wednesday told a female home invasion victim she needs to buy a gun to protect herself.

"There should be a law that law abiding citizens with no felony convictions should own a gun," the judge said while setting bond for Colton Dobbins.

Judge Moon told Danielle Walker, "I know many fine police officers. But we can't depend on the police to protect us any more."

He said Chattanooga is the 57th most dangerous city in the country, and to many criminals "the value of human life means nothing to them."

The judge said, "With 7,000 foreclosures every day and 6,000 kids dropping out of school" that the crime situation is going to get much worse.

He told the 18-year-old Dobbins he is "lucky to be alive" after barging into the home of Ms. Walker.

Judge Moon said, "If it had been my house you came in on, you would have wound up at Coulter Funeral Home."

Dobbins was charged with forcing his way into Ms. Walker's home where she and her nine-year-old son live. Ms. Walker said Dobbins knocked her to the floor, then two other men entered her home.

Ms. Walker said, "I was afraid for my son."

[John Edward Mercier]

And a law forcing you to own something sounds GOOD?

Your in luck, plenty of laws in NH forcing you to own/possess something... and more in legislation right now.

[Fluff and Stuff]

Sounds like another bad judge to me.  He seems to have no understanding of what the law is about.  Also, a law requiring people to own guns might violate several sections of the Bill of Rights.

[Giggan]

Yeah, forced freedom isn't freedom.

Good intentions on their part, but good intentions aren't good enough.

[MTPorcupine3]

Sounds like another bad judge to me.  He seems to have no understanding of what the law is about.  Also, a law requiring people to own guns might violate several sections of the Bill of Rights.

Funny you should mention the Bill of Rights. Article 2 says: "A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a Free State, the right of the people to keep an bear arms shall not be infringed." A well-regulated militia means every able-bodied man, and each will be armed!

[Ryan McGuire]

Yeah, forced freedom isn't freedom.

Good intentions on their part, but good intentions aren't good enough.

Good intentions will always be pleaded for every assumption of authority. It is hardly too strong to say that the Constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good intentions. There are men in all ages who mean to govern well, but they mean to govern. They promise to be good masters, but they mean to be masters. – Daniel Webster

[Lloyd Danforth]

The part about a law was probably 'off the cuff', something a judge certainly shouldn't do, but, suggesting she get a gun was a practical suggestion.

[ColdSoul]

I understand his point about there being a law. While I don't think the government should force anyone to own a gun, thought the world would be a lot safer if everyone did own a gun kept in there home for self defense, and knew how to use it.

Think about what a criminal might think before trying to break into someone's home if they knew without a doubt the person owned a gun. They would at the very least think twice about breaking in while the person was there, and this would prob. save a lot of lives.

Of course people should be free to make the decision themselves, as I think some people should never be allowed to handle a gun, let alone own/keep one in there home. The people I am talking about are the ones who have never handled a gun, and even after training refuse to respect the weapon and the damage it can do. Some people will just never feel comfortable holding a weapon as it's "scary".

I think this was one of the good things about American society say 150+ years ago. Almost everyone at that time knew how to handle a gun, due to the need to protect one's family and also provide a source of food through hunting. In a time where everyone can go down to the local store and pick up some food, there is not much of a need for people to understand or even practice how to obtain there own source of food. Of course with the upcoming depression and the possibility that there might be a shortage of a lot of things due to there being less workers, and less money going to the people who do work, I wonder if there might be a increase of people who hunt regularly or grow there own crops to provide food for there family. It is really starting to show when I have read of at least one family who committed murder/suicide due to not having a job and being able to provide for their family. It's very sad, very very sad.

[John Edward Mercier]

If it gets that bad, with the cost of cartridges they better learn archery and trapping.

[ColdSoul]

.22 ammo is still very cheap, so are .22 rifles.

But yes I think it would be good to learn how to trap, fish, etc. Also you can always go super old-school and use a throwing stick

http://www.m4040.com/Survival/Skills/Hunting%20and%20Snaring/Weapons/Throwing%20Stick.htm

It's very fun to practice with, and you can make it with just a stick/knife or even rock. I practiced enough to be able to hit where I was aiming from about 10-15 ft which is ok. But ideally you might want to be able to hit that say rabbit, or squirrel from say 25 ft or more.

[grasshopper]

  Good man.
  I believe we all have to be ready to protect each other.
  There are bad guys out there.