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http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/jul/22/legislator-pulled-gun-during-road-incident/A Spokane Valley legislator pulled a gun during a confrontation with another motorist last November in what police reports describe as a road rage incident. He was cited for two violations of state firearms law.
Republican Matt Shea, a state representative seeking a third term this fall, had a handgun in his pickup truck and had let his concealed weapons permit expire, a violation of state law, when he was contacted by Spokane police investigating reports of erratic driving and one driver threatening another with a handgun.
Shea eventually was charged with a single firearm count having a loaded handgun in a vehicle without a concealed weapons permit which will be dismissed next January if he has no further criminal violations before then, according to documents from the Spokane Municipal Court that were sent to The Spokesman-Review by someone with no apparent connection to his opponents campaign.
Shea declined to comment, referring all inquiries to his attorney, Bob Cossey.
Liberal Veteran
(22,239 posts)Deep in the heart of the republican side of the state.
xchrom
(108,903 posts)2pooped2pop
(5,420 posts)for having a loaded firearm without permit. Little guy goes to prison. Official gets charges dropped. Nope, no class warfare going on at all.
bluerum
(6,109 posts)Ass droppings like this don't give two cents for the law.
brewens
(13,596 posts)Evidently he was unhappy about getting stuck behind a slow driver. He got right in his bumper, honked and hit the bright lights to intimidate him. The crew riding with him told me about it when I got back from vacation. I told them they might have to answer some questions about it because I had to turn him in to our supervisor for that.
I'm the only one driving a bus for us in my area, he comes from our HQ 100 miles away. I can't have that going on. Who knows, the guy might decide to make a complaint and those calls get put through right to the big boss! Then the same week, the same guy brings the bus down a steep grade, riding the brakes all the way! He had to have been laying a smoke screen behind him. I go out the next morning and can still smell burning brakes worse than I have ever had coming down the same hill. That's something any experienced driver should know to never let happen. He could have lost his brakes and killed someone or blown a tire. His new Dela Tau Chi name is "Fireball"! He probably likes it and thinks we are impressed by him being a hard charging guy. We're really making fun of him almost setting the bus on fire!
nc4bo
(17,651 posts)We paid for 'em, we write 'em, we break 'em routinely it seems. Big whoop.
Laws are meaningless when you're from the Good Ole Boys Club.
HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)as I've learned on DU in the past few days, it's likely that they are pulled out and not fired somewhat more often.
So I am not at all surprised by this report. And I don't think it necessarily says anything about all republicans.
Whatever else might be said about it's rightness or wrongness of pulling a gun, an understanding that a gun is a tool of intimidation in civilian conflict resolution isn't something we are born with.
It's something that is acquired.
We either somehow learn that guns are such tools directly, or we come to that conclusion based on perceived supporting evidence from our experiences.
ProgressiveEconomist
(5,818 posts)you think are not on your elevated social level--and shooting them if they do not cower in fear the way you feel they're supposed to.
Confusious
(8,317 posts)Cop said it was a felony.
Why hasn't this guy been charged with a felony?
proud2BlibKansan
(96,793 posts)Not only felony but he went to prison for a year.
firenewt
(298 posts)of death or injury, I would be forced to shoot him. At this point it could becomes very interesting. Would the NRA be OK with the shooting if one of their own was killed by a liberal with a registered gun and CCP? Would be a very interesting conundrum for the NRA and the GOPTP. Just saying...................
cstanleytech
(26,298 posts)BTW anyone want to buy a bridge I'm selling? Its going for a bargain price and has a great view of San Francisco Bay.
True its a bit old seeing as it was built in 1937 but its well maintained and is located in an area that gets a good amount of traffic which would be great if your looking at putting in a hotel or restaurant.
DiverDave
(4,886 posts)I will bet anyone on this board 50 bucks that even if the people know about this they will STILL vote for this knucklehead.
Guns are pretty popular in that area
tridim
(45,358 posts)BECAUSE THEY'RE FUCKING "DISMISSED".