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When “Warning Shots” go wrong: Liberty County man charged in shooting death of his son | Local News

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James Nesler, 61, is charged with murder in the death of J.A. Nesler about 3:45 p.m. at CR450, according to the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies said the elder Nesler told investigators his son had an argument with a friend who was visiting the home. After the brief disagreement, Nesler said he also had an argument with his son. His son started toward him and Nesler said he opened fire on the younger man with a .357 revolver to “warn” him, attempting to wound him in the shoulder to stop the confrontation.

via Liberty County man charged in shooting death of his son – Houston Chronicle.

We have long said that “warning shots” are a bad idea and they are not legal. This incident highlights one of the reasons we aren’t fans of “warning shots.” Let’s start with the fact this man admits he is using “deadly force” as a “warning.” By that, I mean he aimed with the intention of attempting to shoot someone non-fatally by hitting them in the shoulder. Folks, getting shot is like getting pregnant, you don’t get shot just a little bit. You either get shot or you don’t. If you cannot articulate an imminent threat of serious injury or bodily harm to yourself or a third person, there is no justification for shooting someone. But this story has a tragic conclusion in that a man managed to kill his own son while firing a “warning shot.” As much as I want to defend him and say that losing his son is a high enough price to pay, I can’t. As they say, the road to Hell is often paved with good intentions.

-GM

BREAKING: Gun Industry Boycott of California is getting underway!

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Hot on the heels of Ruger’s announcement that it will allow all of its pistols to fall off the California Department Of Justice approved list, ending Ruger’s pistol sales in the Golden State, we’ve just learned that Smith & Wesson’s M&P pistols will also go off the menu.

via BREAKING: Smith & Wesson M&P Pistols to Fall Off CA DOJ Approved List | The Truth About Guns.

TruthAboutGuns.com is reporting that both Ruger and Smith&Wesson are about to let their popular handguns fall off the California DOJ approval list. It’s high time these manufacturers followed Ronnie Barrett’s example. Looks like they finally will. Hopefully others will follow suit and refuse to sell to anyone providing firearms to California police departments too.  If they want to dry up their supply of guns, it would seem we should oblige them.

-GM

▶ Piers Morgan ist still at it. Sheriff Chris Nocco isn’t playing is game.

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I have to applaud the sheriff. With respect to the Curtis Reeves case, he’s sticking to the facts. And unlike so many police chiefs who are simply mouth pieces for the mayors that appoint them, the sheriff is sticking to the facts and stating the obvious, Curtis Reeves killed Chad Oulson. The gun didn’t commit the act.  Had Reeves acted with a knife, we wouldn’t have people arguing the knife did it, at least not in the US. Piers Morgan’s native country is another story entirely.

-GM

 

Herra Kuulapaa, a photographer shooters should check out…

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Check out Herra Kuulapaa. You’re welcome. He’s from Finland. TruthAboutGuns.com reminded me about Kuulapaa’s work this morning after his work appeared in the UK’s Telegraph. Some of the images, truly are beautiful.  But, there are also a lot of interesting phenomenon to be seen such as all the unburned powder present in the air. Check it out. If I’m not mistaken, some of the images are actually for sale. Might make a nice present for a shooter new you.

-GM

Herra Kuulapaa - Photographical experiments

City of Houston is trying to shutdown Top Gun Range

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“Top Gun installed a state of the art ‘bullet trap’ at its range in 2009, after a fire the range led to upgrades of the facility. This bullet trap was installed as part of overall range construction. The new range was designed by ‘Action Target,’ a company that does business from its home office in Provo, Utah,” according to the complaint.

Since installing the rubber bullet trap, Top Gun says, Houston police have inspected its range every year and approved its application for a “Special Shooting Gallery Permit.”

“As is its custom, Top Gun, on October 31, 2013, once again submitted its application for approval of its Special Shooting Gallery Permit with the Houston Police Department,” the complaint states.

Top Gun claims that two weeks later the city’s human resources department said the application had been routed to it by mistake, and it would send it to the police department.

Officer Jeff Roeder inspected Top Gun’s range on Dec. 26, then followed up with an email on New Year’s Eve, stating he would not issue Top Gun a permit because the range was out of compliance with city law, Top Gun says in the complaint.

via Courthouse News Service.

That the city government is anti-gun and has zero respect for the 2nd Amendment should be news to no one. It is, after all, awash in liberal Democrats who have never met an anti-gun policy or law they didn’t like. It seems that fact now means a family owned business is fighting for its life. Top Gun is a range familiar to almost anyone who has spent much time looking for an indoor range in Houston. Back in the 1990s when Top Gun first opened, its original owner applied for and was granted a variance from the city’s “shooting gallery” ordinance because even then, the ordinance requirements were out of date and anything but safe. Unfortunately, neither the city, nor city council has ever had any interest in updating the ordinance because, at the end of the day, they don’t want gun ranges in the city.

In spite of all this, Top Gun ownership changed hands between 2005 and 2006 to its current ownership. Owner Maro Johnson was realizing a life-long dream of owning a gun shop and range. Top Gun’s management has dutifully applied for their “shooting gallery permit” each year without incident. But I guess now, with the mayor in her final term, her administration feels they can enact any policy they please because there’s no political penalty to be paid. Those policies range from ignoring state law to grant benefits to same-sex couples to shutting down a business involved in otherwise lawful activities that they don’t like.

This has far reaching implications as there is another range in the works not far from Top Gun. It could be that the other range’s application for a permit lead to Top Gun’s application being denied. I’d be curious to know if that other range’s permit was denied or not. If it was approved and the range is designed in accordance to city demands, it will be in direct violation of OSHA and EPA regulations. This could get interesting folks!

-GM