Road rage nut, chases teens for 40 min, throws first punch then when tables turn, wife pulls a gun

[Quixote1818]

He then fires the gun which hits the truck. What is amazing is the number of people sticking up for the guy with the gun at the second link.


http://www.wcti12.com/news/Victims-in-Newport-road-rage-shooting-recount-experience/-/13530444/19467784/-/ext379z/-/index.html


http://autos.aol.com/article/husband-and-wife-arrested-after-pulling-a-gun-in-road-rage-fight/?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl2%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D289377

[liberal N proud]

1. These are the nut jobs that I worry about with conceal carry.

They come across as "good guys" until the testosterone kicks in, them bam.

And everyone says this does not happen with CC.

[TroglodyteScholar]

2. Sounds like responsible gun owners...

...until they weren't.

Isn't that how it goes?

[Logical]

3. What a fucking idiot. He started the fight, for no reason, got his ass kicked and then....

shoots at the truck for no reason.

He deserves jail time.

[southernyankeebelle]

6. Another one of those "stand by" laws. Please tell me no one really saw this coming, right?

Everyday my family go out to go to work I always tell them I love them and be safe. Hell you never know if they are going to be shot by some crazy nutjob.

[Deep13]

4. No right to use lethal force if you were initially the aggressor.

Of course, with multiple actors, the court will have to figure out who is responsible for what.

[socialist_n_TN]

10. Didn't the guy in the white pants throw the first punch?

he also apparently followed those kids for 40 minutes. He had plenty of time to cool down and back off. Looks like he WAS the aggressor.

[Deep13]

22. Yeah, that's what I said.

His wife pulled the gun, not him, so I don't know how that factors into it.

[pacalo]

5. That man was a blistering hothead to have followed those men for 40 minutes

with his wife & kids in the car. The guy was irritated from the moment the truck was trying to get over to the right lane; he accelerated to try to prevent them from doing so. Then, after the incident, he goes to the truck owner's house to shoot up the truck!

He got more than he bargained for, didn't he!

[JI7]

7. the people in the 2nd link are fucking idiots, they are probably the same type as him

saying this proves why people need guns ? because fuckers like this guy go out starting fights and someone dares to fight back ?

they need a gun so if they start a fight and get beat up they can pull their gun out ?

what kind of fucked up thinking is that ?

and the dumbasses who just insist it must be the kids who started it even if the evidence shows otherwise.

[Quixote1818]

8. It's stunning isn't it? It's like the pro-gun crowd saw what they wanted to see

Then again it's an AOL link and AOL has a lot of idiots.

[abelenkpe]

9. Crazy. nt

[socialist_n_TN]

11. I remember some arguments right here on DU about this very scenario........

My exercise program for 30+ years has been a form of traditional martial arts. As a sideline to getting into pretty good shape, I've also learned how to fight and, more importantly, when NOT to fight. This guy coming up to me and throwing a punch at me when I was parked in a friends driveway would have convinced me that it was time to fight. So if I kick his ass defending myself from HIS attack and then wifey comes out with a gun? Is that what SYG laws are about? What it says to me is that you're in an IMMEDIATE life threatening situation in ANY physical confrontation whether a gun has been shown or now. And THAT'S what's wrong with the SYG laws.

It's good to see that the couple were at least charged. Now let's see what the outcome is.

[HughBeaumont]

12. Once again . . .. America's Angry White Guy epidemic is getting out of control.

Brahs, Rednecks, 40 year old adolescents, bikers, abusers, power drinkers, wannabe hooligans, ferals, early peakers, guys who think they're Stone Cold Steve Austin and unchecked snapcases make America suck. I don't go to bars. I avoid state fairs. Forget about football games. I hide on Saint Patricks day. I see one too many of these feral goateed motherfuckers in one place, I just leave. America has an inhuman and ubiquitous love affair with violence and hatred.

[freshwest]

20. Same here. I avoid these nutjobs like the plague.

[Blue_Tires]

29. +1

[kestrel91316]

13. Sounds like just another "responsible gun owner"

"standing his ground".

[Lex]

14. He thought he was gonna pull them out of the truck and scare the shit out of them

but they fought back and won, and then the big ol' wuss has to have his wife hand him his gun. Another loser with a gun.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

16. His wife handing him the gun is what gets me.

With a toddler (toddlers?) in their vehicle!

If my significant other chased after another car for 40 minutes, then got out to start a fight, he and I would be having some SERIOUS problems.

[Quixote1818]

21. Well put!

Anyone chasing after another car even for a few seconds is unbalanced. After 40 minutes????? All I can say is "I can hear the cuckoo singing in the cookoobery tree".

[WorseBeforeBetter]

25. You'd think in that 40 minutes she'd get him to pull over and calm down...

but based on the woman I saw in the video, she might have been egging him on. And it happened around 1 on Sunday -- maybe after church and a big feast at Golden Corral? Tsk... you'd think they'd be, you know, at peace, full of God and chicken fried steak.

UFB -- a neighbor's home was hit:

"That's a big concern, because you never know what will come up next," said Antonio Suban, whose home was damaged from the gunfire.

http://www.wsls.com/story/21795279/nc-couple-jailed-in-violent-road-rage

Yep. Rational, responsible, law-abiding gun owners...

[lonestarnot]

15. anybody dead or wounded?

[UtahLib]

17. I hope these kids are watching their backs.

For someone who is so intent on proving what a tough guy he is, he may not let his perceived humiliation pass without further incident.

[HughBeaumont]

23. That's the other thing about AWGs that sets a dangerous precedent:

If there's one thing an Alpha doesn't want to hear, it's that he's not THE Alpha.

[Jack Sprat]

18. I have a right to carry a gun

for the purpose of standing my ground; which I would never be able to do without a gun; because without my gun, I'm a coward who clings to the NRA; a veritable sissy who requires a gun to do my talking for me. This is also why I bought a big Hummer with shaded glass and put Flag and Marine decals all over the back, even though I was too big a wimp to even serve in the Boy Scouts. My Hummer and gun racks make me feel like I can go out in public among people without feeling inadequate. I have my NRA decals and wallet ID membership card, my official Free Republic U.S. Flag collar pin, and I feel real tough when my loaded guns are nearby.

Now, who wants to fight?

[Hoyt]

27. Sounds like some of my neighbors, and a bunch of today's gun cultists.

[TeamPooka]

31. well said , I love yuo for this one.

[MagickMuffin]

19. The Lesson Here Is Drive To the Nearest Police Station: Never Drive Home EVER!

This advice is what is needed here. Guaranteed these cowards would probably drive right pass. However, it is also advisable to get these cowards license plate number, and a description of the vehicle so there is a record for the police to be on the lookout for.

[Le Taz Hot]

24. Anyone who brings a gun/knife

to a fist fight is a chickenshit.

That is all.

[MillennialDem]

28. That's the problem though. Everyone does now and often is legal and morally

defended by gun nuts.

I am a woman and I would never punch a seated driver but could I see myself hollering and swearing at a bad driver? Yes. Could I see myself actually fist fighting someone over it if they were mutually inclined to do so? Yeah, though I shouldn't. Should I just call the police instead? Yes, probably.

But under such a scenario now it scares me that anyone who wants to fist fight would also just pull a knife or gun as you said.

It's crazy out there.

[Cali_Democrat]

33. +1000

[ForgoTheConsequence]

26. Whew.

That was a close one. I'm just glad someone was there with a gun to sort out the situation. THANKS WAYNE!

[edgineered]

30. Notify the employer of 'road rage' - how would you feel

to know one of your employees was this unstable? You could be next, if another of your employees or customers were hurt by this nut job, a big liability settlement could be in your future.

[LanternWaste]

32. Road Rage and Gun Rage

Road Rage and Gun Rage. A uniquely American tradition practiced by idiots and members of the Perpetually Pissed Off Battalion of buzz-cut bad-asses.

Idiot.

[MineralMan]

34. Road Rage...Something to avoid.

Seriously. I've changed my driving habits over the years. I'll slow down and wait now, instead of speeding up to go to the left lane in a situation like the driver described. Let the guy go by, and then change lanes. Too often these days, someone gets angry at the least thing, even when nothing was intended. Better safe than sorry.