Crossfire scares me

[DanCa]

No not the old cnn show but actual gun fire. That's my biggest problem with guns. If person a and person b wanna "settle the score" let them I'll step aside. However what laws will be in place if in innocent bystander gets hit or -from my perspective me.
Do I have the right to sue the owner of the fire arm that shot me? Please no flaming on this thread I mean to start an intelligent discourse on the subject that I think were all missing. So while I wont touch a gun - i have parkinsons- and my aim is reduced to zero - i wont take away your right to own one. How ever what rights does a person have if they get hit by crossfire? Any thoughts? Please no flaming.

[Ptah]

1. Has this happened to you recently? n/t

[DanCa]

3. no but i seen it as a kid growin up in chicago nt

[Ptah]

6. That's scary. I grew up in the wild west,

and luckily I didn't encounter that situation.

[DanCa]

7. Maybe that's why i have this gun fear thing

My old man has this civil war black powder musket collection. I can go into the living room where the display is, but if i go near the wall mount i start sweatting. wierd right.

[BlueEyedSon]

8. Unless you're 150, you did not grow up in the wild west.....

[Ptah]

10. Well, my Grandmother had a gasoline powered washing

machine.

We used a cream separator to change
fresh milk into ice cream.

My father farmed with horses, and
his mother's father was a judge that
sentenced a man to hanging for horse theivin'.

:shrug:


Edit for spelling. oops.

[BlueEyedSon]

11. So, you and you great-grand dad are about the same age?

Whoa, totally back-to-the-future style!

[Ptah]

12. OK, you win.

I was born and raised in the Mild West.



It was fun, anyhow.



:hi:

[BlueEyedSon]

13. 8^)

[Ptah]

14. Self delete.

[Benhurst]

9. Thirty-five years ago, I found myself caught in the crossfire between

local cops and bank robbers. I was putting some groceries into my car when it all started. I grabbed a woman putting her groceries into a car next to mine, and threw myself protectively on top of her. We both survived and it's sort of funny to think about now; but it was scary at the time. Talk about the Wild West. This happened in suburban Washington, D.C.

I wonder what ever happened to her? :rofl:

[dsc]

2. If a person shoots you, even negligently, you can sue the person

If an owner leaves his gun unattended you can sue the owner but you might lose depending on the jury.

[Dr.Phool]

15. Providing you're still alive.

[Lone_Pawn]

4. Sue? I believe that would be criminal charges, actually.

Depending on how creative your lawyer is, I'm guessing you could stick attempted manslaughter, attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, criminal negligence, and reckless endangerment.

Then when we get to civil charges, obviously there's hells of money to be made here, off of lost wages, pain&suffering, punitive damages, medical expenses, etc.

[BiggJawn]

5. Wouldn't Reckless Endangerment cover that situation?

I'm sure there's laws in place that say it's not nice to injure unintended vicitms when you're committing a felony.