Wrong victim

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Remember that case from last spring in upstate NY where a bunch of teens accidentally turned into the wrong driveway and the homeowner came out and shot at them (killing one) as they were trying to turn the vehicles around to leave?

Well it's now going to trial.  The dude's defense?  Well, it was all an accident caused by a defective gun.

Wow, guns actually DO kill people!  The NRA and Republicans assured me that this wasn't possible.  Who knew that it is?

Don't know if he's getting a jury trial, but I'd like nothing better than to see the entire courtroom burst into laughter when he offers up that defense.

[Dave's Not Here Man]

Who will be his expert witness? Ted Nugent?

Same thing happened here in Spotsy didn't it? I mean the shooting for mania's sake, not malfunctioning firearms.

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Want to know something truly sad? I was trying to find the original story.

Searched for teen shot in case of mistaken identity. Got pages of responses. None related to this poor girl. No duplicate articles.

Heartbreaking.

[Dave's Not Here Man]

Your browser history maybe? Shit gets lost in the pandemonium these days. It'll come around when you aren't looking.

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Truth.

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And he's convicted in less than an hour! WTG jury!

I guess the maximum sentence is 25 years. I hope he has to sell everything he has and clean out any retirement savings to pay restitution.

[Dave's Not Here Man]

The NRA must not have paid for his lawyer.

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Dude was just sentenced to 25 years. Due to his age, it's basically a life sentence.