A man who needs his girlfriend to buy him a cheeseburger shouldn't be allowed to own a gun - Yay or Nay?

[mota bhai 2,675]

A Florida man allegedly went on a shooting spree this week, killing a 70-year-old man and wounding a 7-year-old boy, after he got in an argument with a girlfriend who refused to buy a “Triple Whopper” hamburger for him.

According to WPEC, 28-year-old Jamie Marie Young told Port St. Lucie police that she met 24-year-old Brandon Lamar Hawkins at a local Burger King on Tuesday ... but the meeting ended after the two argued over the status of their relationship.

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“After the meeting, Hawkins told police he became angry over not getting the Triple Whopper he wanted, so he drove to Young’s house at 213 SW Kentwood Road,” WPEC reported.

A police report said that Hawkins put a gun to the head of Young’s daughter. When Young tried to escape from the home with her 7-year-old son, Hawkins apparently opened fire.

She later found her son bleeding from stomach wounds in the yard, and her 70-year-old stepfather had suffered multiple gunshots to the head.

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The stepfather later died after being taken to a local hospital. The 7-year-old victim was in critical condition on Wednesday, but doctors said that they expected him to survive.

In an interview with police, Hawkins said that he had been aiming for Young, and he regretted missing his target.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/05/22/florida-man-goes-on-deadly-shooting-spree-after-girlfriend-reneges-on-triple-whopper-promise/

[Peikko 1,575]

This person is certainly not a responsible gun owner although obviously hindsight means 20/20 vision.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

He was a god guy with a gun until he wasn't.

But hey, these are the things that happen in gun-friendly Florida. And our dimwits in Tallahassee sought to make conceal carry lawful for any and all lawful gun owners - no permit required - just as soon as a state of emergency is declared. Brilliant idea. What could possibly go wrong when scores of armed people get stuck in traffic while evacuating ahead of a storm? Fortunately, sanity prevailed and this effort failed.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

A Florida man allegedly went on a shooting spree this week, killing a 70-year-old man and wounding a 7-year-old boy, after he got in an argument with a girlfriend who refused to buy a “Triple Whopper” hamburger for him.

According to WPEC, 28-year-old Jamie Marie Young told Port St. Lucie police that she met 24-year-old Brandon Lamar Hawkins at a local Burger King on Tuesday ... but the meeting ended after the two argued over the status of their relationship.

...

“After the meeting, Hawkins told police he became angry over not getting the Triple Whopper he wanted, so he drove to Young’s house at 213 SW Kentwood Road,” WPEC reported.

A police report said that Hawkins put a gun to the head of Young’s daughter. When Young tried to escape from the home with her 7-year-old son, Hawkins apparently opened fire.

She later found her son bleeding from stomach wounds in the yard, and her 70-year-old stepfather had suffered multiple gunshots to the head.

...

The stepfather later died after being taken to a local hospital. The 7-year-old victim was in critical condition on Wednesday, but doctors said that they expected him to survive.

In an interview with police, Hawkins said that he had been aiming for Young, and he regretted missing his target.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/05/22/florida-man-goes-on-deadly-shooting-spree-after-girlfriend-reneges-on-triple-whopper-promise/

I will bet anyone on here any amount he was not a legal gun owner.. More laws yeah

[Peikko 1,575]

I will bet anyone on here any amount he was not a legal gun owner.. More laws yeah

Is anyone calling for more laws? However, I am not sure why he you believe he is not a legal gun owner. What has led you to this conclusion? The fact that he started shooting to resolve his problems? Do legal gun owners never do that?

[belinda63 3,038]

1. You assume he legally owned a legal gun.

2. You assume he was a responsible person

3. You assume he was not high or intoxicated

4. What if hadn't had the gun, would he have used a knife, or bow and arrow, or his fists?

5. There is no IQ test for gun ownership (that I am aware of).

6. Guns don't kill people, people kill people. We have killed each other for thousands of years prior to guns being invented. The removal of guns will not stop the killing.

[Teddy B 17,252]

1. You assume he legally owned a legal gun.

2. You assume he was a responsible person

3. You assume he was not high or intoxicated

4. What if hadn't had the gun, would he have used a knife, or bow and arrow, or his fists?

5. There is no IQ test for gun ownership (that I am aware of).

6. Guns don't kill people, people kill people. We have killed each other for thousands of years prior to guns being invented. The removal of guns will not stop the killing.

There should be.

[Peikko 1,575]

There should be.

I do not agree. An IQ test does not assess responsibility.

[Operator 1,927]

1. You assume he legally owned a legal gun.

2. You assume he was a responsible person

3. You assume he was not high or intoxicated

4. What if hadn't had the gun, would he have used a knife, or bow and arrow, or his fists?

5. There is no IQ test for gun ownership (that I am aware of).

6. Guns don't kill people, people kill people. We have killed each other for thousands of years prior to guns being invented. The removal of guns will not stop the killing.

Could answer why someone needs a triple whopper.

Gourmet!

Edited May 22, 2014 by Operator

[Teddy B 17,252]

I do not agree. An IQ test does not assess responsibility.

Yeah, sure it doesn't.

[Peikko 1,575]

Could answer why someone needs a triple whopper.

It's the only rational answer as to why someone might 'need' one. I can't imagine anyone actually wanting one because it's nice.

[luckytxn 2,264]

+1

1. You assume he legally owned a legal gun.

2. You assume he was a responsible person

3. You assume he was not high or intoxicated

4. What if hadn't had the gun, would he have used a knife, or bow and arrow, or his fists?

5. There is no IQ test for gun ownership (that I am aware of).

6. Guns don't kill people, people kill people. We have killed each other for thousands of years prior to guns being invented. The removal of guns will not stop the killing.

[JohnR! 5,495]

1. You assume he legally owned a legal gun.

2. You assume he was a responsible person

3. You assume he was not high or intoxicated

4. What if hadn't had the gun, would he have used a knife, or bow and arrow, or his fists?

5. There is no IQ test for gun ownership (that I am aware of).

6. Guns don't kill people, people kill people. We have killed each other for thousands of years prior to guns being invented. The removal of guns will not stop the killing.

To be sure, all of the above will provide comfort and solace to the family of the deceased...

Oy vey...

[Operator 1,927]

To be sure, all of the above will provide comfort and solace to the family of the deceased...

Oy vey...

Wouldn't that responsibility fall on the shoulders of Brandon Lamar Hawkins?

[JohnR! 5,495]

Wouldn't that responsibility fall on the shoulders of Brandon Lamar Hawkins?

How will that ease they pain?