Youth coach gets attacked; wife fires off gun

[juiceweezl]

The round that was fired in the air could have harmed someone or hit someone's property. Slap the coach on the hand and hand their weapons back.

This and then ban the asshole mom and her kid from ever playing in the league again. Get LEO's to patrol practices and games that the victim's team holds/plays in for the next two months, and arrest the idiots that attacked the coach. That's effed up that the guy getting beaten by 6 thugs gets in trouble with the law.

[Nash B.]

Didn't Joe Biden say firing a warning shot in the air is the right thing to do?

with a double barrel shotgun

[Probie]

She should have shot the attackers if provided an unobstructed shot and clean backdrop. That is what a cow is intended for, use of deadly force. Not shooting in the air. That can be viewed as irresponsible and cost you your ccw license.

As soon as the attackers brandished a weapon, they should've shot them dead. How fucked up is that? They diffused the situation without anyone getting hurt.....isn't that what the police want?

The round that was fired in the air could have harmed someone or hit someone's property. Slap the coach on the hand and hand their weapons back.

No warning shots.

All that

[95DRGT]

WTF is this world coming to

[IHaveAMustang]

At the very least, from what I read, they were in the field. Grass and dirt are better backstops for a bullet. Fire it into the ground if you are going to fire a warning shot at all.

[White90GT]

At the very least, from what I read, they were in the field. Grass and dirt are better backstops for a bullet. Fire it into the ground if you are going to fire a warning shot at all.

She should not have fired a warning shot.

As a CHL holder we are told not to pull it out unless you intend to use it and in that event you better be in fear of your life or someone else's life. In the wife's case her husband was getting beaten to death, one person had already brandished a weapon and one had on "brass" knuckles, so that to me constitutes fear for her husband's life and she should have unloaded on all those fuggers!

[Sean88gt]

The fact that he is a youth coach has zero relevance.

[blownaltered]

So according to the league it is ok to be beaten to death or shot, but not to defend yourself. That's a good message for the kids. I think seeing a gun is a lot less traumatic to a kid then watching your coach be beaten to death. This story really just pisses me off. Maybe its because I have coached in the past and am now currently coaching youth baseball that this gets me so hot.

[Rick Modena]

Rules are rules, of course in that instance, nobody is following the rules. At that point in time one has to survive and make decisions for ones own safety.

When you agree to coach there are rules, there are also rules for parents to follow as well. I also wouldn't be coaching in areas that have thugs involved. I went to my little nephews little league game in Mansfield, parents drinking in the stands, parking lot, etc. I haven't been back, I kept waiting for some shit like that to go down.

[IHaveAMustang]

She should not have fired a warning shot.

As a CHL holder we are told not to pull it out unless you intend to use it and in that event you better be in fear of your life or someone else's life. In the wife's case her husband was getting beaten to death, one person had already brandished a weapon and one had on "brass" knuckles, so that to me constitutes fear for her husband's life and she should have unloaded on all those fuggers!

I'd have to disagree with this particular situation. Yes, I remember the instruction from my CHL instructor about the same thing. But based on this story, it was 2 while people ( really 1, 1 was bleeding on the ground) vs 6 black guys.

She may have had the smarter move by just defusing the situation. I cant even imagine the type of "sensational news" that would be coming out from a white woman killing six black men.

[Chili]

She should not have fired a warning shot.

As a CHL holder we are told not to pull it out unless you intend to use it...

I wasn't told that.. I was told that pulling a weapon (not aiming it, mind you) was a use of force. And that if use of force is warranted, than drawing your weapon is warranted. Aiming at someone, or firing a round is deadly force, so you would have to be justified in using deadly force to do either of those.

As an example.. Someone is on your property uninvited and refuses to leave. You are authorized to use force in that instance. So drawing your weapon, and holding it to your side would be an appropriate response. Aiming the weapon would not be, as deadly force is not authorized in that instance.

Not that I am planning on running around pulling my weapon any chance I get, but I would rather have it out if the situation quickly deteriorated to one warranting deadly force.

[Rick Modena]

I wasn't told that.. I was told that pulling a weapon (not aiming it, mind you) was a use of force. And that if use of force is warranted, than drawing your weapon is warranted. Aiming at someone, or firing a round is deadly force, so you would have to be justified in using deadly force to do either of those.

As an example.. Someone is on your property uninvited and refuses to leave. You are authorized to use force in that instance. So drawing your weapon, and holding it to your side would be an appropriate response. Aiming the weapon would not be, as deadly force is not authorized in that instance.

Not that I am planning on running around pulling my weapon any chance I get, but I would rather have it out if the situation quickly deteriorated to one warranting deadly force.

Truth.

I've never had to aim my weapon at anyone, I dun un-holstered it on many occasions but, in all of those instances I was so lucky I didn't have to shoot at anyone.

[Baba Ganoush]

No shit. Can you image the outrage if she shot one of them? Lose/lose situation and the attackers got what they wanted. A white person with a gun will NEVER be treated as a victim if the assailant is black.