‘Responsible’ Gun Owner Shoots Neighbor Hanging Christmas Lights Because He Hates Big Government
Why do so-called “responsible” gun owners who fear “big government” — like Richard Carter — so often wind up proving we really do need big government after all?
On Saturday around noon,
Carter waged his own special war on Christmas when he took two pot
shots at his neighbor, Don Lesser, while Lesser was outside hanging his
Christmas lights. Luckily, Lesser’s only injury is a cut lip from a
ricocheting bullet.
Police
came and called in a SWAT team, which finally got Carter to give
himself up after a three-hour standoff. And of course Carter’s Munhall,
PA home, located just outside of Pittsburgh, was jam-packed with weapons
and ammunition.
Munhall Police, the SWAT team and negotiators were brought in to get Carter to surrender. Police say Carter had more than two dozen firearms and thousands of rounds of ammo inside of his house.
As
police led Carter into the squad car, he explained that he’d had an
ongoing conflict with Lesser, though he didn’t indicate what caused
their disagreements.
“Personal reasons, problems… uh, a lot of people know about this. I’ve been fighting this for two years.”
Neighbors
told police Carter was “paranoid” about big government and had even
posted signs outside of his home in the past. But as always seems to
happen in these cases, they still think he’s a great guy! These fans
include Kevin Williams, who told reporters:
“I don’t think he planned to do this. I would never think Rich is that way because he was a volunteer firefighter, a good man, always a good guy.”
Do
“good guys” hate our country’s government, stockpile weapons, and shoot
their neighbors? When Bill Hartnett, a long-time friend, got wind of
the situation, he urged Carter to surrender:
“I’ve known him all my life. When I heard what was going on, I called him up, asked him what he was doing and told him, ‘You gotta come out Rich. You gotta give up on this.’”
Munhall Police Chief Patrick Campbell adds this isn’t the first time Carter’s sanity has been questioned:
“He [Carter] has some mental health issues that were aware of. I’ve spoken to him at length on a few different occasions.”
Carter is now in jail and has been charged with attempted homicide, aggravated assault and reckless endangerment.
Watch KDAK’s news report on Carters’ arrest.
H/T: Raw Story |Featured image: Composite with foreground KDKA2 and
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