Understand Your Ground
The law, Karl O. Henson, 23, explained to police, used to be “you weren’t allowed to shoot somebody when their back is turned to you.” But, he continued, “because of what happened with the new year with the gun law change” in Missouri, you’re allowed to shoot in self-defense even if you could run away — a “stand your ground” law. And carrying a concealed weapon (at least in many cases) no longer requires a permit. And that, Columbia police say, was Henson’s explanation of why he thought he was allowed to shoot the 20-year-old guy who was running away with his cell phone. But his argument didn’t save him from a first-degree assault charge, or from being locked up without bail. (AC/Columbia Tribune) ...Pity the inmates who rely on Henson as their jailhouse lawyer.Original Publication Date: 12 February 2017
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 23.
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 23.
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