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This is LaShawn Craig. He faces years in prison after he shot a masked man who had broken into his home.
What's rich: New York prosecutors agree it was self-defense.
They're trying to lock him up anyway. He's not the first. A thread.
What's rich: New York prosecutors agree it was self-defense.
They're trying to lock him up anyway. He's not the first. A thread.
Last month, Craig was standing outside his NYC home when he heard his alarm go off. He entered his residence, where he saw a masked intruder, who reached for something in his pocket. Craig fired his gun.
The homicide was labeled justified.
And yet... /2
The homicide was labeled justified.
And yet... /2
...Prosecutors still filed several charges against him.
Why? Because the gun Craig had—which the state says he justifiably used to protect his life—was...unlicensed.
He faces many years behind bars. /3 reason.com/2023/12/08/pro…
Why? Because the gun Craig had—which the state says he justifiably used to protect his life—was...unlicensed.
He faces many years behind bars. /3 reason.com/2023/12/08/pro…
The man in handcuffs is Charles Foehner. In June, he shot a man attempting to mug him.
The confrontation was caught on video. Prosecutors in NY agreed the shooting was justified.
And then they brought *25* criminal charges against him. If convicted, he will die in prison. /4
The confrontation was caught on video. Prosecutors in NY agreed the shooting was justified.
And then they brought *25* criminal charges against him. If convicted, he will die in prison. /4
Why? After the shooting, Charles let cops search his home. They found some unlicensed guns.
So he may spend the rest of his life in prison...for not getting approval from bureaucrats—despite the state agreeing his gun use was defensible. That's insane. /5 reason.com/2023/06/20/hes…
So he may spend the rest of his life in prison...for not getting approval from bureaucrats—despite the state agreeing his gun use was defensible. That's insane. /5 reason.com/2023/06/20/hes…
This is something everyone—from progressives to libertarians to conservatives—should be incensed by.
Many folks can't afford the costly requirements NY puts in place to get a gun. So the state is ruining people's lives for exercising a right.
Just ask the many victims. /6
Many folks can't afford the costly requirements NY puts in place to get a gun. So the state is ruining people's lives for exercising a right.
Just ask the many victims. /6
Like Jasmine Phillips. On a visit to New York, police put her in a chokehold & jailed her after finding a gun in her car.
She lived in Texas & owned it legally there.
She was sent to Rikers for several weeks, lost custody of her children for a year & was evicted. Psychotic. /7
She lived in Texas & owned it legally there.
She was sent to Rikers for several weeks, lost custody of her children for a year & was evicted. Psychotic. /7
Then there's Sam Little, who got a gun after he'd been shot multiple times. He wanted to protect himself & his son.
Cops stopped and frisked him and arrested him for having a gun without a license.
He spent 8 months in jail & lost his dream job offer. Life-destroying. /8
Cops stopped and frisked him and arrested him for having a gun without a license.
He spent 8 months in jail & lost his dream job offer. Life-destroying. /8
Breaking NY's gun licensing law is a *violent felony* punishable by up to 15 years in prison.
No matter how you feel about guns, it's outrageous that people have lost their jobs, their kids, their homes & their liberty for having the audacity to defend themselves. /9
No matter how you feel about guns, it's outrageous that people have lost their jobs, their kids, their homes & their liberty for having the audacity to defend themselves. /9
The Second Amendment doesn't just apply to an elite few. No one should be punished for exercising their fundamental right to self-defense. /end reason.com/2023/12/08/pro…
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