Former Felon w/ Restored Gun Rights Saved Trooper In AZ Ambush

[Phazer]

This is nice to see:

Former Felon With Restored Gun Rights Saved Trooper in Arizona Ambush
Posted at 12:54 am on January 25, 2017 by Bob Owens

Trooper Edward Andersson responded to a vehicle rollover and saw a man and woman ejected from a vehicle. As Andersson approached, the man—an illegal alien who used to be a federal Mexican police officer named Leonard Penuelas-Escobar—fired a handgun that hit Andersson in the shoulder. Penuelas-Escobar then began slamming Andersson’s head into the pavement, trying to kill him.

Yoxall saw the attack as it took place, pulled over, and grabbed the handgun he kept in the center console and ran to help Trooper Andersson. When Penuelas-Escobar refused to stop attacking Andersson and Andersson called for assistance, Yoxall took a firing position that didn’t put Andersson in the line of fire, and took two shots that put Penuelas-Escobar down. Mr. Yoxall then ran to assist Trooper Andersson, only to see Penuelas-Escobar rise up and come at them both. Yoxall then took careful aim and shot Penuelas-Escobar in the head, killing him.​

 

[libertysnake]

I'm all for restoring rights of people who have served the time for the crime. They paid their debt to society at that point, is my view.

 

[Glenn B]

I support restoring the RKBA for certain convicted felons but certainly not for any of them convicted of a felony involving violence or threat of violence where the conviction stands and is not later overturned.

 

[nfernaays]

I support restoring the RKBA for certain convicted felons but certainly not for any of them convicted of a felony involving violence or threat of violence where the conviction stands and is not later overturned.

Same feeling, the debt has been paid and were not violent to begin with. They deserve the right to protect themselves the same as anyone else.

 

[SubOhm]

I support restoring the RKBA for certain convicted felons but certainly not for any of them convicted of a felony involving violence or threat of violence where the conviction stands and is not later overturned.

IMHO, if you are "safe enough" to be free in society, you are safe enough to have constitutional rights.

 

[libertysnake]

IMHO, if you are "safe enough" to be free in society, you are safe enough to have constitutional rights.

Exactly. The crime should fit the punishment. If you're too dangerous to be handling knives or guns, why are you out in society anyway?

 

[Criticalt]

I agree.
If youre too dangerous to have a gun, youre too dangerous to drive a car, have a knife, a crowbar.....etc.
So you should be out of society.