Neighbors: Drop charges against man, 80, in shooting of burglar

Neighbors: Drop charges against man, 80, in shooting of burglar


Some food for thought about this article.

"Wright was charged with one felony count of unlawful use of a weapon after police discovered he had two prior weapons convictions from 1968 and 1994, officials said. Records show Wright also was convicted of theft in 1990. Wright turned his gun over to detectives."

Question. Were these charges misdemeanor's or felonies? That's the missing detail in this story. If they are misdemeanors, and this man hasn't been in trouble with the law since 1994, why bother going through the formality of charging him?

Yes two wrongs never make a right. But this city makes its citizen's jump through hoops just to own a firearm for protecting themselves from criminals. Who by the way, have much better access.

Drop the charges, let him go on with his life. Look at the positive side. He could have killed this jerk.