There was a shooting over the weekend in Madelia, Minnesota. \u00a0The Strib’s John Reinan was on the hagiography beat<\/a>\u00a0(a Strib specialty<\/a>. \u00a0The Southern MN News stuck to the facts<\/a>.<\/p>\n If I had to guess, bsed on the information we have in front of us right now (and Berg’s 18th Law would tell us that relying on the media for actual information is dodgy at best), I’d suggest that shooting at someone’s car to blow out a tire as they’re fleeing is legal in Texas, but probably a bad move under Minnesota law. \u00a0 Again, just guessing, and the shooter, David Petterson, is innocent until proven guilty.<\/p>\n But I’m not here to talk about the case, or the media’s reporting of it – not this time.<\/p>\n I’m here to continue my mission of making sure every single sentient Minnesotan knows that “Protect” Minnesota, even more than most criminal-safety groups, are to fact what “Baghdad Bob” was to journalism.<\/p>\n The blood was barely dry before The Reverend Nancy Nord Bence – “P”M’s “executive director” and one of about half a dozen actual members – released her opinion.<\/p>\n “Opinion” is putting it as charitably as ethically possible:<\/p>\n Look! \u00a0Boogeymen!<\/strong>: \u00a0Nord Bence starts out shaky:<\/p>\n We are already hearing chatter from the gun lobby about how unfair it was for law enforcement to charge David A. Pettersen with second-degree manslaughter and intentional discharge of a firearm in connection with the shooting death of Nicholas T. Embertson in Fieldon Township on Saturday. They are saying that this case demonstrates why the Stand Your Ground bill (HR0238), introduced earlier this session by Rep. Jim Nash of Waconia, should be passed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Not sure what “Gun Lobby” the Reverend Nord Bence is referring to – neither GOCRA nor MNGOC nor the NRA have publicly opined on the case. \u00a0Minnesota Gun Rights is a potemkin organization – a scam<\/a>, if you will. \u00a0 They are not “the gun lobby”.<\/p>\n They also don’t know the law much better than Nord Bence; “Stand Your Ground” is useless if you don’t\u00a0reasonably, immediately fear death or great bodily harm<\/em>. \u00a0Not to do the county attorney’s job, but under Minnesota law, shooting at a fleeing car might not fly in court.<\/p>\n Preacher, Heal Thyself<\/strong>: \u00a0The Reverend Nord Bence – like her predecessor, Heather Martens, has yet to make a single, original, substantial, true statement on the issue of guns. I’m not sure she’s “lying” – telling untruths when you don’t know any better is merely ignorance.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/BenceIgnorant.png\")
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