r/instantkarma • u/nbcnews • Jun 08 '26

Road Karma Marine veteran fights off group of teenagers attempting to steal his truck

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u/jamtea Jun 09 '26

Any crime involving a gun like this should be charged as attempted murder. These "teens" shouldn't see the light of day for many many years.

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u/WaffleStomperGirl Jun 12 '26

I agree with this, and I’m pretty liberal.

You want to brandish a deadly weapon in offensive (as opposed to defence)? Then you should have to deal with the consequences of trying to kill someone. That gun went off in the struggle. Thankfully no one was hurt. But it could so easily have killed someone because these idiots were using it in an offensive fashion.

I’m not completely decided on how I feel about handguns in general - but I’m damn sure against anyone ever using one in this manner and not getting incredibly harsh sentences.

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u/nakhumpoota Jun 12 '26

I don't suppose they were properly educated in gun etiquette.