Bloomington Shooting 01/06/2010

[Griffeycom]

Here is a link to the HT Article, pretty sure it requires login though

Shooting victim Brian Gardner not expected to survive; cousin arrested [log in]

Here's a public news source:
Bloomington Shooting: Police investigating Bloomington shooting - fox59.com

Anyway, I really wanted to post this because of the quote one of Bloomington's detectives said:

Two handguns were recovered at the scene of the crime, 1912 S. Rogers St. Both handguns were believed to be registered to Gardner, Kellams said.

I also find it hilarious that someone corrected this statement in the HT Comments and was "downvoted" while someone replied to the correction with

Federal Form 4473 is required to be completed when a handgun - or any other firearm - is purchased from a Federal Firearms Licensee, which is how most auction, web-based, and other non private firearms transfers take place.

Just amazes me how people talk like they know something without actually knowing it.

BTW; Hope this hasn't been posted yet, searched Gen Forum, 2nd Amendment, Gen Politics and Breakroom first. Hope I didn't miss it!

 

[Goosepond Monster]

I used to live at the end of Chambers Dr and drove by that house every day. It was kind of weird last night when I saw exactly where the shooting took place.

 

[j706]

Even though it is technically incorrect people often use the word "registered" in a generic sense meaning owned or bought. Most people and especially detectives know we do not have handgun registration.

 

[Griffeycom]

especially detectives know we do not have handgun registration.

Any other department in Indiana I'd probably agree with you about that. Bloomington is an exception though.

 

[Eddie]

Any other department in Indiana I'd probably agree with you about that. Bloomington is an exception though.

I know that guy and he knows handguns are not registered in Indiana. It is either an intentional misquote by the HT or else he is having fun with them.

 

[E5RANGER375]

or maybe its a conspiracy

 

[Eddie]

or maybe its a conspiracy

If I were a betting man I would bet the interview went:

"Did the guy who did the shooting own the guns?"

"Yeah, we're pretty sure those are his guns."

But when the reporter sat down to write the story they decided that the word registered sounded more cool.

 

[schafe]

I saw this article today and assumed that 1) either the detective misspoke, or 2) the guns were registered in some other state?.... Oh well, as long as the liberals think all us evil handgun owners already jump thru that hoop, they wont be clamouring to introduce a new bill to do that in the state legislature, and that's one more battle we don't have to fight........ yet.

 

[Griffeycom]

I know that guy and he knows handguns are not registered in Indiana. It is either an intentional misquote by the HT or else he is having fun with them.

OK then, fair enough. Only reason I said otherwise was because of the interview with the chief earlier this week had a question about Class III firearms and the chief who has to sign off on the papers acted like he didn't know what Class III even meant.