Today’s Lesson In What Not To Do With A Gun

By Tom Knighton

Police in Longmont, CO recently arrested a woman for pulling a pellet gun on a public menace. No, she didn’t defend herself against a rapist or armed robber, only to find herself in trouble with the law. Nothing like that. No, this menace is one I feel comfortable saying we have all stared down from time to time.

The public menace is known as “the squirrel.”

Longmont police arrested a woman Friday who pulled a pellet gun on a squirrel outside a coffee shop.

Thirty-one-year-old Kylie Morrison was cited for disorderly conduct after witnessed said she pulled the trigger several times.

As someone who has a sworn blood feud with tree rats, I understand the sentiment. Unfortunately for Morrison and fortunately for the squirrel, the gun was lacking one important component. Pellets.

However, Morrison is probably the kind of person who can serve as a poster child for pellet gun control.

A review of the police report by the Longmont Times-Call describes Morrison’s behavior leading up to the non-shooting. Morrison appeared to be “high on something” when she Cafe Luna in the 800 block of Coffman Street. She was talking to herself, witnesses told police, and first sat inside. She …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms