U.S. Army sergeant convicted of murder in protester's shooting death in Texas

And he did exactly that and he ended up dead.

 

His AK.

 

It happened in Austin. Just like the bodega worker in NY, liberals don't tolerate individuals getting in the way of their chaos. So, the guy stood trial, his constitutional rights to defend himself were ignored, and Abbot will likely now pardon the guy. Because crazy libs of Austin couldn't care less about public safety in Austin, just their willingness to push crime and chaos on the people there.

 

Does brandishing violation still exist in places with 'permit less carry'?

So, people are allowed to carry guns openly, but if they do, they should be considered terrorists......? Weird.

 

But not by his own actions but by the actions of another individual. Hence why he was charged, tried, and a jury agreed.

 

Under Texas law, long guns, which can include AR15s, AK47s, and so forth, can be displayed and carried openly as long as it is not "displayed in a menacing manner." If a person is open carrying a long gun, the rifle barrel is pointing down, or is carrying on their shoulder, it is perfectly legal. Maybe disconcerting but perfectly legal. What you cannot do is try to point that firearm at anyone with intention or accidentally. that is simply Texas law.

For conservatives, BLM is considered "terrorists" because the conservative party needs someone to blame, whether it is China, BLM, ANTIFA, and so forth. It allows them to escape the hard questions they must ask themselves when someone makes a mistake. They are afraid of the hard questions and just want very easy make believe answers to fit into a nice little bubble of theirs.

 

You point a gun at someone for no reason... end of story.

He could have been behind the wheel cooking dinner, still doesn't matter.

You, and all leftists, simply want to disarm the populace so we can't defend ourselves against crime; and, to pave the way for your dreamed of authoritarian government.

It certainly worked for the fascists and communists.

 

There is no evidence that Foster pointed a gun at anyone at the time of the shooting. The video by Texan shows the defendants vehicle turning onto Congress Avenue with a crowd of people coming toward him. And yet, he turned anyway, six seconds later, shots rang out. Those shots were not from an AK 47. There was one, followed by 5 shots. All t he shots were from handguns. And we know Foster was not carrying a handgun, just the AK 47.

If you drive, your attention must be on the road. We have minimal distractions such as A/C and the radio. It used to be a lot of people got into car accidents because they were flipping their CD case selection while driving and then got into an accident. Nowadays, it is texting and driving. And it has become a problem that almost every state, including conservative ones, put forth laws where you cannot text and drive. Louisiana was the first. But a majority of them now have those laws.

I have not argued about any gun laws in this thread. In fact, I avoided the argument since that was not the intention of the OP. Some have, but I have pointed out the inconvenient truth that the decision really has nothing to do with being armed or not. Remember, I have pointed out that Foster was legally carrying, and he was a "leftist" by your definition. Is he also not allowed to protect himself, or is protection by firearm simply a "conservative" option only?

 

Brandishing laws in Texas were changed years ago.

 

And YOU think that they adjudicate based on politics.

 

Of course they do...lol. Do you think this guy would have been convicted in say, Kerr County, or Crockett County? Why hell no he wouldn't.

 

So when dude pointed the weapon at the Uber driver, by your own definition, violated both TX law, and created the self defense justification. Brava, you do get it... LOL

 

Everything in rightwinglandia is a conspiracy

 

You still think Perry had a mostly Conservative jury??...lol

 

Yup. Austin is a dangerous place these days. Ask anyone. The average resident in Austin is about as bleeding as one can get. It seems, as predicted, that the Uber driver wasn't able to get a fair trial in Austin. The venue should have been moved, but wasn't. The Soros funded DA there drove his show pony trial to ensure the continued support of the radicals who live there. It's pretty sad. And a nightmare for a guy who was just doing his job turned into an uncharged assault on him, and a bastardization of justice to suit the BLM uber alles narrative of the left. Abbott will pardon the guy. Austin becomes the new San Fransisco or New York of TX. What an awful place it has turned into these days.

 

They know it would be based 100% on politics when they hold the majority, and they assume both sides behave the same.

 

By the way, I see a lot of people saying that Foster pointed the gun at Perry. There is no evidence of that. Perry said he thought he saw him starting to raise the weapon. Eyewitnesses say he didn't point the weapon at Perry.

 

I live in Austin. You have no idea what you are talking about.

 

Actually it has the lowest crime rate of all the major Texas cities. Even this killer was from out of town.

 

Confirmed!

 

do we know that, or just have the words of the killer that talked about using a self-defense as a defense earlier to a friend on Facebook?

 

what text was from KR that night?

https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2023-04-07/might-have-to-kill-a-few-people/

"The testimony confirming Perry's anger toward protesters came on the third day of the trial as prosecutors displayed text messages and social media comments showing that he thought about killing them. "I might have to kill a few people on my way to work, they are rioting outside my apartment complex," Perry wrote to a friend in June of 2020. "I might go to Dallas to shoot looters," he wrote on another occasion. Perry also encouraged violence in a variety of social media posts."

 

Show your proof as to the political affiliation of each juror...

 

Hmm... well, I do, actually. I remember driving home from San Marcos the day the riots downtown closed 35. And the nights after that the burned downtown. It's a mess. It's dangerous. No one will go out anymore downtown. 6Th and surrounding areas are a war zone, as demonstrated by the gang shootouts, etc. Sorry you live in Austin. It used to be a cool place. And now? No one is safe. You can't count on the police. If you are assaulted by a guy with an AK 47 while you're driving, and the guy threatens you, if you defend yourself from said crazy guy with an AK 47, you're the one that the Austin DA charges for murder. Abbott has to step in and pardon the guy for the miscarriage of justice mr Garza has persecuted the guy with, plain and simple. The only justice is the removal of Garza, and the restoration of law and order in Austin.

 

So in a court you believe that political affiliation overrides facts of the case ?