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   From: xxxrayted@aol.com   
      
   In article   
   <9f019c0b-122c-4480-841b-c19cf2e422b1@o20g2000vbh.googlegroups.com>,   
    Matt  wrote:   
      
   > >   
   > > > > >> >>     A Southwest Florida pistol packing granny pulled her gun on a   
   > > > > >> >> car   
   > > > > >> >> of   
   > > > > >> >> young guys - who she says were full of road rage.   
   > >   
   > > > > >> >>     Grandma Pat Cowan was in Matlacha, driving on Pine Island   
   > > > > >> >> Road.   
   > > > > >> >> She   
   > > > > >> >> says Matthew Peck started riding her bumper closely because he   
   > > > > >> >> wanted   
   > > > > >> >> her to speed up. She pulled over to let him pass. She says Peck   
   > > > > >> >> and   
   > > > > >> >> his   
   > > > > >> >> friends started giving her the finger and yelling things out the   
   > > > > >> >> window,   
   > > > > >> >> and didn't stop there. Peck kept hitting the brakes, so Cowan   
   > > > > >> >> pulled   
   > > > > >> >> out   
   > > > > >> >> her glock to scare the kids.   
   > >   
   > > > > >> >In Colorado Granny would be charged with aggravated assault!   
   > >   
   > > > > >> Yeah, the kids should have just ran her off the road yes?   
   > >   
   > > > > >Ah, yes, the "assumption of guilt" approach.   
   > >   
   > > > > >Hey, what if they'd had a nuclear weapon?   
   > > > > >Or were terrorists.   
   > > > > >Better just shoot everyone you suspect.   
   > >   
   > > > > >Yeah, good idea.   
   > >   
   > > > > >Matt   
   > >   
   > > > > Problem is that she didn't fire a shot did she dickless?   
   > > > > No, she simply showed them that she was armed.   
   > >   
   > > > That was hardly what you said, now was it, Rambo? Guilty until   
   > > > proven innocent is your mantra. Unless, of course, we are talking   
   > > > about people with guns. Why don't you question whether, in fact,   
   > > > the boys were doing anything wrong? Oh, because SHE had the   
   > > > gun... got it.   
   > >   
   > > > Matt   
   > >   
   > > Well Matt, the police did find the boys were doing something wrong.     
   > > They charged the 22 year old driver of the car that was harassing the   
   > > old lady.   
   >   
   > Which, of course, wasn't in the original story. Interesting how you   
   > have to   
   > dig to back up your original convictions.   
      
      
   What original convictions do you speak of?  I know it wasn't in the   
   original story, that's why I posted the rest of the story here.   
      
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