Gun Control & RKBA

Dial H For Hero

(2,971 posts) Mon Mar 29, 2021, 08:25 AM Mar 2021

Officer Eric Talley Would Have Been 'Deeply Offended' if Used for Gun Control Push, Dad Says

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/officer-eric-talley-would-have-been-deeply-offended-if-used-for-gun-control-push-dad-says/ar-BB1f04Cc

The Boulder, Colorado, shooting has reignited the push for gun control, but the father of the police officer who was killed said his son was a gun owner and wouldn't have wanted his death to be used to restrict access to firearms.

A week after eight people were killed at three Atlanta spas, a gunman opened fire at a grocery store in Colorado, killing 10 people. The two shootings compelled lawmakers to call for a ban on certain firearms, a move that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris support.

Homer Talley, the father of Boulder Police officer Eric Talley, who was the first law enforcement officer to arrive on the scene, told TMZ his late son owned an AR-15 he used for target practice.

"My son would have been deeply offended to know his death would be used to promote gun control. Before he was an officer, he enjoyed shooting," Talley told TMZ.

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Officer Eric Talley Would Have Been 'Deeply Offended' if Used for Gun Control Push, Dad Says (Original Post) Dial H For Hero Mar 2021 OP

Maybe so-- or maybe that is only his Father's view. Does the Officer's widow agree? hlthe2b Mar 2021 #1

Maybe he would change his mind after getting killed by one? Nictuku Mar 2021 #2

Gee Wizz, I want a multigraincracker Mar 2021 #3

Familiarize yourself with the case law. discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2021 #4

Swords, knifes and even multigraincracker Mar 2021 #7

As are full-auto SMGs. discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2021 #8

If if police departments weren't so heavily infested with white supremacists, I think the majority brewens Mar 2021 #5

I'm absolutely certain mostly all of law enforcement approves of the regulation of guns. discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2021 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author msongs Mar 2021 #9

a willing martyr to the rights of gun owners. will there be a statue in the NRA hallways? nt msongs Mar 2021 #10

hlthe2b

(106,360 posts)

1. Maybe so-- or maybe that is only his Father's view. Does the Officer's widow agree?

Reply to Dial H For Hero (Original post)

Mon Mar 29, 2021, 08:33 AM

Mar 2021

Nictuku

(3,864 posts)

2. Maybe he would change his mind after getting killed by one?

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 29, 2021, 08:39 AM

Mar 2021

.... Oh, that is a ridiculous proposition, he is unable to. Unable to do anything any more. Just about as ridiculous a proposition that he would be against it. We can't ask him if his circumstances have effected his opinion. Let the man (who was a hero in his own right) rest in peace.

multigraincracker

(34,077 posts)

3. Gee Wizz, I want a

Reply to Dial H For Hero (Original post)

Mon Mar 29, 2021, 09:50 AM

Mar 2021

shoulder held stinger missile launcher for target practice.

note: the second never mentions guns, only weapons.

discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,577 posts)

4. Familiarize yourself with the case law.

Reply to multigraincracker (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 29, 2021, 10:03 AM

Mar 2021

Historical references, court argument and writings of the Founders have always focused 2A protections on standard infantry issue arms and excluded weapons like explosives, napalm, canon, cruise missiles and, sorry, even stingers, LAAWS and various crew served systems.

multigraincracker

(34,077 posts)

7. Swords, knifes and even

Reply to discntnt_irny_srcsm (Reply #4)

Mon Mar 29, 2021, 01:29 PM

Mar 2021

hand grenades are standard issue.

discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,577 posts)

8. As are full-auto SMGs.

Reply to multigraincracker (Reply #7)

Mon Mar 29, 2021, 02:09 PM

Mar 2021

The laws are 90ish years old and have been accepted and upheld in court.

brewens

(15,359 posts)

5. If if police departments weren't so heavily infested with white supremacists, I think the majority

Reply to Dial H For Hero (Original post)

Mon Mar 29, 2021, 10:03 AM

Mar 2021

of cops would approve of some gun control. It's not like they can point to some instance when cops were pinned down and gravy seals showed up to save their asses.