A Florida man and his teen son are facing charges after firing several shots at a woman they mistook for a possible burglar. WFLA’s Justin Schecker reports.
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Florida Father And Son Open Fire On Woman Mistaken For Burglar
Crazy hot heads!
How they going handle trick or treaters?
Because kneejerk reactions are the only justification required for killing another human being.
See? We have gun laws, and I got a hunnert bucks says gun nuts are on board with it after watching this video.
MUST be a A TRUMP SUPPORTER.
FOR SURE.
😬
CAN’T BELIEVE IT.
SOUNDS LIKE SANTIS IS THE GOVERNOR …
AND HE SO PROUD TO BE *”LOYALTY”* TO HIS BOSS.
People are not smart enough to have lethal weapons at their disposal. Most don’t get training and too many have undiagnosed mental health issues.
Ain’t guns great..🙄
I’m confused. Are they guineas or eggplants?
Coward
That’s why there’s city and county government with police departments and Sheriff’s Office that can handle any lawbreakers, some stupid gun owners want to play cop, cause they have a gun and know how to pull a trigger trying to stop strangers they know nothing about like this poor lady, now they have to face the consequences of their stupidity.
So glad I live in a civilized country and not the US.
Honestly, this is normal for Florida.
neighbors have left me packages that have gone to them by mistakes…not once i thought of a burglary wtf. Especially if you live in apartments you are constantly around people, this was a case waiting to happen. Let him die in prison.
No more neighborly acts. Return the package back to sender. This is what evil has brought us to. No more kindness, it can get a person killed
Haha and these idiots will never get their guns taken away. Murica!
People have lost their minds in this country, rather than communicating with people they address every situation with guns and violence. Discharging their weapons into her car was attempted murder… it’s mind blowing how sick this place has become.
The craziest people in America come from the Bronx and all of Florida.
Anyone who says “we take safety seriously” but advocates for more guns is just making this happen more often.
Well you know what, I’m not gonna be a Good Samaritan anymore & take those packages 📦 down the street to the other house 🏠 I don’t want to get shot at 😝 Why or how or what is a 15 yr old doing with that caliber 🤨 Obviously not anything good. So glad the lady is ok 🫶
It’s expected with the type of people America arms. Change gun laws or stop complaining about getting shot at!
This people need serious gun safety and gun law. You make Swiss cheese out of perb who breaks into home with your gun, but not go out hunt down the innocent…..too much John wick movie, maybe?…
Of course Florida. 🙄 Just wall off that entire state.
this title is misleading filth
No good deed goes unpunished. These cowardly idiots deserve to spend a long time in jail. In the father`s case, it will be a life sentence as he is seventy-five years old.
Because, you know…good guys with guns, blah, blah blah…💩
😂 stupid criminal hall of fame
Crimes and Florida!
Two dumb durkas
Florida…
More guns = more gun violence. Is that simple people, not rocket science. Anyone that think that guns will keep you safe is talking non sense
Idiots with guns
im glad America has such strict gun control, NOT
All these states with lose gun laws are making living in the US more like the wild wild west.
I’m glad they survived! Death penalty to those terrorists shooters!!
Stupid people with guns! For crying out loud! Lock them up, two men afraid of a woman! Ffs
Those two need to find a psychiatrist at the very least. Not here to judge but they don’t seem mentally stable at all to own a gun. When is America gonna start asking for a psychological evaluation in order to give a gun permit??
OMG!!! These men are INSANE!
Poor woman. Throw the book at them. She must have been terrified.
& this is why guns shouldn’t be so easy to obtain…. Smh
Pure Ignorance.
Guns guns guns
This is why untrained civilians should not own guns. The rest of the world recognises this but not Murica.
That’s the issue with some people having guns. You get the kind of person who fantasizes about the hero and is super excited about the day they get to defend their home from intruders, so every time someone’s at the door they get all wound up hoping that’ll be the day they get to shoot someone and have it be legal. Of course, even if this had been a burglar it’s not legal to shoot someone sitting in their car, but the kind of person who can’t wait to use their gun usually isn’t intelligent enough to understand that.
Polk County Florida be Wilding out!!!
Uhm… trigger crazy.
Makes me wonder what they had of such great value that they reacted that way to possibly being robbed.
Hmm, where are all those people who like to say that more people should be allowed to carry so that we’ll all collectively feel safer…
They seem to forget that people make mistakes, sometimes horrendous ones that could potentially cost people their lives. This father and son duo wanted to live out their buddy cop fantasy on a person who they thought wronged them in some way and look what happened. Not just exponentially multiply that potential and see what happens…
Yup, sure is a good thing there were two good guys with guns there
Father and son probably have a failed ticktock page and was looking for something to post and say, Hey Look At Us,
This is why guns should be registered and insured and gun owners required to go through education and safety requirements every few years. Laws can be explained and owners instructed on what is and isn’t allowed. This father and son acted out of fear and fear leads to stupid actions like this. 😡
And people wonder why I send mail back “Return To Sender, No Such Person At This Address.”
What a total shame 😮🤪❗️
Americans are governed by some of the dumbest politicians in the entire world. The irony here is that she’s now terrified and these two morons have no way to give her relief. She can’t sue! They can afford to buy guns and bullets but they complain about the price of bread and milk. They will shoot their neighbors before helping……all because of the idiotic gun laws in place by the morons who run the State. My next trip to Disney will be in Europe……states like Texas & Florida…. keep your guns and continue to blow each other away!
Seems like they’re really paranoid. Probably involved in some bad stuff
Hey, ya can’t be too careful these days. Too many libs running around causing trouble.
Blame the governor of Florida for that he the one put the spark in the people back when he said if you come stealing . He just don’t know how to be careful with his word IT WAS WAITING TO HAPPEN
If it was white on white crime I can’t worry about it. Those people live to shoot their guns for any reason
Repeal the second amendment.
Let the rot!
Republicans and the gun lobby will NOT allow any laws to prevent people like this from getting guns. I doubt they will serve much prison time. Short sentences for these good ol boys.
Gunfight at the OK Corral is our Republican led future.
Stuff like this will become more common if they weaken gun laws. These guys weren’t criminals just very dumb citizens
When you talk tough about crime & the use of a personal weapon not everyone will know exactly what you mean. More of these will happen in Polk County unfortunately.
Guns.
It never ends with Florida’s Polk County… It’s an endless genetically deficient county..
This is America.
Crazy stupid people with guns !
God will continue to up lift you #DROSABA for curing my boyfriend from HSV completely
Gino??? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Love this chief…. People are idiots! Both should be locked up and father should be sentenced for life for allow his son to fire that gun ! Idiots
Oh the things that happen in Florida.
Isn’t Florida a Stand Your Ground state. Sadly that’s what they do. Some can get away with it and some can’t.
They stood their ground. Welcome to Florida.
People are so paranoid and angry that I’m not surprised more men aren’t out shooting women and children in the streets simply because they can. America gets darker every day.
like I said many times, Florida is the state of criminals and idiots
It’s Floriduh, after all. Many people there are gun happy and mind numbingly stupid!
Florida does this to themselves with there policy of everyone should carrry a gun
Case that we need stricter gun laws. Owning a gun should not be so easy. Some people are not capable or competent of carrying and innocent people pay the price. Prayers for this woman.
this is going to continue to happen until the boarders shut
and the police actually lock up criminals
this catch and release program isnt working
Florida, guns and idiots what’s so hard to believe. Murica.
Folridians, as always, demonstrating what their insistence on having guns every day everywhere gets us.
Guns for everybody ! The BEST idea !
What’s with all the white people comments? I guess anyone that’s not black is white now? Anyone actually look at the picture or hear his name? White people don’t get all the idiots.
Prime example these two are trigger happy and don’t need to own firearms
That is what happens when guns end up in the hands of idiots
Agreed, but had it been the police, which happens way to often, they would state she was using her vehicle as a deadly weapon and they felt their lives were in danger. Boom, no charges and let off without a trial. Happens all the time.
Why would a grown assed man, give his 15 year old a gun, and then say lets go and get this non-burglar? The difference between is good gun owner, and this type of gun owner may come down to what they allow themselves to show the public. I just don’t trust the logic of people in general. Especially when it comes to gun ownership, because we are currently indoctrinated to believe that cops can’t murder, and it’s all in our minds, if we think that what happened was a crime, no matter how quickly that truth is shown as opposite, when it’s not a cop or other powerful person doing the murdering.
These are exactly the types of morons that give responsible gun owners a bad name. There should be a mandatory intelligence test AND successfully completed, rigorous firearms training before you’re allowed to buy a gun. Dopes.
Yep, take those fools’ guns
What in the Florida Man!
well they should never have a gun again when your this dumb you need top hand in your 2nd A rights and call it a day
You just know that the story will be nuts when it starts with “Florida man….”
Normal citizens doing normal USA stuff.
73 year old dude with a15 year old son? Also, they didnt bother checking the ring camera to see who they should chase? Only Florida
I am so glad she did not get hurt.
🤦🏻♂️
Idiots
Why is the news blurring the teens face, sheriff Grady didn’t? 🤷🏿♀️🙄🤣🤣🤣
There are gun owners who hope for the day they finally get to use them? There’s no way…
What is wrong with people😮
Florida is never boring