Man shoots self in buttocks in Brighton Home Depot with gun he was carrying

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61. The fact that he shot himself in a public place is proof of irresponsibility to me.

I'd say at the very least his right to publicly carry should be suspended for a year or so and he should be fined. It should go on his record so that after a certain number of instances he should completely lose his right to carry. Do not say that such an action would have no effect. People who accumulate points against their driver's license incur higher insurance costs and at some point could even have their license suspended - when that risk gets close enough, most people with 2 brain cells to rub together modify their behavior to avoid losing their license at least. So if a similar model were used in cases like this, incidents could be reduced, and public safety would be improved. To me that is a valid use of the justice system.

It sounds like you think there should be NO consequences to this man for endangering the public. Obviously his butt wound is a consequence for endangering himself. That would be sufficient if he'd shot his own ass at home with no one else around. But in this case, he endangered others, and there should be some additional price to him for that.

I'm guessing we're both stuck in our positions so I'll just leave it here.