Not the most normal sight: a gun left in the bathroom stall.
But that's exactly what went down on Sunday in a men's room at the Deerfield Beach Pier.
The circumstances of how the Glock 9mm got there are unusual.
According to the Broward Sheriff's Office, the weapon was left by Sean Simpson. If his name sounds familiar, he's the teacher at Marjory Stoneman Douglas who said he'd be willing to arm himself while on duty.
According to the sheriff's office report, Simpson told deputies he'd left his gun by accident. By the time the chemistry teacher realized his mistake, the Glock was already in the hands of a drunk homeless man who had picked it up and fired. The bullet hit a wall.
Simpson was able to grab the gun away from the vagrant, Joseph Spataro, who was charged with firing a weapon while intoxicated and trespassing.
As for the MSD teacher, he was arrested and charged with failing to safely store a firearm, a second-degree misdemeanor. Simpson posted a $250 cash bond and was released.
Gee, just imagine if this had been in a high school bathroom, and it was a student instead of a homeless man who picked up that gun.
Guns do not keep us safe.
Guns endanger us.
ALL of us.
MEANwhile over at the toxic fox swamp they advertise "The Trial of Comey" Sunday at 9pm. Laughing out loud at these dingle berries.
ReplyDeleteHis hand and thoughts were on the "bigger" gun, right?
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ReplyDeleteif there had been ANOTHER homeless person there who ALSO had a gun, they could've shot the first homeless man!
ARM THE HOMELESS!
Whew. At least he didn't forget his tampons.
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It’s unknown why Trump would bring in his Russia legal defense team to advise him on the Syrian operation, but this president has given us no reason to believe he wouldn’t use military action to divert attention from his smoldering dumpster fire of a presidency."