Richard Ray West, 37, is accused of shooting approximately 127 rounds from a 40-caliber handgun, while under the assumption that “ninja like” people were after him, on Jan. 18 between midnight and 9:28 a.m. The incident occurred in and around the property of J & R Cycle Shop, 1431 Canton Road in Marietta, near the intersection of Dickerson Road and Canton Road NE, according to an arrest warrant from the Marietta Police Department.
The longer I live on this earth, the more I strongly would vote for a law where to continue having a gun, you need bi-yearly renewals. This guy could be going through a lot. Could have been a normal guy who bought that weapon a decade ago.
And I think about how much lead and poison we get pumped with and suddenly lose it. As a gun owner, am I going to be like him? Will I have the cognitive strength to turn my weapon in? Will the millions like Richard above who one evening, the asbestos finally kills a piece of him and they pull out their gun and shoot into the darkness, harming a innocent bystander?
Many industries require renewals with an exam. Medical. Law. Finance.
Hell while I'm at it, driving license bi-yearly renewals too.