GUNS: Force or fear

“Gun used in robbery Wednesday may have been a BB gun, but that’s legally unimportant.”

Bingo!

Let me tell you a little something about what looks to me like my Crossman .177 cal. pump pistol he’s brandishing. That airgun will kill. It will put down critters big-n-small. It is just as lethal as a .45 cal. Just not as messy.

Dead is dead.

Last Friday’s article also states, “According to Idaho law, if you take something from a person by force or fear it is deemed a robbery. The victim doesn’t need to distinguish if a gun is real.”

Again, I cannot impress upon you enough the absolute lethality of a pump airgun. It is a real gun.

Side note: Lewis and Clark used an airgun to harvest game on their journey. Guns are a great thing, but they come with great responsibility. Even BB guns.

LEE M. GIBSON, USN

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