Blind Man Who Shot Drinking Buddy Dead With Assault Rifle And Walked Free Under 'Stand Your Ground' Law Wins Right To Get His Guns Returned

Sometimes real stories are better than fiction.  This happened in Florida, of course.

DeWitt (the shootee) and his girlfriend had gone to Rogers' (the blind shooter) house to drink beer and had spent the night.  The next day the group had made a 10am trip to the store to buy more beer, according to Rogers' arrest report.  (note 10 AM beer run.)

The defendant testified that he had asked DeWitt to leave but that the victim had attacked him, so he went into another room and retrieved his rifle. After Rogers pointed it in DeWitt's general direction, he said DeWitt charged him.                (note that blind man walks into another room and fetches rifle, points it, and shoots.)

‘He felt like he had no choice but to shoot him, and he did, said Assistant Public Defenders Tim Caudill, according to the Sentinel. The men were 18 inches apart or closer. (umm...most rifles are longer than 18 inches.)

The story includes an obligatory mention of Trayvon Martin, and then wraps up with

Rogers - who has done probation for firing 15 rounds at a cousin and was jailed for pushing and punching a woman in a domestic disturbance three years ago—will have to buy new ammunition, however, since the state considered his cache 'too old and dangerous.'

Rogers' cache isn't the only thing that's old and dangerous, apparently. 

Full article here.