Wrong door, wrong driveway: How US got to shoot first, ask later
Posted on AllSides May 1st, 2023
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ANALYSIS
A string of perplexing shootings across the United States has revealed an on-edge society where firing first and asking questions later – in other words, letting a gun do all the talking – has become, for some, acceptable if not always legal.
The incidents involve people, including children, who have been shot at for seemingly mundane acts and mistakes: ringing the wrong doorbell, pulling into the wrong driveway, chasing a ball into a neighbor’s yard.
There has long been a sense for travelers in unfamiliar areas that some driveways are...
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