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Anti-Gun Senator Shoots Intruder (2011)
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Posted on 01/09/2013 4:55:53 PM PST by Nachum

Anti-Gun Senator Shoots Intruder

State Senator R.C. Soles (D - NC) Long time Anti-Gun Advocate State Senator R.C. Soles, 74, shot one of two intruders at his home just outside Tabor City, N.C. about 5 p.m. Sunday, the prosecutor for the politician's home county said.

The intruder, Kyle Blackburn, was taken to a South Carolina hospital, but the injuries were not reported to be life-threatening, according to Rex Gore, district attorney for Columbus, Bladen andBrunswick counties.

The State Bureau of Investigation and Columbus County Sheriff's Department are investigating the shooting, Gore said. Soles, who was not arrested,declined to discuss the incident Sunday evening. "I am not in a position to talk to you," Soles said by telephone. "I'm right in the middle of an investigation." The Senator, who has made a career of being against gun ownership for the general public, didn't hesitate to defend himself with his own gun when he believed he was in immediate danger and he was the victim. In typical hypocritical liberal fashion, the "Do as I say and not as I do" Anti-Gun Activist Lawmaker picked up his gun and took action in what apparently was a self-defense shooting. Why hypocritical you may ask? It is because his long legislative record shows that the actions that he took to protect his family, his own response to a dangerous life threatening situation, are actions that he feels ordinary citizens should not have if they were faced with an identical situation.

It has prompted some to ask if the Senator believes his life and personal safety is more valuable than yours or mine. But, this is to be expected from those who believe they can run our lives, raise our kids, and protect our families better than we can.


TOPICS: Government; Miscellaneous; Politics
KEYWORDS: antigun; banglist; guncontrol; intruder; northcarolina; rcsoles; rexgore; secondamendment; senator; shoots
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To: kcvl
...fired in self-defense after Blackburn and another young man trespassed on his property and attempted to kick in his door. In February 2010, Soles pled guilty to a misdemeanor assault with a deadly weapon charge... Soles faced charges of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury.

Okay. Now I'm confused. This didn't happen in England, did it?

21 posted on 01/09/2013 5:34:40 PM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: Fzob

Snopes is nothing but personal opinion of 2 left wingers.

This guy was into lots of questionable stuff. And he even looks like Sandusky, if you catch the parallel.

Do a search on him and look at the many stories put out by the local media in NC.

A short time before the shooting.........

http://www.wwaytv3.com/2009/12/30/year-review-controversy-plagues-sen-rc-soles


23 posted on 01/09/2013 5:45:39 PM PST by wrench
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To: Boiling point

Why didnt he just try to reason with the intruder, try to get his point of view and find out how the system screwed him over..after all that is the liberal philosophy, everyone has been screwed by the man


24 posted on 01/09/2013 5:51:32 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Nachum

Self defense for MEEEEEE but not for theeeee, peon!!!!


25 posted on 01/09/2013 5:53:01 PM PST by Uncle Chip
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To: Nachum
For all intents and purposes, the members of the political class consider the rest of us incompetent idiots.
Oh, wait...
The recent election outcome suggest they're correct.
Dang!

26 posted on 01/09/2013 6:10:05 PM PST by BitWielder1 (Corporate Profits are better than Government Waste)
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To: BitWielder1

That’s the unkindest cut of all. We deserve what we elect.

I do, however, believe that the election was stolen by election fraud - not only by DNC Counsel Bob Bauer submitting what he knew to be fraudulent Certifications of Nomination to get Obama on the state ballots, but also by falsely-cast (or falsely-counted) votes in critical places.

I think there are a lot of people who would like to fix the vulnerabilities in our system, but I think what is clogging things up is Congress, the media which owns them, and the Soros who owns the media (including so-called “conservative” media).

When push comes to shove, if we allow a criminal like Soros to own our whole system, then we all probably deserve the crap we get. I’m just sick of living in this cowpie. Something’s gotta give.


27 posted on 01/09/2013 6:20:26 PM PST by butterdezillion
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To: Nachum
he should of simply yelled, DON'T YOU KNOW WHO I AM???
28 posted on 01/09/2013 6:23:45 PM PST by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: Nachum

Some are more equal than others.


29 posted on 01/09/2013 6:46:28 PM PST by bgill (We've passed the point of no return. Welcome to Al Amerika.)
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To: Nachum

Perp v Anti gun senator. I root for the perp.


30 posted on 01/09/2013 6:51:28 PM PST by nonliberal (Graduate: Curtis E. LeMay School of International Relations)
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To: Nachum

Same hypocrites that hire armed security, send their children to schools that have armed security...they do think they are more important, it’s the “little people” that should not have firearms.


31 posted on 01/09/2013 6:51:28 PM PST by Tammy8 (~Secure the border and deport all illegals- do it now! ~ Support our Troops!~)
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To: Nachum

When they poutlaw guns the Senators and the House will be exempt, Just like they are exempt from Obamacare.


32 posted on 01/09/2013 8:09:52 PM PST by Venturer
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To: Nachum

Why ask? Of COURSE his life is more important and valuable than yours and mine. In his mind.


33 posted on 01/09/2013 8:24:15 PM PST by EDINVA
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To: Enten

Yeah I was wondering why this two year old story is being put here under the guise of just being reported on.


34 posted on 01/10/2013 3:43:36 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (FR: Now, More Than Ever.)
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