Liberal bumper stickers triggered Ozarks man, so he flashed a gun, police say

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BY MAX LONDBERG


A man in the Ozarks has been charged for allegedly pointed his pistol at a woman after he was angered by the liberal bumper stickers on her van.

Edward Burns of Ozark, Mo., was charged with felony unlawful use of a weapon in the late August incident. The woman involved, Laura Umphenour, crashed into a guardrail at highway speeds as a result of the threatening show.

Citing “ethical rules,” Umphenour declined to describe the incident to The Star. But she did say she’s had issues in the Ozarks in the past for expressing her Democratic leanings.

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article171782927.html#storylink=cpy

[mercuryblues]

1. I thought the gun humpers mantra is

more guns make a politer society Seems like there are several stories a day like this.

[ExciteBike66]

2. Hey, it IS polite to notify fellow drivers that you have a gun.

Do you want those other drivers to be lacking that critical info or something?

[Girard442]

3. The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of...

...people that piss off the gun humpers.

[yardwork]

4. Snowflake needs a safe space.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

5. Was it a Langmore, per chance?

(If you don't get the reference yet, you're missing out on something good.)

[dalton99a]

6. Her uncle

[bitterross]

7. The incident happened in Christian County. Oxymoron in addition to moron.

Really, the jokes just write themselves.

[MontanaMama]

8. Good one!

[ghostsinthemachine]

9. Same thing happened to me, in Northern CA

Many years ago now. My license plate frame said "my next license plate will be made by Bush and Cheney". Big truck guy behind me, cutting me off, honking, showing his gun etc. Terrifying and I'm a big guy. Can't imagine being a woman and having that happen to you.

I finally swerved to the right and stopped on the freeway while he went past. So scary.

[samnsara]

10. ive had my car keyed for this same thing..

[phylny]

11. This is why I do not put political stickers on my car. The closest I've come is for my own

entertainment. I have a sticker that reads, "Not my circus, not my monkeys." At least I know it refers to this shit-show of an administration/Congress.

[tanyev]

12. Why don't libruls understand freedom of speech is only for conservatives?

[Lebam in LA]

13. Another guy suffering from SPS

Small penis syndrome. Brandishing guns adds inches in their peanut brains. SAD

[dembotoz]

14. years ago my wife was forced off the road due to a bumper sticker

my car has been keyed on multiple locations....one reason i drive a really shitty car

shit i believe it

[RazzleCat]

15. This is why I do not have bumper stickers

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I live in Missouri (Jefferson County, just south of St. Louis), there are cars with Trump stickers in my subdivision. I keep seeing stickers I would like, but then I decide that no, I don't want my car keyed, or my neighbors getting angry at me. I also worry about getting tailgated, followed, and or some other moving issue while driving. It is so sad, that if you believe in hope, love and science that you can be so afraid to show it in parts of our country. Just another note, maybe if I was a big guy, or drove a large car I would have a different view, but small female in a Mini Roadster, I feel like I would have a target on me and my car every time I left the house. /edit a word