Man accused of interstate shootings fired nearly 30 times

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Man accused of interstate shootings fired nearly 30 times

Updated 1:21 pm, Saturday, January 16, 2016

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A Texas man accused of killing two people while randomly firing his gun along an Oklahoma interstate last month may have fired nearly 30 times, police records show.

Investigators said they found 28 shell casings inside Jeremy Doss Hardy's pickup, as well as a gun holster, an empty pistol magazine, a magazine pouch, five rounds of ammunition in a magazine and one loose live round, The Oklahoman newspaper reported (http://bit.ly/1UX9FC6 ).

The Pasadena, Texas, man has been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shootings of 45-year-old Jeffery Kent Powell of Arapaho, and 63-year-old Billie Jean West of Lone Wolf.

Police have said Hardy sped through three counties while firing from his pickup truck along Interstate 40, west of Oklahoma City, and hit at least four vehicles. He surrendered after a 25-mile chase.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Man-accused-of-interstate-shootings-fired-nearly-6763642.php

[Hoyt]

1. Another responsible gun owner right up til he wasn't.

[ErikJ]

2. Part of the Well regulated militia training exercises

Being able to shoot accurately while driving and drinking.

[groundloop]

3. 2 more victims of senseless gun violence, but don't dare infringe my right to own deadly weapons

When the hell are we going o come to our senses?

[onehandle]

4. How Second Amendment-y. nt

[SwankyXomb]

5. As soon as the NRA tells them how to spin it,

the usual gang of Gun Murder Apologists will be along.

[atreides1]

11. It's not all the NRA!

Those GMA's you refer to, have already learned to make up their own talking points...they no longer need the NRA!

Once you program a robot, you only have to worry about maintenance and upkeep!!!

[Kennah]

6. Only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a jury. n/t

[ManiacJoe]

7. In this case it was the cops who stopped him.

[bluedigger]

8. I wonder if they will revoke his drivers licence?

[jtuck004]

9. Hardy agreed to take a breath test that showed his blood-alcohol level at 0.16 — twice the legal lim

"Hardy agreed to take a breath test that showed his blood-alcohol level at 0.16 — twice the legal limit for driving, according to court records."

^ From the link.

Too bad cannabis isn't legal. Those people would still be alive.

[lark]

10. Wasn't it TX that passed a law allowing open carry in bars?

Look what they have to look forward to. Drunks with attitudes are already bad enough, add guns to the mix and they are so much more dangerous than before. SCOTUS was totally wrong with their misinterpretation of the 2nd amendment. It no way gives individuals the blanket right to own guns. This and Citizens United are the present day examples of Dred Scott.

[Kennah]

12. When I read the headline, I thought, "So he can't keep a job?" n/t

[uppityperson]

14. I did also

[cstanleytech]

13. It says he was legally drunk but I wonder if he was drunk before the shooting

or if during the chase he drank so as to become drunk with the hopes of getting off with a lighter sentence?

[Nihil]

15. Seriously? What "lighter sentence" can they give ...

... to a man who shot & killed two random strangers and attempted to do the same
to countless others?

Does he think that DUI somehow over-rules murder?