Jacksonville man (you know which state!) shoots son-in-law in dispute over remote control

[UrbScotty]

An 89-year-old Jacksonville man has been charged with aggravated battery following a Saturday shooting in a dispute over television, police said.

During the argument, Kenon Lee Ferguson told his 59-year-old son-in-law “you don’t own anything in this house,” a police report said.

Joel Edward Perry responded, “do something about it,” the report said.

A witness told police Ferguson went to his bedroom and returned with a .38 caliber handgun. The argument heated up and Perry was shot in the right leg. The injuries were not life-threatening, police said.

http://members.jacksonville.com/news/crime/2014-04-21/story/tv-dispute-ends-89-year-olds-arrest-jacksonville-shooting-case

[Aristus]

1. Isn't great to have a gun when one needs to settle a dispute like this?

[RandySF]

2. Sounds like the gene pool needs some chlorine.

[liberal N proud]

3. NRA Position: This wouldn't have happened if the son-in-law had a gun too.

Both of them could have been shot.

More guns!

[MADem]

4. Now, did he INTEND to shoot him in the leg...or was he a bad shot as well as stupid?

If that guy manages to avoid jail, I'll bet son-in-law won't screw with him like he used to ...

[Kaleva]

5. "Inmates in the jail don’t have television privileges,..."

From the article:

"He is charged with aggravated domestic battery and was being held Monday in the Duval County jail in lieu of $50,000 bail.

Inmates in the jail don’t have television privileges, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office."