UPDATE......
"In Toledo, Ohio, a judge found a man who shot a chained up dog outside of a grocery store guilty of animal cruelty and discharging a firearm in city limits on Wednesday, reports Abc13News.
Daniel Gill, 51, faces up to six months in jail for intentionally killing Cujo, a two-year-old terrier in May, who waited outside of the Erie Foods grocery store located on the 700 block of Galena Street. The dog's owner, James Chamblee, described Cujo as his best friend. Chamblee had tied his dog outside of the store while he went in to by soda. When he heard his dog barking, he peeked around the corner and witnessed Gill, who possessed a concealed gun permit, shoot his dog with a gun. When authorities arrived, Gill told police the dog had attacked him, and he shot Cujo in self defense. Surveillance video from the store determined Gill had "ample opportunity" to avoid the dog, and shooting Cujo was unnecessary."
Daniel Gill, 51, is charged with one count of cruelty to animals and one count of discharging a firearm within city limits in Toledo Municipal Court, records show. Gill posted his $250 bond Thursday, and pleaded not guilty to both charges during his Friday morning arraignment.
Daniel Gill, 51, faces up to six months in jail for intentionally killing Cujo, a two-year-old terrier in May, who waited outside of the Erie Foods grocery store located on the 700 block of Galena Street. The dog's owner, James Chamblee, described Cujo as his best friend. Chamblee had tied his dog outside of the store while he went in to by soda. When he heard his dog barking, he peeked around the corner and witnessed Gill, who possessed a concealed gun permit, shoot his dog with a gun. When authorities arrived, Gill told police the dog had attacked him, and he shot Cujo in self defense. Surveillance video from the store determined Gill had "ample opportunity" to avoid the dog, and shooting Cujo was unnecessary."
Daniel Gill, 51, is charged with one count of cruelty to animals and one count of discharging a firearm within city limits in Toledo Municipal Court, records show. Gill posted his $250 bond Thursday, and pleaded not guilty to both charges during his Friday morning arraignment.
Gill is accused of shooting a chained pit bull about 2:45 p.m. Thursday outside a grocery store on the 700 block of Galena Street on Toledo's east side, NBC24 reports. Gill told police when they responded that the dog attacked him before he fatally shot it.
His actions were caught on camera so when police arrived to reports of shots fired, his claims to self-defense were invalidated. He is facing charges related to discharging a firearm within city limits and cruelty to animals.
Making matters worse, the incident was pretty much filmed in broad daylight — 2:45 pm. There’s not even a reasonable expectation that maybe this dude was taken off guard by a barking dog and overreacted.
As the Cleveland News reports it, the concealed carrier had every opportunity to leave the scene versus shooting the dog.
Granted, a duty to retreat is a delicate matter but we’re not really going to tie that in for this occasion. On one hand, you have an animal that is restrained and on the other you have a dude with a gun.
That’s not really a self-defense situation unless the dude happened to fall without the maws of some savage beast — which surveillance footage has pretty much all but discounted.
There’s a lot of opportunities to avoid gun use — and those should be exercised by the individual.
A firearm is for defending our lives, property, and our family.
http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2016/05/toledo_man_arrested_charged_in.html
http://concealednation.org/2016/05/permit-holder-charged-after-shooting-chained-up-pit-bull-self-defense-claim-doesnt-hold-up/
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