Colorado Teen Shot In The Face By Town Council Member While Scouting Photoshoot Location

“This underscores the risk of confronting trespassers on y̶o̶u̶r̶ someone else’s property”.

Physical and financial risks indeed.

“This unfortunate incident could have been avoided in a number of ways. First, never jump over anyone’s gate or fence uninvited, even with the best intentions.”

Pretty much it, right *there*…

Did the teens learn anything?

What about not shooting at somebody unless they present a direct threat?

This idiot is going to pay big time- I have dealt with dozens of such incidents as a cop and a property owner. In 99 per cent of the incidents folks reacted well and sometimes made new friends and often counseled young people. Some moron with anger issues who assumes his standing is greater than it is and who is consumed with fear does things like this.

They may put him in a cell with Studs McDick to change his attitude.

Another graduate of the Alec Baldwin school of gun safety?

It sounds as if the victims were in their vehicle outside the gate at the time of the shooting.

Even if the homeowner or her agent had been justified employing lethal force in defense of property, that justification was no longer present when the intruder had crossed the gate and had returned to the public highway.

“Oh s–t, my gun went off.”

Noooooo. Your gun did what you told it to do when you pulled the trigger.

Did not realize you pulled the trigger???
Oh…a complete lack of gun control.

Oh! Pointing your firearm at someone who poses no immediate threat?
So, your forgot the rules of gun safety, didn’t you?

They were an immediate threat because they could have run you down?
Did you step in front of their vehicle?

Yeah, the kids were dumb. They are kids. But it seems the shooter’s adrenaline overcame any training he may have had.

Hard lesson to learn. Don’t trespass on private property and be aware of your surroundings. What Metz did was wrong, but he was reacting to the teens’ actions.

This may sound like blaming the victim, but there are certain things you do not do. I’ve had people trespassing on my property a few times over the last several years. One was a worker for a local businessmen, actually measuring and surveying my property. His excuse was “I work for Mr. Yada-yada.” I said “I don’t give a f* who you work for, GTFO of here.”

I’m always armed (concealed) when I confront these trespassers, but a little more level-headed than Metz. After the second such occurrence, I incurred the expense to post “no trespassing” signage around all of my acreage, but it seems some people can’t read, and it happened again. The last was a tatted up fellow who looked like a cartel member. My neighbors spotted him before I did and gave me a call. They also assisted in moving the fellow along and out of the area.

Don’t trespass on private property. It’s your responsibility to know where you are. I’ve worked too hard and put up with too much BS to chance someone trespassing on my property with God-knows what motive.

I’ll add the correction now, ahead of time: “former Town Council member.”

“a truck pulled up and the driver, Brent Metz, got out and shot through their vehicle’s windshield striking the 17-year-old in the face“

Attempted murder.

Of course, he’s a member of the protected class so…

“his charges were lessened to second-degree assault“

Of course, immediately after pulling the trigger he yelled “whoops-a-daisy, my bad!” so everything is much better now.

He hunted them down just like those three Aryans did Ahmaud Arbery.

There are states where property-posted land can be SOS. Texas, it is only if it is after dark Rule(based on the Bible Law on the subject). A closed and posted gate is a moral barrier to entry. The part people always seem to ignore is that posting has requirements; I see hundreds of improperly marked properties or where people posted the wrong or public land, public right of ways, county roads, etc. I had one on my land last week; the ‘neighbor’ put their ‘no trespassing’ sign on my land, and then, after being told ‘I should be careful,’ they made lite of the sign being off their land(and on mine). As to introducing an arm to the event, nearly every time I have seen it, the person with the gun showing will lose the fight. Most of the time, they say something dumb like, ‘I have a shotgun on the seat of my truck/car’, and said car/truck is 10m away. Like they are going to survive entering their car? The rule is one’s sidearm stays in its holster till one has justification for shooting; even then, killing a moron is not worth the hassle. This is generally due to them showing off their gun after the heated moment, and a reasonable person would not think there is an active threat, but the conditions for the use of force are met(Intent/capability/opportunity). One of the dumbest I have seen was someone stating they would kill me(for driving the speed limit if their uncontrolled dogs got hit, as we sat in a public right of way)…as they stood unarmed at the door of my UTV, with a fully equipped, well-worn 590A1(blue and black shells in the side saddle) in plain view, in an ELS(electronic locking system, like shotguns/M4s are locked in police cars in the west) gun rack. People get crazy about their ‘own’ land and totally disregard anyone else’s property rights; I’ve seen or heard that go down at least three times in the last two weeks in one of my counties, to the point I advise calling the Sheriff rather than talking like neighbors if the other party is unknown prior. Sad.

A little aggressive for both parties if you ax me. A wee bit much for homecoming pics- hopping fences, leaving notes, staking out peoples’ house inside of car outside your house. Must be a real nut for photography. Not to smart these days.

Chris T will be on here later in full support of mowing down the butt $ex and drugs property raiders lol. I think its Chris T. (Faulty memory)

Unless the teens are trying to run over you or displaying knives and guns you do not draw your weapon especially if you are firearm undisciplined.

The law was on the way, there is a video and an eyewitness who could have simply got the license plate # in case the teens made a run for it. The threat level did not warrant pulling a gun.

When I instructed the forum’s resident Gun talking blowbags how to make a trigger plug from a tire stem I was ridiculed for supplying info intended for inexperienced rambo wannabes who have been led to believe a manual safety handgun is unmanly, time consuming, blah, blah, blah. Nonetheless one could have saved a city councilman’s bacon and a teen’s face.

When you cannot control the trigger during stressful encounters you need something/anything to control the trigger for you otherwise chances are you’ll go from your ivory tower to sharing life with attorneys, detectives, bondsmen, judges, etc.

If you own rural property follow the rules for posting no trespassing, hunting, fishing, etc. Some states allow tagging trees with purple spray paint, etc. Keeping people off your property is part of upkeep.

Best case – Striker fired or DA only I betcha. Adrenaline + finger on trigger = “oh shit”.

Worst case – attempted murder.

Other news – the 15 yo buddy got some backbone!

We carry guns to save lives, not punish trespassers.

First, never jump over anyone’s gate or fence uninvited, even with the best intentions.

BS. Have you never in your life approached a home where you weren’t expected? Have you never crossed a fence? Unless you’ve lived your life in a bubble, I highly doubt it. Good thing no one shot you.

This is the kind of unhinged maniac that gets stupid gun laws passed.