Steffon McDonald: Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day

March 5, 2017

Expecting a prohibited person to be responsible with his or her firearm is a bit like expecting a world-class chef to be rail thin. And yet they do exist. Thin chefs, I mean. Responsible gun-owning perps, not so much. For example [via stamfordadvocate.com]:

Officers tracked [Steffon] McDonald to the domestic violence class to serve a warrant for stalking and burglarizing the same woman who made a domestic violence complaint against him in June, police said . . .

Sgt. Robert Shawinisky said officers found the loaded .22 caliber pistol, which was reported stolen in North Carolina, as well as a knife in McDonald’s waistband while arresting him.

“It was kind of scary because the guy has problems and a loaded stolen gun in his waistband,” said Shawinsky, who said officers were surprised to discover the man armed . . .

The gun discovery resulted in additional charges of criminal possession of a firearm, carrying a pistol without a permit, possession of a firearm on school grounds and stealing the .22 caliber revolver.

McDonald was held overnight in lieu of $250,000 court appearance bond.

In his waistband? We all know it’s completely irresponsible to carry a firearm without a holster. Jeesh.

For violating common sense gun safety protocols, and the rest, Mr. McDonald wins TTAG’s not-so-coveted Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day award.

31 COMMENTS

Kurt March 5, 2017 At 20:11

Just to nitpick (since it’s Sunday night and I’m reading TTAG with a glass of Bourbon)…

If the gun was stolen, is he really the *owner*?
- Robert Farago March 5, 2017 At 20:37
  
  Possession is 9/10ths of the law.
  
  I don’t mean to be curt, but make mine a Maker’s Mark.
  - Gilbert March 5, 2017 At 20:46
    
    Damn, you beat me to it.
  - Kurt March 5, 2017 At 20:57
    
    “I don’t mean to be curt….”
    
    There can be only one.
    
    “but make mine a Maker’s Mark”
    
    Funny – that’s exactly what I’m having. How do you take yours? (Mine’s in a glass with a cube of ice and a dash of homemade orange/clove/anise bitters.)
    - Robert Farago March 5, 2017 At 21:07
      
      Straight up.
    - GS650G March 6, 2017 At 11:13
      
      Take the Makers Mark tour in Loretto KY, worth the trip.
  - Kyle March 5, 2017 At 21:56
    
    9/10ths of the law,
    
    ….but 100% of the sentence.
    - Doktor March 5, 2017 At 22:54
      
      Man is it just me or do those irresponsible gunowners remind you of that mean looking big toenail in that fungus ad that keeps popping up?
    - Higgs March 5, 2017 At 23:04
      
      Straight Tennessee whiskey do me tonight.
  - Max March 6, 2017 At 09:21
    
    Possession is different than ownership. I may rent a car and have possession of it but I still don’t own it.
  - Big Bill March 6, 2017 At 12:49
    
    “I don’t mean to be curt”
    
    Of course not, you’re Robert.
    Curt lives down the road.
- Michael B. March 5, 2017 At 21:34
  
  That’s the first thing that came to my mind as well.
- strych9 March 5, 2017 At 23:30
  
  Are you all on Eastern time or do ya’ll hit the sauce early? I never touch the stuff til after 11. Maybe I just drink late LOL.
  
  A side note: I hope none of you put your guns up just to toss one back.
  - Big Bill March 6, 2017 At 12:51
    
    Time zones don’t matter.
    It’s 11:00 somewhere.
Mike Betts March 5, 2017 At 20:12

I dunno, TTAG. This one is a bit of a stretch. One would think that the IGOTD should have to be the LAWFUL owner of the firearm in question. This ass-hat isn’t. Also (for those who hadn’t noticed), IGOTD contains three letters also within the word “IDIOT”, which explains why I sometimes get the the two confused.
- Rattlerjake March 6, 2017 At 16:01
  
  Try again, IGOTD contains FOUR (4) of the letters in IDIOT!
Gilbert March 5, 2017 At 20:13

Maybe the Dems will realize one day there is no gun problem – only a criminal problem.
Maybe not.
Hannibal March 5, 2017 At 20:38

I guess if I was in a class with a bunch of wife-beaters I would want to carry too but…
Ranger Rick March 5, 2017 At 21:03

Just another dirtbag, no surprises here.
jwm March 5, 2017 At 21:34

Brother was Mexican carrying? Black Hispanic?
- Dan in CO March 5, 2017 At 21:39
  
  Thank you, that’s hilarious!
What About Bob March 5, 2017 At 21:35

They now have classes to teach domestic violence?
Soylent Green March 5, 2017 At 21:49

Huh…previous violator of the law, violates additional laws…almost like he has no respect for the law.

I wonder what the rehab success rate is for violent felons? Same as pulling a turd from the bowl and shining it into something a saleable?
- jwm March 5, 2017 At 22:12
  
  Depends. If you’re trying to do business with a progressive that turd may sell. You may get grant money to study energy efficient methods of polishing that turd.
  
  Normal folks. Not so much.
  - Big Bill March 6, 2017 At 12:53
    
    Mythbusters demonstrated that you can indeed polish poop.
    They weren’t allowed to say “turd” on the air.
Penetty March 6, 2017 At 06:26

Didn’t he see the “no guns allowed” sign on the way into the school?
- ColoradoKid March 6, 2017 At 08:23
  
  I bet he can’t read, that’s why he didn’t follow the law. Poor guy, just another victim.
  - Desert Dave March 6, 2017 At 14:22
    
    He was only there, at school, trying to improve his-self and da PoPo come in and arrest ‘dim ….
I1ULUZ March 6, 2017 At 08:41

Rimfire for a carry, that is just low budget. Maybe he thought it was a domestic violence shooting class.
Katy March 6, 2017 At 09:06

Granted, any bullet can be lethal, but I’m more concerned about the knife. Why no mention beyond “oh yeah, and he had a blade too” by the police?
kevin March 6, 2017 At 10:28

I thought the “irresponsible” part was going to be relying on .22lr for self-defense.