Softball Mom Says She Brought Gun Into Game For Protection
There are few things that provide more entertainment than DUMB@$$E$ and firearms. It's a combination that's almost guaranteed entertainment. Today, we "celebrate" Rhonda Smith, who thought it might be a good idea to pack some heat while attending her daughter's softball game.
A woman accused of bringing a gun to a girls softball game says she had no intention of using the weapon. Instead, Rhonda Smith claims she put it in her purse for protection. She spoke exclusively to WAFF-48 News Reporter Elizabeth Gentle.
Tempers flared Monday night at a Decatur Dixie Girls softball game when an argument broke out between two fans....
Rhonda Smith was cheering her daughter's team when she says a fan on the opposing side began taunting her. '"He told me you need to shut up."
Smith says the two exchanged words, then she went for help. "I was scared, upset. I was kind of angry that this team will do anything to beat us because we were first place last year and they were last place," says Smith.
Smith asked to have the man removed from the game but says nobody would do anything to help her. That's when she walked to the parking lot and picked up a case wrapped in a white towel. Inside the black case was a 380-caliber pistol.
Smith says she put it inside her purse, zipped it up and headed back to the game.
I was thinking about the safety of my baby because like I said, I never seen this man before."
Smith says she had no intention of shooting the man. "I would never ever jeopardize one of those kids lives. I wouldn't jeopardize anyone's life. I just felt threatened.
Uh, OK, so you were just going to wave it around like a madwoman? And if you didn't intend to use it, what was it doing in your purse? Handguns generally only have one purpose; it's not as if they can double as a hemrrhoid ring or a whoopee cushion. And what if the handgun had accidentally discharged. In the hands of a true DUMB@$$, there is no telling what kind of havoc might have been wrought.
OK, kids...here is a walking, talking argument for gun control if ever there was one....
