Can a one sided gun firing be considered a shootout? [Archive]

Snuffy

09-23-2009, 10:16 AM

The question comes up as the linked article says that there was no return fire, yet the media and eveyone else is calling it a shootout ..

If only one side does the shooting can it be called such?

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,554040,00.html?test=latestnews

Ease

09-23-2009, 11:20 AM

Well, there were shots fired and it was outside - so I guess so.

Maybe it's like when I "taped" my daughter's graduation on my digital camcorder!

Toastmaker

09-23-2009, 08:08 PM

Nope. . . it's just a "shooting". "Shootout" distinctly connotes a contest between two or more shooters.

Well, at least that's my humble opinion. . .

USCG76

09-23-2009, 08:50 PM

Humhumhum, thumbing the USCG LED manual Thinking causing brain smoke and flames:D. Nope Toast is right, Shootout distinctly connotes a contest between two or more shooters. A shooting is just an idiot with a gun killing a unarmed human.

Toastmaker

09-23-2009, 09:15 PM

Humhumhum, thumbing the USCG LED manual Thinking causing brain smoke and flames:D. Nope Toast is right, Shootout distinctly connotes a contest between two or more shooters. A shooting is just an idiot with a gun killing a unarmed human.

You were expecting something else. . . ?

;)