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There may or may not be more to this than appears in this short article. Does anybody in the Decatur area know more about this?
It seems she has a CCW permit so whats the problem? Why has she been banned from public parks?
http://www.waff.com/global/story.asp?s=1902329
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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.
"This man was sitting beside me. He said, ugha! ugha! ugha! nothing. I said 'excuse me?' I said from what I gather you don't think our kids should score. Why?" asked Rhonda Smith.
Rhonda Smith was cheering her daughter's team when she says a fan on the opposing side began taunting her. '"e 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."
But police say Smith shouldn't have had the gun at the game even though she had a permit to carry a concealed weapon.
"This behavior is not going to be tolerated," commented Lt. John Bradford with the Decatur Police Department.
Smith admits what she did was wrong but says she never meant for things to go this far. 'I'm sincerely sorry. I made a bad judgement call but I was afraid. I didn't know what else to do. I didn't. My life is over. My life as I knew it is over. I will never be the same again."
Rhonda Smith has been banned from all city park and rec softball games. The sheriff's department also revoked her pistol permit.
There may or may not be more to this than appears in this short article. Does anybody in the Decatur area know more about this?
It seems she has a CCW permit so whats the problem? Why has she been banned from public parks?
http://www.waff.com/global/story.asp?s=1902329
Text:
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.
"This man was sitting beside me. He said, ugha! ugha! ugha! nothing. I said 'excuse me?' I said from what I gather you don't think our kids should score. Why?" asked Rhonda Smith.
Rhonda Smith was cheering her daughter's team when she says a fan on the opposing side began taunting her. '"e 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."
But police say Smith shouldn't have had the gun at the game even though she had a permit to carry a concealed weapon.
"This behavior is not going to be tolerated," commented Lt. John Bradford with the Decatur Police Department.
Smith admits what she did was wrong but says she never meant for things to go this far. 'I'm sincerely sorry. I made a bad judgement call but I was afraid. I didn't know what else to do. I didn't. My life is over. My life as I knew it is over. I will never be the same again."
Rhonda Smith has been banned from all city park and rec softball games. The sheriff's department also revoked her pistol permit.