Responsing with a gun biased observers to report "gun present" more than did responding with a ball. Critically, the participant did this while holding and responding with either a gun or a neutral object. Participants determined whether another person was holding a gun or a neutral object. 2012 Journal of Experimental Psychology, concluded: One such study, Action alters object identification: Wielding a gun increased the bias to see guns, published in the Oct. Psychology studies have found that someone holding a gun is more likely to perceive others as also being armed, even when they are not. Police, however, did not find any guns in the SUV. He immediately went into self-defense mode, which any responsible firearms owner would do." He estimated the gauge of the shotgun, the type, everything, he's very familiar with firearms, as I said, owns firearms and has since he was in third grade. Then he hears from the back, 'That (expletive), he can't, that (expletive), we ain't going to tell us where to turn our music down.'" The lawyer continued, saying Dunn "saw a shotgun barrel come up in the rear passenger window, he saw about three of four inches of it.
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Police tracked Dunn to his home and arrested him on charges of murder and attempted murder.ĭunn's lawyer told reporters, "We can't say what the defense will be at this state.but Stand Your Ground is a possibility."Īccording to Dunn's lawyer Dunn is "an avid firearms owner" and " has a concealed weapons permit" and felt threatened when "he started hearing epithets."ĭunn's lawyer said Dunn "rolled down his window and politely said, 'Would you mind turning that music down?' and the driver apparently turned it off immediately.
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Police were able to get a description of Dunn and the license plate of his car from witnesses to the shooting. Jordan was hit twice and died of his injuries.ĭunn and his girlfriend left the scene and drove back to their hotel and when they saw the news the next morning that someone had been killed in the shooting, they went back to Dunn's home in Brevard County. Dunn then pulled out a gun and shot eight or nine times into the SUV. While waiting in the parking lot Dunn asked a group of teens in an SUV next to him to turn their music down.ĭunn and 17-year-old Jordan Davis, who was sitting in the back seat of the SUV, exchanged words. Dunn waited in the car while his girlfriend went inside. 45-year-old Michael Dunn, of Satellite Beach, Florida was in Jacksonville for his son's wedding when he and his girlfriend stopped at a convenience store.
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