Here is a perfect example of why the "I'm shooting to defend myself" type should not be allowed to own weapons: the guy who killed NFL player Joe McKnight had also committed assault near the same intersection a decade before.
According to the police, this was not Gasser’s first assault at that intersection.
In 2006, Gasser was issued a misdemeanor summons for simple battery after a man said Gasser attacked him and beat him with his fists. The charge was ultimately dismissed, however is now under review by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office.
The victim in that case was identified as a 51-year-old man from Marrero who called 911 to report a man driving dangerously in a pick-up truck.
Noticing a phone number listed on the truck to report unsafe driving, the man called it, only to have Gasser answer and argue with him.
“A verbal altercation began between the victim and Gasser,” the JPSO report states.
When the victim stopped at a gas station, Gasser followed him and assaulted him before driving off, only to be taken into custody later and charged with battery which was later dropped.