What's your opinion? Are guys like this so rare among gun owners that we should just write these stories off as anecdotal? Or, do guys like this make up a high enough percentage, that something should be done about it?Authorities have arrested a Lake County man accused of assaulting his wife and terrorizing her and their three young children with a gun.
Officials told the Press Democrat of Santa Rosa that 41-year-old Raymond Brown Jr. held his wife captive at their home near Clearlake on Wednesday night and into the morning. They say he threatened to kill himself and the family, broke a window and fired a 20-gauge shotgun into the ceiling.
He was allegedly drunk and high on methamphetamine. His wife told authorities she escaped around 8 a.m. after he passed out.
While she was gone, Brown left with their children. Authorities pulled over his SUV hours later with the children, ages one month to 3 years, inside.
Brown is being held on suspicion of spousal battery, false imprisonment and making terrorizing threats.
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Oh, look........intoxication, and guns....and not a good outcome.
ReplyDeleteSurprise anyone?
Or, do guys like this make up a high enough percentage, that something should be done about it?
ReplyDeleteUm--the guy was arrested--"something" (the right something, if the story is accurate) has been "done about it."
Lock him up and throw away the key. Why didn't she escape WITH the kids ?
ReplyDeleteGood question, anonymous.
ReplyDeleteMaybe she was afraid she couldn't get them out without waking him up?
I would bet this guy has a record as long as my, my, my arm....
ReplyDeleteHe was probably already banned from owning a gun, and yet he had one anyway. Makes me happy to know, if I had encountered him, I would have been legally able to protect my family.
A U.S. man high on methamphetamine drove with his wife on the hood of their minivan for more than 40 miles, hitting speeds of 100 mph.
ReplyDeleteThe woman climbed onto the hood early on Saturday morning, outside the couple’s home in "Manteca, California, because she wanted to keep her husband from driving off, said the city’s police spokesman, Rex Osborn. But instead of stopping, Christopher Carroll, 36, sped away with his wife clinging to the hood, Osborn said.
In Pleasanton, the woman rolled off the hood when Carroll slowed down."
Let's ban cars that do over 55 MPH.
Lots of assumptions there, Danman; not necessarily accurate ones either.
ReplyDeleteHe may very well have bought those guns before he got into meth and became a drug user.
That would be the reason not to rely on an old gun permit for buying new guns, etc.
I could also easily assume that the wife wanted out and lied to police about her husband. He passes out, she runs and lies to police who take daddy away.
ReplyDeleteIf I can assume, you have to assume. But I am looking into the history of this guy to get more facts. I will let you know what I find. I love public information pathways.
Dog gone: “He may very well have bought those guns before he got into meth and became a drug user. That would be the reason not to rely on an old gun permit for buying new guns, etc.”
ReplyDeleteBecause the only thing more dangerous than a meth addict with a gun is a meth addict with another gun.
In all seriousness, this guy was arrested and even if he plea bargains down to a misdemeanor, he’ll still be prohibited under Lautenberg. What more are you asking for, Mike?
What more do I want, TS? And hasn't that "something" been done already with his arrest, as Zorroy said?
ReplyDeleteHow about preventative measures that will make it harder for guys like this go get guns. Dan may be right about his already being a felon, but not necessarily. We see them every day in the news, guys who go bad after having been lawful gun owners. He could have been one like that. But whatever, better screening and stricter gun control would identify many like him. And along the way, we'd cut down on the gun flow to criminals. These bad apples among the lawful gun owners are largely responsible for that flow too.
"I could also easily assume that the wife wanted out and lied to police about her husband. He passes out, she runs and lies to police who take daddy away. "
ReplyDeleteWho is telling the truth can be easily determined by a drug test. Meth leaves traces behind, heck, it often leaves obvious signs.
There is the possiblity here that neigher parent is a good responsible person, but it does look here like he is the violent one, not her.
Do keep us posted on what you find.