Rather than be arrested, Sanchez shot himself in the head and is in critical condition. He was "going through a court dispute based on domestic squabbles with an ex-girlfriend." Plus, he'd "been arrested four times in Hillsborough County since 2006 on charges of domestic battery, according to jail records. The last arrest was in January."An argument Saturday morning escalated into a shooting that left one man dead and another critically injured after he turned the gun on himself, authorities said.
Jorge Sanchez, 56, and Luis Alberto Fuente, 45, got into a fight at Sanchez's North Tampa home before 9 a.m. Saturday. Sanchez pulled out a handgun and shot Fuente several times, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.
I guess it's safe to say Mr. Sanchez was not a lawful gun owner. But he probably wasn't a criminal either, at least in the sense of doing armed robberies and home invasions for a living. He was like many, he did "odd jobs" to support himself and beat up the wife and girlfriend whenever he felt like it.
I'm the first one to decry the terrible problem of domestic violence and how guns make it worse, but I also see a difference between those guys and the ones who use guns in the commission of their crime, the bank robbers, muggers, etc.
The good news is all of them are prohibited from legally owning guns. The bad news is gun availability is such that any one of them who wants to can easily own a gun anyway. That's the problem.
The enforcement of proper gun control laws is the solution.
What's your opinion? You know that traditional argument offered by the pro-gun crowd? They say criminals will get guns anyway and there's nothing we can do about that.
To me that is the lamest most self-serving argument I've ever heard. According to them we should do nothing to limit or prevent the gun flow from lawful gun owners to criminals because if the criminals don't get their guns that way, they'll simply find another.
What's your opinion? Is gun violence a serious enough problem that we should take it seriously? Do you agree that my Solution would, at least in some part, eliminate the access of guns to the bad guys?
Please leave a comment.
Just remember, "Guns don't kill people, assholes who think that guns are the universal solvent for mankinds ills--including being insulted or 'dissed' while driving the SUV in the breakdown lane--with gunz kill people.". Got it?
ReplyDeleteGun violence is an issue that needs to be at least addressed, but with the NRA lobby so strong, it doesn't seem likely any time soon. As for your solution, it is a good start, but I don't think it goes far enough. I see no reason why assault weapons should be allowed at all. We need a limit as to the types of arms sold to people. Likewise, people should be limited to quantity of arms they are allowed to purchase. I see no reason why a single individual should be allowed to hoard arms. One can use the constitution as a point of argument, but times change and so does the technology behind armaments.
ReplyDelete"I guess it's safe to say Mr. Sanchez was not a lawful gun owner. But he probably wasn't a criminal either, at least in the sense of doing armed robberies and home invasions for a living. He was like many, he did "odd jobs" to support himself and beat up the wife and girlfriend whenever he felt like it."
ReplyDeleteI would say the first step is to correct your view of who is a "criminal." Anyone arrested for domestic battery is a criminal assuming they either pled guilty or were found guilty in a court of law.
And it is a sad statement that you flippantly say "like many, he did "odd jobs" to support himself and beat up the wife and girlfriend whenever he felt like it."
But you are right in one regard - enforce the laws on the books now and then see if new laws are needed to control gun crimes.
Public execution of anyone who knowingly sells a gun to a felon. That would turn a few heads, I'll bet.
ReplyDeleteOh, but wait, all bad peoplez get their gunz from "BadPeopleGunz'R'Uz".
Thanks Zhann.
ReplyDeleteIt has a been a while since my father Luis Fuente was killed (And yes I did say father because I am his daughter) but I would still like to comment because what I just read is major BS. "He was like many, he did "odd jobs" to support himself and beat up the wife and girlfriend whenever he felt like it."? Really? What the hell did/do you know about his life? Did you know him personally? No. It's funny to see people putting up things like they knew my father, Like they knew his whole life. This article is stupid. Screw your article.
ReplyDeleteI'm very sorry for your loss.
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