According to the incident report, the woman said that the man had become angry because she would not go and cash a child support payment she had received in the mail. The man left the home, but returned several hours later and was intoxicated, the report said.
Upon his return, he began packing a bag to leave the home. While packing, he picked up the woman's handgun and placed it in the bag, she told police. She removed the gun from the bag and was going outside to secure the gun in her car when he grabbed her by the back of her shirt and tried to pull the gun from her hand. As the two struggled, a witness said that the gun went off.
Police have determined that the shooting was accidental.
A warrant was issued for the man for criminal domestic violence — first offense.
I suppose these folks are lawful gun owners? And the gun-rights fanatics will insist that's right and good.
What's your opinion? Please leave a comment.
What, specifically, am I supposed to call good here? I don't know these two. I can't comment on whether they both abided by the law before this incident. What I can say is that punishing people before they commit crimes is repugnant to our system of law and social philosophy.
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