Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Murder Suicide in NC

The Fayetteville Observer reports on the murder suicide which took place in Spring Lake.

22-year-old man shot and killed his parents Saturday before turning the gun on himself, according to Harnett County Sheriff Larry Rollins.

The shooter was identified as Richard William David Thompson, whose body was found Saturday morning along with those of his parents in a mobile home at 12665 N.C. 210 South, also called Lillington Highway.

Now, if you had to guess, do you think the young man brought the gun in from outside or was it a fixture in the mobile home of his father.

Either way, it brings up one of our favorite arguments, did the gun availability play a part? If there were no gun, would he have bludgeoned his parents to death, and turned the club on himself, or used a knife on them and done hari kari on himself?

For me the answer is clear. Although murder and suicide can be accomplished with any number of instruments, the high lethality of the gun makes it the best and easiest and contributes greatly to the probability of the incident.

What's your opinion? Please leave a comment.

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