A blow to the head of the pro-gun argument
June 28th, 2007 by Eric
Last Wednesday we gave you our take on gun control; you can read all about it here. When this one popped up on my “electronic newspaper” I had to file it in the “I told you so” drawer. Here’s the skinny, from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
A woman held on a gun charge claims she accidentally shot her husband in the head after becoming startled when the couple’s burglar alarm activated, authorities said Wednesday.
April Moylan, 39, was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and ordered held Wednesday on $75,000 bond, according to the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office.
Miraculously, the husband who was shot was not killed, and had the bullet removed later that night. He is one of over 200,000 people injured every year in this country as a result of an accidental gunshot. Add this to the 1,000 fatalities each year and guns have a pretty big accidental impact, though it’s hard to call any gun-related incident “accidental.” That is the purpose of a gun.
This one gets even better though, and by “better” I mean “much worse.” You might ask how she could accidentally mistake her husband for an intruder if he was in the bed with her. Well, Ms. Moylan actually sleeps with a loaded firearm under her pillow. When the burglar alarm went off, she instinctively grabbed for it and it went off.
Now, I know that this is a more extreme case than many others. Most gun owners are not convicted felons, nor do they substitute their Temper-Pedic with a .32 caliber revolver. It is not our goal to rid the country of any and all firearms, but it seems to me that passing laws that make it more difficult for a convicted felon to shoot her husband in the head while sleeping is not beyond the boundaries of reason. You can check out our recommended actions here.
This photographer might have the solution
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