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mikeb302000

(1,065 posts)
Sun Sep 16, 2012, 04:00 AM Sep 2012

Domestic Violence in Kansas City - She's Critical, He's Dead

ESPN news reports

A man shot and wounded a female parking lot employee Friday between the stadiums that are home to the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals before killing himself, police said.

Graves said the woman was taken to a hospital in critical condition. Officers found the man in a car, dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot. Both were in their 40s and knew each other, but police did not elaborate on their relationship.

Witnesses said the man drove into the area in a silver Cadillac, several shots were fired and the man then turned the gun on himself in the car.


Often in these domestic shootings the guy kills the girl and only wounds himself. I don't know which is worse.

One thing for sure, when it comes to relationships, guns are bad news for women.

What's your opinion? Please leave a comment.
Cross posted at Mikeb302000
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Domestic Violence in Kansas City - She's Critical, He's Dead (Original Post) mikeb302000 Sep 2012 OP
Mikey, you're up awefully early, or awefully late...What time is it in Italy? rl6214 Sep 2012 #1
Actually mikeb302000 Sep 2012 #6
Not loose with the facts, just know what you normally do. rl6214 Sep 2012 #9
Liquor and guns. What could possibly go wrong? Fridays Child Sep 2012 #2
My wife loves her S&W 642 ileus Sep 2012 #3
in domestics gejohnston Sep 2012 #4
that's not what the studies show. mikeb302000 Sep 2012 #7
but that is what the criminologists say gejohnston Sep 2012 #8
Don't click the blog spam, you're lining his pockets with ad revenue if you do. BLOG SPAM. nt rDigital Sep 2012 #5
 

rl6214

(8,142 posts)
1. Mikey, you're up awefully early, or awefully late...What time is it in Italy?
Sun Sep 16, 2012, 04:16 AM
Sep 2012

For those of you that don't know about Mikey's links he posts, they lead to his blog, he won't link directly to the article itself so unless you want to be part of supporting his blog or get slammed with his anti-gun rants, don't click on any of the links.
"Often in these domestic shootings the guy kills the girl and only wounds himself. "

Actually the guy normally kills himself so he doesn't have to answer to his crimes, but of course you knew that.

mikeb302000

(1,065 posts)
6. Actually
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 11:26 AM
Sep 2012

the first link goes to the original article at ESPN.

Playing loose with the facts again, eh rl?

 

rl6214

(8,142 posts)
9. Not loose with the facts, just know what you normally do.
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 02:04 PM
Sep 2012

When you started posting again last week I checked a few of your links and they were the same as they always were. That your one link goes to an actual article is a shock to me.

gejohnston

(17,502 posts)
4. in domestics
Sun Sep 16, 2012, 09:15 AM
Sep 2012

its usually the woman shoots the guy. Guys tend to use more violent and humiliating means like beating.

mikeb302000

(1,065 posts)
7. that's not what the studies show.
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 11:27 AM
Sep 2012

But you're not interested in that especially if it disparages gun owners.

gejohnston

(17,502 posts)
8. but that is what the criminologists say
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 12:06 PM
Sep 2012

specifically, James D. Wright said it in an essay. The only study I saw that said any such thing, came from a Canadian gun control group. That could be the case in rural Canada, not so much in the US. Certainly not the case in places like Idaho, Wyoming, or New Mexico.
That is certainly true with every case I am personally aware of. for example, when I was third or fourth grade, one of my classmates shot and killed his step dad. Step dad was in a drunken rage beating mom to death, the kid loaded one of the house guns and abruptly put and end to it.

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