if i am aware they DO have guns, i avoid visiting their homes. i feel strongly about this. i think the only people who should be allowed to own them and use them are the military and law enforcement (including park rangers and the like). nothing can convince me otherwise. i have seen death because of guns and i do not wish that on anyone.
that said, my thoughts and prayers go to the three children of meleanie hain.
Soccer Mom Shooting Highlights Danger of Gun Ownership
Freedom States Alliance Editorial, Oct. 9th, 2009
On September 11th, 2008, Meleanie Hain, did something that most mom’s don’t do. She openly carried a loaded Glock pistol to her 5-year-old daughter’s soccer game, claiming her right to protect herself and family as the key motivation. Doing so, launched her onto the national stage making her a poster mom for the gun lobby and open carry advocates alike.
Sadly, this past Wednesday night, Meleanie was shot and killed in her Pennsylvania home reportedly by her husband before taking his own life. The couple’s three young children were home at the time and ran from the house to notify neighbors of the shooting. Ironically, it was Meleanie’s law enforcement husband, Scott, who had taught her to shoot.
At the time of the murder-suicide, Meleanie was embroiled in a $1 million lawsuit she had filed against Lebanon County, Pennsylvania and Mike DeLeo, the sheriff who revoked her gun permit due to complaints filed following the soccer game incident. In the suit, Meleanie claimed her civil and constitutional rights had been violated.
This tragic shooting highlights the recklessness of myths being perpetuated by the gun lobby on several levels:....................
pic: Jim Zengerle/Lebanon Daily News, via AP
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