Police Say Woman Found Dead With McNair Purchased Gun

[kwassa]

Source: The New York Times

The Nashville police confirmed Monday night that the handgun found in the apartment where Steve McNair was found shot to death Saturday was purchased Thursday by Sahel Kazemi, the 20-year-old woman who was found dead alongside him.

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Kazemi was too young, under federal law, to buy a handgun from a registered dealer. The law requires purchasers to be 21, the same age required for a permit to carry a gun in Tennessee.

Although the police have ruled McNair’s death a homicide, they have not classified Kazemi’s death. They are investigating it as a possible murder-suicide but have not ruled out other possibilities. McNair, a former N.F.L. star quarterback, was shot four times; Kazemi had a gunshot wound to the head. The gun was found under Kazemi’s body, but according to Aaron, tests to determine if gunshot residue was on Kazemi’s hands were not complete.

McNair, 36, was married and had four sons, but the police have said he had a “dating relationship” with Kazemi. McNair, who played 11 seasons for the Titans franchise and two with the Baltimore Ravens, also had a home in Nashville with his wife, Mechelle.The Nashville police confirmed Monday night that the handgun found in the apartment where Steve McNair was found shot to death Saturday was purchased Thursday by Sahel Kazemi, the 20-year-old woman who was found dead alongside him.

The police spokesman Don Aaron said that Kazemi bought the gun Thursday night from someone he did not name.

Kazemi was too young, under federal law, to buy a handgun from a registered dealer. The law requires purchasers to be 21, the same age required for a permit to carry a gun in Tennessee.

Although the police have ruled McNair’s death a homicide, they have not classified Kazemi’s death. They are investigating it as a possible murder-suicide but have not ruled out other possibilities. McNair, a former N.F.L. star quarterback, was shot four times; Kazemi had a gunshot wound to the head. The gun was found under Kazemi’s body, but according to Aaron, tests to determine if gunshot residue was on Kazemi’s hands were not complete.

McNair, 36, was married and had four sons, but the police have said he had a “dating relationship” with Kazemi. McNair, who played 11 seasons for the Titans franchise and two with the Baltimore Ravens, also had a home in Nashville with his wife, Mechelle.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/07/sports/football/07mcn...

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sounds like a really angry young woman.

[virgogal]

1. He had a "dating relationship"with Kazemi? So that's what they call

it now. Hmmmm!

[mackerel]

2. I guess I shouldn't be surprised that young women still get

tangled up in the classic tale of married older man who says he'll leave his wife, he's just waiting for the right time to break the news.

She could have done anything with her life!

[lumberjack_jeff]

3. She could have done anything with her life. She chose "murderer". n/t

[paulsby]

14. yes, that's the preferred term in domestic violence law

in my state, if the parties involved had a "significant dating relationship", then they are domestic partners for the purpose of domestic violence law

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[tnlefty]

5. And it also seems as though gun laws in TN aren't working

very well.

No worries, the Republican -controlled Gen. Assembly with the help of democrats in this state have actually relaxed gun restrictions.

[WriteDown]

9. I guess they didn't catch that she checked the

"murder box" under "gun purpose" on the application.

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

44. Conflicting title and story.

[LisaL]

10. Apparently she bought it from a private individual.

[tnlefty]

41. Which means that the private individual should be (nicest language

that I can use) be held accountable! I'll hold my breath. Pass out. Hold it again. Pass out. Hold my breath again.

[X_Digger]

11. If it was an FFL, they're losing their license..

Federal law prohibits an FFL (Federal Firearms License holder) from selling to someone < 21, but state law doesn't prohibit a private sale to someone over 18.

[LisaL]

12. It was a private sale.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2009-07-06-...

[X_Digger]

13. Ahh thanks.

Legal in TN, then.

[michreject]

31. And which law would that be?

Just curious.

[tnlefty]

40. The one that allows concealed/carry in bars and restaurants

and the one that my son experienced as a part time employee in a state park - carrying a firearm in a state park. There are rumblings about how to section off parts of the city/county/state parks into gun zones and gun free zones.

The employees in the state parks aren't happy about this.

[X_Digger]

43. Ahh, are you commenting on the OP, or..

.. are you commenting on your opinion of Tennessee's gun laws? As far as I can see, she wasn't a CCL holder, nor were any federal or state laws broken in her acquisition of a firearm.

[tnlefty]

47. Well you live in Tejas, so why do you give a damn about what

the locals have to say about the idiots in this state? I just think that it's a damned shame that she didn't take out one of the voting members of the Gen. Assembly, or one of their relatives.

Oh, I don't give a good god damn abut whether she had a CCL, I know lots of nuts who have those. It's all good because there are many who are re thinking going into restaurants and bars. And whether people want to be in state parks anymore. The employees of state parks aren't exactly thrilled about these changes. But, yee trying to compensate for whatever, carry on.

[X_Digger]

49. So a general opinion of TN's gun laws.. k

I thought I was missing details about the OP.

[Pavulon]

42. The one that punished murder with death?

I believe there is a state and federal murder ban in place.

[Demeter]

6. She Did His Wife a Favor, IMO

I used to pray for the hubby's plane to land safely, then after betrayal, I prayed for it to crash.

Then I threw off the bonds of matrimony that only seemed to bind me. Had he died, there would have been survivor benefits for the kids, and a lot of lawyers would have gone hungry. The kids and I would have been much better off.

[never cry wolf]

7. Wow, slightly harsh????

I pray daily for the wife to walk into a bus... not really, but my kids and I would have been much better off if she would have died from her illness 10 years ago....

i feel bad saying this

[MicaelS]

24. Right....

And I bet his children are just thrilled their father is dead.

[Demeter]

35. They At Least Know Where He Is, Unlike My Children

and they know he isn't getting into more trouble.

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[tabasco]

39. You're sick.

Seek help.

[DuaneBidoux]

8. Statistics have always shown: the fastest way to die from a gun is to buy one.

[Irreverend IX]

15. Care to cite those statistics? nt

[depakid]

16. The poster's right

Epidemiological studies show that members of households with guns present are many times more likely to be involved in (or to perpetrate) a tragedy than households without guns present.

Common sense really, when you think about it- though fear of the other- and fear of crime, fear of the government, etc. all too often trumps reason.

[Irreverend IX]

18. Again, cite the statistics. nt

[depakid]

19. I've cited the studies many times before

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

And there are more than these-

[X_Digger]

26. And it's been debunked many times..

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

[depakid]

37. No, the series of peer reviewed studies haven't been debunked...

Some people are just in denial, and prefer gun obsessions to science.

Much like the anti-global warming crowd- they just can't get it through their sorry heads that their behavior is dysfunctional.

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

45. So those studies show most people die immediately after purchasing firearms? Yeah right.

[X_Digger]

48. *snort* Here's another peer reviewed piece..

Dr. Edgar A. Suter, "Guns in the Medical Literature -- A Failure of Peer Review," The Journal of the Medical Association of Georgia, vol. 83 (March 1994)

http://homepage.usask.ca/~sta575/cdn-firearms/Suter/med...

[paulsby]

17. it's probably

the thoroughly debunked study that claims that people who have a gun in the home are much more likely to die from gunfire, etc. it's been debunked as a shoddy study umpteen times here and elsewhere, but people keep trotting it out. it's right up there with the old super bowl domestic violence myth.

[JonLP24]

20. I'm so angry about the Super Bowl Sunday myth

I was actually told that myth in rehab by a PROFESSIONAL counselor. At first it struck me as that can't be true. First of all only two cities are going to have devoted fans, one team wins so you subtract the winning city as well as various fans. I'd expect a SEC Southern Rivalry games to have higher instances of DV then the Super Bowl and not because of any Southern stereotype, those fans are highly devoted and very much hate the other team.

2nd I've been VERY mad for a very long time watching the Cardinals blow game after game but I never hit anyone over it.

It wasn't until I saw Snopes debunk it which made me angry that a paid professional trotted that myth in a room full of people.

[paulsby]

33. exactly

and that's part of the reason why it spread so perniciously... because "professionals", professional media outlets, etc. people who SHOULD (you would think) actually check their sources kept repeating what they had heard. NOBODY bothered to check it. it fit in well with most people's prejudices, too.

[michreject]

32. Don't confuse the grabber with facts

It makes their head explode.

[Blue_Tires]

21. i still don't know how McNair got mixed up with her, anyways

with his stature he could have had a real, sane woman rather than the psycho, fame-hungry lolita-wannabe who had he met a year earlier, would have been taking her to the senior prom...

[LisaL]

22. He had a wife and four kids. Presumably he already had

a real sane woman.

[Baclava]

23. With his millions, he could of bought dozens of honest hookers a month

But no, he wanted a pet.

[maxsolomon]

30. I believe Michael Jackson said it best:

People always told me be careful of what you do
And don't go around breaking young girls' hearts
And mother always told me be careful of who you love
And be careful of what you do 'cause the lie becomes the truth

[prostomulgus]

25. This is why we need to close loopholes in gun control laws.

Let's not kid ourselves. "Private sale" is just a loophole to skirt the law.

[X_Digger]

27. Private sales are a state issue-

- the fed doesn't have authority to get in between the sale of property between two in-state residents (intra-state commerce vs inter-state commerce.)

[Baclava]

29. It's legal for anyone over 18 to own a handgun in Tennessee.

Pulling the trigger while pointing it at someone is a different matter.

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned (holding a pistol)

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

46. What loophole would that be?

[SoCalDem]

28. Perhaps she thought he was "really" gonna leave his family for her

Just another in a long line of escapades that did not end well.. It's too bad that so many men think with what's in their pants, instead of what's in their brains..

Now 4 sons have lost their Dad.

[dugaresa]

34. could be a jilted lover's argument or perhaps an honor killing?

the girl is shot in the head with the gun under her body and McNair is shot multiple times.

Wonder if perhaps a family member of the young woman was present? What if he shot and killed her lover and then killed the woman? On many levels her behavior would be considered "bad" by religious standards, adultery with a married man and sex outside marriage, it would even be worse if she were pregnant. Mix that situation with a religious parent or sibling and you have the recipe for an honor killing.

Seems really violent for a lover's argument and for someone so young, but then I am not detective.

[LisaL]

38. One of her relatives was quoted as

saying "She was so happy...She just had it made, you know, (with) this guy taking care of everything." Doesn't sound like the relatives were too upset over her dating him, if you ask me.
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