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Showing Original Post only (View all)The Silent and Hidden Victims of Gun Violence [View all]
The Daily Times of Farmington New Mexico reportsWitnesses report that Monday's fatal shooting of a Farmington man stemmed from a domestic violence situation involving the deceased and his ex-girlfriend.
Christopher Lucero, 34, was shot three times shortly before 3 p.m. inside a residence on County Road 3958, where he went to see the mother of his three children.
He was pronounced dead on the scene.
Deputies arrested David Markham, 57, who at the time of the shooting told deputies that he was breaking up a physical fight between Lucero and Leandra Tafoya.
The couple's 4-year-old son was present at the time of the shooting.
How many times have we heard about the low percentage of gun deaths and how many ways have we seen that figure manipulated to look even lower? When talking about suicides it's a person's right to do it, or he would have used another means. When it's a criminal doing something wrong, that has nothing at all to do with lawful gun owners.
Even when they talk about the peripheral damage, the woundings and property damage, nothing can trump the god-given, natural-human right to own and carry that inanimate object called a gun.
But, in this story we have a tiny glimpse into a little reported aspect of gun violence. "The couple's 4-year-old son was present at the time of the shooting." Most of the time they don't mention it, but this must be a fairly common situation, an innocent person, not necessarily a child, witnesses the violence and is never the same again. Imagine the Post Traumatic Stress experienced by these innocents. Imagine the cost to society in lost wages and wasted potential.
(cross posted at Mikeb302000)
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Sadly, most gun owners don't care because alternative is restrictions on them buying another weapon.
Hoyt
Dec 2011
#2
Since my rights are far more important than someone else's feelings...
We_Have_A_Problem
Dec 2011
#3
"I'm sorry you have no problem with restrictions on your safety in the name of freedom."
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Dec 2011
#11
I guess you are ticked you can't own grenades, etc., so you can feel like you are in free society.
Hoyt
Dec 2011
#19
Go walk down street with one and see what happens -- some little ole lady might tackle you.
Hoyt
Dec 2011
#30
Why don't you take your "soldier of fortune" attitude and move somewhere you can use it?
Hoyt
Dec 2011
#20
Similar stats for those who could get permit, but choose not to carry, are even more impressive.
Hoyt
Dec 2011
#24
We're not talking about "general" population, we are talking about people who could get a permit.
Hoyt
Dec 2011
#33
Your attitude may have changed, but plenty of others' simply changed for the worse.
Hoyt
Dec 2011
#45
No, carrying guns should not be promoted. Nor should corporate greed (even though it's legal).
Hoyt
Dec 2011
#67
From your posts I seriously doubt that you actually know many who carry on a regular basis...
spin
Dec 2011
#59
How odd to apply or eschew application of an attribute of behavior such as peacefulness...
slackmaster
Dec 2011
#90
Millions of people carry guns in this country daily without attracting attention
slackmaster
Dec 2011
#92
First, some don't tote discretely. 2nd, too many toters make stupid decisions that impact society.
Hoyt
Dec 2011
#93
Great post, but we should add that in addition to the fact that permit holders are
Simo 1939_1940
Dec 2011
#83
They'd be even less statistically significant if we had tighter restrictions on the number of guns
Hoyt
Dec 2011
#26
Simple -- I don' think our parks, restaurants, bars, hospitals, etc., should be polluted by guns.
Hoyt
Dec 2011
#34
As yours is "opinion" too along with other 3.7% of society who think carrying guns in public is good
Hoyt
Dec 2011
#46
Your fellow gun carriers have posted that stats here. Look em up. 3.7% is actually generous.
Hoyt
Dec 2011
#52
Plenty of things are legal, but immoral, unethical and not in society's best interest.
Hoyt
Dec 2011
#68
Sorry, I think you are wrong. There are many indirect/collateral effects you need to consider too.
Hoyt
Dec 2011
#79
You obviously know little of that time -- they would have lynched a Black man with a gun.
Hoyt
Dec 2011
#76
"polluted" implies there is some negative consequence. What negative consequence do you forsee?
Atypical Liberal
Dec 2011
#55
Shit happens around kids all the time, and they often don't get the help they need when they need it
slackmaster
Dec 2011
#88