On Fri, 7 Jun 2013 17:51:45 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:



"John H" wrote in message
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On Thursday, June 6, 2013 3:09:06 PM UTC-4, jps wrote:
A jury in Bexar County, Texas just acquitted Ezekiel Gilbert of

charges that he murdered a 23-year-old Craigslist escort—agreeing
that

because he was attempting to retrieve the $150 he'd paid to Frago,
who

wouldn't have sex with him, his actions were justified.



Gilbert had admitted to shooting Lenora Ivie Frago in the neck on

Christmas Eve 2009, when she accepted $150 from Gilbert and left his

home without having sex with him. Frago, who was paralyzed by the

shooting, died several months later.



Gilbert's defense argued that the shooting wasn't meant to kill, and

that Gilbert's actions were justified, because he believed that sex

was included as part of the fee. Texas law allows people "to use

deadly force to recover property during a nighttime theft."



The 30-year-old hugged his defense attorneys after the "not guilty"

verdict was read by the judge. If convicted, he could have faced
life

in prison. He thanked God, his lawyers, and the jury for being able
to

"see what wasn't the truth."

Since you asked so nicely...
http://www.reuters.com/article/2007/...34893820070828

Obviously jps is posting the exceptions.

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Your linked article points out that there is an apparent correlation
between a nation's population wealth and number of guns owned.
It then surmises that it's due to more disposable income. Maybe
not. Maybe it's to protect that disposable income.
The question: "Why did you rob a bank?" The answer" "Because
that's where the money is."

I posted the article to show roughly how many folks in this country owned guns. It's probably in the
neighborhood of 100 million - give or take a few million.

So, posting an incident of stupidly or gunfire every other day is highlighting the exceptions - not
the vast majority of gun owners.

But, I see your point. I hadn't looked at the wealth aspect. Good rationale.

John H.
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