A disturbing trend

[seamusTX]

In Virginia Beach, Virginia, Saturday, a woman fatally shot her 24-year-old son. She was arrested and charged with murder. No other information about the circumstances is available.

http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-now-v ... 5296.story" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

In Centreville, Virginia, Saturday, a 63-year-old woman fatally shot a 24-year-old man after an argument in her apartment. The woman was charged with unspecified offenses.

http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0809/650336.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

In Belfast, Northern Ireland, Saturday, a 55-year-old woman and a 17-year-old male were charged with attempted murder after shooting at a "caravan" or travel trailer, not further unidentified.

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/break ... 55660.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

- Jim

[LarryH]

The Chicago Tribune link took me to a story about the Illinois champion "cowboy shooter".

[ELB]

I'm well beyond being a 17-25 y.o. male, so I guess I won't worry about predatory/lethal fifty-something women...

On a more serious note, I've seen (the results of) studies that show women are every bit as violent as men, including in initiating domestic violence. Men generally cause more damage, and are punished to a greater degree, especially when it is "unarmed combat" and the victim is a woman. When a woman gets ahold of an effective weapon, the outcomes are similar.

[seamusTX]

The Chicago Tribune link took me to a story about the Illinois champion "cowboy shooter".

Sorry. Fixed it. BTW, that server is in the UK and slow, and it has no more information than what I summarized.

- Jim

[LarryH]

Amazing. I thought private citizens weren't allowed to have firearms in Ireland.

[seamusTX]

They can have non-semi-auto long guns.

The story doesn't say what kind of weapon was used, but more crimes are committed with handguns in the U.K. now than when the country had as little "gun control" as Alaska.

- Jim

[seamusTX]

It gets worse: Another fatal airgun shooting: http://www.wthitv.com/dpp/news/news_wth ... 0908171803" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Eye protection required. Don't say you weren't warned.

- Jim

[roberts]

I'm well beyond being a 17-25 y.o. male, so I guess I won't worry about predatory/lethal fifty-something women...

Cougars have claws

[seamusTX]

They keep coming: In Washtenaw County, Michigan (Ann Arbor area), a 47-year-old woman has been charged with shooting her father "in the butt with a .20-guage shotgun."

The man is in stable condition.

http://www.freep.com/article/20090824/N ... ad-is-held" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

- Jim

[seamusTX]

Harvest, Alabama (Huntsville area), August 23, a 48-year-old woman named Pamela Slaughter allegedly fatally shot her husband in the head with a revolver. She has been arrested and charged with murder.

http://www.newsday.com/harvest-woman-ch ... -1.1392685" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

- Jim

[seamusTX]

Tulsa, Oklahoma, yesterday -- A 42-year-old woman was arrested and charged with "shooting with intent to kill" after shooting her husband in their home around 4:30 a.m. She claimed self defense. The man is expected to recover.

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article. ... 5&allcom=1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

- Jim

[Kevinf2349]

Amazing. I thought private citizens weren't allowed to have firearms in Ireland.

Erm....Tell that to the IRA and the UDF! All those guns that were shipped to the IRA by NY Irish/American had to go somewhere...you don't for one minute think that they have all been turned in do you?

Talk about fighting the funding of terrorism! in 70's and 80's the USA was the biggest funder/supplier of the IRA a little fact that seems to have been lost/forgotten during the "war of terrorism".

[seamusTX]

Many misguided Irish-Americans contributed to the IRA.

The Soviet Union also supplied factions in Northern Ireland, according to reports that were never thoroughly proven. The IRA also linked up with Colombian drug gangs.

In this case, though, I suspect the "suspects" are of the home-grown criminal class.

- Jim

[Kevinf2349]

Many misguided Irish-Americans contributed to the IRA.

The Soviet Union also supplied factions in Northern Ireland, according to reports that were never thoroughly proven. The IRA also linked up with Colombian drug gangs.

In this case, though, I suspect the "suspects" are of the home-grown criminal class.

- Jim

Probably so, criminals are everywhere, that is why we carry I suppose?

Sorry if I over reacted but when you lose a good friend because of those killers it tends to leave you a little over reactive. It is a "hot button" issue for me and one I really need to try harder to not react to.