03-31-2013, 04:24 PM
Gute-
I would actually expect this crime would have happened without the gun. It would have been at home, involved much bloodier events, and involved the grandmother as well. The young man murdered his grandfather for money. The man who was caring for him.
A gun is not a 'remote control' machine, but it is 'easier' than the more intimate methods of murder such as knives, bludgeons, or hands. I'll agree with that. I'll also agree that it's 'easier' to kill when in an altered mental state with a gun. For much the same reasons.
All the more reasons for safety.
I would actually expect this crime would have happened without the gun. It would have been at home, involved much bloodier events, and involved the grandmother as well. The young man murdered his grandfather for money. The man who was caring for him.
A gun is not a 'remote control' machine, but it is 'easier' than the more intimate methods of murder such as knives, bludgeons, or hands. I'll agree with that. I'll also agree that it's 'easier' to kill when in an altered mental state with a gun. For much the same reasons.
All the more reasons for safety.