When Gun Control Kills

Gun control's legacy -- restrictive laws that fail to disarm criminals,
even while they make it harder for honest citizens to defend themselves.

By Erich Pratt. June 4th, 2016

Anniversaries are usually a time for celebration. But that won't be the case for the Bowne family this year.

Last June, Carol Bowne was murdered outside her New Jersey home by a violent felon who had threatened her on several occasions.

The 39-year-old hairdresser had secured a restraining order against the former boyfriend, and had even installed security cameras and an alarm system.

But realizing these measures would not be enough to stop a violent attack, she began the labyrinthine process for purchasing a firearm in New Jersey.

Carol applied for a permit to purchase a handgun on April 21, 2015.

Sadly, she was still waiting for permission to purchase her weapon on June 3, the day that her former boyfriend showed up at her home and viciously stabbed her to death. .....

This is way too typical in some jurisdictions - no thought for other's right of self defense. It might well be theorized that a purchase denial due to waiting periods, or simply a drawn out burocratic process, should be labeled a culpable homicide in a case such as described. This tragedy might have been averted if the lady's rights had been respected. Sadly it would appear, NJ is close to top of the list with regard to disregarding Second Amendment rights.

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