He Was Pointing His Handgun Into the Air When It “Went Off.”

He Was Pointing His Handgun Into the Air When It “Went Off.”

“It just went off,” sounds like something you’d say in those circumstances. But it’s often true — people don’t consciously pull a trigger, especially when under the influence of something; it’s more of an instinctual reaction. Last night’s ceiling shooting was classified as domestic violence. End of January, there was another 33-year-old man, and another domestic violence scene, that resulted in a death. Continue reading He Was Pointing His Handgun Into the Air When It “Went Off.”

Jay Inslee on Seattle’s Latest Mass Murder: *Crickets*

Jay Inslee on Seattle’s Latest Mass Murder: *Crickets*

This “spate” of gun violence–an inaccurate term for the variability in a chronic situation–has at least got Seattle’s city council reviewing what they can do to provide controls on handguns. Do you remember Kyle Huff (2006)? Do you remember Maurice Clemmons (2009)? How many episodic mass murders, do you think, will it take before people start connecting them as an ongoing problem? Continue reading Jay Inslee on Seattle’s Latest Mass Murder: *Crickets*