MicroWaveAug 12, 2023

California judge charged with killing wife had 47 guns, 26,000 rounds of ammunition: Court documents

https://lemmy.world/post/3085230

Show threadandrewtaAug 12, 2023

How many rounds of ammo he had is not really relevant (unless he used all 26000 rounds of ammo or was in the process of using them).

That he killed the wife in front of the kid… that is relevant.

Show threadivanafterallAug 12, 2023

"First things first, I just want to say the fact that the murderer had 47 guns and 26,000 rounds of ammunition sheds no light on his personality or the crime."

Okay.

Show threadborkcorkedforksAug 12, 2023

If he regularly shot pictures of women or something sure but owning a lot of guns or buying ammo in bulk isn't really any indication of domestic violence. The son even said there wasn't a history of violence. It seems like the heavy drinking or arguments have more correlation than anything.

Media outlets often cite things like how many guns someone has to freak out people who don't know about guns. All the dude needed to fuck up was a single handgun and a single bullet. If he was drunk he shouldn't have even been carrying. And being drunk isn't really a good argument for why someone got violent.

Show threadQHCAug 12, 2023

owning a lot of guns or buying ammo in bulk isn’t really any indication of domestic violence

Good thing there isn’t a known correlation between gun ownership and higher rates of domestic homicide, right? That would totally destroy your argument. How embarrassing that would be.

Gun Ownership Rates Tied to Domestic Homicides, but Not Other Killings, Study Finds

“It is women, in particular, who are bearing the burden of this increased gun ownership,” the lead author of the study said.

The New York Times
Show threadborkcorkedforksAug 12, 2023
A lot of domestic violence involving a gun doesn't mean that most gun owners are abusive.
Show threadQHC

It actually does, which you would know if you even glanced at the sources I provided.

A woman is five times more likely to be murdered when her abuser has access to a gun.

Aug 13, 2023 at 2:56amWeb
Show threadborkcorkedforksAug 13, 2023

That is a different statement. It's saying abusers can be more dangerous with a weapon. It does not follow that people who own a weapon are somehow more likely to be an abuser.

To make that argument it would need to say something about what percentage of gun owners commit abuse or some kind violent crime.

You can find higher rates of domestic violence among cops for instance so maybe you could argue cops are more likely to be abusers.