Another sad outcome

October, 2009 - Crime: Murder, Suicide
Lebanon, Pennsylvania - Meleanie Hain was a CCW permit holder who made the mistake of showing up at her 5 year old's soccer practice with a handgun holstered to her hip. Her permit was temporarily revoked. Meleanie complained that because her permit was revoked that her babysitting business had suffered and she had been ostracized in her community. The judge in the case, while giving her bad her permit, made it clear he questioned her judgement.

This morning Meleanie and her husband were found dead in what looks to be a murder/suicide. Meleanie and her husband had been having marital difficulties. The couple's three children were at home at the time of the murder but were physically uninjured.

October, 2009 - Crime: Attempted murder, Failure to secure a high powered weapon, Discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling
Randolph, Massachusetts - Christopher Leonard, a CCW permit holder, got into an argument with his next door neighbor, John Rota, about the leaves falling in their yards. Leonard felt so strongly about the argument that he shot his neighbor in the stomach.

Leonard was released on $20,000 cash bail with the conditions that he not reside at his home, not have any contact with the victim, not take any alcohol or drugs and take regular drug tests.

October, 2009 - Crime: Making terroristic threats
Minneapolis, Minnesota - Raymond Kenneth Kmetz was at the Hennepin County courthouse because he was a defendant in a criminal case. Prior to arriving at the courthouse he informed someone that he planned to bring a gun with him and shoot individuals involved in the case. Police investigating the threat discovered that Kmetz had applied for a CCW permit.

Celebrity Abuses

January, 2008 - Crime: Possession of narcotic for sale, possession of dangerous drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia and misconduct involving weapons.
Yuma, Arizona - A trial date has been set for rapper and concealed carry permit holder, Lil Wayne, who was arrested at a border stop in Yuma after police found 41 grams of ecstasy, an ounce of cocaine, four ounces of pot and his handgun.

His hearing will be March, 2010.

August, 2009 - Aggrevated menacing, discharging firearms in the city and improper handling of firearms in a motor vehicle
Cleveland, Ohio - Nathaniel Summers, a CCW permit holder, became upset when two women who were fighting in the parking lot where he was dropping off a friend bumped his car. The argument escalated and Summers pulled two firearms out of his car and began firing into the air. Summers has been placed on probation, his guns will be destroyed and he will be taking anger management courses.

Update September 6, 2009

September, 2009 Crime: Road Rage

Maumelle, Arkansas - Family Festival promoter and concealed carry permit holder, Norman Millard "Butch" Stone Jr. was driving slowly in the outside lane. This annoyed Kenton Byrd who acted incorrectly by tailgating Butch in an effort to get him to move into the slow lane. Butch waved the other driver around but then, as they did attempt to pass him, he pulled his gun and aimed at them. They quickly pulled into the Wal-Mart parking lot to get away from the situation but was followed by Butch. Butch and both of the passengers in his car got out of their vehicle and moved to Kenton's vehicle, where again Butch pulled his weapon out and pointed it at Kenton. Butch then pushed Kenton into his car and left the scene. When police caught up with Butch he attempted to claim that he pointed his gun at a moving vehicle, followed it into a parking lot and then pulled a gun on them again because he thought his life was in danger because he thought maybe the other guy had a gun. (Ed. note - If you thought your life was in danger, wouldn't you move away from someone, not follow them?)

September, 2009 Crime: Reckless endangerment and discharging a firearm

Tonawanda, New York - Restaurant co-owner and concealed carry permit owner, Michael Parker chose to fire his gun in his restaurant for a reason as yet unknown to the public. Whether it was an accident as he claims or otherwise, as the numerous witnesses claim, the bullet went through a refrigerator, through the exterior wall of the kitchen and across the street. Luckily, no one was injured.