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Red flag laws are popular with a lot of the usual suspects, and for understandable reasons. The idea that you can take guns away from dangerous people sounds pretty tempting. After all, if we’re seeing red flags, maybe someone should do something, right?
That’s the question some in Vermont are asking right now after a man shot and killed his own daughter recently.
The Chief Medical Examiner’s Office on Wednesday said a 38-year-old Newbury woman died from shotgun wounds to the head and torso, and that her death is a homicide, according to a news release from Vermont State Police.
NEWBURY, Vt. The Chief Medical Examiner’s Office on Wednesday said a 38-year-old Newbury woman died from shotgun wounds to the head and torso, and that her death is a homicide, according to a news release from Vermont State Police.Gun-safety.
Activists point to need for ‘red flag’ gun laws after Newbury, Vt., shooting
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Published: 5/6/2021 4:09:37 PM
The Chief Medical Examiner’s Office on Wednesday said a 38-year-old Newbury woman died from shotgun wounds to the head and torso, and that her death is a homicide, according to a news release from Vermont State Police.
Gun-safety advocates said the death of Karina Rheaume, who was allegedly shot by her father after she went to check on him and bring him food on Monday afternoon, was further evidence that Vermont’s gun laws need to be strengthened, especially in regard to keeping guns out of the hands of people who may be behaving erratically.