Texas woman shoots, kills 2 daughters

[ErikJ]

I dont know if this has been posted yet on DU but CNN updated it today.

(CNN)A woman in Texas gunned down her two teenage daughters -- killing both of them -- before a responding police officer killed the mother, authorities said.

Christy Sheats, 42, fatally shot daughters Taylor, 22, and Madison, 17, on Friday in Fulshear, west of Houston, according to the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office.
After someone called 911, a Fulshear police officer shot the mother when she refused to put down her weapon, the sheriff's office said.
The daughters were found on the street with gunshot wounds. The older daughter died at the scene; the younger one at a hospital.
Deputies had previously told CNN that the older daughter was 19 but later corrected the age to 22.
The motive for the shooting, which began inside the family home Friday and spilled out into the street, is under investigation.
The woman's husband, Jason Sheats, was taken away by paramedics, CNN affiliate KTRK reported.
Sheriff Troy Nehls said deputies had gone to the family's home in the past, but he declined to provide additional details.
"It would be too premature to give you a motive as to why something like this took place," Nehls told the affiliate. "The best we can do is pray for the father and husband so he can work through this."

http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/25/us/texas-woman-shoots-daughters/index.html

[kimbutgar]

1. She was a gun worshipper who posted on Facebook that Obama wanted to take her guns

She was a member of the church of guns.

[alittlelark]

5. Saw that earlier.... I got goosebumps - sociopathic gun-humper at best...

...don't wanna think about worst.

[guillaumeb]

2. Another previously good person who became a bad person.

Thank the NRA that this woman had a right to own guns.

If only all four family members had been carrying holstered weapons in the house. This simply shows why everyone must be armed 24/7 no matter where they are.

[alittlelark]

6. I will add the 'sarcasm smilie' for you....

cuz I know u meant it!

[shenmue]

3. ...

[LiberalEsto]

4. That mother looks like a plastic Barbie doll. Inhuman.

Those poor you women. Shot by their own mother,

[romanic]

7. This is why we need mental health and background checks for people who carry.

This woman probably had some underlying issue and just snapped.

[ErikJ]

10. Mental health checks would be a good idea.

Maybe one every 2 or 3 yrs if possible.

[ManiacJoe]

15. That is already the law.

For concealed carry, the background checks and mental health checks go well beyond the NICS lookup.

[Electric Monk]

8. Yes, there have been some earlier threads on this crazy tragedy

Let's not jump to conclusions, though. Maybe the mom was just 'defending herself' as her daughters ran away down the street.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027958612

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027957331

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=7955782

[Javaman]

9. Guns in the Home and Risk of a Violent Death in the Home: Findings from a National Study

http://aje.oxfordjournals.org/content/160/10/929.full

snip

To address these limitations, previous researchers have used case-control study methodology to evaluate the relation between gun ownership and risk of a violent death in the home. For example, Kellermann et al. (13, 14) examined the relation between gun ownership and injury outcomes. After they controlled for a number of potentially confounding factors, the presence of a gun in the home was associated with a nearly fivefold risk of suicide (adjusted odds ratio = 4.8) (13) and an almost threefold risk of homicide (adjusted odds ratio = 2.7) (14). Other case-control studies have also found an increased risk of suicide for those with firearms in the home, with relative risks ranging from 2.1 to 4.4 (15–19).

Some studies have specifically examined the association between purchase of a handgun and risk of a violent death (20, 21). In a case-control study of members of a large health maintenance organization, Cummings et al. (20) found that a history of family handgun purchase was associated with an elevated risk of both homicide and suicide. Wintemute et al. (21) reported similar findings for suicide in a population-based cohort study of persons who had purchased a handgun in California. In both studies, the effects persisted for more than 5 years. However, studies conducted in other countries have failed to find a clear link between access to a firearm and risk of a suicide (22).

Many of the studies conducted to date have been based on small samples and were limited to specific population groups such as adolescents or older adults (15–19). Most of the studies have also been limited to a few counties, geographic areas, or states. We know of only two national case-control studies that have examined the relation between access to a firearm and a violent death (23, 24). One study focused on the perpetration of homicide as opposed to victimization and found a relatively weak association (adjusted odds ratio = 1.4) between gun ownership and homicide perpetration (23). The other study focused on victimization and found a strong association for suicide (adjusted odds ratio = 3.4) but a weak association for homicide (adjusted odds ratio = 1.4) (24). In both studies, cases and controls were drawn from different data sources, and neither study was able to control for many of the potential confounders of homicide or suicide.

To evaluate the relation between firearms in the home and violent deaths in the home, we analyzed data from a US mortality follow-back survey. The purpose of our study was twofold: 1) to determine whether having a firearm in the home increases the risk of a homicide or suicide in the home relative to other causes of death in the home, and 2) to determine whether having a firearm in the home increases the risk that a homicide or suicide in the home will be committed with a firearm or by using other means. To our knowledge, this is the first national study to specifically examine the relation between firearms and violent deaths in the home.

more at link...

[Aristus]

11. Well, now she doesn't have to worry about a 'tyrannical gubmint' doing it for her.

I feel bad for her daughters. They deserved none of their mother's murderous insanity.

[jmowreader]

12. I wonder if Jesus had anything to do with it

According to http://heavy.com/news/2016/06/christy-sheats-texas-mother-mom-kills-shoots-daughters-madison-taylor-facebook-guns-husband-jason/ (please don't look at the comments!) Christy Sheats and her husband had recently reconciled, and this happened on his birthday. So...is it even slightly possible one of the daughters started chewing her ass over driving her husband away, Christy injected Jesus into the argument, the daughter pointed out Jesus wasn't a hell of a lot of help here, and Christy shot both of the daughters for not loving Jesus enough? Religion is a very powerful drug.

[smirkymonkey]

13. What a headcase!

Those poor girls didn't stand a chance. RIP.

[ManiacJoe]

14. Previous thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027955782
from a few days ago.