As usual in the case of murder attacks, the U.S. is dealing with a mentally deranged person.

[janx]

"A police report in Illinois also details an incident in 2006 with Hodgkinson's daughter and her friends -- one that involved a gun. When Hodgkinson's daughter was at a female friend's home, he and his wife allegedly tried to take her away from there.
The report says Hodgkinson resorted to dragging his daughter out of her friend's car, slashing her seatbelt, and punching his daughter's friend in the face.

"The young woman's boyfriend later confronted Hodgkinson, and Hodgkinson pulled out his shotgun, hit the younger man in the face with the wooden stock of the gun, then fired a single shot that missed, according to police. Hodgkinson was charged with two counts of battery, aggravated discharge of a firearm, criminal damage to a motor vehicle and two counts of domestic battery. None of the three victims showed up in court, so the case was dismissed later that year."

http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/14/homepage2/james-hodgkinson-profile/index.html

[samnsara]

1. he may have volunteered at BS's campaign but i think for a matter...

...of some personal convenience. I bet he had a MAGA hat in the ol closet

[janx]

3. It doesn't matter. The guy was obviously mentally ill. n/t

[mopinko]

2. people who perpetrate domestic violence need to have their guns taken away.

period.
if we started seeing this as the root of all violence, and seeing that someone who batters their family as a truly dangerous person, we may actually make some progress as a species.

[janx]

4. Agreed! n/t