Eugene Crum Dead: Mingo County Sheriff Fatally Shot in Front of West Virginia Courthouse (UPDATE)

I guess the bad guy thought he was the good guy with the gun. Thanks again, NRA.

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Mingo County Sheriff Eugene Crum was fatally shot Wednesday outside the Mingo County courthouse, WCHS reports.

The courthouse was evacuated and placed on lock down, WSAZ reports.

WCHS reports that a suspect has been taken into custody.

WOWK also reported that police confirmed the shooting:

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8 comments

Locker Wed, Apr 3, 2013 11:24:31am

A trained good guy with a gun didn’t stop a bad guy with a gun.

theheat Wed, Apr 3, 2013 11:41:55am

I’m sorry to hear the guy was gunned down in front of a courthouse, but that isn’t exactly a gun-free zone. The fact is, a lot of gunmen are opportunists, and there’s no possible way you can defend yourself - with a gun - every moment of every day. It isn’t like every shooter announces their intentions ahead of time, so you can prepare.

The NRA’s wet dream is an epic fucking shootout at any given moment. The problem is lots of the wrong people can get shot that way. As this carry-at-all-times hysteria escalates, that’s exactly what will happen. And chances are, the target(s) of the shooter will already be taken out before it becomes a shootemup involving armed onlookers. So what has that accomplished?

Skip Intro Wed, Apr 3, 2013 12:55:46pm

and there’s no possible way you can defend yourself - with a gun - every moment of every day.

A reality that’s sadly lacking in the NRA and gun lobby talking points.

Romantic Heretic Wed, Apr 3, 2013 1:45:29pm

re: #2 theheat

I…there’s no possible way you can defend yourself - with a gun - every moment of every day. It isn’t like every shooter announces their intentions ahead of time, so you can prepare.

I think many of the people who hate gun control believe this silly photo.

Image: 408012_374378375923784_452713517_a.jpg

They think it will be like this. That the bad guy will fight fair. Snort. Dreaming in Technicolor.

calochortus Wed, Apr 3, 2013 2:44:55pm

And oddly, last I checked this wasn’t being discussed on conservative sites….

Blue Point Wed, Apr 3, 2013 3:58:30pm

Only the fool feels safer with a pistol. Fact is you can be carrying in your hand and have it cocked and still get shot dead. This was a lawman whose entire life depended on instinct and observance. What would make a wanna be pistolero any better? The NRA wants you to think armed means bullet proof. Safer. Better. It’s a lie.

Skip Intro Wed, Apr 3, 2013 4:30:56pm

re: #5 calochortus