As much as I agree with gun control, I need to post a story that I have a small personal connection to. I grew up with the murderer. He had a reputation for beating his girlfriends, and assulting others in general. No one was surprised when he finally killed someone:

‘Cruel monster’ sent to prison

A central Alberta man who bludgeoned his girlfriend to death will spend 16 years in prison before he can be eligible for parole, a judge decided Friday.

Teagan Klein was found dead in her duplex in Red Deer, Alta., on Feb. 4, 2009.

Brett Jones, 20, admitted last December that he killed Klein, 23, with a garden tool, and locked her young son in the basement. In exchange for a guilty plea, his charge was reduced from first- to second-degree murder.

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He didn’t need a gun at all. I suspect given in this case that the killer was a professional athlete that he wouldn’t have either. Maybe he wouldnt have killed her that day, but I suspect he would have some day. I could be imposing my bias here though.