KC: Man shoots pregnant woman (crime, felon, neighborhood)

[sixtwobaldguy]

Better watch where your pregnant wife goes... some idiot actually shot a pregant woman! There's no motive for the crime released. This is really maddening how stupid people can be.
One Man Charged In Pregnant Woman's Murder - WDAF (http://www.fox4kc.com/wdaf-pregnant-woman-murder-112309,0,3955053.story - broken link)

[luzianne]

She was sitting in a car when she was shot so I don't think the shooter probably realized she was pregnant - but that still doesn't make it okay! Her boyfriend was shot too and last I heard he was in the hospital.

[lifelongMOgal]

Another felon out on early release goes out and commits murder. The judicial system has some blame to share in this one for letting the guy out after 1 yr. of a 5 yr. sentence.

Hope this completes his "3 strikes". Part that gets me is that there is no mention in the article about charges of "felon in possession of a firearm".

KC's "crime alley" claims another 2 victims. Sad but predictable.

[sixtwobaldguy]

does a fetus count as a person in MO? If so this guy might be going to the chair

[slt3702]

i totally understand what you mean i stay in the kansas city area and stuff like this is the reason i bought my gun in the first place. i wonder if i would go to jail if i shot someone that put me or my family in jeaperdy

Originally Posted by lifelongMOgal

Another felon out on early release goes out and commits murder. The judicial system has some blame to share in this one for letting the guy out after 1 yr. of a 5 yr. sentence.

Hope this completes his "3 strikes". Part that gets me is that there is no mention in the article about charges of "felon in possession of a firearm".

KC's "crime alley" claims another 2 victims. Sad but predictable.

[slt3702]

these guys call themselves "gansters" but in all the ganster movies i ever saw they always said no women or children and this guy shot them both. "Some Ganster he is".......

[RadioSilence]

The fetus counts if it is considered "viable," meaning it could've survived outside the womb.

I'm guessing this guy intended to kill the driver (probably drug related... most are), then capped the pregnant passenger to get rid of a witness. Fortunately, he didn't see the third person in the back seat, which has already led to an arrest. The lookout has been arrested, and the shooter has been identified, but remains on the loose.

[lifelongMOgal]

Originally Posted by slt3702

i totally understand what you mean i stay in the kansas city area and stuff like this is the reason i bought my gun in the first place. i wonder if i would go to jail if i shot someone that put me or my family in jeaperdy

Missouri weapon laws are very clear about self defense. If you own a firearm to use in self defense it would be a good idea to take the Missouri conceal carry course from a qualified instructor to lean more about the law and your options/responsibilities.

[sixtwobaldguy]

I think your best bet for safety is to simply educate yourself about where the bad areas are and stay far, far, far away them. Outside of that I don't stop for random people on roadsides, I will call the highway department or local police department to go see if they need any roadside assistance. I have security systems on everything I own (house, cars, etc.). It's amazing how few people take the most basic precautions to prevent problems in the first place such as moving to a good neighborhood, not driving through seedy areas, etc. An ounce of prevention is truly worth a pound of cure.