Source: GunSenseVT	Date: 2014
'VT Gun Incident': 7/11/2014 Shooting in St. Johnsbury leaves one dead and one hospitalized. http://www.wcax.com/story/25999797/shooting-in-st-johnsbury#.U8EF-5rkOGY.gmail
GOV Analysis:
GunSense Accuracy Level:	Misleading: Domestic Violence against a man
Date: 7/11/2014	Town: St. Johnsbury
VT Resident?: Yes	Law Abiding Citizen Prior to Incident: Unknown
Event Type: Murder / Suicide	Firearm Crime: Murder
Injury Type: Death & Injury
Actual Gun Use: Yes	Gun Actually Fired: Yes
Domestic Violence: Yes	Suicide: Attempted
Details: 50 year old Karen Willey, shot and killed her husband Harold Willey (78), and attempted to commit suicide. The woman survived the self-inflicted gunshot wound. Now that Act 191 has passed in May of 2014, with the support of the Governor and the Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, this incident brings to light that ACTUAL problem in Vermont. The bill H.735 was proposed and pushed to protect WOMEN from MEN in domestic violence incidents. Mr. Willey's unfortunate demise exemplifies the fact that this bill will NEVER do what it was intended to do. Domestic violence is NOT always against women like Sarah Kenney made it out to appear in Montpelier testimony. In Vermont, it is now about 50/50. Laws do not "protect" people, they punish people after a crime is committed (Act 191 punishes people BEFORE a crime is committed). What is Sarah Kenney and the Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence going to do to protect MEN? Nothing. H.735 was an outright GUN CONTROL bill, and Act 191 is unconstitutional.
NO law will prevent crime. No law will stop criminals from getting guns. Gun Control only effects the law-abiding citizen and the politicians know it.
News Articles
Source 1: 7/11/2014: Shooting in St. Johnsbury
Source 2: One Dead, One Wounded In St. Johnsbury Shooting Incident
Source 3: Police meet with prosecutors to discuss St. Johnsbury shooting
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