Source: GunSenseVT	Date: 2014
'VT Gun Incident': Two murdered by gun in Townshend.
GOV Analysis:
GunSense Accuracy Level:	Misleading: A WOMAN is charged in a double domestic homicide
Date: 11/18/2014	Town: Townshend-1-Continued
VT Resident?: Yes	Law Abiding Citizen Prior to Incident: No
Event Type: Murder x 2	Firearm Crime: homicide
Injury Type: Homicide
Actual Gun Use: Yes	Gun Actually Fired: Yes
Domestic Violence: Yes	Suicide: NO
Details: Robin O'Neill, 62, is charged with TWO counts of Second Degree Murder in the shooting deaths of her ex boyfriend, Steve Lott, 60 and his son, and Jamis Lott, 28, on the day Steve broke up with her. As usual, Gun Sense ignores the part about a WOMAN being the shooter in a DOUBLE Domestic Violence Homicide. 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. Stay classy Gun Sense in your demonization of men. UPDATE 4/26/17: The defense attorney, Kevin A. Lumpkin, of Sheehey Furlong & Behm, said his team still was not planning to use diminished capacity as defense. "Our position is that Ms. O'Neill did not commit this crime," said Lumpkin...UPDATE 6/29/17: A jury of her peers found Robin O'Neill GUILTY of aggravated murder after deliberating NINE hours. According to PEOPLE.com, "Using three handguns, O’Neill shot Jamis three times in the head before turning her attention to Steven, who was shot seven times in the head, once in the chest, and four times in the groin."
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: Vt. police: 2 men dead; woman in custody
Source 2: Vermont Police: Woman to Be Charged in Townshend Double Killing
Source 3: It's over: Vermont woman blacks out, guns down ex and his son on day engagement called off, cops say
Source 4: Townshend woman files insanity defense in murder case
Source 5: Townshend woman pleads not guilty in double homicide
Source 6: 1/19/17: Murder case statements tossed out
Source 7: 2/24/17: 2014 Townshend Homicide: O'Neill trial set for June
Source 8: 2/24/17: Trial of Woman Charged in Father-son Killings Set for June
Source 9: 4/26/17: Attorneys at odds over expert interviews in double homicide case
Source 10: 6/12/17: Murder trial: Testimony centers on O'Neill's state of mind
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