Source: Date: 2016
'VT Gun Incident':

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Date: 11/28/2016Town: Lowell
VT Resident?: YesLaw Abiding Citizen Prior to Incident: Fugitive
Event Type: TheftFirearm Crime:
Injury Type: NONE
Actual Gun Use: NoGun Actually Fired: NO
Domestic Violence: NoSuicide: NO
Details: Fair Haven resident, Ryan Lowell was badly beaten with a crowbar and a wooden hammer handle during a home invasion on the morning of November 28.
Police say Jonathan Testa and Dylan Czarnecki stole a safe and a .40 caliber Taurus PT-140 handgun from Lowell’s apartment.

This .40 caliber pistol was used in the accidental shooting of Daniel Hein in Poultney a few weeks later.
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: 12/22/16: Shooting is described as unintended cap to string of crimes
Source 2: 12/27/17: Police: Stolen gun tied to fatal shooting
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