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Odd that when somebody has an accident with a gun, its touted as a “Gun Death” and a reason to limit freedom. This case doesn’t count.

A 20-year-old man was killed Wednesday when a tree he was cutting down fell on him, officials said.

Emergency responders were called to a house in the 1500 block of Parsons Lane about 7 p.m.

The victim’s name had not been released late Wednesday. Witnesses told police the victim was a friend of the homeowner and that he was helping several other men cut the tree down.

Details are a little light. Of course anybody with the money can buy or rent a chainsaw without a background check or a permit. I believe in most urban areas you need a permit to fell a large tree, or possibly a license. I’ve felled a few trees in my life, and there is a LOT of finesse, and it can be VERY dangerous, as you can obviously see.

Hey, but no gun, no “Gun Death”, so no big deal!

h/t Bob

Again, its not the tool, its the person, and just look at this person.

Brandon J. Suhr, 19, has been charged with first-degree murder and first-degree burglary in the death of the teen, who was found dead in a closet in his home.

According to the statement of probable cause, Suhr, on the night of May 31, snuck into the home of his 16-year-old girlfriend and armed himself with several swords kept at the home.

Suhr told investigators he entered the bedroom in which he believed his girlfriend was sleeping. But it was the girl’s 13-year-old brother who was in the bed, and he soon woke up and began screaming, he said.

Suhr claimed the teen began reaching for a folding knife that was next to the bed, prompting Suhr to stab him with a sword in self-defense.

Again, self defense claims hold no water when one is committing a serious crime such as breaking and entering, and possessing a deadly weapon.

The teen girl girl later told police Suhr put a knife to her throat and made her write the following message on the family’s white erase board: “Mom I’m leaving and I’ve killed (my brother) Don’t look for me and I’ll finish the job.”

The girl said Suhr threatened to kill her entire family if she did not leave with him.

Suhr then took her to meet his friends at another home where at least one person suspected something was wrong. While that person was trying to question the teen girl, Suhr interjected and said, “Yes, I killed him,” the statement said.

That friend called the victim’s mother, who, in turn, 911. Suhr and the teen girl were found at his Algona home….Suhr told police he and the girl had dated for about a year, and had been turned away when he went to see her earlier on the day of the killing.

The girl’s mother told investigators that on that same day, the girl had mentioned obtaining a no-contact order against someone she called Brandon.

This teen has some MAJOR problems. What he didn’t have is a gun…did that make him any less dangerous? So why do we still use the metric of “Gun Death”, as if it pertains to public safety?

h/t Janelle

This is another really bad one!

SAN ANTONIO — The scene was so gruesome investigators could barely speak: A 3 1/2-week-old boy lay dismembered in the bedroom of a single-story house, three of his tiny toes chewed off, his face torn away, his head severed and his brains ripped out….Sanchez, 33, apparently ate the child’s brain and some other body parts before stabbing herself, McManus said.

“It’s too heinous for me to describe it any further,” McManus told reporters.

Wow, are we still gonna talk about “Gun Death”? Are we still going to say it isn’t the person, its just the tools? Can we put this to bed now?

h/t Bob