While living in Tennessee, I set up a horseback riding lesson and just as we returned from our ride, a single gunshot rang out. It was startling for riders and horses alike, and the ranch owner took off on horseback toward the gunshot, yelling about hunters on the way. I don’t know what direction the gunman was shooting in, I don’t know if they were aiming at movement for an animal or fellow rider, or if they fired a warning shot up in the air. But I did take entirely too many physics classes and I know that if that bullet went up, it was still coming back down at a lethal velocity.
Following a domestic dispute, Chief Aviation Maintenance Administrationman Benton ignored the laws of physics and popped off a round in her neighborhood.
I relied on the NMCCA opinion and the record of trial.
For more information on intimate partner violence, I urge you to explore Alliance For Hope and their Family Justice Center Alliance. If you need help finding shelter in your area, please visit DomesticShelters.org. Last, but not least, many law schools and courthouses offer free legal assistance for people seeking protective restraining orders.
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