Last year, Meleanie Hain made headlines when she openly carried a firearm to her daughter’s soccer game in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. She broke no laws in doing so, but found herself in a legal battle with local officials, which she won in time.
Evidently, there were problems in her household, and last night, she and her husband were found shot dead in their home. The PAFOA has a thread running in which people who knew her personally are discussing the case. At the moment, few hard facts about the situation are available.
But that doesn’t stop Cynthia Tucker from turning the issue into easy political fodder.
Before the facts are in, before police have released the particulars, Ms. Tucker has used the incident as fuel for an editorial on gun regulation. She should be ashamed of herself.
Obviously, she has an obligation to put a certain amount of ink to paper, but nothing justifies capitalizing on a tragedy in such a way. Continued...