Husband came home from mental hospital. Perhaps wife needs larger than .32cal under her bed (out of drawer) for protection. ![]()
JR (wantabee defense council)![]()
Prosecutors say firearm in dresser drawer too accessible to troubled spouse
A resident of Norwalk, Conn., has been charged with second-degree manslaughter after his wife committed suicide using his .32-caliber handgun.
... According to the arrest warrant, 32-year-old Joan Bartush shot herself in October 2001 with one of her husband's licensed handguns.
... According to the Times, he is charged with contributing to his wife's suicide by leaving the gun ? which was in a dresser drawer ? too accessible to his wife two days after she arrived home from Silver Hill, a New Canaan psychiatric hospital. Police claim he had assured hospital personnel that his wife wouldn't have access to the gun.
Kinda sticky and scant on details. On the one hand if my spouse were suicidal I would probably want to do my best to remove "temptations". OTOH, I put temptations in quotes because if the availability of a gun is enough to send someone over the edge to suicide I don't think they are stable to begin with. Seems to me that someone who wishes to end their life may choose a more expedient method, but eventually will find whatever does the job. While perhaps some blame can be pointed at this man, I personally don't agree with this man being charged criminally for her actions in his apparent absence.
Evie

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