Gun used to shoot officer was purchased in parking lot, complaint says

JS Online ^ | Apr. 19, 2009 | John Diedrich of the Journal Sentinel

[RicocheT]

"The handgun used to shoot a Milwaukee police officer was purchased in a gas station parking lot by the suspect's live-in girlfriend, according to a criminal complaint." [snip] "Crespo-Marchena is the girlfriend of Louis M. Domenech, 45, a nine-time felon on federal probation. He is charged with trying to kill Officer Vidal Colón in a close-range shootout April 11.

Crespo-Marchena told detectives she bought the Hi-Point 9mm handgun out of a man's trunk a month ago and she let Domenech take it, even though she knew he is a felon, according to the complaint."

[RicocheT]

Bad people do not follow laws. The shooter was a felon in possession of a fire arm who decided to shoot at the police officer who was chasing him. The officer was wounded, but managed to wound and stop the felon. This felon had a prior involving shooting at police, but was on the street due to lax sentencing.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

More gun control will fix that....

[DuncanWaring]

Well, then, we obviously need to outlaw parking lots.

[BipolarBob]

If only they had a law against shooting people with a gun purchased in a parking lot this wouldn’t have happened.

[EGPWS]

More gun control will fix that....

Thinking strategically, removing parking lots from society and making all of society a "parking lot free zone" would prevent such situations.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

I am rarely out-sarc’ed....

;-)

[Made In The USA]

Yes, no parking lots within 300 yards of a school.

It’s all about the children...

[umgud]

Ah, the ole parking lot loophole strikes again.

[DTogo]

...Louis M. Domenech, 45, a nine-time felon on federal probation.

W.T.F.??

[Glenn]

If there were no guns, would he still have a gun?

[Tijeras_Slim]

“If your girlfriend is buying a hi-point out of a car trunk.... you might be a felon.” < /Jeff Foxworthy>

[DoughtyOne]

Isn’t it amazing how the law works (or doesn’t)? The guy had used a gun against a police officer before. That would be attempted murder. He should have been put away for a long time on that count.

It’s almost as if the law only counts when you achieve your goal, for instance hitting the officer and killing him. Oh, you only shot at him, well no harm no foul.

Gun laws do not a safe place make. Gun ownership does.

I will state that our biggest problem is not gun control, but rather control of our education system. Our children are being taught that there is no right or wrong. They are being taught that there is no God, and that nature is the supreme being.

As long as this continues, people will see no problem with doing anything they like. Shoot at a cop, it’s only reasonable because I say so... and nobody ever told me I could be wrong, ever.

[EGPWS]

Yes, no parking lots within 300 yards of a school.

How about "personal relocation unit rest zones"?

I just know SOMEONE would find a way around the restrictions. ; )

[Myrddin]

The girlfriend needs to be prosecuted as an accessory to the assault on the police officer. She made a straw purchase (with or without filling out a form 4473) and conveyed to firearm to a convicted felon. We don't know if the firearm seller was the legal owner or was fencing stolen property on the street.

[Eaker]

LOL!

[EGPWS]

I am rarely out-sarc’ed....

Every once in a while I screw up and do something right. LOL!

[ApplegateRanch]

If there were no live felons, would he still be a (9X!) repeat felon?

[ApplegateRanch]

Our children are being taught that there is no right or wrong.

Instead, they teach them Left or wrong.

[american_ranger]

Stupidity: Believing that a person who disobeys laws against murder, rape, and robbery will obey a law about gun control.

[healy61]

He should be charged like the BATF going after an FFL license holder.

[DCBryan1]

According to the fundraising letter I got from Jim and Sarah Brady, criminals, terrorists, and insane people buy their guns from gunshows, usually from gun-nuts who love to flood the criminal market with fully automatic machine guns with not questions asked.

[DoughtyOne]

LOL

[CGTRWK]

Yes, no parking lots within 300 yards of a school.

That'd do some good for the blubbery little darlings.

[Fee]

Profile of straw buyers is mostly women with drug abuse problems, but have not been arrested for it (thus no criminal record yet). Felony finds out she has no criminal record, becomes her boy friend, gives her drugs, then uses the relationship and drug angle to convince her to buy a gun for him in return for relationship, money and/or drugs. The Columbine teens got a gun thru a girl who needed money for drugs and still had a clean reocrd. She got off lightly because she convinced the anti gunners she would become a spokeperson against guns.

[TankerKC]

...a nine-time felon on federal probation.

It is sad to think that, were it not for you 2nd Amendment gun nuts, this guy wouldn't have shot this police officer...

[Gritty]

This just goes to show how badly we need to close the “gun-show loophole”! Oh, wait...

[antiRepublicrat]

conveyed to firearm to a convicted felon

That's an automatic felony in itself in my state, even if it was your own gun you gave to a felon family member.

[antiRepublicrat]

He should be charged like the BATF going after an FFL license holder.

Sorry, the Constitution forbids cruel and unusual punishment.

[humblegunner]

“If your girlfriend is buying a hi-point out of a car trunk..

Heck, the way things are trending I'd probably tell her "good job!".

Then we'd have a talk about quality firearms.

[mbynack]

The poor guy was caught in the "cycle of violence". You know, the cycle where he commits a voilent felony, goes to prison for a short time, gets out and commits another felony, goes to prison for a short time, gets out... ad naseum.

The court system can't possibly be the problem - it's the gun.

[DungeonMaster]

What if the gun was homemade in a basement machine shop?

[Billthedrill]

Boyfriend was a nine-time loser out on pro and now she’s a felon too. No cure for stupid. Looks like we can’t even lock it up.

[newgeezer]

What if the gun was homemade in a basement machine shop?

President Obama needs to ban those, too. /s

[Myrddin]

What if the gun was homemade in a basement machine shop?

The article stated it was a 9mm Hi-Point. Regardless of the origin or manufacturer, it is a felony to convey a firearm to a convicted felon. That's one of the hazards of making a private sale of a firearm to an unknown buyer. You run the risk of becoming a felon by virtue of selling to a felon. Ignorance is no excuse.

[Graybeard58]

What if the gun was homemade in a basement machine shop?

President Obama needs to ban those, too. /s

Pay attention. We should ban basements and machine shops.

[newgeezer]

Regardless of the origin or manufacturer, it is a felony to convey a firearm to a convicted felon.

This particular infringement is just fine and dandy, until the almighty government decides it is a felony to disagree with the Party. (But, everyone knows that could never happen here.)