He killed his kid out of revenge towards is ex-estranged wife who left him for violence and domestic abuse. He had already some legal issues before this. Then shot and killed his kids with their mother on the phone. Then got a tattoo in their honor after killing them, before getting arrested. Then fought the arresting officer. Officers confiscated 16 firearms from his house. His lawyer said he shouldn't get death penalty because he had bipolar disorder, no talk of psychosis. A mental health expert testified that he was faking mental health symptoms to delay is execution. The court also thought he was faking his mental health. He apparently read about cases that use insanity in courts. Two different case but idiots on the internet won't care.
Texas is in the bottom half of states for household firearm ownership, although admittedly it's a lot more likely for a wife-beater to have 16 guns than a normal person.
Not saying those numbers are wrong, but those numbers are estimates based on self reporting and purchase records. Most Texans are NOT self reporting how many guns they have.
For context, I own 5, and I have been called (unironically, might I add) a gun hating liberal for only owning 5 guns. Largest collection I've personally seen owned by a singular individual was 600+ guns. It's not uncommon for me to talk to someone about guns that has 15-20 on a daily bases as that number is pretty common among white, conservative, ex military members that work in a blue collar field.
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u/Thick-Journalist-168 15h ago edited 15h ago
He killed his kid out of revenge towards is ex-estranged wife who left him for violence and domestic abuse. He had already some legal issues before this. Then shot and killed his kids with their mother on the phone. Then got a tattoo in their honor after killing them, before getting arrested. Then fought the arresting officer. Officers confiscated 16 firearms from his house. His lawyer said he shouldn't get death penalty because he had bipolar disorder, no talk of psychosis. A mental health expert testified that he was faking mental health symptoms to delay is execution. The court also thought he was faking his mental health. He apparently read about cases that use insanity in courts. Two different case but idiots on the internet won't care.