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TexasTowelie

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Mon Dec 29, 2014, 08:16 PM Dec 2014

Gun Enthusiast Shoots Wife Dead. Hard To Believe, HUH? [View all]



SPRING, TEXAS -- A Texas man called 911 on Sunday morning and admitted to shooting and killing his wife, according to authorities. As it turns out, Martin Gaytan, 24, has quite a fascination for guns and he shared that enthusiasm on Facebook.

Authorities say that Gaytan told them that he and his wife, Monica Gaytan, also 24, had an argument at their home around 5:00 a.m. at their home in Spring, Texas.

Martin Gaytan claims Monica Gaytan pointed a gun at him. Martin Gaytan allegedly told investigators that he took the gun away from his wife and shot her multiple times, ABC 13 reports.

Monica Gaytan was pronounced dead at the scene.

A glance through their Facebook posts reveals a fascination with guns.

Read more: http://freakoutnation.com/2014/12/gun-enthusiast-shoots-wife-dead-hard-to-believe-huh/
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Well, ammosexuals will say, if she pointed a fork at him, he'd have forked multiple times, too. valerief Dec 2014 #1
Speechless, Monica rest in peace TexasProgresive Dec 2014 #2
Reading the comments is really cheery. TexasTowelie Dec 2014 #4
And she looks so happy in that pic TexasProgresive Dec 2014 #6
There are lots of people who do not need guns, they are not smart enough to handle the guns properly Thinkingabout Dec 2014 #3
Price gun fanciers expect society to pay for their obsession. Hoyt Dec 2014 #5
I wish they'd all shoot each other. Remainder could Ilsa Dec 2014 #7
What would save women and children is the absence of killing machines and the NRA mindset cretins. Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #10
The home defense argument is only valid if you Ilsa Dec 2014 #12
The CDC report commissioned by Pres Obama disagrees. kioa Dec 2014 #13
Well, it didn't help me during my home invasion. Ilsa Dec 2014 #14
Not everyone's situation is exactly like yours was. kioa Dec 2014 #22
I'd like to see gun enthusiasts get real about kids and guns, Ilsa Dec 2014 #23
You just accused others of being paranoid, while insisting kioa Dec 2014 #24
I'm not afraid. That's why I don't feel the need to be Ilsa Dec 2014 #25
Good. Then I can only assume that you are against the AWB & other gun control nonsense that kioa Dec 2014 #26
From the report: Ilsa Dec 2014 #16
Also from the report: there are more cases of self-defense kioa Dec 2014 #17
"studies" most likely funded by the NRA. louis-t Dec 2014 #27
The CDC is as credible an organization as there is. kioa Dec 2014 #28
Wife enthusiast? ashling Dec 2014 #8
When a gun is around, and there are 300 million around, arguments become funerals. Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #9
Texas has a lower murder rate & more guns per capita than California. kioa Dec 2014 #11
Are you an NRA troll? nt Ilsa Dec 2014 #15
Are you a Bloomberg troll? kioa Dec 2014 #18
I notice where you spend your time posting. Ilsa Dec 2014 #19
By the way, the category of "Murder" doesn't include Ilsa Dec 2014 #20
Accidents? From the same CDC report commissioned by Pres. Obama kioa Dec 2014 #21
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