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An Oklahoma man who was doing target practice in his backyard on Christmas is believed to have shot and killed an elderly woman a few blocks from his home, authorities said.

Cody Wayne Adams, 33, has been charged with first-degree manslaughter in connection with the deadly shooting, court filings show.

The victim was on a covered front porch with family members at a residence in Comanche when she was shot Thursday afternoon, according to the probable cause affidavit. She was holding a baby in her left arm while seated on a love seat when she was struck in her right upper arm, according to the affidavit. The bullet then entered her chest cavity, it said.

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Dude was shooting without a backstop, fucking idiot...

[–] daannii@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

1st degree means pre meditated.

Should be negligent homicide.

[–] agedcorn@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

1st degree doesn't mean premeditated, it means to the highest degree. A murder charge typically implies premeditation whereas manslaughter implies recklessness.

1st degree manslaughter sounds right to me, killing someone accidentally through extreme recklessness in this case.

[–] Mediocre_Bard@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago

You right, but consider this. You can't get plea deals without inflated charges. The pre-meditation could be that "he went into the house". He had the game on. He didn't NEED to be inside, he chose to go inside. If he was carrying a gun while he went inside AND anticipated an altercation, then you can make the argument, however poorly cobbled together, that he had thought this shit through.

"But, there's no plea deal for a man who died by suicide!" You're right. But it's a nice way to slide some precedent through because who is going to defend this asshole? Nobody.

Now, the next time someone does something similar and lives, you got that sweet murder 1 baybeee! They went into somewhere they didn't need to be, knowing that it would provoke an altercation, and they were carrying their firearm with intent to use it when the situation escalated (State of Oklahoma v. Cody Wayne Adams). Hell, this citation can be scraped by some language learning model and appear down the road to support this scenario when an overworked intern slaps together a brief for an attorney who is focused on numbers.

It doesn't have to be a good argument. It just has to be AN argument.

[–] termaxima@slrpnk.net 11 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

We have a place literally designed for target practice, it's called the "shooting range". Ever heard of it ?

[–] theyoyomaster@lemmy.world 6 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Even in very gun friendly areas ranges are always few, far between and often with years long wait lists for membership. Private property is often the only option, but it needs to be done safely. It sounds like every one of his neighbors had backstops for their home ranges, this dude was just a moron.

[–] SaintNyx@lemmy.world 5 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I've never heard of this issue. I know of at least 3 in my area that I could walk in, give them my id, fill out a small piece of paper and rent a gun and buy ammo to shoot there right there and then. I've even brought my Canadian in laws. They were able to shoot with just their passports. Rural ish PA btw

[–] theyoyomaster@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Much of the country it is a nightmare finding a place to shoot. I'm moving to Charleston SC at the end of the summer, I already reached out to the main range around there and they aren't even accepting new people to the wait list. They're hoping to maybe open the wait list back up in April or so.

When I lived in Northern Virginia someone finally built a very nice 100 yd indoor range and it was only a 45 minute drive from my apartment. Then the owner retired after 5-10 years and the town where it was located flat out told him "we will never approve the permits for you to ever sell it to another person. Sell it to us so we can make it a private police training facility or you will never see a penny."

I've lived in many states, and it was almost always at least an hour to the nearest range. Right now I shoot on a private farm 10 minutes away and it's beautiful.

[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 4 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Just a Real Murkan standing his ground, puh-raise JEE-zuz-ah!

[–] BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz 3 points 13 hours ago

The ONLY way, and I mean LITERALLY Only Way, to have Prevented this is if SHE shot him FIRST!

-People trying to Denaturalize US Citizens!

[–] gunny@lemmy.today -3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

The problem here aren't the guns or what they can do, but how people think, or rather do not think. Think about that... thank you

[–] Zaderade@lemmy.world 4 points 11 hours ago

Guns are tools. You give a sledge hammer to an idiot and they will eventually hurt themselves and others.

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 36 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The dumbfuck Adams is one of many reasons why the USA needs stricter gun control. I wonder if the worthless POS is a Charlie Kirk supporter.

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