Does NC Shooting Continue Gun Debate, Or Prove Something Else?

By Tom Knighton

While it wasn’t the most high-profile killing, it’s still tragic.

A party-barn out in the middle of nowhere, an altercation led to gunfire, and a young woman is dead because of it.

For some, it’s also a beacon. It’s a call to action, an opportunity to try and advance a gun control agenda in a state that normally isn’t big on infringing on the Second Amendment.

That’s precisely what’s happening in North Carolina, at least to some degree. After all, that’s sure the spin the University of North Carolina’s student newspaper is trying to put on it.

The incident took place on Oct. 28 at a party barn off of Mill Creek Road in Cedar Grove where approximately 150 people were on site by the time police arrived on scene. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office estimates there were 300 or more people in attendance before their arrival.

According to a press release from the sheriff’s office, an altercation between patrons at the barn led to several gunshots fired in the area.

Rashiya Melton was shot in the head and airlifted to UNC Hospitals, where she was treated for life-threatening injuries. Melton died at UNC Hospitals the next day.

…

Rebecca Ceartas, executive director at North …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms