Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Autumn Lee Kaufmann

By Robert Farago

“Autumn Lee Kaufmann, 21, of the 800 block of Stone Church Drive in Upper Mount Bethel, at 1:15 a.m. Sunday allegedly began fighting with her boyfriend at her home over a social media posting,” lehighvalleylive.com reports. The police report doesn’t reveal the exact nature of her boyfriend’s Facebook post. The digital aggression was egregious enough to trigger Ms. Kaufmann’s temper, which soon turned violent . . .

“Pennsylvania State Police in Belfast say Kaufmann punched the man in the head several times and pointed a .243-caliber hunting rifle at him.”

The .243 Winchester cartridge is a necked-down .308 round that’s extremely versatile. Depending on how many grains of powder are on board, it’s a good choice for shooting small varmints up to most things four-legged. As for ruining the day of a two-legged (I’m thinking) three-sheets-to-the-wind Facebook blabbermouth, yeah, that’ll do (pig). And here’s the kicker:

Kaufmann alleges in court records the couple was “just joking around” and they point rifles at each other “all the time.”

You know that Safety Rule that says “never point a firearm at something you’re not willing to destroy”? I have a sneaking suspicion that both Ms. Kaufmann and her boyfriend were …Read the Rest

Source:: Truth About Guns