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173 Wn.2d 752 (Wash. 2012)
270 P.3d 574
Bonnie ANTHIS, individually, and as Personal
Representative of the Estate of Harvey Allen Anthis,
Respondent,
v.
Walter William COPLAND, Petitioner.
No. 85230-8.
Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.
February 16, 2012

FACTS
¶ 2 Sometimes lives are altered, even destroyed, so
suddenly and unexpectedly as to defy explanation.
Copland, a retired police officer from the city of Tacoma,
spent the day with a friend, John Stevens, in Kennewick,
Washington. They spent some time at the Burbank
Tavern in nearby Walla Walla County and then returned
to Stevens' house in Kennewick. In re Copland, No.
09-47782, 2010 WL 4809327, at *1 (Bankr.W.D.Wash.
Sept. 23, 2010) (unpublished).
¶ 3 On the way, Copland stopped to buy whiskey
and vodka. At Stevens' house Stevens' longtime friend
Anthis joined the pair. The three passed the afternoon on
Stevens' outdoor deck drinking and eating and enjoying
conversation about upcoming fishing trips. That evening,
in events described as " stunning both in their rapidity
and unexpectedness," Copland said to Anthis, " ' I could
shoot and kill you,' " and Anthis responded, " ' bring it
on.' " Id. Copland produced a .22 derringer and placed it
up to Anthis' right temple. No argument preceded the
exchange, and Anthis did not move. Stevens saw the
flash, heard the shot, and saw Anthis fall off his chair to
the floor. Copland then returned to his seat, put the gun in
his back pocket, placed his head in his hands and said, " '
Oh, my God, I've killed
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Al.' " Id. In a flash, two lives were destroyed.
¶ 4 Copland was convicted of first degree
manslaughter and is serving time in prison. See State v.
Copland, noted at 140 Wash.App. 1006, 2007 WL
2254420.
Posted by dingo chapness]]> Wed, 26 Dec 2012 16:03:53 -0800 The Stranger Posted by TreGibbs]]> Wed, 26 Dec 2012 14:03:49 -0800 The Stranger
The thing that especially breaks my heart is that these were *volunteer* firefighters. This wasn't their job, and they didn't even make money from putting out fires. Instead, they put themselves at risk for other's safety. (Not realizing they would be at risk of being shot, of course, but putting out fires isn't exactly risk-free.) One of them was only 19 years old. 19! I grew up near Webster and am home for the holidays... the town is so shaken.
Posted by 14thblackbird]]> Wed, 26 Dec 2012 08:07:36 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Samuel]]> Tue, 25 Dec 2012 08:32:07 -0800 The Stranger
and in 1995 gun deaths were 2x what they are now.
somehow we dropped the number of hand gun deaths by 40% from to 2000.

as horrible as the mass shootings are, theres something much more complex and significant going on with violence, deaths, and guns in the US than just high capacity weapons, or teenagers watching video games.
http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/homicid…

Posted by Cassette tape fan]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 19:06:11 -0800 The Stranger http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe-er9Fqh…
Posted by geminilee]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 18:55:16 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Tim Horton]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 18:32:48 -0800 The Stranger http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owzhYNcd4…
Posted by capicola]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 16:02:58 -0800 The Stranger @15 Upstate doesn't have strict gun laws.
@25 don't know any particulars in this case, but it is conceivable that someone could have (upstate) gotten a license in 1990, been convicted of a crime, and the databases never got synched. Upstate I don't think you have to renew, just get the license once and then no more checks.
Posted by LaSargenta]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 13:47:33 -0800 The Stranger Posted by venomlash]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 13:01:59 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Richard Pope]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 12:20:24 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Puty]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 12:09:21 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Sargon Bighorn]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 11:18:14 -0800 The Stranger Posted by sloegin]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 11:14:14 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Ziggity]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 11:08:49 -0800 The Stranger
That is a good one to discuss, since Trayvon supposedly got the jump on Zimmerman he would have definitely saved his own life.

Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 10:49:20 -0800 The Stranger
http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/o…

My condolences to everyone affected by gun violence in this country.
Posted by Bojac6]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 10:48:40 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Ziggity]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 10:44:40 -0800 The Stranger

Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 10:38:53 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Everyone without a gun threatens gun nuts]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 10:28:09 -0800 The Stranger
Our Credulous Liberal Sensibilities are offended.....
Posted by the Easter Bunny]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 09:45:09 -0800 The Stranger Posted by six shooter]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 09:40:37 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Pope Peabrain]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 09:38:32 -0800 The Stranger
so, we're still only at 5 for the last 10 days.
Posted by Max Solomon]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 09:30:19 -0800 The Stranger Posted by J from Oregon]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 09:27:32 -0800 The Stranger