Today's Eternal Sadness

One of the favorite arguments put forward by The Clan of the Tiny Manhood, when railing against any kind of gun control laws, is that "you only keep law-abiding citizens from getting guns".

Here's a story of the wife of a law-abiding citizen; the mother of that law-abiding citizen's 2 sons; who was gunned down in her home by that self-same law-abiding citizen during a quarrel over who's turn it was to cook the evening meal.

COMSTOCK, MI -- It was an argument over cooking a meal that led to Monday's fatal shooting of Nancy Kovach, 40, by her husband, John, in the couple's Comstock Township home, said Kalamazoo County Undersheriff Paul Matyas.

"There was an argument at the residence that simply escalated. It was a dumb argument," Matyas said. "They were arguing over who was going to cook something. That simply escalated to the point where he shot her."

The Kovachs' 10-year-old and 8-year-old sons were inside the home at the time of the shooting, Matyas said. The boys were put in the custody of Child Protective Services.

Matyas said alcohol was likely a factor in the homicide, but investigators are following up to see how much of a factor it played.

John Kovach, 42, has been charged with open murder and was denied bond at his arraignment Tuesday afternoon.

Sheriff's deputies were called to the residence at 8:50 p.m. Monday to respond to a domestic dispute and found Nancy Kovach already dead. Matyas did not know who made the 911 call. The family lives at 6907 E. Main St. in Comstock Township.

And Jesus wept.  Y'know - Jesus cries a lot here in America.