Restraining orders and protective court orders are seldom talked about in the firearms community or in 2A policy, no one really wants to stand up for those that allegedly or actually abuse women, and thankfully today we don’t have to.
A woman in North Dakota was granted an order of protection against her ex-boyfriend after he had physically assaulted her and threatened to kill her. This woman had decided to keep some of her friends around her apartment in case her ex-boyfriend decided to show up despite the court order. Thank god she had the foresight to keep good company because her ex-boyfriend did show up and was not exactly in the mood to reconcile their differences.
The ex-boyfriend broke into the woman’s home around 2 AM and headed straight for her room. One of the woman’s friends then proceeded to shoot the man in the chest with his revolver. This friend, Edwin Kester, had stayed the night because the woman feared her ex-boyfriend would come and attack her.
As Inforum reported:
A Fargo man who was fatally shot early Monday morning, Oct. 18, in a Casselton residence broke into the home where he had threatened to kill his girlfriend a week earlier, according to court documents and law enforcement.
Cass County Sheriff Jesse Jahner identified 58-year-old Randell Ray Burton as the man who was killed Monday at 15568 37th St. SE. Edwin Charles Kester Jr., 54, called 911 to report that he shot Burton at the apartment, Jahner said during a Tuesday news conference.
Burton broke into the home moments before Kester shot him with a revolver, Jahner said. The apartment belonged to a woman who shared an “on again, off again” relationship with Burton, according to court documents that detailed domestic violence and terrorizing charges against Burton.
This woman was able to avoid ending up as just another tragedy for the 9 O’clock news by keeping good company. Sadly many others suffer that fate in America. Laws are not something that criminals follow, in fact, they are called criminals because they don’t follow the laws.
