Merry Gunmas

Guns are just so very convenient for those holiday family arguments.

From the Herald:

A man is dead after being shot during an argument with his grandfather in Laurel County.

The shooting happened in a home on Arthur Ridge Road in East Bernstadt, according to a press release from the Laurel County’s Sheriff’s Office.

Laurel County Sheriff deputies say 26-year-old Anthony Ryan Thompson, of East Bernstadt, was arguing with his grandfather around 7 a.m. Sunday.

At some point during the argument, the two got into “a scuffle,” and police say a pistol fired, hitting Thompson in the chest. Thompson died at the scene. It was not immediately clear if Thompson or his grandfather was the one that fired the shot.

Police will present the case to the grand jury for possible charges after an investigation.

Wonder if that will discourage any of the people stealing guns out of cars in Nelson County, about 150 miles northwest of Laurel County.

Probably not.