The revelation provides more insight into what happened in the days leading up to a murder-suicide that eight people dead, including five children.
removed guns owned by himself and his wife days before the murder-suicide, leaving the family "vulnerable," a relative said Friday.
"Protective arms were purposely removed from the home prior to the incident because all adults were properly trained to protect human life," the Earl family said in a statement. "This is the type of loss that will continue to occur in families, communities and this nation when protective arms are no longer accessible."
Without knowing the details about how the shootings unfolded it is not clear whether having those firearms in the home could have helped stop the bloodshed, Jennie Earl said. However, if either Tausha Haight or Gail Earl had a chance to defend their family, they would have been able to use the guns, she said.
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