According to police in St. Joseph, Michigan, a 55-year-old woman named Christina Bond accidentally shot and killed herself while adjusting a handgun stored in her bra holster on 1 January 2015:
The incident initially made headlines due to the unusual circumstances surrounding Bond's death, but soon another element was added to the story: Bond was a minor Republican official in Michigan:
This irrelevant piece of information became the centerpiece for several articles that used Bond's death as a (sometimes tongue-in-cheek) argument for stricter gun control laws:
In addition to being a Republican, Christina Bond's obituary stated that she was a former MP in the United States Navy, a member of the Christian Motorcycle Association, and the mother of two children.
Last updated: 19 February 2015