Soccer mom Melanie Hain's days of carrying her Glock 26 to her daughter's games are over. Police discovered her and her husband, Scott, 33, shot to death in their Lebanon, PA home Thursday. Hain, 31, made headlines on September 11, 2008 when she brought her holstered Glock to her daughter's soccer game. For some, she became a heroic advocate for Second Amendment rights. For others, she became just another right-wing nut job. Police are hesitant to rule the case a murder suicide, but in my opinion, the only thing unclear is which victim was the murderer and which committed suicide.

It's difficult to look past the obvious irony explicit in the circumstances surrounding her life and death. Just take a quick stroll around the blogosphere and you're sure to find those who've dismissed Hain as crazy and deserving of her fate; however, to do so would require ignoring many of the facts of the case.

Back when Hain first made headlines for bringing her loaded weapon to the soccer game, Lebanon County Sheriff Michael DeLeo revoked her permit to carry the gun. Citing a breach of her constitutional rights, she filed a lawsuit against DeLeo with the aid of her attorney, Matthew Weisberg. The lawsuit sought $1 million in punitive and statutory damages as well as reimbursement for attorneys' fees and lost wages. According to Weisberg, Hain had informed him she was separating from her husband and wanted to remove his name from the lawsuit. It's important to note her husband was a parole officer, and as such, carried a firearm. Hain had also considered filing a restraining order against her husband.

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