Greensboro shooting victim knew estranged husband had a rifle

[Robb]

GREENSBORO — A High Point middle school teacher who was shot several times on Thursday tried unsuccessfully to obtain a domestic violence protection order, according to court documents.

At almost the same time, Laurrissa Armstrong’s husband was applying for a gun permit, according to the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office.

Armstrong, 62, was shot outside her Steeplechase apartment at 1404 Adams Farm Parkway in Greensboro about 7:50 a.m. Police believe her husband Bruce Armstrong, 61, is the person responsible.

Laurrissa Armstrong filed for a domestic violence protective order on July 29, according to court documents. In the filing, she stated she was divorcing Bruce Armstrong.

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A copy of the application shows she was turned down for the protection order because she failed to prove she was in danger. The ruling was signed Aug. 7 by District Court Judge Linda L. Falls,

The order also would have stopped Bruce Armstrong from buying a gun....

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This is why legislation that bars people from guns while protection orders are being considered is important. Yes, the guy would've eventually gotten his gun, because the judge is apparently an idiot -- but that's another day or two for the system to have caught up with her, for her to have relocated, etc. etc.