"It would be horribly tragic if my ability to protect myself or my family were to be taken away," Sheats wrote in March on her Facebook page, "but that's exactly what Democrats are determined to do by banning semi-automatic handguns."
The woman killed by police after she fatally shot her two daughters at their Texas home was identified as an outspoken gun advocate.
Christy Sheats, 42, shot and killed her two young daughters, Taylor, 22, and Madison Sheats, 17, on what neighbors said was their fathers birthday, according to local reports. A family spat started inside the married couples Houston-area home and spiraled into gun violence that spilled out onto their street.
It was a family argument that turned into a shooting, Fort Bend County Sheriff Troy Nehls told the Houston Chronicle. But were still trying to put the pieces together.
A witness said the sisters tried escaping with their father, but Taylor collapsed outside the home and Madison was shot in the back, KTRK-TV reported.
Jason Sheats managed to flee unscathed and called police from a neighbors home.
Jason and Christy Sheats recently reunited after separating, a neighbor told the TV station.
Police records revealed that deputies had been called multiple times in the past to the familys home, located west of Houston in an unincorporated area near Fulshear, Texas.
"But as to why we were called here, I dont know, Nehls said.
Sheats husband was not harmed in the shooting, but he was taken to a hospital because he was so emotionally distraught.
Hes going through a very difficult time, Nehls said.
First responders led the distraught father away from the home after the 5 p.m. incident Friday in the family's middle class neighborhood. A 911 caller said shots had been fired.
When Fulshear police arrived to the scene, the two daughters were lying on the street in front of the home, the Chronicle reported.
Cops then shot and killed Christy Sheats, who was holding a pistol and refused to drop it.
"That armed shooter was also in the street and, after refusing to drop her weapon was shot and killed by a Fulshear officer," the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office said.
Taylor died at the scene and her teenage sister, Madison, was airlifted to the Texas Medical Center, where she couldnt be saved.
According to Christy Sheats Facebook page, she was a gun owner and vocal advocate for the second amendment.
A witness said the sisters tried escaping the home with their father, but Taylor collapsed outside and Madison was shot in the back. (ABC 13)
