1.   Although neither knows much about firearms, Matt and Joe get macho and buy a shotgun for protection.

2.   Family members are also angry Brower was able to buy a shotgun from a local Kmart store about five days before the shootings.

3.   He claimed he bought a shotgun, also in the bag, and did not realize the other gun was there.

4.   He did not have to provide this information when he bought the shotgun.

5.   It seems easier for them to buy cheap shotguns, in effect, than expensive laser-guided rifles.

6.   Last week, however, days after being sent home from a psychiatric hospital, Brower bought a shotgun and used it to kill his mother and himself.

7.   Nor did he buy the shotgun.

8.   Rep. Ciro Rodriguez, D-San Antonio, said he bought a shotgun years ago after his home was burglarized twice.

9.   So he hitched up the mules and went into town and bought a shotgun.

10.   Then, last July, he bought a shotgun, practiced at a shooting range and gunned down the two men.