SAGINAW, MI — Was a U.S. Army soldier “playing” with a gun before he shot himself and his pregnant wife? That’s the issue to be determined before a judge can sentence the Saginaw County ...

Ron Cohen recalls lugging an M240 machine gun around while he served as a young infantryman with the Israel Defense Forces. At 5’9” and about 150 pounds, carrying the 26-pound weapon was a strain.