10-10-2017, 04:21 PM
(10-10-2017, 04:01 PM)HairOfTheDog Wrote:(10-10-2017, 01:22 PM)SIXFOOTERsez Wrote: Agreed, your kids should not have access to your weapons. As a gun owner you should be responsible for it at all times. My room mate and I both own a lot of guns and they are all over the house. But when there are people coming we talk about it and make the decision to gather up and lock up or not.
Your comment reminded me of a story I read this morning Six. A 13-year-old boy in Massachusetts shot a 12-year-old classmate the other day, apparently over alleged Facebook bullying. Fortunately, the 12-year-old is expected to survive.
Police say the shooter used his mom's gun. It doesn't look like any charges have been filed against mom. I don't know if that's because she reportedly had the gun locked in a cabinet (police don't know if her son got a key or knew the combination).
But, the 13-year-old is charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling and carrying a loaded firearm without a license. His mom, who doesn't want to be identified, basically says it was self-defense and an accident by a good kid who'd been pushed to the brink. Her statement is included in the story linked below.
Story: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/taunton-sho...d-bullied/
This ^ is the exact scenario that should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Family member gains access to your firearm and shoots somebody.
The owner should be charged identically to the perp, and then let it go to trial.