05-18-2018, 08:01 PM
(05-18-2018, 05:25 PM)sally Wrote: Now I read it was only a shotgun and revolver that he took from his dad. Meh, nothing you can do about it. Fuck it, just don't send your kids to school anymore.
The government can’t tell adults they don’t have a right to bear arms if they have kids in the house, even troubled kids.
But, the government can and should require adults to effectively lock up their guns. Still, not all states require such common sense gun safety measures.
Even in states where locking up guns isn’t currently the law, adults can and should be charged immediately with felony child endangerment if a juvenile gets ahold of their guns and uses them against others.
If it’s shown the guns were left readily accessible, a conviction should carry a minimum 10 year sentence, no probation and no parole, in my opinion. THAT might just make a difference.
It would have to be made into law at the federal level though. Sadly, however, virtually all of the Republican Congress is (currently) owned by the NRA and by the single issue gun-loving voters who always show up at the polls. We need to vote those fuckers out of office.
There’s no way the state of Texas or other gun-heavy states would hold adult gun owners responsible for control of their own firearms if it’s not mandated by federal law — no matter how many of their kids get murdered for attending school.
Anyway, I hope to see charges brought against the Santa Fe shooter’s father very quickly. But, I’m not holding my breath.