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Gun Control Reform Activism

BainsBane

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4. No, but the issue is where he got the gun

Reply to rocktivity (Reply #3)

Thu Aug 22, 2013, 07:34 PM

Aug 2013

Was it laying around at home and he brought it to school? If so, the parents are negligent and should be charged.

The article says it went off in backpack. There is no reason a 5 y old should have a gun, so whether he shot it or not, the issue is where he got it. I find it odd you are questioning criminal culpability for a 5 yr old rather than the parents who didn't lock up their guns.

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Tennessee 5-year-old detained after firing handgun in school cafeteria [View all] BainsBane Aug 2013 OP

Wait a minute. A 5 year old doesn't fully understand the concept of right and wrong in the eyes diabeticman Aug 2013 #1

Of course. BainsBane Aug 2013 #2

DID he fire the gun or did he not? rocktivity Aug 2013 #3

No, but the issue is where he got the gun BainsBane Aug 2013 #4

Of course the culpability doesn't begin or end with the child rocktivity Aug 2013 #5

The five year old going to the principal's office seems right. Now, did his parents go to jail? Squinch Aug 2013 #6

The article says the case is under investigation BainsBane Aug 2013 #7