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https://myfox8.com/2018/08/12/north...iend-accidentally-shoots-himself-in-the-head/
This will be a good thread for discussion, at least for me because I am a little foggy on the law regarding access to firearms by minors. In addition, it will be a good addendum to Geezer's thread about the young lady defending her Mom by killing her attacking boyfriend.
In this case, the minor boy visiting had access to a handgun. Would the law still be the same if he had access to a long gun and accidentally killed himself?
If the parents in this story broke the law by allowing access to a firearm by a minor, then wouldn't the Mom whose life was saved by her teenage daughter in Geezer's thread be guilty of the same crime since her 12 year old son had access to a firearm and retrieved it before giving it to his older sister?
Is the law applied only due to the circumstances surrounding an incident involving the access and discharge of a firearm inside a dwelling by a minor? In other words, are charges only applied to the adults if a ND injury/death, or criminal use of the firearm by the minor is involved but not applied if the minor has access to the firearm and uses it in the defense of self or others in the dwelling?
The last question is related to my first question above. Is how the law in these cases applied all dependent upon whether a handgun or long gun was the firearm involved in the shooting?
Maybe each case is subject to interpretation based on the facts and circumstances of each individual case. It's confusing to me, as I'm sure it is to others. Maybe that's the intent: Keep everyone confused about the law and how it is applied and subject to interpretation by the criminal justice system.
I'd really like to hear some discussion on this because I really do wonder. I've looked at the statutes and they are very confusing and seem to be subject to interpretation.
This will be a good thread for discussion, at least for me because I am a little foggy on the law regarding access to firearms by minors. In addition, it will be a good addendum to Geezer's thread about the young lady defending her Mom by killing her attacking boyfriend.
In this case, the minor boy visiting had access to a handgun. Would the law still be the same if he had access to a long gun and accidentally killed himself?
If the parents in this story broke the law by allowing access to a firearm by a minor, then wouldn't the Mom whose life was saved by her teenage daughter in Geezer's thread be guilty of the same crime since her 12 year old son had access to a firearm and retrieved it before giving it to his older sister?
Is the law applied only due to the circumstances surrounding an incident involving the access and discharge of a firearm inside a dwelling by a minor? In other words, are charges only applied to the adults if a ND injury/death, or criminal use of the firearm by the minor is involved but not applied if the minor has access to the firearm and uses it in the defense of self or others in the dwelling?
The last question is related to my first question above. Is how the law in these cases applied all dependent upon whether a handgun or long gun was the firearm involved in the shooting?
Maybe each case is subject to interpretation based on the facts and circumstances of each individual case. It's confusing to me, as I'm sure it is to others. Maybe that's the intent: Keep everyone confused about the law and how it is applied and subject to interpretation by the criminal justice system.
I'd really like to hear some discussion on this because I really do wonder. I've looked at the statutes and they are very confusing and seem to be subject to interpretation.