Old_Me
SAINT
so then under that state's laws, he can not own a gun, got it, but he can hunt with one, IF accompanied by an adult, got it.Woulda, coulda, shoulda... None of those thing done in and of themselves are criminal. There is no law in Mich requiring that firearms be locked up as is there no law against a 15 year old owning a handgun. They can't purchase one at that age but they can own one and use one to hunt with if accompanied by an adult. Legal pundits and talking heads are already pointing out the challenges of a conviction on the particular statue they are charging. You can definately make a case for negligence BUT does it rise to the level of criminal within the confines of the law? Me thinks not. I still concede that the parents are horrible parents but there is no law against being horrible parents.
Thing is the moral culpability aspect needs to be removed, it needs to be looked at purely from a legal perspective.
so an adult was supposed to be with him, when he cold bloody murdered..???
i mean after all, he did take the gun out of the house right..?? or did it "magically appear" in his hand when he got to the school..??
parents are responsible for the actions of thier KIDS, especially when they are under the legal age of adult.
even though he is a child, he committed an adult crime, with intent...
the parents are as involved as all hell.
there were warnings.