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JonLP24

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3. That is so sad

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sat Mar 7, 2015, 10:37 PM

Mar 2015

I can't comment because there are a million things I don't know. Detectives say the boy said he was "playing with a gun". Like a toy as he didn't know it was loaded or lacks details. Homicide charges doesn't necessarily mean murder, either way -- very depressing.

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Boy aged 11 charged with homicide in Nashville [View all] Judi Lynn Mar 2015 OP

Again... :( Sancho Mar 2015 #1

how do you respond to people who say the 2nd amendment does not allow alp227 Mar 2015 #8

the same way azureblue Mar 2015 #9

It doesn't apply... Sancho Mar 2015 #14

sancho is trying to straddle the fence with a lot of double speak Doctor_J Mar 2015 #16

The owner of the gun is the one who should be charged. If that person cannot be found, it still is enough Mar 2015 #2

That is so sad JonLP24 Mar 2015 #3

I don't need to know anything more than his age marym625 Mar 2015 #7

I agree on that point JonLP24 Mar 2015 #12

I hope so marym625 Mar 2015 #13

This child is being charged? WTF! Chemisse Mar 2015 #4

.... 840high Mar 2015 #5

Agreed sakabatou Mar 2015 #10

anything to pretend mopinko Mar 2015 #15

But parents in Tennessee get away with their kids killing each other marym625 Mar 2015 #6

Proper secured storage is a good thing. ManiacJoe Mar 2015 #11

There's no excuse for an 11yo not knowing how to handle a firearm. ileus Mar 2015 #17

Taught, but not necessarily retained unless periodically enforced. Lars39 Mar 2015 #18