Police find classmate gave gun to Arizona girls in murder-suicide

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

World | Tue Feb 16, 2016 10:21pm EST

Police find classmate gave gun to Arizona girls in murder-suicide

PHOENIX | BY DAVID SCHWARTZ

The handgun used in last week's apparent murder-suicide of two 15-year-old girls found shot dead at their suburban Phoenix high school was furnished by a fellow student at the request of one of the girls, police said on Tuesday.

Sergeant David Vidaure, a spokesman for the police department in Glendale, Arizona, said the girl had obtained the weapon from her classmate, a 15-year-old boy, on the eve of last Friday's fatal shooting after telling him "she needed it for protection".

The classmate obliged by providing the girl with "a family-owned handgun, from his home, without the permission or knowledge of his parents," Vidaure said in a statement.

Suicide is the third-leading cause of death among American youths aged 10 to 24, resulting in 4,600 lives lost each year, and firearms are the most common method for taking one's own life, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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[nichomachus]

1. But if he had sold it to her -- no big deal. That's allowed and encouraged. n/t

[shadowrider]

2. Jeez

You do realize an underage male, stealing a handgun from his parents, and giving it to an underage girl would neither be allowed, or encouraged, even had he sold it to her.

From what I gather, based on years of experience, selling something you don't own is somewhat of a crime.

SMH

[nichomachus]

3. Jeez

What if he owned it? What if he had gotten it for his 10th birthday or something like that. Not uncommon among gun fondlers.

[shadowrider]

6. Reading is fundamental

From the article:

"The classmate obliged by providing the girl with "a family-owned handgun, from his home, without the permission or knowledge of his parents," Vidaure said in a statement. ".

THAT leads me to believe he stole it from his parents.

[gejohnston]

13. he possessed it without written permission of the parents

that makes it a federal offense, besides theft. He couldn't show it was his since his name and SSN would not appear on the 4473.

[Eleanors38]

11. Well, Shadowrider, truth is far less important than tRump-style punk rot...

...the Controllers are merely perfecting their chops; after all, the Master with the flop sweat hair on his head is setting the (BRUP!!) standard.

[hack89]

4. Posting stupid shit doesn't help your cause

you know damn well there is no one in America that supports 15 year olds stealing guns from their parents and selling it to another 15 year old.

[nichomachus]

5. I don't have a cause -- except maybe common sense and logic

But I realize gun fondlers are opposed to that.

[hack89]

7. Then perhaps your posts should start reflecting some of that common sense and logic

instead of inane non sequiturs .

You want rational, common sense gun laws? How about approaching the issue with rational thought and actual common sense? How about an actual willingness to interact with those that disagree with something other than broadbrush insults?

[GGJohn]

8. And we realize that you don't have a clue about what firearm owners are for or

against, all you have is insults and bullcrap..

[beevul]

9. Hah.

But I realize gun fondlers are opposed to that.

With language like that, naaaa, you don't have a cause.

It would be sad if it wasn't so funny.

[shadowrider]

10. No cause and no clue

it's a two-fer.

[Eleanors38]

12. "Common sense and logic" may actually be passing jollies. Since you "don't have a cause."

[pablo_marmol]

14. "I don't have a cause......."

Then you go on to describe fellow Democrats as "gun fondlers" while oblivious to the fact that you've outed yourself.