Gun Control & RKBA

Lokilooney

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42. As far as the dad being charged as an accessory

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #5)

Thu Jun 8, 2017, 01:17 AM

Jun 2017

If I gift a 21 year old with a bottle of Scotch for their birthday and A week later he finishes off the last 1/4 remaining in one sitting and goes out driving and kills someone should I be charged as an accessory?

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No charges? Cracklin Charlie Jun 2017 #1

Imagine if they had cannabis on them SHRED Jun 2017 #8

Is "playing" listed on the police report Lokilooney Jun 2017 #39

I grew up in rural PA left-of-center2012 Jun 2017 #2

Um Lokilooney Jun 2017 #41

Wow...the perfect graduation gift, right? Freedomofspeech Jun 2017 #3

Thanks, NRA! You just destroyed some more lives. 50 Shades Of Blue Jun 2017 #4

To be fair... ADX Jun 2017 #6

No, the NRA has fetishized guns. sfwriter Jun 2017 #11

Do tell. Straw Man Jun 2017 #18

"(Y)ou feel that this is the NRA's fault." 'NRA' is a magical incantation for certain people... friendly_iconoclast Jun 2017 #22

One of my favorite historians. sfwriter Jun 2017 #27

I did. sfwriter Jun 2017 #26

And? Straw Man Jun 2017 #33

Brilliant. This is the kind of "logic" that put 45 in the WH. pablo_marmol Jun 2017 #35

The teen violated all 3 safety rules the NRA teaches. Kaleva Jun 2017 #31

He absolutely should be charged. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2017 #5

As far as the dad being charged as an accessory Lokilooney Jun 2017 #42

Trying to equate a bottle of Scotch with a gun just doesn't work. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2017 #43

If Lokilooney Jun 2017 #44

No. Your equivalence is not perfect. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2017 #45

The legal right to possess is the only issue Lokilooney Jun 2017 #48

"Guns are intended to kill...Alcohol is not intended to kill. " EX500rider Jun 2017 #50

of course he shouldnt be charged..hes just a kid who's girlfriend just died... samnsara Jun 2017 #7

If it can be proven that he was actually playing with the gun when it discharged... ADX Jun 2017 #9

Bingo. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2017 #46

If he was the captain of a boat and he was "playing" before it crashed, should he be charged? Doodley Jun 2017 #10

This Comatose Sphagetti Jun 2017 #16

He showed complete disregard for the life and safety of another Kaleva Jun 2017 #32

I think it depends on the circumstances (just as with child-in-a-hot-car, and other petronius Jun 2017 #17

Bull SoCalMusicLover Jun 2017 #29

Sad story. So much fail. LOL Lib Jun 2017 #12

Shall we compare this to the cops who deliberately shoot people? PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2017 #47

I don't know where to begin. LOL Lib Jun 2017 #49

Cops ... left-of-center2012 Jun 2017 #13

No mention of "playing with gun" in this local news account. LOL Lib Jun 2017 #14

Did you read the headline of your link? left-of-center2012 Jun 2017 #15

That description does not bear out in the actual account. LOL Lib Jun 2017 #19

Some reports say he was playing with the gun, some omit it left-of-center2012 Jun 2017 #20

Sarah Brady was a 'straw-man purchaser' by your standards: friendly_iconoclast Jun 2017 #21

Sorry I think I bungled the terminology too. LOL Lib Jun 2017 #23

I recieved my first real firearm. a 22cal RF Remington bolt action rifle oneshooter Jun 2017 #24

I totally understand. LOL Lib Jun 2017 #25

I'd say that is true of an heirloom, not a gun. sfwriter Jun 2017 #28

My dad bought me a bolt action Remington rifle as well. (1st gun) pablo_marmol Jun 2017 #30

I use this rifle as a first "real gun". oneshooter Jun 2017 #36

Sweetness! pablo_marmol Jun 2017 #37

The bolt action and lever action were built oneshooter Jun 2017 #38

Nice......thanks again. NT pablo_marmol Jun 2017 #40

Teen NEGLIGENTLY Kills 19-Yr.-Old Girlfriend............. pablo_marmol Jun 2017 #34

This part: Ilsa Jun 2017 #51

Was It Really An Accident? erpowers Jun 2017 #52

How does that happen we had a similar incident.... Historic NY Jun 2017 #53