MicroWaveDec 30, 2023

A 14-year-old boy in California allegedly used ‘multiple weapons’ to kill parents, injure sister, police say

https://lemmy.world/post/10130562

A 14-year-old boy in California allegedly used ‘multiple weapons’ to kill parents, injure sister, police say - Lemmy.World

A 14-year-old boy has been arrested after allegedly killing his parents and severely injuring his 11-year-old sister at their home in a rural community in Fresno County, California, on Wednesday, authorities say. The suspect, who is not being identified because of his age, originally called the sheriff’s office after the double slaying and told them someone had broken into their house in Miramonte, attacked his family, and fled in a truck, Fresno County Sheriff John Zanoni said during a news conference Friday. Detectives later noticed inconsistencies in the boy’s story, according to Zanoni. “Evidence ultimately showed that he had fabricated the story of a break in and was responsible for using multiple weapons to attack his mom, his dad and his sister,” Zanoni said.

Show threadthat guyDec 30, 2023
Obviously we should ban all weapons because of this outlier case
Show threadChicoSuaveDec 30, 2023
Yeah, we should. But let’s compromise and put safeguards in place instead. Like background checks, registration to monitor over eager purchasers, and generally restrict the ability of someone to take the life of a other.
Show threadZaderadeDec 30, 2023

In Canada we have gone to extreme lengths on gun control, specific to handguns. You can take a restricted firearms course, allowing you to own handguns, and other restricted arms.

The rules go something like this. If you own a handgun, the government can come and check on you at almost any time. You must keep it locked in a safe. You must keep ammunition in a separate room. If you plan to take the handgun to the range, or anywhere outside of your home, you have to contact the government for approval and establish a timeline.

I may not be 100% accurate on those laws but that is the gist of it. The idea is to cut down on firearm related crimes.

Now answer me this. How is that cutting down on crime at all, other than punishing lawful gun owners. How many people that caused death or injury with a handgun, took a PAL course to legally buy it? My gut says little to none. Those who commit the crimes buy handguns illegally.

It may be a sort of bias, but fuck me have there been way more shootings in my locale lately. Drug and gang related but still.

Show threadBuddahriffic

Those handgun permits aren’t just a matter of applying and taking a course and then you can have a handgun. As I understand it, they grant them to specific professions, like law enforcement and trapping.

Which means people aren’t able to legally carry pistols around, which means it’s risky to do so, which means that not many do so without a specific intent, which means there’s less random gun crime because someone happened to have a hidden gun in the heat of a moment where they were briefly pissed off.

And those random inspections and storage rules aren’t meant to prevent legal owners from doing any violence. If one decides to do so, there’s not much those rules will do to stop them. But they will make it less likely that some other random person who hasn’t been vetted can get ahold of that gun. Usually there’s some kind of violent intent or intent to service a violent intent when guns are stolen, so making it painful to leave your guns in a position to be easily stolen can make a real difference.

Dec 30, 2023 at 9:00pmWeb
Show threadZaderadeDec 31, 2023
This makes sense. You are able to apply for a license to carry a pistol, however chief firearms officers are denying them, regardless whether you meet criteria or not. The RCMP also will not disclose how many permits for carrying a handgun they issued on a given year. Fun facts.