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Showing Original Post only (View all)I can't speak for anyone else but no 19 year old young man was moving in to our home with an AR-15 [View all]
In fact unless the 19 year old had been a close friend of my child's who we knew well, he wasn't moving in without a background check. I know it's wonderful that sympathetic parents would help a child who has just lost his mother, but that weapon would have sent off alarm bells for me -maybe it's a cultural thing.
Sorry - naivete isn't a good thing in these times.
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I can't speak for anyone else but no 19 year old young man was moving in to our home with an AR-15 [View all]
malaise
Feb 2018
OP
The kid had a key to where his guns were...it was more than an error in judgement. If it were up to
Demsrule86
Feb 2018
#11
Gun safes are EXPENSIVE! How can he afford a gun safe - but not a place to live?
hexola
Feb 2018
#53
The mother said he was "naive" and knew very little about normal household things.
pnwmom
Feb 2018
#65
He is 19, legally an adult. So hard to envision how they would be legally responsible for him.
LisaL
Feb 2018
#17
That is true. I woud like to see laws put in place where people like this and the stepfather of
Demsrule86
Feb 2018
#46
They either didn't care he threatened other kids with a gun...and let him keep guns or they didn't
Demsrule86
Feb 2018
#47
Yes, the reason he didnt want to remain with his mothers friend was she didnt want him to have
bettyellen
Feb 2018
#56
I think they are disturbed. It is not 'normal' to give a disturbed person access to a gun.
Demsrule86
Feb 2018
#24
I took some heat about this, and the family sounds reasonable and intelligent...but only a gun nut
Demsrule86
Feb 2018
#9
A kid in mourning for a parent in possession of a gun is a gigantic red flag no matter the enculturation.
nocalflea
Feb 2018
#12
"Ok, dear, here's where you can put your toothbrush, and here's where you put your AR-15."
Demit
Feb 2018
#13
I'd claim that if I were them, after the fact, if I were so stupid as to let a
SammyWinstonJack
Feb 2018
#33
I am not going to blame the parents for this, they tried to help this kid. nt
USALiberal
Feb 2018
#34
I am not blaming the parents - just pointing out that they were not responsible adults
malaise
Feb 2018
#43
You really do not have enough info yet but judge all you want. DU seems to be experts on everything.
USALiberal
Feb 2018
#45
No, that was to his adoptive home, and his 68 year old adoptive mother died at thanksgiving.
lostnfound
Feb 2018
#50