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Denver police have arrested a 13-year-old boy accused of fatally shooting a man whose leg was blocking the aisle on a public bus.

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[-] snausagesinablanket@lemmy.world 21 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

It is legal to hunt at 12 years old in some states.

Edit: I bought enough trigger locks for all my long guns and pistols for under $100. There is no excuse not to have them installed and I live alone. My guns are also in a locker as well as trigger locked. My ammo is in a different room in a safe box screwed to the closet floor from inside the locked box. All this was well under $200 including the gun locker.

[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 14 points 9 months ago

I need to get some sleep. I read that as

It is legal to hunt 12 year olds in some states

And thought this 13-year old had a gun after the age he needed it for protection...lmao

[-] habitualcynic@lemmy.ml 5 points 9 months ago

To be fair to you, 12 year olds are the worst. Source: was 12 year old

[-] HarriPotero@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

I don't think there's an age limit for hunting in my country, either. I did have a couple of shotguns for the purpose.

To get a license for them I had to pass an exam identifying all game, even by silhouette. And I had to pop in for a quick interview at the police station before applying for a weapon's license.

I feel like those hoops would filter out 95% of those looking to get weapons fpr illicit purposes. In the case of a handgun, you'd need to show a long-lasting interest in either range shooting or hunting game that hide in dens.

[-] CaptainProton@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I doubt THAT'S why the kid had a gun. It was easier to buy one in my high school than to get one as an adult (even with a good income) where I grew up in NYC.

[-] usyless@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Seriously is this person think the only way to get stuff is from Walmart or Target? Embarrassing

[-] Crack0n7uesday@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

That's usually only for rifles, most states it's 21 for a hand gun.

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