Re: Boy, 11, shoots father's girlfriend
 

Why wasn't the shotgun locked up properly? Simple question that has yet to be answered...

Re: Boy, 11, shoots father's girlfriend
 

Wait, first you say they're "specifically taught" stuff like that, but his dad was the one who got him the shotgun. Isn't it likely his dad was also the one who "specifically taught" him that stuff(you think people need to be taught, I disagree, but I'm trying to follow your argument)?

Dude, he's eleven.

Re: Boy, 11, shoots father's girlfriend
 

It's a farmhouse in a rural area. May not have been locked up at all.

It hardly matters though. In a pre-meditated murder like that, a choice of a weapon is a pretty trivial matter. Should all the knives been locked up as well?

As for being "taught" to kill, I don't think so. Some people have a born nature to be killers. Sure, maybe he was brought up poorly - but a lot of people have lousy childhoods, yet they aren't all killers.

Re: Boy, 11, shoots father's girlfriend
 

Because it was his weapon. :lookaround: He prolly unlocked it.

I think the father should have had a hand in the storage of the weapon, like he should have the key type thing.

I would criticize an 11 year old owning a shotgun but its a farm area and I know kids are given weapons in those regions for sport or whatever. Which I dont think is cool, BTW.

Re: Boy, 11, shoots father's girlfriend
 

Wouldn't matter. A kid that fucked up would find a way to do it anyways.

Re: Boy, 11, shoots father's girlfriend
 

This is EXACTLY what I was going to say. Let him rot in juvy until he's considered old enough. Then they keep him in there for some years, and then n0e's idea sounds pretty fair. :D

Re: Boy, 11, shoots father's girlfriend
 

Kids dont "rot" in juvy. All accounts I have heard said juvy is just a long camp stay.