So sad. In what world does a 13 year old girl believe shooting two strangers for an imagined transgression seem real?

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So sad. In what world does a 13 year old girl believe shooting two strangers for an imagined transgression seem real?

Oh yeah, this one.
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/bellefontaine-neighbors-police-seek-girl-in-shooting-that-left-two/article_a3416b25-b9bb-588e-a05b-2a410a81602d.html

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Lorne Thomas said…
Would have thought that she was a Clinton delegate, until you remember that she is 13.
July 20, 2016 at 7:48 PM
Marla Caldwell said…
Where did she get the gun? Obviously she didn't buy it legally, so that suggests someone was negligent in storing their weapon and should also possibly face charges in this.
July 20, 2016 at 9:49 PM
Shannon B. said…
Marla Caldwell​​ in many states, teens CAN legally buy guns from private sellers like at gunshows or through classifieds.
July 20, 2016 at 10:05 PM
Lorne Thomas said…
Shannon B. Which states would those be exactly?
July 20, 2016 at 10:31 PM
Marla Caldwell said…
Shannon B. really, at just 13 in their own name?
July 20, 2016 at 11:01 PM
Dark Goddess said…
Marla Caldwell From the sounds of it, she was running with a bad crowd in a bad area. I wouldn't assume she took an adult's legally registered weapon, she probably got an illegal gun from a gangbanger.
July 21, 2016 at 12:27 AM
Marla Caldwell said…
Kayci Morgan that's possible too. I just think that angle deserves investigation. You know something is seriously messed up when a 13 year old kills someone apparently over feeling disrespected or thwarted.
July 21, 2016 at 12:44 AM
Dark Goddess said…
Marla Caldwell I agree. But this doesn't sound like the average 13 year old. Her mom sent her to live with her dad because she couldn't be handled. I'm guessing behavior like this is what she couldn't handle.
July 21, 2016 at 12:52 AM
Marla Caldwell said…
Kayci Morgan I'm guessing it wasn't quite this scale before or she'd already be in detention, but yes, it does seem she was troubled already and mom was attempting dad as an intervention.
July 21, 2016 at 1:03 AM
Shannon B. said…
Marla Caldwell​ Maybe I was wrong about legally buying?... but they can legally own and still do buy.

http://m.huffingtonpost.com.au/2016/06/17/watch-this-insane-video-of-a-13-year-old-buying-a-gun-in-seconds/
July 21, 2016 at 4:59 AM
Lorne Thomas said…
Owning is quite different from buying. Owning is good. Kids on farms are raised around firearms and taught how to use them as tools as well as the parents who take their children shooting clays and targets. Time doing things with parents where responsibility is a key part builds responsibility and character.
July 21, 2016 at 5:52 AM
Marla Caldwell said…
Shannon B. it was the buying that I was more concerned about. My mother was hunting with her father for food for the family table when she was 6 years old, and in circumstances where children are taught safety, safety, safety and supervised very closely whenever they use appropriate firearms (those that they can control), I'm not opposed to that. But children definitely should not be buying them or using them unsupervised under any circumstances.
July 21, 2016 at 2:25 PM
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