Florida boy, 10, claimed to buy guns in text threatening mass shooting

[WuWei]

No, I simply am.

[SixFoot]

#MeThree

[DMK]

@fallenturtle

No, I’m blaming you for raising a stink over something as inconsequential as a reference to a pop-culture fictional alien race.

And there you have it. Do you live in reality? Now, you are blaming me.

[Supreme_War_Pig]

@WuWei

No, I simply am.

Okey dokey

[fallenturtle]

@DMK

@fallenturtle

No, I’m blaming you for raising a stink over something as inconsequential as a reference to a pop-culture fictional alien race.

And there you have it.

Yep.

Do you live in reality?

Yes.

Now, you are blaming me.

Well, yea. Have you reviewed our conversation?

But I will take the blame for making a serious reply to a post from Conan that was clearly sarcasm. Mea culpa. The kid’s name shouldn’t have been released. That’s messed up.

[Samm]

@SixFoot

@Samm

@e7alr

@Guntsu

“Corey Anderson’s post showed him with a handgun, a rifle and a tactical-style vest along with a caption that said, “Hey Siri, directions to the nearest school,” Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said in a news release.”

Is this a “mental health” red flag? Should his right to guns be taken away?

Deputies arrest Florida man who threatened a school shooting | AP News

So many things here. Perceived threat vs actual threat, air soft guns and kit vs real weapons and tactical gear, the age old question of does the average 18 year old possess the maturity and judgement to make adult decisions.

Face it, today 10-yr-old kids could probably get arrested for playing cops and robbers with toy guns as we did as kids. Surely they would be arrested for engaging in BB-gun skirmishes like we did.

The ATF would raid our homes over a roman candle war.

Well, for using M-80s for sure.

[Samm]

@DMK

@WuWei

He’ll probably end up a criminal for life over something he did at 10.

That is his choice.

Yes, but being stupid at age ten is normal. It’s why we don’t consider them adults and don’t let them make important decisions. (Well, except for choosing their gender, that is.)

[Samm]

@Safiel

Despite the Sheriff’s unwarranted bravado in handling his arrest, ultimately it is the District Attorney and the Florida State Courts that will decide his fate, not the Sheriff.

Most likely he will go in for extensive mental screenings and evaluations under the Florida Baker Act.

Depending on what that reveals, he will likely get some sort of punishment in the Juvenile system.

Whether he is punished or not, his right to keep and bear arms is likely extinguished for the remainder of his life. Even if his juvenile record is sealed, the mental evaluation will not be and it will flag him as a prohibited purchaser, if he ever attempts to actually purchase a weapon.

It is not hard to get on the mental prohibited list. The stories about people going in for counseling for depression or thoughts of suicide, perhaps from a divorce situation, then finding years later they cannot purchase even a hunting rifle.

This kid will likely never be able to purchase a weapon legally.

What list would that be? If an individual is not institutionalized, there is no data base.

[EternalVigilance]

I can agree with an arrest in this case, but the public spectacle of a cuffed frog march for a 10-year-old kid is just a tad over the top. Sheriff Marceno is a grandstander of the highest order.

[Oryx]

Police arrest 16-year-old after tip he was recruiting students for California...

[Guvnah]

@Oryx

Police arrest 16-year-old after tip he was recruiting students for California…

This one also belongs in the “Disturbing trend” thread.

But it’s very relevant here. The florida kid only made threats and claims. The kid in Calif had guns and bomb parts. And still, the calif kid was not named because he was a juvenile. I haven’t changed my opinion from early in the thread that the Florida kid should not have been named and his picture released.

[Oryx]

Agreed.

[Samm]

@Guvnah

@Oryx

Police arrest 16-year-old after tip he was recruiting students for California…

This one also belongs in the “Disturbing trend” thread.

But it’s very relevant here. The florida kid only made threats and claims. The kid in Calif had guns and bomb parts. And still, the calif kid was not named because he was a juvenile. I haven’t changed my opinion from early in the thread that the Florida kid should not have been named and his picture released.

It also falls in the copy cat killings thread. The spaghetti news networks have been spending 15 minutes of their 20 minute evening news broadcasts on these shootings for several days in a row. Copy cats are as predictable as rain whenever they do that.

[WuWei]

It’s the guns.

[Oryx]

@WuWei

It’s the guns.

And the bombs.

[WuWei]

@Oryx

@WuWei

It’s the guns.

And the bombs.

Right. Not the dumb ass.

[FreeAndClear]

@DMK

@WuWei

At 10 it’s not a choice. Choice architecture

Of course it is a choice.

How many 10 year old’s didn’t make the choice he did?

They can barely tie their shoe laces. Cant choose what they want for dinner. Many still have a comfort toy but yeah they can make choices that should have repercussions for the rest of their lives. Arrested, scared straight sure but plastered all over the Internet and destroy a life over that is beyond gross

[Striker840]

@Samm

@SixFoot

@Samm

@e7alr

@Guntsu

“Corey Anderson’s post showed him with a handgun, a rifle and a tactical-style vest along with a caption that said, “Hey Siri, directions to the nearest school,” Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said in a news release.”

Is this a “mental health” red flag? Should his right to guns be taken away?

Deputies arrest Florida man who threatened a school shooting | AP News

So many things here. Perceived threat vs actual threat, air soft guns and kit vs real weapons and tactical gear, the age old question of does the average 18 year old possess the maturity and judgement to make adult decisions.

Face it, today 10-yr-old kids could probably get arrested for playing cops and robbers with toy guns as we did as kids. Surely they would be arrested for engaging in BB-gun skirmishes like we did.

The ATF would raid our homes over a roman candle war.

Well, for using M-80s for sure.

Or potatoe/tennis ball cannons as well…lol