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Judi Lynn

(160,211 posts)
Fri Oct 9, 2015, 11:15 PM Oct 2015

13-year-old boy accused in fatal shooting of girl, 12

Source: Associated Press

13-year-old boy accused in fatal shooting of girl, 12

Updated 8:00 pm, Friday, October 9, 2015

JASPER, Mo. (AP) — A 13-year-old boy deliberately shot and killed a 12-year-old girl outside a foster home in rural southwest Missouri where they both lived using a gun he had taken from the house, the local sheriff said Friday.

Officers tried to revive the girl, Teresa J. Potts, but she died Thursday evening near the town of Jasper, which is about 130 miles south of Kansas City, Jasper County Sheriff Randee Kaiser said.

Kaiser said the boy ran into the nearby woods after shooting the girl and he was arrested there. He is being held by the Jasper County Juvenile Office, Kaiser said at a news conference in nearby Carthage, adding that the boy is expected to be charged in the shooting soon. The sheriff's comments were reported by The Joplin Globe and Springfield, Mo. TV Station KY3.

"It was not a situation where they were playing. It does not appear to be a situation where it was an accident," Kaiser said.


Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Boy-13-taken-into-custody-in-death-of-girl-12-6561305.php

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13-year-old boy accused in fatal shooting of girl, 12 (Original Post) Judi Lynn Oct 2015 OP
Praise Jesus he didn't lose his God-given right to bear arms! valerief Oct 2015 #1
Really, the bullet-ridden body of that little girl is nothing compared to losing 2nd amend. rights! Chemisse Oct 2015 #12
I do not believe it would be unreasonable passiveporcupine Oct 2015 #2
I agree! (nt) stone space Oct 2015 #26
horrific marym625 Oct 2015 #3
Charge the gun owner as an accessory to murder. bluedigger Oct 2015 #4
Yes. 840high Oct 2015 #6
Agreed trillion Oct 2015 #7
That needs to start happening. Chemisse Oct 2015 #13
Absolutely, bluedigger. nt brer cat Oct 2015 #17
+1 Solly Mack Oct 2015 #23
Absolutely. Heidi Oct 2015 #27
Gun nuts think that the misinterpreted Second Amendment is forever. onehandle Oct 2015 #5
We're close now. We need a political candidate who will do it. Sadly not one person running will. trillion Oct 2015 #8
I predict Biden will champion this issue. WheelWalker Oct 2015 #20
Happens every day. No big deal. SheilaT Oct 2015 #9
That's the second case this week of a kid purposefully shooting a playmate. hedda_foil Oct 2015 #10
And really, who can blame them? Chemisse Oct 2015 #14
Yeh right...'responsible parents'!!??(eom) CanSocDem Oct 2015 #19
NRA: It never would have happened if she had been armed. n/t Binkie The Clown Oct 2015 #11
Sadly I had the same thought when reading the story.... groundloop Oct 2015 #16
Every foster home should have an unsecured gun. milestogo Oct 2015 #15
Yea. What's with that? leftyladyfrommo Oct 2015 #25
Thoughts and Prayers... ileus Oct 2015 #18
Misogyny starts young in this country. Demeter Oct 2015 #21
That kind of goes along with being a child..... groundloop Oct 2015 #22
What makes you think misogyny was involved? Chemisse Oct 2015 #24
Proper, secured storage is always a good thing. ManiacJoe Oct 2015 #28

Chemisse

(30,793 posts)
12. Really, the bullet-ridden body of that little girl is nothing compared to losing 2nd amend. rights!
Sat Oct 10, 2015, 06:42 AM
Oct 2015

I'm sure her parents would agree.

marym625

(17,997 posts)
3. horrific
Fri Oct 9, 2015, 11:34 PM
Oct 2015

Just horrific.

Yeah, that second amendment sure helps settle arguments between children. Nothing to see here.

#fuckthe2ndAmendment

Chemisse

(30,793 posts)
13. That needs to start happening.
Sat Oct 10, 2015, 06:43 AM
Oct 2015

There really is no excuse for leaving a loaded gun out and available for children to access.

onehandle

(51,122 posts)
5. Gun nuts think that the misinterpreted Second Amendment is forever.
Sat Oct 10, 2015, 12:17 AM
Oct 2015

Nope.

Like slavery, that yoke of oppression on the majority will fall.

 

SheilaT

(23,156 posts)
9. Happens every day. No big deal.
Sat Oct 10, 2015, 01:05 AM
Oct 2015

Everyone needs to keep in mind that every single day of the year at least 30 people are murdered by guns in this country. So this case is just a drop in the bucket. Nothing to see. Nothing out of the ordinary. Why should anyone be worked up? After all, the right to guns always outweighs the right to remain alive. Always.

hedda_foil

(16,368 posts)
10. That's the second case this week of a kid purposefully shooting a playmate.
Sat Oct 10, 2015, 01:41 AM
Oct 2015

The other one was an 11 year old boy who shot and killed an 8 year-old girl when she wouldn't let him see her new puppy.

Chemisse

(30,793 posts)
14. And really, who can blame them?
Sat Oct 10, 2015, 06:46 AM
Oct 2015

Children do not have impulse control. That's why they have parents and other responsible adults in their lives, to oversee their behavior and to keep dangerous weapons out of their hands.

groundloop

(11,486 posts)
16. Sadly I had the same thought when reading the story....
Sat Oct 10, 2015, 08:28 AM
Oct 2015

I'm becoming more ashamed of our country all the time, why the hell do we keep selling our soul (and the lives of our children) to the gun industry?

leftyladyfrommo

(18,815 posts)
25. Yea. What's with that?
Sat Oct 10, 2015, 08:52 PM
Oct 2015

The gun was in an unlocked closet?

And this a home for foster kids? Who often have anger management issues?

groundloop

(11,486 posts)
22. That kind of goes along with being a child.....
Sat Oct 10, 2015, 01:42 PM
Oct 2015

however, it takes responsible adult role models to help kids learn how to treat others. That was sadly missing in this case, along with a responsible gun owner who knows enough to prevent children from getting their hands on deadly weapons.

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