Gee, if only there were laws against 13-year-olds buying guns.
The
Associated Press story doesn't mention who actually owned the guns, but it sounds like his mother was enabling him and, at least, making excuses for his behavior. I doubt this boy earned enough money delivering papers or cutting grass to purchase all these weapons himself.
SEATTLE (AP) — A 13-year-old boy who police said appeared to be fixated on school shooters was arrested on charges of unlawful firearms possession and making a threat after they say they found social media posts about intentions to kill and seized 23 guns and ammunition from his home. ...
A SWAT team raided his home and arrested him around 1 a.m. Saturday in Washington’s Pierce County, south of Seattle. His mother told a Seattle TV station their son had no intention of harming anyone.
Tactical-style rifles were mounted on walls and handguns were found unsecured throughout the home. ...
Investigators said they also found “what appeared to be the face of a known mass shooter placed in a crude drawing,” and that in social media posts dating back to June he had displayed weapons and dressed in the attire of past school shooters. According to the probable cause statement, one post said, “when i turn 21 iam going to kill people,” and another said, “its over! my time is almost hear!” ...
The boy’s mother, who attended the court hearing, suggested in an interview afterward that the social media posts were an attempt to “be cool” among peers, KOMO-TV reported. ...
