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-DethLok- t1_j9x89mx wrote

Reply to comment by deez_nuts_730 in Most people don’t know the closest they have been to dying by Mr_Pocket_

Lucky!!

And...

... Only in the USA...

How does an 11 year old have access to a loaded .45 pistol?

Aussie here, that father would be facing serious charges and lose their gun licence - assuming they had one in the first place.

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Blue-Jay42 t1_j9xut3z wrote

Depends on the state. In general, it's illegal for anyone to operate a weapon until the age of 18 (with exception if you are 13 and supervised) but most jurisdictions place the blame on the parents, and they would get in trouble. Notable though, having access to something is often argued in court about "access" means.

There was one case of a court ruling that a parent was neglectful for allowing access to a gun, but the gun was unloaded and locked in a safe. Since the kid was able to crack the code to the safe, and figured out how to load the gun. Don't remember what state that was. Probably New York or California.

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Belteshazzar98 t1_j9y2rr8 wrote

They would be facing heavy charges here in the US too. They just aren't going to get caught unless someone actually dies or is injured by their kid using the gun.

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