An argument over Christmas gifts turned deadly in Florida after a 14-year-old boy allegedly fatally shot his older sister.

A 14-year-old boy allegedly fatally shot his older sister in Florida after a family argument over Christmas presents, officials said Tuesday.

The teen had been out shopping on Christmas Eve with Abrielle Baldwin, his 23-year-old sister, as well as his mother, 15-year-old brother and sister’s children, Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said during a news conference.

The teenage brothers got into an argument about who was getting more Christmas presents.

“They had this family spat about who was getting what and what money was being spent on who, and they were having this big thing going on in this store,” Gualtieri said.

  • admiralteal@kbin.social
    35·
    11 months ago

    Strict liability for whoever was the legal owner of the gun(s), I say.

    Whoever let these children get their hands on the firearm is absolutely a murderer. Even if it someone who let their gun get stolen from their car. Definitely if it was a family member or friend.

      • admiralteal@kbin.social
        16·
        11 months ago

        Can’t speak for Moldova or Austria, but I would not call Switzerland’s gun laws liberal.

        They are VERY strict. Gun ownership rates are high, but there are tons of restrictions and licensing requirements on ownership and sale of guns there. The country is proof that having a strong regulatory structure does not necessarily prevent gun ownership and should absolutely be considered a model for where the US regulator environment should be moving (universal registration including 2nd hand sales, full license checks for all purchases including ammo, effective bans on large categories of weapons, mandatory training, and the like).

        People who love “gun rights” always cite Switzerland without even doing the most basic Wikipedia-level research on it.

      • Herbal Gamer@sh.itjust.works
        6·
        11 months ago

        and Austria have very liberal gun laws, again possibly more so than in USA,

        Austria has relatively relaxed gun laws for Europe. but it’s still fairly strict compared to the USA.

      • hpca01@programming.dev
        4·
        11 months ago

        Correct me if I’m wrong, but aren’t those places where you’re required to take some kind of classes to be able to qualify to own a gun? Isn’t it also pretty easy for anyone from the police to be able to take them from you within reason if they find you to be violating some laws?