A teenage boy fatally shot two adults and three children inside an Albuquerque home, authorities said Sunday.
The boy was arrested and booked on murder and other charges in connection with the shootings Saturday night, Bernalillo County sheriff's spokesman Aaron Williamson said.
The victims' identities haven't been released, and the boy's motive and connection to the five victims weren't immediately unknown. Williamson said investigators were trying to determine if the victims were related.
Investigators also were seeking to determine who owned several guns that were found at the home, one of which was a semi-automatic military-style rifle.
Authorities weren't releasing the name or age of the teenager accused in the attack. He was booked on two counts of murder and three counts of child abuse resulting in death.
Yes, the person trying to mug me is going to let me walk to the police station before before proceeding with his attack.Why would you need a gun anyway? If someone was trying to kill you, you'd go to the police.
Why would you need a gun anyway? If someone was trying to kill you, you'd go to the police. If you were hunting, you could spare the poor animal's life and go buy the same animal as food from a store or market. Unless an apocalyptic situation befalls humanity, there really isn't a reason for guns to even EXIST. What ever happened to "Make Love, Not War?"
I think they'd be quite useful if your house is robbed while you're there. I know I'd feel more comfortable having one in my home.
Yes, the person trying to mug me is going to let me walk to the police station before before proceeding with his attack.
And as this case shows us, all 5 people survived because they had a gun in their house.
Right? No. They were all killed.
Just more proof that owning a gun doesn't make you safer.
They haven't said who owned what guns, and given that they found several at the house, the gun used to kill all of them could have easily belonged to one of the adults that was killed.
See, there's this thing called a "phone". What you do to use it is you pick up the handset and press the numbers "9-1-1" then the call button. Then you request the police and tell them what's happening and that you need help.
I think you're seriously overestimating how nicely the mugger is going to treat you. You think anyone would give you enough time to take out your phone, dial the number, tell the police you're being robbed AND where you are? I find that hard to imagine.
Why would you need a gun anyway? If someone was trying to kill you, you'd go to the police.
Oh yeah, I'm sure he'll let me do that, too. While he's mugging me.See, there's this thing called a "phone". What you do to use it is you pick up the handset and press the numbers "9-1-1" then the call button. Then you request the police and tell them what's happening and that you need help.
Oh yeah, I'm sure he'll let me do that, too. While he's mugging me.
I think you didn't understand what my first post was about.
I don't believe I am misunderstanding you. I get your basic point, but you made it overly simplistic. You can't run to the police in every situation where someone is threatening you. Not that that means the only other option is to get a gun (as Mr. X pointed out), but I do believe there are situations where it's necessary to have some sort of weapon at your disposal.
I was told recently that tasers and pepper spray are illegal in a lot of places that aren't the US, which I find absurd. However, it's also hard to get a taser in the US. I do support making non-lethal weapons easier to obtain, I agree they're often a better choice.There are also these things known as tasers and pepper spray.
These are defensive weapons. Weapons whose primary purpose is to defend.
Guns aren't defensive weapons. Their primary purpose is to kill. And killing isn't defensive, it's offensive.
Yes, the person trying to mug me is going to let me walk to the police station before before proceeding with his attack.
There are ways to deal with being mugged that don't involve shooting. In fact, it would probably be fairly difficult to pull out a gun in that situation.
I'm not sure if it's laziness or people just underestimate self defense/martial arts. Using guns solely to protect yourself is a crutch, and a very risky one (mostly for other innocent people) at that.
Do you think a school shooter would be very successful if the classroom he entered had a teacher or student that could go all Sandy Cheeks kara-tay on his trifling butt the moment they walked in?
Disarm and overpower, not shoot down.