Read this article. All of the suspects, perpetrators, and victims are under 21 and would most likely be unable to purchase a handgun (most common gun by far in these types of incidents) so, background checks, red flag laws, and other laws would not affect them at all.
A large portion of America's violence involving guns is with youths who are under 21 and cannot legally purchase a gun so gun laws and new proposed gun laws would have no affect on them yet they are still able to illegally obtain guns. One kid in this story got 2 guns in a week's time.
May of the kids in these stories range from 13 to 16 years old.
Youth violence is a large portion if not majority portion of the so-called "gun violence" in America.
From the article:
“The rise in juvenile killings is terrible, and unfortunately it’s something we’ve been dealing with this summer,” Constantino sighed.
At the time of his death, Gil-Medrano was wanted for an armed carjacking — one of three open gun cases against him in family court. He was out on the streets, though, thanks to the state’s Raise the Age law, which shields 16- and 17-year-olds from being prosecuted as adults and sparing many from Rikers Island.
Two other youths with alleged gang ties, Alec McFarlane, 15, and Mehki Williams, 19, were busted in Gil-Medrano’s slaying. Both are being held without bail, according to online records."
https://nypost.com/2021/08/01/nypd-cops-open-up-about-toll-of-youth-gun-violence?utm_source=yahoo mail&utm_campaign=android_nyp
A large portion of America's violence involving guns is with youths who are under 21 and cannot legally purchase a gun so gun laws and new proposed gun laws would have no affect on them yet they are still able to illegally obtain guns. One kid in this story got 2 guns in a week's time.
May of the kids in these stories range from 13 to 16 years old.
Youth violence is a large portion if not majority portion of the so-called "gun violence" in America.
From the article:
“The rise in juvenile killings is terrible, and unfortunately it’s something we’ve been dealing with this summer,” Constantino sighed.
At the time of his death, Gil-Medrano was wanted for an armed carjacking — one of three open gun cases against him in family court. He was out on the streets, though, thanks to the state’s Raise the Age law, which shields 16- and 17-year-olds from being prosecuted as adults and sparing many from Rikers Island.
Two other youths with alleged gang ties, Alec McFarlane, 15, and Mehki Williams, 19, were busted in Gil-Medrano’s slaying. Both are being held without bail, according to online records."
https://nypost.com/2021/08/01/nypd-cops-open-up-about-toll-of-youth-gun-violence?utm_source=yahoo mail&utm_campaign=android_nyp
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