The2ndAmendment
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Not BB guns or Pellet guns. If they do paint them black and they get shot by mistake then who's to blame?
The Government, you have a right to BEAR arms.
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Not BB guns or Pellet guns. If they do paint them black and they get shot by mistake then who's to blame?
They do have items that designate them as toys. The boy took it off. The cops did their job.
I place blame on both the police as well as the manufacturer of the pellet gun. I have no problem with requiring some kind of easily recognizable symbol that would make identifying such guns as not lethal. But then again how long would it take for a criminal to imitate such an identifier?
Two Sonoma County deputies spotted the boy holding what appeared to be an assault rifle Tuesday afternoon, the Santa Rosa County Sheriff's office said. They pulled over "but maintained cover behind their open passenger door," the press release said.
They yelled at the teen to put the weapon down. He had his back to them and began turning around toward the officers, the statement said.
"One of the deputies described that as the subject was turning toward him the barrel of the assault rifle was rising up and turning in his direction. The deputy feared for his safety, the safety of his partner, and the safety of the community members in the area," the statement said.
A deputy shot the teen. The teen was handcuffed, and the officers called for an ambulance, the statement said. Deputies found the fake rifle on the ground near the boy. The bogus handgun was tucked in his waistband.
Ismael Mondragon said he was in front of the sheriff's cruiser at a stop sign when he saw Cruz with the replica. Mondragon told CNN he warned the teen, "Put that thing away. The police are here," but got no response.
Mondragon said he went through the stop sign and saw the sheriff's car pull over behind him. Within seconds, he said, he heard shots fired and saw the teen fall.
Deputy kills 13-year-old carrying fake rifle - CNN.com
Pellet and play guns need to have orange ends to prove to cops that they are not weapons. Cops need to stop just shooting first and asking questions later.