2aguy
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But.....But....normal people who own guns are the problem, not actual criminals and their support networks of baby mommas, mothers and grandmothers.....
Back in 2017, Christina Lopez’s 16-year old son was fatally shot by a police office in Fresno, California. Lopez filed a civil suit against the city, and earlier this year accepted a nearly $5-million settlement. Now police and prosecutors in Fresno say that Lopez used a portion of that money to purchase guns for her 14-year old son, who turned around and sold them to “fellow gang members.”
Lopez and her son are now facing a number of criminal offenses, including conspiracy to provide firearms to a minor for the benefit of a street gang, and according to Fresno County DA Lisa Smittcamp, Lopez could be looking at spending the next ten years behind bars.
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If these allegations are true, then not only does it indicate the pervasiveness of gang culture, but the utter futility of California’s gun control laws. Neither the state’s microstamping law, “assault weapons” ban, magazine ban, gun rationing law, ammunition background check law, universal background checks, 10-day waiting period of firearm purchases, or any of the other restrictions on the right to keep and bear arms were able to prevent Lopez from allegedly acquiring guns for her son’s gang. It sounds like Lopez was able to avoid detection, at least until the gang task force moved in and started collecting evidence.
Back in 2017, Christina Lopez’s 16-year old son was fatally shot by a police office in Fresno, California. Lopez filed a civil suit against the city, and earlier this year accepted a nearly $5-million settlement. Now police and prosecutors in Fresno say that Lopez used a portion of that money to purchase guns for her 14-year old son, who turned around and sold them to “fellow gang members.”
Lopez and her son are now facing a number of criminal offenses, including conspiracy to provide firearms to a minor for the benefit of a street gang, and according to Fresno County DA Lisa Smittcamp, Lopez could be looking at spending the next ten years behind bars.
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If these allegations are true, then not only does it indicate the pervasiveness of gang culture, but the utter futility of California’s gun control laws. Neither the state’s microstamping law, “assault weapons” ban, magazine ban, gun rationing law, ammunition background check law, universal background checks, 10-day waiting period of firearm purchases, or any of the other restrictions on the right to keep and bear arms were able to prevent Lopez from allegedly acquiring guns for her son’s gang. It sounds like Lopez was able to avoid detection, at least until the gang task force moved in and started collecting evidence.
