The 19-year-old man charged with of gunning down 17 people in a Florida high school on Wednesday passed a background check to purchase an AR-15-style rifle. A special agent at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in Miami confirmed to the New York Times that “No laws were violated in the procurement of this weapon.”
The suspect, Nikolas Cruz, reportedly legally obtained the weapon at some point in the last year, though no further details were given. A lawyer representing the suspect said the weapon was stored in the gun safe at the home of one of his school friends where he lived. Authorities have determined that Cruz was previously expelled from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School for disciplinary issues. Read more at CNN.
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perhaps the school system bears some of the responsibility. you throw a troubled kid who has no parents out of school and into the street; what do you think is going to happen to him? dont we have a responsibility to the student, the community, the world to get him some help?
Can someone explain to me WHY a 19 year old needs a rifle?
Gladly! (From a 19 year old with a rifle):
1. for target shooting, like millions of other 18-19 year olds with a rifle who do nothing wrong
2. For hunting
3. For home defense
4. For shooting predators, if you live on a ranch or farm
5. For skeet shooting (you can make an AR-15 into a shotgun)
So basically, the same reason everyone else needs rifles.