Ross: When it comes to red flags and gun threats, we’ve got it backwards
Aug 22, 2019, 7:34 AM | Updated: Aug 23, 2019, 12:57 pm
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In Florida, the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office recorded the arrest of a 15-year-old who posted a threat on a video game chat site.
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One of the arresting officers read back the note the kid had posted.
“I … vow to bring my father’s M-15 to school and kill seven people,” the note said.
This happened as the boy’s mother pleaded that he’s a child who was just playing a game. The cop had a question for her.
“Do you have a gun?” he asked.
“I have a gun, yes,” the mother answered.
“He has hands and feet — he can grab your gun and go do something,” the officer responded.
Apparently, a gun within reach of a wisecracking kid can now become a red flag, and no police department in 2019 is going to ignore any red flag.
But relax — thanks to the efforts of the NRA, the police didn’t dare grab the woman’s gun. They just handcuffed her child, and took him away.