Posted on 02/15/2011 12:46:43 PM PST by SeekAndFind
When 16-year-old Luis Cosgaya-Alvarez wanted to get a gun, police say, he didn't have to look far.
Cosgaya-Alvarez bought a .40-caliber handgun on the street in downtown Kent from an illegal dealer, court documents say.
Less than two weeks later, Cosgaya-Alvarez, a self-proclaimed gang member, fired a single shot from that gun to kill a man he argued with outside a Federal Way school, according to documents used to charge him with murder.
The shooting underscored a persistent problem of juveniles using guns in crime: The weapons are simple to get and cheap. They are for sale not just on street corners in Kent but throughout the region.
"People can get stolen guns for 50, 100 bucks," said Gabe Morales, a local gang expert who works with police and at-risk youths. "It's easier to get a gun than it is to get a car."
You can't buy rifles or shotguns in Washington until age 18. People can possess a pistol in limited circumstances at 18 but can't purchase one or carry a concealed pistol until age 21.
Morales said teens unable to get a handgun legally often ask around on the streets until they're connected with street dealers who specialize in selling firearms. Sometimes they peddle a range of guns from the trunks of their cars.
The illegal guns frequently end up in police reports.
(Excerpt) Read more at seattlepi.com ...
Well there needs to be a law against “illegal gun dealers” and “stolen guns”. /s
LOL!
Beat me to it.
Yes, I really think we should make illegals illegal.
I must be paying retail!
And even though the purchase of such firearms by such people already violates any number of existing gun laws, the answer of lawmakers to the problem will be to, yes, you guessed it, to pass even more laws.
Is there a strong WILL to find and prosecute these illegal gun dealers? Are the cops being too lax about it?
Then, REPEAL GCA68 and the Brady Background Checks immediately!
September 2, 2008
News travels pretty slow from the nw...
I don’t think the information has changed that much from 2008.
Hey give the kid a break. He is a hard working immigrant. At least he did not decapitate his victim. Celebrate diversity. /s
I can get anything easily. Coke, meth, h, book on any game anywhere, illegal cigarettes/drink, mushrooms, mountain lion skulls and black bear balls on ice; and frikin illegal little girl or boy to hold my beer for me after they unpack all this stuff...
A gun and a bullet... Not so easy. Best bet to obtain such is through a local, (or his/her unconnected in-law) with a badge and a gun.
‘...fired a single shot from that gun to kill a man he argued with outside a Federal Way school,...’
Murder in a gun free zone. I’m sure the libtards will never make the connection.
RE: A gun and a bullet... Not so easy.
Let me ask a theoretical question. Would the Tucson gunman, Jared Loughner be able to obtain a gun if he were not allowed to buy it legally?
.40 Cal. Hmmmm maybe they finally found Gil Kerlokowski’s missing duty pistol.
Substitute shovel for handgun and there would not be a story.
Kid is probably an illegal alien. Federal criminal act. No action taken.
Kid used a pistol to kill another person. But he’s 16. He’ll get a pass.
All the laws on the books did nothing to stop him.
So we need more laws? To not stop this in the future?
What’s scary is that at 16 this kid is a killer and untouchable until he is a legal adult. Law abiding citizens need to be armed up to protect themselves from these feral humans and our leaders keep on piling on more restrictions on us.
I couldn’t agree more. Unfortunately it’s just one more of the usual story: illegals running amok. If he didn’t have a gun then the illegal would have killed the kid with a knife or some other weapon.
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