HS Junior? Probably not 18, probably not his firearm.
Lock daddy up for 72 hours in the County Clink so he knows better to put away his weapons.
Depends on the law in the state where this happened.
If they’ve got a ‘red flag’ law, a warrant to seize any weapons seems appropriate.
Due process allows the subject to go to the court and show, by evidence, they are NOT too much of an idiot to be in possession of a firearm.
“It was a joke” is pretty lame nowadays.
Take the kid. Leave the gun. The kid is the one people need to be worried about. Get him some professional help and, if he’s determined to be a legitimate danger to himself or others, then keep him locked up.
To begin, the kid is dumb as a Kennedy to flash a gun and a caption on social media.
The cops are right to get involved.
After beating the kid with batons and tazing him thrice, the cops should leave the gun there.
get a warrant, confiscate the gun from the minor. Let the dad sign it back out with the caveat he is personally criminally responsible if the gun is used to commit a crime by the minor.
Then whistle the other way as Dad walks with junior out behind the woodshed for a lesson in civics and respecting his family name and reputation. If the kid is old enough to embarass the family, he’s old enough for a buttwooping because of it. That will probably work better than a whole truckload of psychologists - and stick with him longer.
They will get mine bullets first!
Is the high school junior of legal age to possess a rifle? HS Junior’s are normally 16 or 17 years old. If he is below the age of legal gun possession, the police have a duty to confiscate weapons they see that are illegally in his possession.
The kid’s “joke” was an implied threat that he was going to shoot up the school on a particular date, while holding the means in his hands. That was moronic at 12 years old, much less 18+. If a parent is supervising and guiding his path to responsible gun ownership, they have not done a proper job teaching him common sense and legal aspects. His parents, not the State, should deprive the kid of access to any sort of weapons until he matures and heals.
Thanks, I’ll keep my grandsons yellow plastic, (until they asked be painted to look real)with an orange barrel tip,) hidden until they are fully grown up and I’ve had my final PCS to heaven.
The replies here are all over the map, exposing a much larger problem than the question itself.
The correct Conservative response is “due process” depending, of course, on the local/state/federal laws pertaining to making a threat. The scenario was posed as though it was a threat, so I defer to local laws and LEO in that respect. I make that statement with a droll of sarcasm given what we know of Sheriff Israel.
Because we are a Republic it is likely that the correct action will vary by jurisdiction.
Thus, my initial “due process” should be the correct answer from all - with varied response by jurisdiction - but sadly ignorance rears its ugly head here once again.
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