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"Now a group called Pennsylvanians Against Handgun Violence are using this awful tragedy to advance their political agenda, in complete defiance of the facts of the case. Their executive director, Nathaniel Glosser said, 'That a 14-year-old child should be able to get one gun, much less the two handguns Jimmy was reported as having, clearly illustrates that our state and the nation must take strong measures to keep guns out of the hands of children.' "
"Hold on a second. Slow down just a bit. Yes, it's true that Jimmy Sheets went into Red Lion Area Junior High School with several handguns, but that's only part of the story."
"The part PAHV fails to mention is that the guns were locked up in a gun safe. Kind of an important point when you're talking about taking measures to keep guns out of the hands of children, don't you think? Sheets evidently found the key to the safe and stole the guns which belonged to his stepfather, Arthur Baker."
"I think a few important points surface here. For one thing, measures were taken to try to keep the guns out of the young man's hands. For another, this incident shows us that a determined person will overcome obstacles (like a locked safe) to gain access to guns. We're not talking about a kid who was accidentally or even intentionally killed because guns and ammo were just lying around the house. We're talking about a kid who went amok, gained access to a locked safe, stole guns, and killed someone and himself with them." |
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