Teen Convicted Of Gun Possession In Online Photos

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Teen Convicted Of Gun Possession In Online Photos

GOLDEN, Colo. A teenager who posted Internet photos of himself posing with guns, including one photo captioned "Angel o' death on wings o' lead," has been convicted of possession of a handgun by a juvenile.

Defense attorney Barrett Weisz said he would appeal.

The Evergreen High School student was acquitted on two other charges of handgun possession Tuesday.

The 16-year-old boy's photos were posted on the popular social networking site MySpace.com. He posed with a number of rifles and a .45-caliber pistol, a .22-caliber revolver and a .357-caliber revolver.

Juveniles in Colorado are not allowed to possess handguns, but the law allows parents to give their children permission to possess guns in their homes.

The boy's parents testified that their son had permission to handle the weapons.

The father, a gun collector who is an airline pilot and retired Air Force pilot, said he gave the boy and his brother extensive training in the safe handling of weapons.

"That doesn't mean juveniles could run around the house and do whatever he wanted with the gun," Jefferson County District Judge Brian Boatright said, noting that the father testified that his sons were not allowed to load or fire the weapons unless he was present.

The teen, who has been held in detention since his arrest in February, was to be sentenced June 1. Boatright set bond at $5,000 and ordered that the boy be evaluated and that a safety plan drawn up before he could be freed.

Evergreen High School is in the same district as Columbine High School, where two teenage gunmen killed 12 students and a teacher before killing themselves in 1999.


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[Nickle]

MySpace.com

Real smart to stay away from this domain. Seems some pedophiles have been busted soliciting there. Think the cops surf that site?

Juveniles in Colorado are not allowed to possess handguns, but the law allows parents to give their children permission to possess guns in their homes.

"That doesn't mean juveniles could run around the house and do whatever he wanted with the gun," Jefferson County District Judge Brian Boatright said, noting that the father testified that his sons were not allowed to load or fire the weapons unless he was present.

Sounds like a good lawyer could get the lad off, and some money from the state for unlawful arrest and blatant harrassment.

This "judge" is a bigger moron that our "Judge" Cashman, the pedophile's friend.

 

[Admin]

The anti's are running rough shot...

 

[JonJ]

Wow...

 

[C-pher]

I don't know what to say..

 

[Adam_MA]

If I was that kid's father... I woulda said. "As a matter of fact, he was under my direct supervision at all times. I made sure the guns were safe to handle, and took the pictures myself"

I bet that would have put a quicker end to this.

Adam

 

[sheriff dudley]

A Hanging judge is a good Judge!! "If he is Hung Properly"

The Sheriff Said That!!! S.D.

 

[Cross-X]

If I was that kid's father... I woulda said. "As a matter of fact, he was under my direct supervision at all times. I made sure the guns were safe to handle, and took the pictures myself"

I bet that would have put a quicker end to this.

Adam

He'll probably get off with their equivalent of a Continued Without Finding, and a short period of probation.

This incident _may_ mess up his future ability to own a gun. Stinks!

 

[Nickle]

A Hanging judge is a good Judge!! "If he is Hung Properly"

The Sheriff Said That!!! S.D.

I know a few Politicians that could join him.

Good one, SD.

 

[hminsky]

A teenager posing for a photo with a gun and captioning themselves the "Angel of death" could be just a juvenile sense of humor, but it makes me uncomfortable.

 

[Weerd Beard]

A teenager posing for a photo with a gun and captioning themselves the "Angel of death" could be just a juvenile sense of humor, but it makes me uncomfortable.

Ya yah, he's definely didn't have good judgement there. But then again that's why we don't let them have guns without parental permission (I was a friggin MORON when I was a teen! I bet you were too!)

Still as dumb as this kid was (wich really isn't too dumb when you think of what kids that age do! **hey at least he wasn't knockin' up the girl next door!!**) What really scares me is this freakin judge!


Arrr

-Weer'd Beard

 

[KMaurer]

A Hanging judge is a good Judge!! "If he is Hung Properly"

The Sheriff Said That!!! S.D.

In this case, I think that a new rope and a short drop would be appropriate. "I hearby find you guilty of thought crime, in direct violation of a statute written in invisible ink." What this country desparately needs is a rash of highly-publicized prosecutions and convictions for violation of 13 USC 242, along with maximum sentences.

Ken

 

[MikeD]

Has anyone seen this photo yet? A picture speaks a 1000 words.

Didn't those other 2 idiots at Columbine pose with guns? Just a thought.

 

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[FPrice]

How do we tell the difference between someone who posts pictures of themselves online with guns and threatens to shoot people but is just goofing around from someone who takes pictures of themselves with guns and threatens to shoot people and really means it?

Just curious.

 

[SnakeEye]

so depending on the outcome,that kid may never be able to legaly posess firearm now??
becuase of something that was in a picture, on a website..
free country indeed..

 

[Cross-X]

How do we tell the difference between someone who posts pictures of themselves online with guns and threatens to shoot people but is just goofing around from someone who takes pictures of themselves with guns and threatens to shoot people and really means it?

Just curious.

I think we can agree that the pic The C-pher posted is, in the very least, disturbing.

 

[FPrice]

I think we can agree that the pic The C-pher posted is, in the very least, disturbing.

I thought that there were also some written statements which could have been construed as threats to shoot some people. Does anyone know if that was the case or not?

 

[SiameseRat]

yeah disturbing imagery there. It'd be one thing if he was just posing with guns, but the intent seems a little different on this.

Though I have to suggest that the media is running with the wrong story. They're going on about the guns, when really the story is that this kid has issues and somebody should try to get to the bottom of them so as to prevent future problems.

 

[KMaurer]

Just remember, if Harris and Klebold had somehow magically been stopped cold from getting their hands on any guns, they would have spent a few extra minutes getting their propane tank bombs to work properly. The result would have been a hell of a lot more dead kids (and of course no media interest whatsoever.)

Sure the picture is a bit disturbing, and I too suspect the kid has some issues that should be addressed, but in the long run any damage a kid like this might possibly do pales in comparison to a system that allows people to be locked up because they published disturbing images, and judges who convict people of crimes without any violation of an actual statute. You want to see disturbing images? I've got some photos that a friend of my father took when they entered Bergen-Belsen. Sometimes people need to be shown things that would disturb any normal person, and I don't what to live anyplace where the government gets to decide when that's justified and when it's a crime.

Ken

 

[SiameseRat]

Just remember, if Harris and Klebold had somehow magically been stopped cold from getting their hands on any guns, they would have spent a few extra minutes getting their propane tank bombs to work properly. The result would have been a hell of a lot more dead kids (and of course no media interest whatsoever.)

Sure the picture is a bit disturbing, and I too suspect the kid has some issues that should be addressed, but in the long run any damage a kid like this might possibly do pales in comparison to a system that allows people to be locked up because they published disturbing images, and judges who convict people of crimes without any violation of an actual statute. You want to see disturbing images? I've got some photos that a friend of my father took when they entered Bergen-Belsen. Sometimes people need to be shown things that would disturb any normal person, and I don't what to live anyplace where the government gets to decide when that's justified and when it's a crime.

Ken

I hope you don't think that I disagree with you. I didn't think that my post projected any message other than that the kid needs help. Of course I believe he should have the freedom to post it. As I also believe that the American public should be armed to ensure that if that freedom disappears, we have the resources to take it back. I just think the kid needs a little intervention to make sure he's not an inch or two away from popping himself, or worse, someone else.

 

[Cross-X]

Very disturbing photo. I agree it appears to be a cry for help. Intervention pronto!

 

[SnakeEye]

the core of the matter is this no crime was committed and the fact of whether or not your comfortable with his selection of poses is truly irelevant..

If we start arresting people for everything that make someone uncomfortable we might as well just put cell doors on everyones houses and make us a country of inmates..
I see nothing wrong with the pics..
i see no reason to strip him of his constituional rights just to make a few people, for whom which the pics were never meant to be seen by, feel comfortable.
if you dont like it dont look.

remeber one persons sexual harassment is another persons foreplay..
i have a pretty dark and disturbing sense of humor, should i be locked up or have my rights stripped for it becuase it makes others uncomfortable?
The article read

has been convicted of possession of a handgun by a juvenile.

thats pretty harsh...

 

[Weerd Beard]

the core of the matter is this no crime was committed and the fact of whether or not your comfortable with his selection of poses is truly irelevant..

If we start arresting people for everything that make someone uncomfortable we might as well just put cell doors on everyones houses and make us a country of inmates..
I see nothing wrong with the pics..
i see no reason to strip him of his constituional rights just to make a few people, for whom which the pics were never meant to be seen by, feel comfortable.
if you dont like it dont look.

remeber one persons sexual harassment is another persons foreplay..
i have a pretty dark and disturbing sense of humor, should i be locked up or have my rights stripped for it becuase it makes others uncomfortable?
The article read

thats pretty harsh...

+1 to that one!

Yeah I don't like the picture, and I don't care to try and figgure out what his intent is.

Still we're talking a serious charge being given to a kid who probably just needs a stern talking to, and maybe a little more parental supervision (maybe that's his message...)

This is kinda like that story I heard about the Kindegarden student being charged with sexual harrasment.

Wrong or right, the charges sure-as-hell don't fit the crime.

-Weer'd Beard