Parents arrested for allowing teen to possess loaded weapon

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Bloomington again.

Parents arrested after allowing teen to possess loaded weapons - WBIW

BLOOMINGTON – The parents of a 16-year-old male are facing a charge of dangerous control of a child after being accused of allowing their son access to...

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[DoggyDaddy]

Bloomington again.

Parents arrested after allowing teen to possess loaded weapons - WBIW

BLOOMINGTON – The parents of a 16-year-old male are facing a charge of dangerous control of a child after being accused of allowing their son access to...

www.wbiw.com

The kid was already on house arrest for participating in an armed robbery. I can't say that I really have a problem with this.

 

[Bugzilla]

Sounds like a nice family!

 

[Denny347]

Just because you CAN own guns doesn't mean you SHOULD. Some people should stay far far away from them.

 

[joe138]

Control your firearms, especially if you can't or won't control your kids.

 

[DadSmith]

Just because you CAN own guns doesn't mean you SHOULD. Some people should stay far far away from them.

I agree with this.
Just like some people should not have children.

 

[Thor]

I agree with this.
Just like MOST people should not have children.

FIFY...

 

[armalitesheepdog]

At first I was like WTF. I had a .22 at 13.
Then I read the article and yea......Good Call

 

[bwframe]

Maybe I missed it? What become of the boy, on house arrest, while the "parents" are in jail?

 

[DadSmith]

Maybe I missed it? What become of the boy, on house arrest, while the "parents" are in jail?

He's 16 he can stay home by himself and self govern.

 

[KellyinAvon]

Just to review:
A yout on probation/house arrest (seems like it would be one then the other, whatever) leaves house while armed and commits a robbery. Bullets fly, buildings and a truck hit. I remember that making the news, it's not far from where my son lives.

Parents now in the slammer for giving access to firearms to 1: a dangerous yout on probation/house arrest, and 2: a known prohibited possessor of firearms.

It's not Marion County, so the entire family is not out with ankle-monitors. "Lo-Jack Family", I'm claiming that one.

Question for our Monroe County INGOers: are these your neighbors??

 

[blain]

Just to review:
A yout on probation/house arrest (seems like it would be one then the other, whatever) leaves house while armed and commits a robbery. Bullets fly, buildings and a truck hit. I remember that making the news, it's not far from where my son lives.

Parents now in the slammer for giving access to firearms to 1: a dangerous yout on probation/house arrest, and 2: a known prohibited possessor of firearms.

It's not Marion County, so the entire family is not out with ankle-monitors. "Lo-Jack Family", I'm claiming that one.

Question for our Monroe County INGOers: are these your neighbors??

The 2100 block of South Rockport Rd is a beautiful rural area.
I wouldn't doubt there are some members that either live near by or have family that lives in the area.

 

[Ark]

The 2100 block of South Rockport Rd is a beautiful rural area.
I wouldn't doubt there are some members that either live near by or have family that lives in the area.

No it isn't. 2100 is a very large block of project housing that is perpetually in the news for bad behavior.

 

[shibumiseeker]

The 2100 block of South Rockport Rd is a beautiful rural area.
I wouldn't doubt there are some members that either live near by or have family that lives in the area.

That’s some great crack you’re smoking there. When I grew up in that area in the 70s it was a little more rural than it is now, but it was still a post-war housing development area. Now it’s not quite the “projects” described above, but it’s a very poor, highly developed area.

 

[Expat]

At first I was like WTF. I had a .22 at 13.
Then I read the article and yea......Good Call

Same, I was all set to be outraged because they arrested some poor kid out bird hunting in Hoosier National Forest or something.

 

[blain]

Oops, sorry about that.
In my map search I must have clicked 2100 South Rockport Rd in Boonville (which is a beautiful rural area).

 

[Nugget]

Maybe I missed it? What become of the boy, on house arrest, while the "parents" are in jail?

He's 16 he can stay home by himself and self govern.

He'll be fine... he's got a gun.

 

[bgcatty]

Excellent news! Maybe if parents like this were arrested more often their miscreant offspring would be kept under control. And, of course, the miscreants should be in juvenile detention at the same time.

 

[chipbennett]

Just because you CAN own guns doesn't mean you SHOULD. Some people should stay far far away from them.

FTA, the parents told police that all of the firearms belonged to their 16-year-old son, who was, per the article, a prohibited possessor. So, this incident doesn't even fall under "can, but shouldn't".

(Side note: what law could possibly prevent this from occurring?)

 

[chipbennett]

Control your firearms, especially if you can't or won't control your kids.

Whose firearms? The parents claimed that the firearms were their son's, not theirs.