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Yup. On the BBC is an article about a Missourian bunghole who showed up to a Walmart, to "test their acceptance of his second amendment right", wearing body armor and carrying a handgun and "AR-style" gun. He was arrested and is facing charges of making a terrorist threat and presenting in a manor that would reasonably cause panic.
Right. I know about that one. These people are crazy. No one has any business brandishing assault rifles in public.
I heard about that incident as well.
Hooray for the good guys with guns stopping this Muslim Jihadist before he could hurt anyone!
In the case of the Walmart guy, I don't think he's depraved or indifferent (he probably wouldn't have cooperated with police if he was), but rather just incredibly stupid. A stereotypical young, dumb male who has a point to prove and doesn't really think of the consequences or how his actions may affect others. Of course not all 20 year olds are so reckless, but it's a reason why I say we shouldn't grant adulthood until 25, because this guy's brain literally isn't fully developed and it can be harder to fully think something through (I also think charging him with terrorism is too harsh, as it's evident by his not shooting that he's not a terrorist).
This guy wanted to cause panic and chaos. Panic was both foreseeable and intended. If that panic resulted in injuries (I have heard no report that it did), he should be held accountable. And what if there had been a “good guy with a gun” at that Walmart?
If he's that stupid, he shouldn't have guns at all. Youth indiscretions usually don't involve brandishing loaded assault rifles in grocery stores. A 21 year old is quite equipped to know what the possible consequences of that are and how it might terrify people. This is something else. No one should have to risk being traumatized, wounded or killed because some dumb guy wants to prove a point. If you can't handle firearms responsibly, you have no business having them. If you intimidate the public with them, there should be criminal charges for it.
It's hard not to imagine some fairly bleak endings to this trend.
Nah. Just seems like he's a reckless idiot.
His brain literally isn't finished developing, and he has an immature prefrontal cortex. Having a mature one makes it fair easier to understand and "see" such things before you do them.
True, but that doesn't mean he's depraved or a terrorist. Incredibly stupid and exceedingly reckless, there is no denying that.
There is NO evidence of mental illness. Just because someone is filled with hate doesn't mean they are mentally ill.
I don't buy that as an excuse. This is not "kids being kids". I certainly knew better at that age. Like I said, if he is that irresponsible, he has no business owning a firearm. He violated basic firearm safety. The guy is either a total idiot or malicious. A 21 year old is not a child, even if parts of their brain aren't fully mature. Even a child who has been trained in firearms safety would know better.