Talks With Gun Control Advocates Seeking To Ban Gun Sales On Social Sites

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Authorities Consider Charges Against Man Who Sold Gun to Teen

UPDATE 10/15/13 @ 6:05 p.m.
GREENUP COUNTY, Ky. (WSAZ) – The controversy of a student taking a gun on school property continues as investigators look into filing federal charges against the man who sold him the handgun through Facebook.

The boy, who is 15 years old, was caught with a 9mm handgun at Greenup County High School on Friday. He told investigators he bought the gun on the Internet. Greenup County Sheriff Keith Cooper said Tuesday the man and boy arranged the sale through the “Portsmouth Pickers” Facebook group and met up in South Portsmouth, Ky., which is in the western part of Greenup County.

“Basically, as far as an excuse, he said the kid looked older than he was,” Cooper said of the man, who came forward to investigators after seeing WSAZ.com’s story on Saturday night.

Under federal laws, people younger than 21 years old cannot have or buy a handgun. By default, that makes juveniles “prohibited” people – much like felons, who cannot have guns, according to Kraig Hankins.

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The A.T.F. is investigating this case and will file federal charges soon against the man who sold the gun.

http://www.wsaz.com/news/kentuckynews/headlines/15-Year-Old-Student-Arrested-Accused-of-Bringing-Gun-on-School-Grounds-227472151.html

Contrary to Second Amendment absolutist's cries of "un-American," "anti-constitutional," and other right-wing claims of civil rights violations, not allowing minors to possess handguns is a sensible and accepted resolution contributing to the reduction of gun violence.