8-year old tries to rob grocery store with gun

[SummerMadness]

Boy, 8, with gun tries to rob West Palm Beach grocery store

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. —The state announced Friday that it will not pursue charges against an 8-year-old boy who tried to rob grocery store with handgun.

The incident happened Wednesday night at the King Foods in the 1000 block of 36th Street in West Palm Beach.

There should be no requirement for responsible gun ownership.

 

[Extraneous]

Boy, 8, with gun tries to rob West Palm Beach grocery store

There should be no requirement for responsible gun ownership.

There should be responsible training for firearms. Children who may be exposed to firearms should be trained. This will give them more respect for firearms and human life. These kids need taught properly. Society needs addressed, not guns. The fact that a child wants to rob a store should actually be more shocking than the gun. The gun debate is a smokescreen for the real problem.

 

[SummerMadness]

Society needs addressed, not guns.

Your statement makes no sense. Responsible gun ownership should be a requirement. If the child wanted to rob a store with a knife, it would be dangerous, but not nearly as dangerous if he had a gun. Let's not be obtuse.

 

[Extraneous]

Your statement makes no sense. Responsible gun ownership should be a requirement. If the child wanted to rob a store with a knife, it would be dangerous, but not nearly as dangerous if he had a gun. Let's not be obtuse.

My statement was about gun owner responsibility. Think about it, its true.

 

[SummerMadness]

My statement was about gun owner responsibility. Think about it, its true.

But how does the sentence about addressing society, not guns play into this?

 

[Extraneous]

But how does the sentence about addressing society, not guns play into this?

It was just another aspect that seemed relevant.

 

[SummerMadness]

It was just another aspect that seemed relevant.

I see it more as a distraction. Anytime something happens with guns, there is an argument made that people are trying to take guns away, which couldn't be further from the truth. What is needed sane laws and regulations with regards to guns. Then again, there's no reason why on the street today a citizen should be carrying loaded weapons.

 

[Extraneous]

I see it more as a distraction. Anytime something happens with guns, there is an argument made that people are trying to take guns away, which couldn't be further from the truth. What is needed sane laws and regulations with regards to guns. Then again, there's no reason why on the street today a citizen should be carrying loaded weapons.

I see things as a moderate. I don't own guns although i have. I don't care if they ban guns, although i know they can't. I really don't care about gun rights. I am giving an unbiased opinion based on personal observation. My concern was only for problems with society and how it effects our children. Its just my opinion. I don't really care to debate it.

Even if we banned guns, we would still need to address the problems i am concerned with.

 

[nightflight]

Nice to see young folk taking charge of their lives.

 

[CRAZY_CAT_WOMAN]

There should be responsible training for firearms. Children who may be exposed to firearms should be trained. This will give them more respect for firearms and human life. These kids need taught properly. Society needs addressed, not guns. The fact that a child wants to rob a store should actually be more shocking than the gun. The gun debate is a smokescreen for the real problem.

I bother by him wanting to rob a store, being by himself and being able to get a hold of a gun period. But it seems like he's had some training in using a gun. This family doesn't seem like it sets good family values . He's 8 years old and shouldn't have access to a gun. I'm glad they will put him into diversion program.

 

[Murby]

A fine example of parental responsibility.

A kid who thinks robbing a store isn't a serious thing, and a mother who leaves a weapon were he can get it.

I want to know if she has a carry permit too...

 

[Nithavela]

I blame TV.

 

[SummerMadness]

I want to know if she has a carry permit too...

Considering no charges were pressed, I think that question is meaningless.

 

[HannahT]

This is awful no doubt, but what desperate circumstances would lead to a child to do such a thing?

 

[cow451]

There should be responsible training for firearms. Children who may be exposed to firearms should be trained.

What about training the parents?

Little man was just exercising his Second Amendment rights.

 

[Armoured]

Boy, 8, with gun tries to rob West Palm Beach grocery store

There should be no requirement for responsible gun ownership.

A good 8 year old with a gun would have stopped this.

 

[SummerMadness]

This is awful no doubt, but what desperate circumstances would lead to a child to do such a thing?

I'm pretty sure it wasn't desperate and more like following what you see in the movies or TV shows.

 

[HannahT]

I'm pretty sure it wasn't desperate and more like following what you see in the movies or TV shows.

Well, unfortunately in another news source stated the boy claimed he wanted to kill himself. Yes, he is getting a mental eval as well.

 

[cow451]

Well, unfortunately in another news source stated the boy claimed he wanted to kill himself. Yes, he is getting a mental eval as well.

Thank God it wasn't anything to do with some irresponsible gun owner.

 

[HannahT]

Thank God it wasn't anything to do with some irresponsible gun owner.

It wouldn't surprise me if she was charged.