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A 14-year-old boy allegedly fatally shot his older sister in Florida after a family argument over Christmas presents, officials said Tuesday.

The teen had been out shopping on Christmas Eve with Abrielle Baldwin, his 23-year-old sister, as well as his mother, 15-year-old brother and sister's children, Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said during a news conference.

The teenage brothers got into an argument about who was getting more Christmas presents.

"They had this family spat about who was getting what and what money was being spent on who, and they were having this big thing going on in this store," Gualtieri said.

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[–] HootinNHollerin@slrpnk.net 5 points 10 months ago

Florida: the dong of amerkuh

[–] SharkAttak@kbin.social 5 points 10 months ago

Christmas is ruined forever for that family.

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 5 points 10 months ago

This would never have happened if the sister had had a gun of her own : she would have been able to retaliate, and kill her brother before he could kill her, and we would have gotten a happy ending. I just don't understand, it seems so simple to me : just issue a gun to every child over the age of 5 (months)! There, done !

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago

The 23 year old sister should've had a gun also, to protect herself from 14 year old boys /s

[–] blind3rdeye@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

[The 14-year-old boy has] been charged with first-degree murder, child abuse and being a delinquent in possession of a firearm, police said. "These young kids — 14, 15 years old — routinely carry firearms..."

This is where USA culture feels alien to me. It is well known that children at that age tend to have poor emotional regulation, and underdeveloped physical and mental skills. The adults have duty of care, and they've allowed the child to wield a gun and kill someone. I would think that surely the parents have been criminally negligent in this case. But no, in the USA it's apparently totally normal for children to carry around lethal weapons as though they were a toy. The outcome is sad, but unsurprising.

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[–] lntl@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago

probably need more guns?

[–] Pratai@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Just another NRA Freedom Celebration™ folks…. Nothing to see here.

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 10 months ago

'Course, the kid being armed is illegal and shooting your sister over jealousy, last time I checked, isn't an appropriate legal use of deadly force. For a freedom celebration I'd expect less "people going to prison."

This is more "NRA freedom celebration" material, featuring Keanu Reeves no less.

[–] SupraMario@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (6 children)

Yes because gang members are totally card carrying members of the NRA lol

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[–] BlackSkinnedJew@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 10 months ago

Dumbs gonna dumb..

[–] SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

Sanest Floridan family.

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