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  • For Brits, while there’s many possible worse interpretations, the usual reason for US law to function this way is if the weapon was fired by a very young child.

    And yes, we have a “usual” regarding children getting their hands on firearms. That sucks in it’s own special way.

    US law seals many records in cases for child offenders.

    If the weapon was fired by a child too young to understand firearms, that could result in no charges - although it’s more usual to see a charge against the caretakers in such cases.

    Disclaimer: Since tone doesn’t convey in text - I want to clarify I’m not trying to advocate for the US system. I just want to share that there are explanations - in addition - to our usual ones.

    None of what I’ve shared is meant to attempt to address the concerns that must come with having a gun culture.

    Everything still sucks in this situation, and everyone has a right to how they feel about it.

    Whatever else we feel, we can all agree we need to find ways to do better than this. Nothing is okay about this.

    (And yes, I know I’m saying that in one country where this kind of thing still routinely happens.)