Gun Control thread (merged many)

[Onkel Neal]

Here's gun control I can agree with: Severe penalties for people who allow their firearms to be used by others in a crime. Talk about lawsuit seeking accountability, start with this woman.

Sarah Hopkins, 28, of Newton, Kan., is charged with one count of knowingly transferring a firearm to a convicted felon. Prosecutors allege Hopkins, a friend of Cedric Ford, knew about his criminal history before giving him the semi-automatic rifle and handgun he used in the rampage that left 3 dead and 14 others wounded.

The Wichita Eagle reported Hopkins is the mother of Ford's two children. She moved out of her home with Ford in July and retrieved the guns from the house less than a month later with the help of police, the Eagle reported, citing an affidavit in the case. Shortly thereafter, Hopkins gave the guns back to Ford "because Ford had threatened her," the paper reported.

What? She has no assets to recover in litigation? Ok, 25 years in prison, no parole. People who own firearms should be responsible for them.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...s-14/80972434/