If someone sells u a gun.....and u later kill someone with that gun, should they face charges 4 selling u the gun?
[Edited 7/20/09 6:40am]

K, what?

JustErin said:

lol.

Sry to laugh...but it does read as a bit of a dumb question.
More info please...circumstances...situation...etc etc etc

OK, now that it makes sense...

Yes, if it is sold illegally.

Are you sure you want Org advice on this?

I don't know about anywhere else but in Illinois if you sell a gun to a felon you can get up to 10 years.

it's the fruit of a poisoned tree...of coure they are responsible.

If they broke the law in the course of the sale (didn't register it, weren't licensed to sell, whatever), then yeah - I'd think they may have some cupability.

They almost certainly don't know what the buyer intends to do with the gun, but this is one situation where the term "should have known" applies. I think a reasonable person should know that someone who wants to buy a gun outside the terms of the law may have bad intentions.

Kind of like how the bartender who knowingly serves a drunk patron that goes out and kills someone on the road is held partly responsible.

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[Edited 7/20/09 7:35am]

heybaby said:

Same here in Texas. There are billboards about that on the highways now.

johnart said:

Well, in the McNair case dude was a felon and violated his parole, for a murder conviction BTW, so he shouldn't have even had a gun to sell in the first place. I'm still trynna figure out how he got out after a murder conviction. They must have mandatory release in his state. He definitely needs to be charged in the McNair case and be in jail for the rest of his life.

Who did you kill?

funkpill said:

I was thinking about the McNair case.

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Hmmm

did the gun seller break any laws?

coolcat said:

Yes, he was a convicted murderer and felons are barred from owning or possessing guns much less selling them.

Graycap23 said:

depends on if i get caught. now if the seller starts running their mouth...well...how many bullets I got left?