{"id":31764,"date":"2021-12-17T13:49:36","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T13:49:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=31764"},"modified":"2021-12-17T13:49:40","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T13:49:40","slug":"questions-not-asked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=31764","title":{"rendered":"Questions Not Asked (Updated)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' 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received a press release late this morning regarding a recent shooting in Durham, North Carolina. It was from the North Carolina chapters of Everytown, Moms Demand, and Students Demand. The tenor of this missive was that &#8220;gun violence&#8221; (sic) is killing the youth of North Carolina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lest I be accused of selective editing, here it is in its <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/message\/d2x4gh\/5botyzi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">entirety<\/a><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>DURHAM, N.C. \u2014 &nbsp;The North Carolina chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety\u2019s grassroots networks, released the following statement after a shooting in Durham left two people dead and four others injured. According to local reporting, the six victims were driving in an SUV when they received fire at around 3 a.m. Monday morning. Most of those shot were under the age of 18, with some of the youngest being just middle school students, <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/d2x4gh\/5botyzi\/9ed6cy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WRAL<\/a> reports.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><br><strong>\u201cThe shooting in Durham is another tragic example of the devastating impact gun violence has had on North Carolina\u2019s youth,\u201d<\/strong> <strong>said Sylvia Burns, a volunteer with the North Carolina chapter of Moms Demand Action. \u201cWe can\u2019t sit idly while young lives continue to be cut short by gun violence. Enough is enough.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><br><strong>The shooting comes at the end of Durham\u2019s deadliest year \u2014 by September 30, 2021, Durham police had investigated 43 homicides, surpassing 2016\u2019s previous record of 42, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/d2x4gh\/5botyzi\/p7d6cy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">INDY Week<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><br><strong>In an average year, <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/d2x4gh\/5botyzi\/5ze6cy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1,388<\/a> people die and 3,407 are wounded by guns in North Carolina. Guns are the <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/d2x4gh\/5botyzi\/lsf6cy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">second-leading<\/a> cause of death among the state\u2019s youth population, with an average of 104 children and teens being killed by guns every year. 60% of these deaths are homicides. More information on North Carolina gun violence can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/d2x4gh\/5botyzi\/1kg6cy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are a number of questions that this press release ignores while saying &#8220;enough is enough.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why were these &#8220;youths&#8221; out driving around at 3am on what is a school night?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Did the parents of those that were identified as &#8220;middle school students&#8221; know their children were out at this time of the morning? According to a more recent report, the middle schools students included a 13 year old boy, a 13 year old girl, and a 12 year old girl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Given police say this shooting was <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldsun.com\/news\/local\/crime\/article256546586.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">not random<\/a><\/strong>, were any of these &#8220;youths&#8221; members of a gang?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Did the victims know their attackers?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Was this shooting gang related? <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbs17.com\/news\/local-news\/durham-county-news\/durham-county-seeks-community-input-as-gang-violence-is-on-the-rise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Durham officials said earlier<\/a><\/strong> in the year that the city has a gang problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Were any firearms found in the SUV of the &#8220;victims&#8221;?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With one of those killed being 19 years of age, does Everytown consider this victim a &#8220;youth&#8221; or an adult?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wral.com\/police-seventh-teen-in-targeted-suv-unhurt-in-durham-shooting-that-killed-2-wounded-4\/20034671\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Durham Police Department reports<\/a><\/strong> that the SUV, a Hyundai Santa Fe, was reported stolen sometime on Sunday. Were these &#8220;youths&#8221; involved in the theft of the car and did the theft play any role in the shooting?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I do agree that it is a tragedy to see any young person&#8217;s life end prematurely. However, there are so many factors at play here that to heap all the blame on firearms is both misleading and simplistic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>UPDATE:<\/strong> More details emerge on this incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to there being a seventh passenger in the stolen car, a firearm was found in it by police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wral.com\/in-addition-to-7-teens-suv-targeted-in-durham-shooting-had-rifle-inside\/20038408\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WRAL Raleigh:<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>A police report indicates a .308 Winchester 88 was recovered from the Hyundai Santa Fe, which crashed into a utility pole near the intersection of Mathison and Eugene streets after the shooting.<\/p><p>Police said the SUV had been reported stolen on Sunday from a location in Durham that they didn&#8217;t disclose. There was no information as to whether the rifle was stolen along with the vehicle. Police haven&#8217;t said whether any of the teens have been linked to the vehicle theft.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>A Winchester 88 is a magazine-fed lever action rifle. I will say it is not what one would expect to find at the scene of the crime.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I received a press release late this morning regarding a recent shooting in Durham, North Carolina. 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