What Five Kids And Teddy Bears Tell Us About Gun Control

By Tom Knighton

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One of the purposes for all the hassle we deal with when buying a gun is to keep guns out of the hands of those who aren’t supposed to have them. At least, that’s what we’re told. Supposedly, if we didn’t have to go through an NICS check and fill out a Form 4473, the wrong folks might start buying guns left and right.

Why, even kids might get their hands on firearms!

In that case, thank the Lord we’ve got gun contr….wait a minute.

Five teen juveniles have been arrested after being accused of concealing guns in a teddy bear.

Four 14-year-olds and a 15-year-old have been charged with unlawful gun possession, theft and marijuana possession, according to a Metro Police Department press release.

Police found three loaded semi-automatic pistols concealed inside a teddy bear in an upstairs bedroom during a search of the home.

The weapons were loaded. The teens reportedly stole the firearms from the lawful owners.

Well, so much for gun control keeping weapons out of the hands of people who shouldn’t have them, eh?

Frankly, the only thing sensational about this story is that they hid the guns inside of teddy bears. The juxtaposition between the innocence of …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms