Hard to say, its a similar argument to a bartender who lets a patron drink too much. On the drive home the drunk plows into a van with a family of 4. Is the bartender morally culpable?
On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 2:49 PM, Maureen <[email protected]> wrote: > > Years ago, I sold a shotgun to a private party who seemed very normal at > the time but later became real twitchy. I have no idea how to get it > back. The local cops in the jurisdiction where I sold it are aware of the > transaction and the individual. They say nothing can be done unless he > does something wrong. That would likely be too late. > > So if he commits a crime with the gun, would I be responsible? > > On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 11:15 AM, Jerry Milo Johnson <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> >> http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/23/justice/wisconsin-shooting/index.html?hpt=hp_t3 >> >> I truly hope that the name of the private seller is made public. >> >> And that he is held socially (not criminally, but socially) >> accountable for being part of this tragedy. >> >> It may have been legal, and he may not have been aware, but he is >> certainly part of the reason these people are dead. >> >> Sad. >> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:356408 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
