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Old 12-01-2017, 02:33 PM   #13
Jim in CT
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Originally Posted by zimmy View Post
Because of the way the law is written. It wasn't his gun, there is video evidence someone else put it there. They decided that it was likely that he picked up the gun, it went off and ricocheted and hit her. Under the law it is negligent, but not reckless so it does not meet the level needed for involuntary manslaughter. All the immigration status stuff is irrelevant to this decision.
A horrible chain of events. Going to give Trump some capital in his push for immigration reform, and for good reason IMO...
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