Rick Warren Tweets That His Son Killed Himself With An Unregistered Gun Purchased From The Internet

[JaneyVee]

TUSTIN, Calif. (AP) — Pastor Rick Warren has tweeted that his son killed himself with an unregistered gun purchased through the Internet.

Warren, who has been tweeting regularly about his grief since his 27-year-old son Matthew committed suicide last Friday, said he forgives whoever sold the weapon.

Orange County Sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino said Thursday that the gun's serial number was scratched off.

It's illegal in California to buy a gun without a background check and purchasers are supposed to register their firearms. Defacing a gun's serial number is a federal offense.

Link: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/rick-warren-son-used-unregistered-gun-suicide

[elleng]

1. Right. Posted earlier.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014451539

[RainDog]

2. Warren would do everyone in this nation a favor

If he spoke out in favor of reasonable gun control policies in the U.S.

No one is going to take away everyone's hunting rifle, nor do they want to.

But the majority of Americans want to make it harder for people to hurt themselves and others with guns, whether intentionally or not.