Girl, 11, brings AR-15 to Idaho hearing on gun legislation

[groundloop]

Source: ABC News

BOISE, Idaho -- An 11-year-old girl toting a loaded AR-15 assault weapon appeared Monday with her grandfather, who is supporting legislation that would allow visitors to Idaho who can legally possess firearms to carry a concealed handgun within city limits.

Charles Nielsen addressed the committee that voted to send the legislation to the full House as Bailey Nielsen stood at his side with the weapon slung over her right shoulder, but did not say anything.

“Bailey is carrying a loaded AR-15,” Charles Nielsen told lawmakers. “People live in fear, terrified of that which they do not understand. She's been shooting since she was 5 years old. She got her first deer with this weapon at 9. She carries it responsibly. She knows how not to put her finger on the trigger. We live in fear in a society that is fed fear on a daily basis.”

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Opponents say allowing teenagers to carry a concealed weapon without any required training within city limits is a bad idea and could lead to shootings. If the bill becomes law, Idaho would be among a handful of states that allow that type of concealed carry.

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ABSOLUTELY FUCKING INSANE.

[Karadeniz]

1. Lovely standards.

[ploppy]

2. What an asshole.

[Alliepoo]

3. What the hell is wrong with people?

[pandr32]

4. I doubt this is what the 2nd is meant for

[DemocracyMouse]

29. It's not. Concealing AR-15s is not "well-regulated" and has nothing to do with muskets

[Maeve]

5. And when some big bad guy grabs it from her?

I don't care how "responsibly" she carries it; it can be taken away from her and used.

[2naSalit]

8. +1

[Ahpook]

13. I've seen a couple open carry morons

ANYONE could have taken their gun from them and wasted the whole place. The person it was taken from being the first. Guaranteed!

[LiberalArkie]

6. They just want to go back to the era that Grit-TV portrays

[maxsolomon]

7. Specious Nonsense. You'd live in fear if someone pointed an AR-15 at you, old man.

For instance - let's say, instead of your Granddaughter, a 19 year old male with face tattoos pointed an AR-15 at you. Would you be afraid?

Let's say he put a round in your arm. Any adrenaline yet?

We all understand that firearms are deadly, and we can't trust strangers not to shoot us with them. Or relatives.

[2naSalit]

9. Idaho...

That is all you need to know.

[Phoenix61]

10. Because teenagers are well known for their

ability and tendency to thoughtfully consider their actions and the consequences of those actions.

[Newest Reality]

26. I guess...

I guess the insurance companies have it all wrong. They charge very high rates for teens because they are statistically a greater risk.

Assault weapons? Oh, that's different.

[Skittles]

11. gun humpers CONSTANTLY show us why they should not have guns

sick, sick, SICK

[patphil]

12. Unf**king believeable!

[mr_lebowski]

14. Funny to be keenly aware of "We live in fear in a society that is fed fear on a daily basis."

And not even stop to realize ... that's exactly what's making you feel like you need to carry a fucking gun around with you every moment.

It'd be hilarious if it wasn't so dangerous.

[Talitha]

15. Let's hope this is the last time we read about Bailey and her AR-15.

[groundloop]

33. Very excellent point

It would be a damned shame to see her in the news after killing someone.

[maxsolomon]

41. Or her becoming the next "Kent State Gun Girl".

she's already being used in Gunner provocations.

[iluvtennis]

16. Grandpa is an asshat. nt

[Floyd R. Turbo]

17. :

[captain queeg]

20. Blast from the past. Thanks

[Iggo]

18. Aw. Her parents taught her to be a flasher. How cute!

[LiberalFighter]

19. The type of people that should not have firearms.

[spike jones]

21. Why can't he be charged with child endangerment? n/t

[hack89]

37. Because it is perfectly legal

most shooters start around that age. I learned when I was 10. So did my kids.

[JDC]

22. Exactly the type of people who shouldn't have a weapon.

This sort of in your face tactic is everything that is wrong with our current gun laws. Or lack there of.

[rockfordfile]

23. What a idiot

[yonder]

24. Bailey shot her first deer at 9 years of age with an AR?

Who hunts with an AR?

[needledriver]

27. Lots and lots and lots of people.

The AR platform sport utility rifle is practical, modular, adjustable, and relatively lightweight; it is available in different calibers suitable to many types of game.

[hack89]

35. It is a very popular hunting rifle

especially in the larger calibers. Most states limit magazine size for hunting so it is simply another semi-auto rifle.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

25. Yeah an AR-15 is an easily concealed weapon

Just shove it down your pants and pretend it's a codpiece.

[lapfog_1]

28. finger not on trigger

was the safety off?

where was the gun pointed?

Suppose she tripped.

One of my best friends was killed when I was 13 when he went hunting with a mutual friend of ours... they were walking through a field (my friend was in front - a no no) and the other kid tripped behind him and the gun (a shotgun) went off and killed my friend.

To this day, now 50 years late, I can hear his mother screaming at the funeral.

[no_hypocrisy]

30. Are 11 year olds legally allowed to carry AR-15s?

[hack89]

36. Yes when in the company of a parent or guardian

Idaho prohibits any person under age 18 from possessing any handgun.1 In addition, anyone under age 18 is prohibited from possessing a weapon (defined under state law to include any “pistol, revolver or gun”) unless he or she: 1) has the written permission of his or her parent or guardian to possess the weapon; or 2) is accompanied by his or her parent or guardian while he or she possesses the weapon.2 Any person under age 12 in possession of a weapon must be accompanied by an adult.

fords.org/minimum-age-to-purchase-possess-in-idaho/

[maxsolomon]

42. My assumption is that under adult supervision, yes.

I don't think they can buy or possess.

[Vinca]

31. Now adding Idaho to the "do not visit" list.

[honest.abe]

32. Photo

Ugh.

[drmeow]

34. I understand EXACTLY what I fear

A lethal weapon used by the military in a war zone carried in a civilian area by someone who the same people who says that is OK think is not mature enough to end an unwanted pregnancy without parental permission.

[nilesobek]

38. This is normal here in Central Idaho.

My night job, a cashier manager at a gas station, is full of these types. Sometimes, they get loud about gun rights and make dayum sure that I see their 3 percent tattoos. The store is conveniently located next to an expanding country western nightclub...

I've worked in the local bullet factories. The management was proud to display right wing propaganda about how Democratic efforts at gun control had actually increased bullet sales.

My hometown is full of insecure men, immature, sheltered, devoid of romantic inclinations and unworldly. Gluttonous beasts who can't take their greasy hands off their video game controllers for years.

Hence the guns!

"Ma, their coming for my AR-15, they done red flagged me on the internet."

What they don't understand is that this part of America is the last 500 sq. Miles of wilderness in the lower 48 and the world is coming for THEM. The population increase is becoming noticeable.

[mapster]

39. Oh, Idaho, there you go again

This is another reason why, after 30 years in Idaho, we're moving out.

[Cosmocat]

40. People so scared of the world they need their bullet firing binkies lecturing

everyone else on how bad they are to be scared ...

[whistler162]

43. Just as long as she brought thin mints with it.

[dchill]

44. I bet some of these people have shot their own shadows.