17-year old Rhode Island boy shot and killed from outside his home

A 17-year old boy was in his home in Providence, Rhode Island, when a bullet entered his home from outside, killing him.  Police don't think it was a stray bullet.

From an article:

Providence police say they're looking for suspects in the killing of a 17-year-old boy who was shot inside a home when gunfire apparently came through a window. 

Authorities say the teen was shot at about 9 p.m. Tuesday in a home on Colfax Street. Police say he was in the kitchen when someone opened fire outside. 

Major David Lapatin says investigators do not believe this was a case of stray bullets. They believe the home was targeted. 

The victim's name hasn't been released. He was taken to Rhode Island Hospital, where police say he was pronounced dead at about 2:30 a.m. Wednesday. 

Two men reportedly were seen running from the scene.

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Using children's toys to hide guns

What are we to make of the fact that some people are willing to use children's toys to hide guns from the TSA at airport screenings? There is a video showing how this disassembled gun was found by a screener in a stuffed animal at a Rhode Island airport.  No wonder they make small children and older people go through thorough screening. Some object to that but there was a recent incident of a weapon found in the hollow tube of an elderly person's walker. What was the father of this child thinking? What did he want a gun for on his travels? Why conceal it in his child's toys?

Man tries to sneak gun parts on plane inside of son's stuffed animals

A man and his 4-year old son were going through the TSA security checkpoint in the airport of Warwick, Rhode Island when TSA agents found something shocking.  The boy's three stuffed animals weren't just stuffed with cotton, but with the gun parts and ammo to assemble a .40-caliber handgun! 

Amazingly, the TSA only confiscated the gun parts then allowed the man and son to continue with their flight!

From the CNN article:

A TSA officer watched as a carry-on bag containing a stuffed teddy bear, a bunny rabbit and a Mickey Mouse toy went through a checkpoint X-ray machine Monday. The officer spotted the disassembled firearm components and ammunition concealed inside each of the stuffed animals, the TSA said.

Officers notified the Rhode Island Airport Police and conducted a search of the bag.

Inside the toys, officials say, they found the mainframe of a .40-caliber firearm, a magazine with two .40-caliber rounds, a firing pin and a slide.

The TSA says law enforcement officers interviewed the man, who stated he was unaware that there were gun parts inside the toys.

The items were confiscated and the father and son were allowed to continue their flight to Detroit.

Law enforcement agents continue to investigate the incident.

"This is just another example that threats can appear anywhere, and this is why TSA officers take a closer look at everything," the agency said in a news release. "It's also an example that shows that even though TSA has modified the screening process for children 12 and under, the security process is still just as effective."

The man claimed it was the result of a domestic dispute, somehow. 

Aren't the TSA paid to prevent potential dangers to flights?  Shouldn't they be suspicious that this man might have intended to reassemble the gun in-flight and hijack the plane or some other nefarious deed?  And even if it was somehow related to a domestic dispute, shouldn't that be just as shocking and worthy of taking him into immediate custody?  Don't they think the boy might have been in danger, with gun parts and live ammo in his stuffed animals?
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17-year old boy caught with two guns, one loaded, in vehicle in Rhode Island

A 17-year old was pulled over for driving erratically, in the South Kingstown area of Rhode Island.  Inside the car he had two firearms, one loaded, and ammunition.

From the article:

A 17-year-old Wakefield boy was arrested on Tuesday, Feb. 7 at 2:30 p.m. and charged with four felony counts of gun possession and two misdemeanor weapons charges. Police stopped the SKHS student in his gray pickup truck after reportedly watching it exit a driveway on Old North Road with no plate. The truck allegedly smelled like marijuana, although police found none in car. After a search of the truck, police found two knives accessible to driver and seized them. They also seized two gums [sic] after finding a loaded rifle and an unloaded shot gun behind the drivers’ seat. Police also found about $30 worth of ammunition. The juvenile was charged with two counts of possession of a firearm by a minor, possession of ammunition by a minor, and possessing a loaded weapon in a vehicle, all felonies. He was also charged with two misdemeanor counts of possessing weapons other than firearms. The youth told police the guns were left in his truck after he went hunting about a week ago. He was arraigned in Family Court later that day.

Every gun in the hands of a child must first pass through the hands of an adult.