Witnesses: Man opens fire with AR15 while walking down street in Shelby County neighborhood

[SheltieLover]

https://wreg.com/news/witnesses-man-opens-fire-in-shelby-county-neighborhood-while-walking-down-street/amp/

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Mid-South man was arrested after authorities said he opened fire in a neighborhood while walking down the street Sunday night.

Witnesses said they were standing outside their homes on Winding Hollow Way near Hacks Cross Road when a man identified by authorities as Daniel Naranjo began shooting a rifle.

Theresa Ralph says her husband saw Naranjo fire several shots at the ground near a fire hydrant. They called 911 because they say they were afraid Naranjo would take aim at someone or somebody’s home.

More at link.

Wtaf? From.the picture, this man appears to be caucasian. Rittenhouse copy cat?

Thankfully, I am not seeing any injuries as a result, but there easily could have been many!

[Blue Owl]

1. It's the NRA's All-American Vignette

n/t

[SheltieLover]

4. Repulsive!

He could have killed a lot of people! Fortunately, I'm not seeing injuries or fatalities being reported.

[tblue37]

2. Naranjo is a Spanish name, and the kid looks hispanic. I think he was just playing.Too many

Americans think of guns as exciting toys and don't even consider what can happen when they pull the trigger.

[SheltieLover]

3. Playing?

This isn't a kid with a BB gun, which would still be unacceptable. He is 23 years old, from the report.

Thx for pointing out his Hispanic name. I hadn't picked up on that.

[tblue37]

6. Yes, playing. My point is that a lot of Americans see guns as exciting toys, and they PLAY

with them instead of recognizing them as the dangerous, deadly things they are. That's why you see pictures of gun idiots pointing loaded guns at their genitals, with their fingers on the trigger, or hear about idiots shooting up into the air, out in the country, down into the ground, or at the walls of their own homes. They have no clue about where those bullets could end up, and no understanding that a bullet shot up into the air can come down and kill someone; that a bullet can penetrate a wall; that a bullet shot straight out in the country can kill someone unseen at a distance; or that a bullet shot into the ground could ricochet and hit someone.

Or you hear about young people playing around with a gun in someone's kitchen and accidentally shooting a friend or family member.

They are not handling the gun safely and seriously. They are irresponsibly playing with it.

And, yes, I think of a 23-year-old as a kid, especially in this country, where so many hold on to their immaturity for so long. Since the prefrontal cortex doesn't finish developing until around 25 or 26, a 23-year-old who hasn't been raised (conditioned) to be mature and responsible is likely to behave as impulsively and irresponsibly as a spoiled adolescent.

[SheltieLover]

7. Perhaps playing call of duty.

I agree about stupid, irresponsible behavior.

I would think an average male's prefrontal cortex to be developed by 23.

I hope they throw the book at him.

Idiot.

[tblue37]

9. Nope. 25-26.

It doesn’t matter how smart teens are or how well they scored on the SAT or ACT. Good judgment isn’t something they can excel in, at least not yet.

The rational part of a teen’s brain isn’t fully developed and won’t be until age 25 or so.

In fact, recent research has found that adult and teen brains work differently. Adults think with the prefrontal cortex, the brain’s rational part. This is the part of the brain that responds to situations with good judgment and an awareness of long-term consequences. Teens process information with the amygdala. This is the emotional part.

In teen’s brains, the connections between the emotional part of the brain and the decision-making center are still developing—and not always at the same rate. That’s why when teens have overwhelming emotional input, they can’t explain later what they were thinking. They weren’t thinking as much as they were feeling.

https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx

[SheltieLover]

10. Ok thx

He still should not be walking the streeets with an assault rifle & blowing off rounds.

Since prefrontal cortex is 25, then so should be the minimum age for males to buy guns.

[tblue37]

11. I agree. In fact, no one of any age should be walking around shooting guns at the street.

[SheltieLover]

12. Of course not!

And, imo, no one should own assault rifles!

[stopdiggin]

19. so -- you're suggesting that any crime

or infraction carried out by someone under the age of 26 should be treated as a "juvenile offense?"

My point being -- we cannot possibly implement any such standard (nor should we) -- in the real world. The fact is -- we routinely entrust people with critical roles and tasks (law enforcement, military, medicine) well before this age. And -- ready for it or not, people need to be held responsible for their actions -- at some stage well before their mid-twenties. Just the way things work in this (and just about every other) society.

[tblue37]

20. Not at all. I was just explaining why I tend to think of immature 23-year-olds as kids.

I am 70, so I see a lot of people as kids, to be honest.

SheltieLover didn't understand why I used the words "playing" and "kid," so I explained.

[stopdiggin]

21. understand. and I also totally get

the science (and implications) of the pre-frontal development.
On the other hand -- "kids" have been killing and maiming (themselves and others) -- for untold generations. And the destruction (and behavior) simply has to be dealt with on that level.

(getting back to the OP -- if this "young man" is strolling around popping off "rounds" in a neighborhood setting -- I'm hoping that he is in either a secure medical facility, or a jail setting, tonight. regardless all consideration for "youthful indiscretion." )

[tblue37]

24. I agree. He needs to be locked up. nt

[Silent3]

5. "Naranjo" also means "orange"

Coincidence?

[SheltieLover]

8. 😱

Another person said his name is Hispanic. Magat?

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

13. Once again, guns make us safer.

Right?

[SheltieLover]

14. Nope

I wonder if someone in the neighborhood felt threatened & shot him, would it be self defense?

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

15. My intention was sarcasm.

I will add the sarcasm emoji.

I am actually one who thinks guns should be taken away from people. You may possibly feel differently.

[SheltieLover]

16. Sorry.

I'm just envisioning gun battles in the streets.

I think it would be wonderful if no one had guns!

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

17. That's okay.

When I first posted without the I was a bit concerned my post could be misinterpreted. back at ya.

[SheltieLover]

18. Thx

[onethatcares]

22. give him some credit

He did try to stuff the weapon down his pants to hide it. I wonder if he was wearing shorts?

[SheltieLover]

23. Hahaha!

True. I would think that large weapon would be tough to hide.