A 25-year-old Missouri man says he mistook his mother for an intruder before shooting her to death at their home’s back door.

Prosecutors have charged Jaylen Johnson with manslaughter and armed criminal action in connection with the shooting death on Thursday of his mother, Monica McNichols-Johnson.

McNichols-Johnson’s shooting death came less than a year after another shooting in Missouri saw Ralph Yarl, then 16, get shot on 13 April by 84-year-old Andrew Lester after ringing the wrong doorbell while picking up his siblings.

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    8 months ago

    Coming at me citing suicide stats in a crime discussion, nice

    Suicide victims aren’t even cold before the pro-gun community sweeps them under the nearest rug, desperately hoping that if they’re quick enough, nobody will notice that means reduction is extremely effective in suicide prevention.

    You’re still more likely to be shot by someone, it’s just the “someone” might be you.

    But it’ll never be one of your kids with one of your guns, will it buddy?

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      8 months ago

      You’re still more likely to be shot by someone, it’s just the “someone” might be you

      Pardon me for not considering actions I have control over in a discussion on the likelihood of violence one doesn’t have control over. And again, I’m citing larger numbers for gun violence victims than what they are citing incorrectly.

      But it’ll never be one of your kids with one of your guns, will it buddy

      At 1 in ~2000 odds (10 in 10,000 suicide rate, 50% firearms for ages 10-24), or literally the exact same odds that I’m saying a person should be prepared for based on their consequences, those are absolutely odds I would act to minimize if I lived with a minor or anyone suffering mental health issues.

      Just here to point out that it’ll never be your home, will it buddy?