Las Vegas (Aiexpress) – As the biological father of a young woman who committed suicide in Henderson expressed his dissatisfaction with the circumstances surrounding his daughter’s tragic death, 8 News Now Investigators looked into gun storage rules.
Jennaleah Hin was reported missing on December 30 and discovered dead in Henderson on Sunday, following a week-long search. Hina Hin, the girl’s biological father, claims that documents obtained from Henderson Police show that she shot herself with her stepfather’s gun. According to the article, the stepfather works in police enforcement. According to the docs, Jennaleah’s stepfather discovered the weapon was missing after the teen left.
The Clark County coroner’s office determined Jennaleah’s cause of death to be a penetrating contact gunshot wound to the head and neck, with suicide as the mode of death.
A person who knowingly helps or causes a minor to handle or possess a weapon is charged with a misdemeanor or a category C felony under Nevada state law.
“If the person knows or has reason to know that there is a substantial risk that the child will use the firearm to commit a violent act,” he or she is guilty of a category C felony, according to Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 202 Section 2.
A person does not break state statute and does not knowingly aid or permit a kid to violate Nevada’s gun regulations if the handgun in the child’s possession “was stored in a securely locked container or at a location which a reasonable person would have believed to be secure,” according to the statute.
According to the statute, it is a crime to negligently store or leave a handgun at a location under one’s control, knowing or should have known that there is a significant risk of a kid handling or possessing a firearm.
Not all law enforcement agencies have processes in place that go beyond the statute and other safe storage standards.
Anyone who is dealing with their mental health can get treatment. To get immediate emotional support, call 988 to reach the National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Confidential care is provided at all times.
