Suspect in ‘No Kings’ rally shooting death in Utah released from jail
www.theguardian.com
Police say Arturo Gamboa was carrying a rifle when safety volunteer fired on him and accidentally killed bystander

Local district attorney Sim Gill’s office said on Friday that it was unable to make a decision on charges against Arturo Gamboa after the 14 June shooting that killed demonstrator Arthur Folasa Ah Loo – but that the investigation into the slaying continues.

Salt Lake City police had said Arturo Gamboa brought an assault-style rifle to the rally and was moving toward the crowd with the weapon raised when a safety volunteer for the event fired three shots, wounding Gamboa and killing Ah Loo nearby.

Gamboa didn’t fire his rifle, and it’s unclear what he intended to do with it. His father, Albert Gamboa said his son was “an innocent guy” who was “in the wrong place at the wrong time”

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/21/suspect-no-kings-rally-shooting-death-utah-released.

  • earlgrey0@sh.itjust.works
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    6 days ago

    I get what you’re trying to say, but Utah is a “constitutional carry” state. Meaning that he was legally allowed to open carry whatever firearm he wished as long as he didn’t point it at anyone. In this case I think the law is more reckless than the individual.

    • FancyPantsFIRE@lemmy.worldEnglish
      181·
      6 days ago

      To add to that, look at pictures of the pro Trump protests in Utah around Jan 6, many of them openly carrying assault rifles, none of them shot. I don’t like guns or open carry but the difference in reaction is stark.

      • earlgrey0@sh.itjust.works
        102·
        6 days ago

        Agreed, while I fucking hate the fact that certain individuals have decided that the right to bare arms is more important than the right to life, it is still their right. I disapprove of limiting rights based on which individual uses them. The Utah Legislature needs to figure out if the right to carry firearms is for everyone or go the route California did and ban it because individuals they didn’t like started arming themselves.

        • Kernal64@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          7·
          6 days ago

          Yup. IIRC, the NRA didn’t really get influential until minorities started arming themselves and organizations like the Black Panthers started to appear. Then all of a sudden these 2A clowns are all about gun control… For certain individuals.

      • Kernal64@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        7·
        6 days ago

        You’re right. There’s definitely a double standard going on. I misread this article at first and thought it was a pro Trump person pointing their rifle at a crowd, so I thought this was finally one of them actually facing a consequence, but I see I was wrong. Either way, we are far too loose with guns and i don’t think approaching any crowd with a gun raised is a smart idea.

    • Kernal64@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      21·
      6 days ago

      That’s true, and I agree, the law is too reckless when it comes to guns. That said, it seems like he did raise his weapon to the crowd, which seems very unwise.