Gun control: It still amazes me that you can shoot people in the U.S. and not go to jail for it.

Texas shooter won't get jail time despite plea from paralyzed victim's mother (Click on this heading to read more)

By Arturo Garcia
Monday, February 3, 2014 19:01 EST

A Texas man will not see jail time for the accidental shooting that paralyzed one teenager and left another without a kidney, despite a plea from one of the victims' mothers.

The McAllen Monitor reported on Monday that 38-year-old Dustin Wesley Cook will instead serve three years' supervised release in connection with the December 2011 shooting of Edson Amaro and Nicholas Tijerina.

State District Court Judge Bobby Flores ruled that, despite the evidence showing Cook to be guilty of criminal negligence, he would not sentence him to jail time. Prosecutors allowed Cook to plead no contest to the charge, which normally carries a penalty of 180 days to two years in jail.