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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNorth Carolina 3-year-old shoots another 3-year-old after parents leave rifle in playroom
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/11/27/north-carolina-3-year-old-shoots-another-3-year-old-after-parents-leave-rifle-in-playroom/". . . but, but - it was just a accident - the NRA said so"
DonViejo
(60,536 posts)for being "off topic" just like my OP was
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024098346
hollysmom
(5,946 posts)DonViejo
(60,536 posts)I was then told it would be unlocked only if all the other monitors agreed it was news. The OP is still locked so, I guess that means all the other monitors felt a three year old shooting another three year old isn't newsworthy in the GD forum
petronius
(26,598 posts)repetitive, contentious, and unproductive. So, they're restricted to gun-specific Groups, of which there are two:
Discuss gun politics, gun control laws, the Second Amendment, the use of firearms for self-defense, and the use of firearms to commit crime and violence.
Discuss how to enact progressive gun control reform in a supportive environment. The group serves as a safe haven in which to mobilize supporters in support of measures reducing gun violence by changing laws, culture and practice at the municipal, state, and federal levels. While there is no single solution to the tragic epidemic of gun violence, members agree that more guns are not the solution to gun violence, and are expected to be supportive of the policies of progressive gun control reform organizations.
Unless a topic is exception-worthy "big news," OPers are supposed to put the thread in whichever of those seems most relevant/appropriate, and GD hosts will lock them here...
magical thyme
(14,881 posts)if you follow the link, the reason stated is the end of the gun exemption. I guess gun threads now must go to the gungeon.
mynaturalrights
(97 posts)that's fine to post on GD but if he kills a family with a gun it's not?
uppityperson
(115,677 posts)is allowed and not allowed in the forum. For instance, here is the one for GD, General Discussion
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=about&forum=1002
Discuss politics, issues, and current events. No posts about Israel/Palestine, religion, guns, showbiz, or sports unless there is really big news. No conspiracy theories. No whining about DU.
magical thyme
(14,881 posts)Guns has its own forum (nicknamed the gungeon) specifically dedicated to guns in our society, including gun news.
GD had a temporary exception in place for an extended period of time to allow gun topics (I think after Sandy Hook but could be remembering wrong), but that temporary exception has been ended in the last week or so.
Drunk driving doesn't generally start flamewars so doesn't have a need for its own forum.
Initech
(100,042 posts)It's that simple folks!,
mynaturalrights
(97 posts)Keep them the hell locked up