12-year-old girl shot through the stomach during Idaho militia meeting

[marmar]

[font size="1"]Brandon Curtiss (left) and other members of the III% Idaho group (Facebook)[/font]


The daughter of a militia member was shot and wounded Sunday after a local meeting of the III% Idaho group.

The 12-year-old girl, whose name was not released, was taken by helicopter to a hospital for treatment after the shooting at the Rupert Gun Range, reported the Twin Falls Times-News.

Her mother said the girl was in stable condition Monday morning, and the shooting remains under investigation.

It’s not clear who was handling the weapon when it fired, wounding the girl.

Brandon Curtiss, the president of the state III% militia group, provided some details about the girl and the shooting in a Facebook post seeking donations for the wounded child’s family.

He said militia group members wanted to take target practice after a county meeting of the militia group — which was involved in last month’s armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. ...............(more)

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/02/12-year-old-girl-shot-through-the-stomach-during-idaho-militia-meeting/

[randome]

1. Bunch of low-lifes.

[hr][font color="blue"][center]There is nothing you can't do if you put your mind to it.
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[Wounded Bear]

2. They sure have that tough-guy look down...

bunch of wannabe Rambos.

[mikeysnot]

9. bunch of dumb asses....

[snooper2]

3. Here is a link to the original article raw story stole from

http://magicvalley.com/news/local/mini-cassia/girl-stable-after-being-shot-at-rupert-gun-range/article_aa93742b-4041-5242-8320-2152c9f9046f.html

[Brickbat]

11. +1

[targetpractice]

4. Grrr... "It’s not clear who was handling the weapon when it fired, wounding the girl."

How about instead "It’s not clear who shot and wounded the girl."

[Lizzie Poppet]

12. Exactly. "When it fired" implies some sort of bizarre animism.

What happened was some fuckwit handled the weapon in an unsafe manner and a kid paid for their negligence.

[daleanime]

27. +1

[saturnsring]

20. unbelievable right?

[Iggo]

26. I know, right? I thought guns don't kill people.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

31. Circling the fucking wagons

That's what these gun loving cretins do. They are anti-cop, anti-gubmint, pro-chaos dick heads.

[KansDem]

5. "...militia member’s gun accidentally fired while cleaning the weapon"

You cannot clean a gun while it's loaded. I wish we could dispense with this lame excuse.

Whenever I hear "the gun fired while I was cleaning it!", I suspect the gun owner was goofing off (you know, waving the gun around and pointing it a people while laughing) and it fired. But to avoid a complete investigation that would identify the owner as a complete dumb shit, the incident is ruled "an accident."

[brush]

7. Yeah. I'm sure they know who fired the weapon.

How could they not? They're just protecting the reckless shooter.

[Whiskeytide]

24. You cannot clean a loaded weapon. I agree ...

... The "I was cleaning it" bs is a cover for negligence and sometimes suicide.

[ScreamingMeemie]

32. When my husband's grandfather died, that is what the local police said.

He was cleaning his gun in a barn (which just happened to be about 5 miles away from where he actually lived) when it went off, striking him in the chest. Suicide becomes accident for the grieving family.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

6. III%

I've never seen a roman numeral percentage.

Looks like they certainly need more practice.

[Runningdawg]

22. Roman numerals -

Aren't exactly correct. We have a bunch of 3% in OK you see the stickers on their cars. 3 Bullets - not Roman numerals. It was explained to me that they believe if just 3% of Americans would stick together they could overthrow the government. Based loosely on the amount of Americans who fought the British.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

25. Thanks for the info

Never heard of them.

[MisterP]

28. it's a slogan that only 3% fought during the American Revolution

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_Percenters
of course meaning that the other 97% of us are traitors

[Orrex]

8. If only a good guy with a gun had been there to stop him

It’s not clear who was handling the weapon when it fired, wounding the girl.

What the actual fuck? If you can't tell that the gun you're handling has discharged, you're probably not qualified to handle a gun.

[underpants]

10. No one is talking muddying the water

[SwankyXomb]

13. "Well-regulated really mean well-trained"

At least that's what our frothing band of Ted DUgents tries to convince us of, when they acknowledge that part of the 2nd at all. Perhaps in the future these upstanding sovereign citizens can verify their weapons are not loaded by looking down the barrel and pulling the trigger.

[KG]

15. Ted DUgents!

[IDemo]

16. That will earn you a Heller holler here shortly n/t

[Orrex]

18. Yes, in a touching tribute to Saint Antonin

Heller holler

I'm stealing that.

[KG]

14. the daily heartwarming responsible gun owner story...

[longship]

17. How very special of them.

At least they all get to keep their GUNZ! Which is putatively the most important issue.

[flobee1]

19. I hope the girl recovers

But in the dictionary next to the word karma, should be this story

[B Calm]

21. Stupid idiots should lose their 2nd amendment rights!

[Jeffersons Ghost]

23. K&R If this "militia" is in any way linked to terrorists...

who invaded and occupied Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, why aren't they in jail? If they were heavily armed Muslims instead of right-wing rednecks, where would they be right now?

[yellowcanine]

29. Yeah okay they can fold their arms and look tough.

But they cannot handle a gun safely. Some militia.

[Kaleva]

30. Info posted on Facebook

"Sharing a post from Brandon Curtiss from Pacific Patriots Network.

Ok family, one of our own is in need of much needed prayers and support. After a county meeting today in the idaho 3% several members wanted to shoot at the Rupert gun range. While clearing a weapon there was an accidental discharge, the bullet hit the metal table under the canopy area and then ricocheted where it then struck the 12 year old daughter of Sean Odie O'Donahue in the stomach then exiting through her side. She was taken by life flight to Pocatello where she is getting ready to undergo surgery. I spoke to Sean and it sounds as if she is going to be ok, she was able to tell him she loved him as they were loading her into the helicopter. ..."

https://www.facebook.com/laststandforfreedom/posts/974088419339442

[gratuitous]

33. "Accidental discharge"

Is that III%-ese for "negligent"?

[Kingofalldems]

34. Obama's gonna take our guns!

[jpak]

35. ummm.... this militia needs some Big Govt. Regalation

grab 'em

yup