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Tue Jul 24, 2012, 06:54 AM

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In Case You Missed This... '8-Yr-Old Boy Shoots Self at Gun Show' - ABCNews [View all] WillyT Jul 2012 OP

If only there'd been someone with a CW permit nearbye pscot Jul 2012 #1

Sure that's an old story. Loudly Jul 2012 #2

"licensing parenthood is an absolute must" Tejas Jul 2012 #9

That sounds...creepy...nt Union Scribe Jul 2012 #19

What would you suggest as the criteria for licensing and how could such a program be enforced? nt Incitatus Jul 2012 #37

I've got a license that says "Best Dad in the World", does that count? Kablooie Jul 2012 #42

how many kids do you have and what are their ages? snooper2 Jul 2012 #49

That was a sad and horrible event 4 years ago that I remember like it was yesterday. aikoaiko Jul 2012 #3

recreational activities? a machine gun? machine guns are for wars. They are not recreational. robinlynne Jul 2012 #30

Yes, agreed. But then, I don't have the sense of humor some have about this. 'Fun and recreation.' freshwest Jul 2012 #33

Shooting stuff safely is fun to many people. The machine gun shoot was designed for recreation. aikoaiko Jul 2012 #43

no. I do not find firearms to be fun in any way. robinlynne Jul 2012 #52

I can understand how someone might think like you, but can you see... aikoaiko Jul 2012 #53

the answer then would be, STRONG GUN CONTROL. There is no other way for you to use them SAFELY. robinlynne Jul 2012 #55

Yeah... I Do... But Apparently Enough Idiots There, Thought It Was Safe... WillyT Jul 2012 #56

I feel the same way about that tragic death. aikoaiko Jul 2012 #57

The gun was unpermitted and the operator was a 15-year-old without a license. Brickbat Jul 2012 #4

Please Explain... I Thought The "Operator" Was An 8 Year Old... WillyT Jul 2012 #5

Yeah, "operator" was a bad word to use. Brickbat Jul 2012 #6

So? pnwmom Jul 2012 #7

I was adding to the article, which was an early version of the story where the information Brickbat Jul 2012 #10

which says, even on its own, that we desperately need strict GUN CONTROLs! robinlynne Jul 2012 #36

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Really... REALLY ??? WillyT Jul 2012 #11

Dig up GUN news 4yrs old>post in GD>no comment Tejas Jul 2012 #12

That Was GobbleDeGook... Spit It Out... WillyT Jul 2012 #14

huh? Tejas Jul 2012 #18

thank goodness you are out there speaking. WillyT. robinlynne Jul 2012 #35

I'm Not Afraid Of These Cowards... The Fact That They NEED Guns To Defend Themselves... WillyT Jul 2012 #60

I say +1 to everything you say. you're just better at it than I am. I get angry. robinlynne Jul 2012 #61

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Hey, folks... look... it's anti-gun marathon week on DU... -..__... Jul 2012 #13

They're just following instructions. Tejas Jul 2012 #16

Sad you think so little of an 8 year old Omaha Steve Jul 2012 #17

Are you holding the 4th annual candlelight vigil? Tejas Jul 2012 #21

Ironic... You Use The Word "Ammunition"... WillyT Jul 2012 #20

Odd, no comment whatsoever in the OP by you, but all of a sudden Tejas Jul 2012 #24

So F**ing tragic. I am in tears. Such beautiful little children. smirkymonkey Jul 2012 #59

Yeah, but setting aside the issue of gun control . . . markpkessinger Jul 2012 #27

GUN NUTS Skittles Jul 2012 #28

Why would anyone have a problem with that? -..__... Jul 2012 #66

We are running out of patience. Killing is not a sport to us. robinlynne Jul 2012 #32

A kid blows his head off _ed_ Jul 2012 #45

Do I detect a fetish for gun owners? Remmah2 Jul 2012 #48

Now I know why some people shouldn't be allowed ownership of firearms. Remmah2 Jul 2012 #47

Do you belong to the NRA? I jsut want to know if any DUers also belong to the NRA? robinlynne Jul 2012 #65

Not for a few years now. -..__... Jul 2012 #67

What did they used to do for Mass gun owners? robinlynne Jul 2012 #68

Ain't that America Arugula Latte Jul 2012 #15

Gun shows are magnets for the most irresponsible people in 'merica. onehandle Jul 2012 #22

"Corral and monitor them"? It's more about the 'control' and less about guns with you lot. friendly_iconoclast Jul 2012 #29

I think one just did. UnrepentantLiberal Jul 2012 #38

This message was self-deleted by its author Hugabear Jul 2012 #39

They have T's for ball Politicalboi Jul 2012 #23

Why should anyone learn to fire a machine gun if they are not soldiers? Noone but the mlitary robinlynne Jul 2012 #34

that gun nut paid a fee to let his son play with a machine gun Skittles Jul 2012 #25

I Hope It Was Worth It... WillyT Jul 2012 #26

What a precious little face. freshwest Jul 2012 #31

I will see your 8 year old at a gun show, and up it bl968 Jul 2012 #40

At least the parents of the 3 year old who shot himself in the foot... GReedDiamond Jul 2012 #64

"Guns don't kill, people do" ok, lock up the boy's father for child endangerment W T F Jul 2012 #41

Du rec. Nt xchrom Jul 2012 #44

Oct. 27, 2008 ???? Remmah2 Jul 2012 #46

Pity it didn't take out his father and the instructor malaise Jul 2012 #50

Question malaise Jul 2012 #51

If only someone else there had been armed Cali_Democrat Jul 2012 #54

I'm sure the dad is happy he has his "freedoms". nt valerief Jul 2012 #58

People are out of their fucking minds! Why in the fuck did this happen! Liability for firearm lonestarnot Jul 2012 #63

The parents and the gunshow operators should be in prison Tsiyu Jul 2012 #69