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In reply to the discussion: Ohio mom with concealed carry permit accidentally shoots and kills 2-year-old daughter [View all]SoCalMusicLover
(3,194 posts)30. Tie Her Tubes
Give her a choice, her guns or the ability to have kids.
I know, pure fantasy in the land of Guns.
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Ohio mom with concealed carry permit accidentally shoots and kills 2-year-old daughter [View all]
workinclasszero
Apr 2018
OP
I just think every gun owner should go on the record after a situation like this occurs and just
Kirk Lover
Apr 2018
#3
I read an article years ago interviewing a family whose child was accidentally killed by a gun
meadowlark5
Apr 2018
#55
I mean rational people...not people who think everything that happens is orchestrated by a
Kirk Lover
Apr 2018
#68
Now imagine the NRA's wet dream of every teacher in America armed to the teeth
workinclasszero
Apr 2018
#74
What exactly would jailing her accomplish though? She just lost her child due to her
cstanleytech
Apr 2018
#35
You jail her as an example to others so they don't do what she did and kill a child
TeamPooka
Apr 2018
#66
"Because she needs her gun rights removed. " I am not arguing with you there or really anywhere
cstanleytech
Apr 2018
#87
I'm not arguing for her to not be prosecuted either I simply asked what would it accomplish to send
cstanleytech
Apr 2018
#112
There is a difference though between someone that makes a choice to drink and then drive
cstanleytech
Apr 2018
#119
"Are you seriously arguing that those actions are legal, unless she was impaired?"
cstanleytech
Apr 2018
#121
Odd you seem unaware of what jailing someone for negligent endangerment of a child would accomplish.
LanternWaste
Apr 2018
#123
If we applied what the NRA does to drunk driving, we would have had, DAMM. Drunks Against
brewens
Apr 2018
#9
1. Always assume the gun is loaded. Always. Even if you just got done emptying it.
workinclasszero
Apr 2018
#79
I'm amazed! With an omnibearing spherical radius, how many 'accidental discharges" hit the chest!
TheBlackAdder
Apr 2018
#19
When you look all about, the small area of a child is a minute surface area, less than .25%.
TheBlackAdder
Apr 2018
#25
Legally owned or not, she shouldn't have been handling it in the presence of a child
rocktivity
Apr 2018
#57
Manslaughter. Pure and simple. No excuses. Prison, and no more custody of any other kids.
lindysalsagal
Apr 2018
#71
No such thing as a "gun accident". Guns don't kill people, people kill people.
Crunchy Frog
Apr 2018
#78
You know they've discussed that option at the NRA: At least give them squirt guns as soon as
lindysalsagal
Apr 2018
#100
Just think how much worse everything could have been if Mom hadn't been armed!
struggle4progress
Apr 2018
#104
There are so many non lethal means that people can use to protect themselves.
Blue_true
Apr 2018
#110