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17. I hope it doesn't, because I hope that child recovers completely

Reply to Neema (Reply #16)

Wed Jan 22, 2020, 07:48 AM

Jan 2020

These incidents make me sick

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Dad, 4-year-old son shot in head after gun fires during 'play wrestling' [View all] Cattledog Jan 2020 OP

If only there had been a good guy with a gun... PJMcK Jan 2020 #1

Wow, that's some responsible gun ownership right Bettie Jan 2020 #2

The term "accident" should NEVER be... 3catwoman3 Jan 2020 #11

Playing with guns... Mendocino Jan 2020 #3

Wonderful. Idiot with a piece of shit gun that fires when it falls? jmg257 Jan 2020 #4

Gun Control Act of 1968 made drop-safety tests mandatory for gun manufacturers melm00se Jan 2020 #45

I hope arrested! nt USALiberal Jan 2020 #5

Too soon! Too soon! gratuitous Jan 2020 #8

"At least I know I'm free!!!!" RhodeIslandOne Jan 2020 #6

Any witnesses? sarisataka Jan 2020 #7

Yes, it is htuttle Jan 2020 #13

So there are good guys with guns, bad guys with guns and idiots with guns. Vinca Jan 2020 #9

Apparently in critical condition. May not survive, or end up profoundly handicapped. Crunchy Frog Jan 2020 #21

Wow guns do fire themselves Fullduplexxx Jan 2020 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author Rainbow Droid Jan 2020 #12

What sort of idiot Ohiogal Jan 2020 #14

Talk about reckless endangerment of a minor. avebury Jan 2020 #15

And it's the child in critical condition. His ammosexual father is expected to recover. Neema Jan 2020 #16

I hope it doesn't, because I hope that child recovers completely lostnfound Jan 2020 #17

I hope it haunts him while he sits in prison. Crunchy Frog Jan 2020 #22

I feel sorry only for the kid. Dad should be required to make video lostnfound Jan 2020 #25

I hope the child recovers too, but I also hope looking at his kid's face reminds him every day Neema Jan 2020 #24

Yeah, this didn't happen like this obamanut2012 Jan 2020 #18

What are the odds of both of them getting shot in the head? Sounds suspicious... Luciferous Jan 2020 #19

Man shoots self and son in the head. Fixed it. Crunchy Frog Jan 2020 #20

I've seen that in a LOT of articles. "Gun discharged" "gun went off." Nt lostnfound Jan 2020 #26

Yeah, Isn't That True Every Time? ProfessorGAC Jan 2020 #30

I hope the 4 year old victim makes a full recovery. ecstatic Jan 2020 #23

That sure sounds like a magic bullet to me. catbyte Jan 2020 #27

I wouldn't care if these irresponsible gun owners just killed or maimed themselves. Kaleva Jan 2020 #28

People Control, Not Gun Control Sancho Jan 2020 #29

Police Identify Bloomington Man struggle4progress Jan 2020 #31

Glock 19 handgun discharged Sunday night struggle4progress Jan 2020 #32

Don't understand why he thought it was okay to play wrestle while carrying. Kaleva Jan 2020 #34

Not A Gun Guy ProfessorGAC Jan 2020 #35

No a Glock would NOT go off as described. It has a trigger safety and a "hammer"(pin) jmg257 Jan 2020 #36

+1 Blue_Tires Jan 2020 #39

Yep, so who pulled the trigger all the way to fully retract the striker? MerryBlooms Jan 2020 #40

Weird - it just hit me as I read your response...Wouldn't jmg257 Jan 2020 #42

No way the dad's story holds up. MerryBlooms Jan 2020 #44

Thanks ProfessorGAC Jan 2020 #46

Yep the story is BS - a GLock (almost definitely) won't go off without trigger being pulled. jmg257 Jan 2020 #37

"The sheriff's office wouldn't say whether the father was charged, citing the ongoing investigation" struggle4progress Jan 2020 #47

#murca NCLefty Jan 2020 #33

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Did the boy die? sl8 Jan 2020 #41

I don't imagine the father is too upset. Aristus Jan 2020 #43