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yonder

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5. Same here. I cannot believe all the stupid shit we did as kids (and adults) with minor consequences.

Reply to zackymilly (Reply #3)

Tue Feb 11, 2020, 06:54 PM

Feb 2020

This case sounds like a negligent discharge. BB gun or not, it had no business being loaded, in a car and handled by a kid with little to no supervision.

Such a senseless and tragic outcome for the teen, his family and the young shooter too.

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Teen dies after 8-year-old accidentally shoots him in the eye with BB gun [View all] left-of-center2012 Feb 2020 OP

These stories scare me to my core. dewsgirl Feb 2020 #1

There but for the Grace of God... I shudder at the thought Xipe Totec Feb 2020 #2

When I was younger, we used to have bb gun fights. No shots to the face, but we were lucky. nt zackymilly Feb 2020 #3

We did the same, and also lucked out Amishman Feb 2020 #4

Same here. I cannot believe all the stupid shit we did as kids (and adults) with minor consequences. yonder Feb 2020 #5

Was there an adult with legal responsibility for the gun? Crunchy Frog Feb 2020 #6