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Mr. Ected

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17. A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State

Fri Dec 31, 2021, 08:05 PM

Dec 2021

If words matter, why did this girl have to die today?

Because dad had the right to own a gun? Because he formed part of a well regulated militia? To provide necessary security of a free State? Seems he was none of the above. He was a paranoid man firing a weapon into the darkness over the perceived threat of an intruder.

If the words of our founders can be bent to allow ordinary citizens to run rampant with firearms, what the fuck good is our constitution anyway.

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Ohio girl, 16, fatally shot after her father thought she was an intruder, mother says [View all] RandySF Dec 2021 OP

Good fucking grief. Deuxcents Dec 2021 #1

I guess checking first before shooting is too much to ask. LisaL Dec 2021 #2

Got tired of waiting for COVID? TheBlackAdder Dec 2021 #27

Every noise triggers paranoia when your only tool is a firearm. /nt bucolic_frolic Dec 2021 #3

Shouldn't you find out who is in the garage TheFarseer Dec 2021 #4

Right, shouldn't you see who you are shooting before you pull the trigger? Irish_Dem Dec 2021 #10

"Hairston's mother told a dispatcher that her husband accidentally shot their daughter." sop Dec 2021 #14

Or, if there's an intruder in the garage gratuitous Dec 2021 #43

Both of the parents could be heard asking what the girl was doing in the garage. Effete Snob Dec 2021 #5

So odd the teen was not supposed to be in the garage. Irish_Dem Dec 2021 #9

Yep Effete Snob Dec 2021 #13

If you have family living in the house, they could be anywhere Irish_Dem Dec 2021 #32

Other reports Effete Snob Dec 2021 #33

When my daughter was a teen, she stayed up very late Irish_Dem Dec 2021 #34

Yep Effete Snob Dec 2021 #35

Yes, she may have been sneaking in through the garage. Irish_Dem Dec 2021 #36

A good guy with a gun until he wasn't. Shaking my head in disgust.. madinmaryland Dec 2021 #6

He'll be hailed as the NRA's "Stand Your Ground" hero of the month Blue Owl Dec 2021 #7

Bummer dude. nt JanMichael Dec 2021 #8

Here's a picture of the poor child you say is a bummer. jimfields33 Dec 2021 #23

I meant the idiot that pulled the trigger. JanMichael Dec 2021 #28

Deserves some jail time!! Nt USALiberal Dec 2021 #11

I agree gab13by13 Dec 2021 #15

Yup. Gunz. Good grief .. NewHendoLib Dec 2021 #12

I wonder if this happened during the day, gab13by13 Dec 2021 #16

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State Mr. Ected Dec 2021 #17

I'd wager the man didn't get any training at all Kaleva Dec 2021 #18

I encourage everyone to google Piper Bend Drive in Columbus maxsolomon Dec 2021 #19

Ah, THE Piper Bend Drive? Effete Snob Dec 2021 #22

Fucking loser JI7 Dec 2021 #20

Don't. Confront. Intruders. NickB79 Dec 2021 #21

What you describe is the training I got. Kaleva Dec 2021 #25

I only came over to tuck you in and say goodnight Effete Snob Dec 2021 #26

I've Read That Exact Advice In The Past ProfessorGAC Dec 2021 #29

Crazy that you hear someone in the house and don't check on your kids first. Ace Rothstein Dec 2021 #38

Right? NickB79 Dec 2021 #39

Typical gun-humper, stupid. Hoyt Dec 2021 #24

AIN'T GUNS GRAND!!!!! Eom Dirty Socialist Dec 2021 #30

Shoot first, ask questions later. Disaffected Dec 2021 #31

Always shoot first! budkin Dec 2021 #37

The reason these people shoot at shadows is alphafemale Dec 2021 #40

Voluntary manslaughter? SYFROYH Dec 2021 #41

ridiculous Skittles Dec 2021 #42