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SheilaT

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9. These incidents happen every single day.

Sun May 5, 2013, 05:30 PM

May 2013

They've been happening every single day for a long time. It's just that recently more stories hit the national news than used to.

It's a little like commercial plane accidents. After one of those, for a while every single missed approach or tire blown on landing makes it into the news. Things like that, in the airline industry, happen pretty much every single day, but rarely are reported. Except after a major crash.

Gun deaths are a steady thirty or so every day. I don't know how many more shootings that merely result in injury happen every day. But mostly they don't get reported, or don't get widely reported.

Meanwhile, the gun apologists shrug off each and every incident because, after all, it's such a tiny percentage of the population who are killed or wounded. I just wish it would only the the gun apologists themselves who are on the wrong end of these statistics.

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Six-year-old critical after being shot by her 13 year old brother - MSNBC [View all] WillyT May 2013 OP

OMG -- another one. DesertFlower May 2013 #1

out-of-control ailsagirl May 2013 #38

hide and seek with guns? Liberal_in_LA May 2013 #2

My guess would be ... surrealAmerican May 2013 #11

They were playing the Dick Cheney version. (apparently) KurtNYC May 2013 #42

OMG, not again! DesertRat May 2013 #3

More "responsible" gun ownership. MH1 May 2013 #4

More gun ownership! nt Walk away May 2013 #28

why can't people just fucking lock up their guns FunkyLeprechaun May 2013 #5

Then they couldn't get to them in the event of a government tyranny. kestrel91316 May 2013 #15

there is a basic logical disconnect in the argument for one's right to protect one's home and CTyankee May 2013 #50

Is there a higher count of these stories lately? burnodo May 2013 #6

These incidents happen every single day. SheilaT May 2013 #9

They've been happening every single day for a long time, and expect them to increase Snake Plissken May 2013 #16

The NRA will blame this on the six year old not being armed with a gun to defend herself Snake Plissken May 2013 #7

'Merica! Freedumb! JaneyVee May 2013 #8

Another Tragedy Sponsored By The NRA cantbeserious May 2013 #10

responsible gun owner = oxymoron SunSeeker May 2013 #12

Critical? I'd be downright obnoxious about it. n/t Gore1FL May 2013 #13

This would never have happened if the 6 yo girl had had a gun. kestrel91316 May 2013 #14

Not a good week lobodons May 2013 #17

With all these stories in the news, why do not adults lock up the effin' guns? !!!! treestar May 2013 #18

Those poor children. They'll never be the same. nolabear May 2013 #19

How many times does this have to happen before we say enough? smirkymonkey May 2013 #20

I'll say it again marions ghost May 2013 #21

Good Luck With That One SoCalMusicLover May 2013 #54

Thinking is changing on this marions ghost May 2013 #55

At 13 you should KNOW not to play with guns... Dr Hobbitstein May 2013 #22

And the NRA sez VA_Jill May 2013 #23

It's insane to arm one kid and not both kids. People need to learn the lesson of d�tente. onehandle May 2013 #24

Put the kids into foster care, put the parents into a jail cell. nt geek tragedy May 2013 #25

A young teen? HockeyMom May 2013 #26

The "hide and seek" part doesn't sound right but the gun part is OK? Walk away May 2013 #29

Of course not HockeyMom May 2013 #36

It's incredible that you know the correct age for children to have guns! Walk away May 2013 #39

5 year old versus 13 year old HockeyMom May 2013 #46

My family owns guns and we've never had this MaineLinePhilly May 2013 #27

Sweeping generalizations like "guns are dangerous." IveWornAHundredPants May 2013 #30

You keep a loaded gun in your night stand and you think you are a.... Walk away May 2013 #31

It is locked thank you!!! MaineLinePhilly May 2013 #32

That right! because no kid ever surprised their parents with their behaviour! Walk away May 2013 #34

You lock up your gun? IveWornAHundredPants May 2013 #35

I imagine most parents believe that of that themselves. LanternWaste May 2013 #37

My kids aren't nosy gollygee May 2013 #43

OK. You have a locking nightstand. MineralMan May 2013 #44

You can criticize and make fun all you want MaineLinePhilly May 2013 #47

"or the spare that is taped behind my bed and out of view." ellisonz May 2013 #48

So the scenario you keep a loaded weapon next to your bed is this? maxsolomon May 2013 #51

No the scenario is this.... MaineLinePhilly May 2013 #56

As long as the bullets stay there, too. maxsolomon May 2013 #57

I never said I was on a high horse MaineLinePhilly May 2013 #58

Wow! An alarm system and a loaded gun in the nightstand rightsideout May 2013 #52

I would bet this family never had this happen to them either...until it did... Bandit May 2013 #33

Obviously, we should arm 6 year olds to protect themselves from 13 year olds. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2013 #40

I would probably have some criticiism myself if my brother shot me... AngryAmish May 2013 #41

the best way to stop a bad 13-year-old with a gun is... 0rganism May 2013 #45

Remember, guns don't kill people, KamaAina May 2013 #49

This Stuff Will Happen SoCalMusicLover May 2013 #53