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40. I think a fucking toaster oven would have made a dandy bath toy for a 5 year old Dick Cheney.

Wed May 8, 2013, 05:18 PM

May 2013

One without a working plug, of course. I would never advocate for that miserable fuckwad to have missed out on his chance to grow up and bring death and misery to untold millions of people.

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You know what's NOT a good bath toy for a 5 year-old? [View all] Robb May 2013 OP

I was going to say "a toaster" but this is even worse (nt) Nye Bevan May 2013 #1

Toasters in the bathtub aren't too bad these days Major Nikon May 2013 #43

Mythbusters did that one years ago Warpy May 2013 #77

"It was just a horrible accident." baldguy May 2013 #2

Same sad story... 99Forever May 2013 #3

A ___ aged ____ found a ____ caliber gun and shot his ___ y.o. _____. Dash87 May 2013 #4

Yep. Just full in the blanks. Arkansas Granny May 2013 #5

in the ______. The victim is expected to _________. BlueStreak May 2013 #34

It's almost as if the media is trying to desensitize us to this. Initech May 2013 #46

From the Wayne LaPierre conspiracy files. Dash87 May 2013 #63

Damn. How many stories like this in the last few weeks? Fix The Stupid May 2013 #6

You don't get it because there's an error in your post jeff47 May 2013 #13

The last two decades of gun culture is a huge factor as well. ieoeja May 2013 #21

Exactly. This has changed remarkably even since "Bowling with Columbine" BlueStreak May 2013 #35

Great post. Explains a great deal about what's happened and what's different now. nomorenomore08 May 2013 #49

Wow. You're not kidding. Fix The Stupid May 2013 #29

Gun ownership per capita has gone down Warpy May 2013 #78

Here we go again, trot out your talking points NRA. nt sheshe2 May 2013 #7

If only the seven year old had been armed. Orrex May 2013 #8

Yep, the seven year old in the tub, shoulda had his spear gun with him. RC May 2013 #60

My 7 year old still needs Jennicut May 2013 #81

Where were the parents when all this was happening? PADemD May 2013 #9

Even more unbelievable is where are they today? BlueStreak May 2013 #36

Talking points #1 secure firearms. ileus May 2013 #10

Free trigger locks are worth every penny. Robb May 2013 #12

Taurus builds a disabling locking mechanism into every gun they make now krispos42 May 2013 #17

Thanks for the feature billh58 May 2013 #20

Got it in one. Iggo May 2013 #11

good grief if these people have a precious right to bear arms and have them treestar May 2013 #14

Well the kids were in the bathtub which hold water like a swimming pool.. mountain grammy May 2013 #15

Question: krispos42 May 2013 #16

There's the NRA billh58 May 2013 #19

So it's not a valid question? krispos42 May 2013 #23

Is there a specific and objective number of reports that reduces reporting news to "corporate-media LanternWaste May 2013 #26

My premise... krispos42 May 2013 #52

Media are reporting abelenkpe May 2013 #56

Then it's media reporting that's changed, yes? krispos42 May 2013 #59

Gun deaths are holding steady abelenkpe May 2013 #61

Or, we can ban pistol grips from rifles krispos42 May 2013 #62

That graph you just posted shows that is exactly what happened. ieoeja May 2013 #79

I had an interesting conversation with my neighbor about this. krispos42 May 2013 #83

Nice try, but billh58 May 2013 #27

See my reply #52. krispos42 May 2013 #53

That's rich billh58 May 2013 #70

Maybe they are simply highlighting such events more then they have in the past? jmg257 May 2013 #31

That's my point krispos42 May 2013 #54

You've just spouted billh58 May 2013 #68

"You people" krispos42 May 2013 #82

Spoken like the billh58 May 2013 #84

Kids shooting each other is a supervision problem The Straight Story May 2013 #30

There's that NRA billh58 May 2013 #32

So basically you are saying The Straight Story May 2013 #33

Typical NRA rebuttal billh58 May 2013 #42

Oh nice.... The Straight Story May 2013 #45

"A good dialog?" billh58 May 2013 #48

And the idea of such here is The Straight Story May 2013 #57

You said you were a big shot on Free Republic. Did they Robb May 2013 #58

Ah, as usual, attack the person and not the post in hopes of 'winning' The Straight Story May 2013 #71

Speaking of deflection, I noticed you didn't answer. Robb May 2013 #72

Could you, perhaps, and I know this is real hard for you The Straight Story May 2013 #75

The Klan's "Southern BBQ Recipes" book doubtless had a few gems in it. Robb May 2013 #80

These "99%" of gun billh58 May 2013 #69

So you call me 'bubba'? The Straight Story May 2013 #73

When you use billh58 May 2013 #74

Here's an idea for you (and I know it's hard for you) The Straight Story May 2013 #76

When all you spout billh58 May 2013 #85

Ah, and another of their favorite terms, "that pesky Second Amendment." CTyankee May 2013 #44

NRA TP number one. This childs death is statistically insignificant. MattBaggins May 2013 #18

And "media frenzy" and "child supervision problem". Warren Stupidity May 2013 #66

Kids mean nothing to gun enthusiasts compared to their precious guns. stevenleser May 2013 #22

Are these parents not watching the news?! apples and oranges May 2013 #24

People generally have an 'it can't happen to me' attitude. laundry_queen May 2013 #50

so a five year old just gets out of the tub and "finds" a loaded .22 rifle? 0rganism May 2013 #25

Yup, that was my guess. nt Deep13 May 2013 #28

Was it because I mentioned "5 year old"? Robb May 2013 #37

Yup. Deep13 May 2013 #38

I know this one!! PIRAHNA! nt Demo_Chris May 2013 #39

I think a fucking toaster oven would have made a dandy bath toy for a 5 year old Dick Cheney. 11 Bravo May 2013 #40

+1 Blue_Tires May 2013 #41

You know what they say: good people die young and assholes live forever. Initech May 2013 #47

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2013 #51

Why the hell wasn't the 7 yo properly armed??? kestrel91316 May 2013 #55

What's sad is gun was the first thing I thought of. Apophis May 2013 #64

We could stop this with mandatory gun safety training in pre-school. bluedigger May 2013 #65

Ha! In_The_Wind May 2013 #67