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sellitman

(11,745 posts) Mon Jul 22, 2013, 06:55 PM Jul 2013

Spent time with a gent today who's son lost a best friend yesterday. [View all]

This friend was only 21 years old.

My acquaintances son just entered the Military and had not gotten the news yet that his best friend was dead. He was trying to get the Military Chaplin to give him the news before his son found out by the social networks.

Another tragic story of "Legal Gun Ownership" gone awry.

So sad. Untrained 21 year olds with guns. What could possibly go wrong?

http://www.newstimes.com/policereports/article/Accidental-shot-kills-New-Fairfield-man-4678137.php

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Spent time with a gent today who's son lost a best friend yesterday. [View all] sellitman Jul 2013 OP

So the NRA solution would be to give them all gun training? aquart Jul 2013 #1

The gun training does not have to be done by the NRA. Jenoch Jul 2013 #2

More could be prevented by tougher laws/restrictions. Hoyt Jul 2013 #6

What law do you suggest that Jenoch Jul 2013 #7

No more toting, waiting periods, mental health tests, training that doesn't Hoyt Jul 2013 #8

You veered off course. Jenoch Jul 2013 #9

The ones that stop gun proliferation, scare the hell out of gun owners, etc. Hoyt Jul 2013 #11

How about some specifics? Jenoch Jul 2013 #13

Do you think it would have happened if semi-auto handguns had been restricted 20 years ago? Hoyt Jul 2013 #16

Where can't you carry a sword? Jenoch Jul 2013 #19

Post deleted as duplicate, sorry. Even best screw up, why I don't pay attention to those claiming Hoyt Jul 2013 #17

Huh? Jenoch Jul 2013 #18

Nope. sellitman Jul 2013 #3

At a gas station at 1:30am? Link Speed Jul 2013 #4

I don't undersand your reference to a gas station. Jenoch Jul 2013 #10

"The incident occurred about 1:30 a.m. Sunday at the Mobil gas station on Route 37" cherokeeprogressive Jul 2013 #12

Thank you for the correction. Jenoch Jul 2013 #14

I wholeheartedly agree. I've attended several gun safety classes over the years. cherokeeprogressive Jul 2013 #15

My brother has taught a DNR Jenoch Jul 2013 #20

What about victims of students, and I doubt your brother can track students. Hoyt Jul 2013 #21

Where Was The Good Guy? SoCalMusicLover Jul 2013 #5