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yellowcanine

(36,893 posts) Fri May 30, 2014, 10:08 AM May 2014

More gun madness - Florida 6 yr old kills his grandpa with AK 47.... [View all]

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/05/29/florida-6-year-old-kills-grandfather-with-ak-47-left-unattended-by-boys-uncle-at-family-picnic/

Good thing Florida has that Stand Your Ground law.

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More gun madness - Florida 6 yr old kills his grandpa with AK 47.... [View all] yellowcanine May 2014 OP

No one is to blame? Yeah, right. redwitch May 2014 #1

The sleezeball puts himself in the same category as his dead father muriel_volestrangler May 2014 #20

Darwin missed this time malaise May 2014 #50

:( shenmue May 2014 #2

Yep...that's the standard stuff I always bring to family BBQs deutsey May 2014 #3

Nothing says Traditional Family Values like an AK..... yellowcanine May 2014 #6

I always bring my world-famous Aerows May 2014 #15

LOL! theHandpuppet May 2014 #18

OMG, I guess this guy had the vehicle to protect his family. Another good Thinkingabout May 2014 #4

That guy needs to be in jail for a long time. nt hack89 May 2014 #5

The AK was for self protection. He saw the way the people at the next table eyed his ribs. Shrike47 May 2014 #7

Another in the long line of stupid that starts with maxrandb May 2014 #8

Slight correction. Straw Man May 2014 #19

Same thing I was thinking Packerowner740 May 2014 #24

I thought they were American. nt valerief May 2014 #32

They very well may be. Straw Man May 2014 #34

You mean Scottish-American or Irish-American underclass, don't you? valerief May 2014 #39

Yes -- I was referring to their heritage, not their citizenship. Straw Man May 2014 #49

Ok, that was funny BrotherIvan May 2014 #62

Exactly. Luminous Animal May 2014 #59

Well maxrandb May 2014 #47

Straw man ... GeorgeGist May 2014 #56

No. Straw Man May 2014 #60

This is absolutely horrifying etherealtruth May 2014 #9

That law-abiding gun-owner must be thrilled! Aristus May 2014 #10

Its the fault of the mentally ill ... etherealtruth May 2014 #12

And misogynists Doctor_J May 2014 #14

And the kid will probably become a gangbanger now that he has his first kill Packerowner740 May 2014 #26

AK47 for hunting? Really? And the family picnic also LeftinOH May 2014 #11

Is that every day this week? Doctor_J May 2014 #13

Twice on Sunday. nt kelliekat44 May 2014 #17

NRA advice: Buy more Gunz with that inheritance! n2doc May 2014 #16

Yes, that child will be haunted by it his entire life. shireen May 2014 #25

safety and hunting with AK-47? shireen May 2014 #21

Not to quibble but... Kaleva May 2014 #28

Not to quibble but... hardly anyone uses an AK-47 for deer. And no rifles in many locations. yellowcanine May 2014 #40

It's rather common where I live in Upper Michigan. Kaleva May 2014 #45

Exception which proves the rule..... yellowcanine May 2014 #54

The .30-.30 is probably the most common deer hunting gun in the US Kaleva May 2014 #55

Not to mention ... Straw Man May 2014 #61

Must be a kick ... GeorgeGist May 2014 #57

Is any of the food you eat unarmed? Kaleva May 2014 #63

yes Duckhunter935 May 2014 #51

What are those four rules the gun people are always talking about? Packerowner740 May 2014 #22

The 4 rules many gun owners follow Kaleva May 2014 #27

Drugs, beer, and a gun with a round in the chamber. What could go wrong? Kaleva May 2014 #23

Machine guns shenmue May 2014 #29

You got that right. raccoon May 2014 #30

"Machine gun" Jenoch May 2014 #37

Well yeah and the guy whose gun it was should have picked it right back up. yellowcanine May 2014 #44

Then call it sarisataka May 2014 #41

because you would be wrong Duckhunter935 May 2014 #52

The poor man 'accidentally' left his loaded gun in access of a little kid. Unfortunate accident valerief May 2014 #31

why, apparently, is it so hard for these clowns to practice gun safety? dionysus May 2014 #33

Uncle should be charged HockeyMom May 2014 #35

That poor child Marrah_G May 2014 #36

He is getting therapy. Jenoch May 2014 #38

I can think of someone whose fault it was... sarisataka May 2014 #42

He was pissed because Grandpa took his nose. Atman May 2014 #43

That's both funny and sad at the same time. LAGC May 2014 #58

If only Grandpa had been armed. KamaAina May 2014 #46

He could have at least put the AK on safety. ileus May 2014 #48

thsi man needs to be put away Duckhunter935 May 2014 #53