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Jeneral2885

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15. A tale of two girls, and parent(s)

Reply to Jeneral2885 (Original post)

Tue Sep 2, 2014, 03:28 PM

Sep 2014

http://time.com/3222257/a-tale-of-two-9-year-olds-the-one-on-the-playground-and-the-one-with-an-uzi/

Apparently, it's wrong to leave your child alone in a playground when you have no money to hire a babysitter. You can be arrested and lose custody of your only child. But damn, it's legal to let a nine year old child to fire a Uzi, even though you didn't expect that terrible act to happen. But most of all, you the parents, are damn lucky you aren't charged like the poor mother who didnt deliberately neglect her daughter.

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Nine year girl complained the Uzi was heavy and hurt her shoulder [View all] Jeneral2885 Sep 2014 OP

I feel bad for the girl FLPanhandle Sep 2014 #1

This could traumatized her for life. grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #4

report said Jeneral2885 Sep 2014 #8

Handing an UZI to a 9 year old ZombieHorde Sep 2014 #2

It demonstrates a lack of a LOT of things n/t Scootaloo Sep 2014 #3

I hold the same opinion, but ZombieHorde Sep 2014 #5

people who are pro-firearms Jeneral2885 Sep 2014 #9

That is where I focused my attention to as well. Xyzse Sep 2014 #6

The owner of the shooting range claimed that shooting an Uzi was on tblue37 Sep 2014 #7

I wonder if being shot by a 9 year-old with an Uzi Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #10

Please don't make me laugh! BrotherIvan Sep 2014 #23

in the initial report I saw about this stated that ladywnch Sep 2014 #13

this is exactly what i have been thinking happened, the fucking gun nut asshole parents wanted pics JI7 Sep 2014 #17

I think you have a point marions ghost Sep 2014 #18

"...on her bucket list." MoonchildCA Sep 2014 #22

What is it they say about guns? "Guns Don't Kill - People Do." IdaBriggs Sep 2014 #11

You want to call this an accident, but willful neglect of basic safety rules is criminal. . . Journeyman Sep 2014 #12

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."-George Santayana TexasProgresive Sep 2014 #14

Same gun, same problem. ManiacJoe Sep 2014 #21

A tale of two girls, and parent(s) Jeneral2885 Sep 2014 #15

This is the sort of thing that happens when guns are regarded as toys, rather than serious objects. Paladin Sep 2014 #16

Thankfully the real victim in this incident walked away without a scratch. nt conservaphobe Sep 2014 #19

This incident reminds me of something that happened several years ago tblue37 Sep 2014 #20

That's quite a good question BrotherIvan Sep 2014 #24

not an expert on different states legisation Jeneral2885 Sep 2014 #25

parents weren't exactly Americans Jeneral2885 Sep 2014 #26