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ryan_cats

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4. In 2015

Sat Oct 10, 2015, 07:33 PM

Oct 2015

In 2015, do people need to be told to lock up their guns? I know I do, lock them up that is.

Someone else, mentioned this, a foster home has unsecured guns around?

When I was a kid, I knew where the guns were but I also knew that to touch them was death, mine. I also knew that shooting someone would result in their death, not a video game death.

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Thirteen year old boy deliberately shoots 12 year old girl.... [View all] Punkingal Oct 2015 OP

Exactly abelenkpe Oct 2015 #1

That is messed up beyond description. hifiguy Oct 2015 #2

Shouldn't foster homes be gun free? beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #3

You want to create a dangerous gun free zone where Ed Suspicious Oct 2015 #10

Right? beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #24

That is much better thunk. Rex Oct 2015 #43

NRA WET DREAM yuiyoshida Oct 2015 #49

Seriously, if only Fido and FeFe would have been armed during their homeowners break in! Rex Oct 2015 #51

Looks like my German Shepard. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #60

As a Connecticut foster parents, we a prohibited from having any guns, Throckmorton Oct 2015 #22

That's good to know. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #23

False. Kang Colby Oct 2015 #37

In 2015 ryan_cats Oct 2015 #4

Actually I think that's a BUG part of the gun problem. napi21 Oct 2015 #5

It sounds as if H2O Man Oct 2015 #15

He may have known how to shoot it, but NOT how to handle it! napi21 Oct 2015 #38

Second Amendment Remedies. onehandle Oct 2015 #6

Just another day in the U.S. of A. SheilaT Oct 2015 #7

IMO it's only going to get worse as people get numbed to gun violence and lots RKP5637 Oct 2015 #52

More gunz, and thank god for the 2nd Amendment and RKBA. Hoyt Oct 2015 #8

There are some states where it's legal for the 13 year old to buy the gun themselves. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #9

Which ones? nt sarisataka Oct 2015 #12

Just checked. Looks like they changed the laws. Still legal for a 14 year old in Montana.... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #16

If you checked, Snobblevitch Oct 2015 #18

Here's a good one... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #20

That website appears to be subjective and has many Snobblevitch Oct 2015 #21

Check out the map from this Washington Post article... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #25

Possession and purchase are two separate issues. Quackers Oct 2015 #26

There are individual states acting like they can nullify federal law on this issue. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #28

They aren't though. Quackers Oct 2015 #29

The article says "many" but doesn't list them. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #30

Federal law supersedes those sarisataka Oct 2015 #31

Imagine how some states would drag their feet on a ban. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #32

A ban? Snobblevitch Oct 2015 #33

There are also lots of cops that support getting guns off the streets. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #34

Sure - all those white cops policing POC neighborhoods. Nt hack89 Oct 2015 #35

I must have missed the part where the cops drove into a shooting gallery in Ferguson. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #40

So the Ferguson cops weren't racists? hack89 Oct 2015 #42

No, I'm saying the fear is overblown.... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #45

Since the problem is criminals with illegal guns hack89 Oct 2015 #46

Actually, the problem is a misinterpretation of the constitution.... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #50

Bull shit. Stop using the 2A as an excuse. hack89 Oct 2015 #54

Did I miss all of that passing after Sandy Hook? Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #55

CT had an AWB and registration BEFORE Sandy Hook hack89 Oct 2015 #56

Those don't do squat on a national level..... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #57

But you agree that they are legal and constitutional? hack89 Oct 2015 #58

What does 'getting guns off the streets' mean? Snobblevitch Oct 2015 #36

"I don't really know what 'getting guns off the streets' actually means." Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #39

No I don't know. Snobblevitch Oct 2015 #47

I'm talking making ownership of some guns illegal with a buyback.... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #53

I knew you were going the way of banning guns. Snobblevitch Oct 2015 #59

Afraid you'll loose your toys? Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #61

No, I am not. Snobblevitch Oct 2015 #63

Do you think there's some kind of a gun club for criminals? Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #64

Most guns used in criminal activity come from straw purchases. Snobblevitch Oct 2015 #66

"Should" or "could"? The "could" is easy. America is leaning towards the "should". Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #67

Exactly how will that be accomplished? Snobblevitch Oct 2015 #68

Oh sure, because your guns are safe from being stolen. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #69

"...because your guns are safe from being stolen." Snobblevitch Oct 2015 #71

Is it "man sized"? Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #72

I do not understand the question? Snobblevitch Oct 2015 #73

That's okay, I'm still picturing that thing going down the stairs. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #74

"It's the 12 year olds fault for not arming herself" stevenleser Oct 2015 #11

According to the NRA, that is correct. Rex Oct 2015 #44

You Asked What About Arresting the Parents Who Own The Gun? jaxind Oct 2015 #13

I think the gun owner bears some responsibility....this kid is 13 years old! Punkingal Oct 2015 #17

You are correct! Quackers Oct 2015 #27

Where would he get those feelings and impulses? Brickbat Oct 2015 #14

this is what the gun baggers consider population control olddots Oct 2015 #19

"...what about arresting the adult who owned the gun?" Lizzie Poppet Oct 2015 #41

The parent should be held accountable. Kang Colby Oct 2015 #48

A 13 year old is not an adult. Punkingal Oct 2015 #62

This teenager murdered someone... Kang Colby Oct 2015 #65

I know he murdered someone...it's a tragedy beyond words. Punkingal Oct 2015 #70

+1000 smirkymonkey Oct 2015 #76

Medicines? Child safety tops from point of distribution. NCTraveler Oct 2015 #75