Chicago police: 3-year-old fatally shot by brother, 6

[SheilaT]

24. Do you have a better plan to stop incidents like this?

Other than hand-wringing, I mean.

Although to give an actual response I'd start with a buyback program. I'd also require all guns be licensed and registered, and all gun owners go through a periodic re-licensing and gun safety training. It would be somewhat analogous to cars and drivers' licenses.

I'd require some sort of liability insurance. If you lose a gun or it's stolen you need to report that immediately, and if in, say, the first six months after that report your gun is used in any sort of crime, there are sanctions. And don't whine about it's not your fault if your gun is stolen. It's your responsibility to keep it safe from thieves. And if your gun is used in a crime, or your kid finds it and kills his little brother, or sister, or mom while out shopping, you lose all rights to own a gun forever. And if you're caught with one after that, you serve serious jail time.

Otherwise, if you just throw up your hands and say, "Oh gosh, oh golly oh, gee, what a tragedy here, totally unpreventable," you're part of the problem.

Other countries get along with a fuck of a lot fewer guns, don't have mass shootings, don't have crap like a six year old shooting and killing is little brother.

The other thing that is totally overlooked is that it's not just the deaths that occur, but the woundings and maimings. Apparently all those are okay, too.

I just sincerely wish that all of the gun apologists would get to have someone they love killed by a gun. You're the ones who don't seem to mind, so take it on.