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28. Why the hell do these people shoot without identifying what they are firing at?

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sat Jan 21, 2017, 06:44 PM

Jan 2017

These sorts of things happen often enough that you'd think people would control their fear enough to ensure they are shooting their family members or friends.

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Sheriff: Man fatally shoots wife he thought was a burglar [View all] Judi Lynn Jan 2017 OP

This so-called responsible gun owner is too damn trigger happy. raccoon Jan 2017 #1

yeah, sure he did nt d_r Jan 2017 #2

How tragic Phoenix61 Jan 2017 #3

Sounds like he didn't have any. One of the rules is to KNOW WHAT YOU'RE FIRING AT! dionysus Jan 2017 #9

But the GUN didn't kill her the gun OWNER killed her. blm Jan 2017 #4

Sad bucolic_frolic Jan 2017 #5

yay, guns! KG Jan 2017 #6

Jesus. kimmylavin Jan 2017 #7

Hopefully her family will pressure (if that's the right word) Kittycow Jan 2017 #8

Why wouldn't he warn them? hollowdweller Jan 2017 #10

I know it's a stretch, but try to identify the dark shadow before shooting. Vinca Jan 2017 #11

Thanks to my GSD and pistol mounted light, this can't happen. ileus Jan 2017 #12

Remind me again exactly how it is that guns make us safer? PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2017 #13

Well, now, see, if she had had a gun of her own, she could Aristus Jan 2017 #14

Pretty sure I'd recognize my husband after he used his key to come into our house Beaverhausen Jan 2017 #15

Here's an article from a local paper tenderfoot Jan 2017 #16

So why didn't this nimrod yell out from his safe place behind the door?? "Hey, MFer, Nay Jan 2017 #26

The vast majority of burglars have the good sense to steal your guns when no one is home. hunter Jan 2017 #17

Too fucking bad. djg21 Jan 2017 #18

yeah, haha, too fucking bad those kids lost their mother. uncle ray Jan 2017 #19

It is too bad, actually tragic, for the kids. djg21 Jan 2017 #22

not callous, victim blaming is ignorant at best. uncle ray Jan 2017 #23

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name calling and projection already? uncle ray Jan 2017 #25

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If the wife had a gun this would never have happend HAB911 Jan 2017 #20

Dang! enid602 Jan 2017 #27

Why the hell do these people shoot without identifying what they are firing at? xor Jan 2017 #28

Gun Safety Rule #4 ManiacJoe Jan 2017 #29

This guy should be charged with something... xor Jan 2017 #30