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calimary

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3. Damn. Just so sad. And senseless.

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Wed Feb 29, 2012, 03:53 AM

Feb 2012

Damn.

"Guns don't kill people. People kill people." Yeah. People kill people with guns.

You know those laws that mandate a bar owner or party host who serves too much alcohol to a guest who then goes out and drunk-drives and kills someone - is also legally liable? I wonder if we could ever implement a law that covers those who own the gun that wasn't put away safely so the kid got hold of it and...

Then again, no guarantee such a law would even be practical or realistic, much less having ANY political chance at survival.

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Ohio Shooting Suspect Confesses, Prosecutor Says [View all] alp227 Feb 2012 OP

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I caught that too. Bohunk68 Feb 2012 #7

We are again living very near the area where this happened and it is hard to deal with still. FedUpWithIt All Feb 2012 #2

Damn. Just so sad. And senseless. calimary Feb 2012 #3

Agreed. ellisonz Feb 2012 #4

Maybe we can warn our children. JohnnyRingo Feb 2012 #5

Trying to guess what a teen is thinking, Live and Learn Feb 2012 #6