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In reply to the discussion: Woman shot and killed with her own gun by 2-year-old while shopping at Idaho Walmart [View all]IDemo
(16,926 posts)30. Pretty much ancient history now
from your link:
Shooting and lawsuit
In September 2000, the Southern Poverty Law Center won a $6.3 million judgment against Aryan Nations from an Idaho jury who awarded punitive and compensatory damages to plaintiffs Victoria Keenan and her son Jason. The two had been beaten with rifles by Aryan Nations security guards in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho in July, 1998.[10][11] The woman and her son were driving near the Aryan Nations compound when their car backfired, which the guards claimed to misinterpret as gunfire.[citation needed] The guards fired at the car, striking it several times, leading the car to crash, after which one of the Aryan Nations guards held the Keenans at gunpoint.[1][11] In the summer of 2004 the Aryan Nations moved to Sebring, Florida.
In February 2001, the group's Hayden Lake compound and intellectual property, including the names "Aryan Nations" and "Church of Jesus Christ Christian", were transferred to the Keenans.[11] The Keenans sold the property to Greg Carr, a Southeastern Idaho philanthropist who donated the land to North Idaho College, which designated it as a peace park.[7][11] The watchtower was demolished, and the church and meeting hall were burned to the ground during a firefighting exercise, an instance where firefighters practice their firefighting skills.
In September 2000, the Southern Poverty Law Center won a $6.3 million judgment against Aryan Nations from an Idaho jury who awarded punitive and compensatory damages to plaintiffs Victoria Keenan and her son Jason. The two had been beaten with rifles by Aryan Nations security guards in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho in July, 1998.[10][11] The woman and her son were driving near the Aryan Nations compound when their car backfired, which the guards claimed to misinterpret as gunfire.[citation needed] The guards fired at the car, striking it several times, leading the car to crash, after which one of the Aryan Nations guards held the Keenans at gunpoint.[1][11] In the summer of 2004 the Aryan Nations moved to Sebring, Florida.
In February 2001, the group's Hayden Lake compound and intellectual property, including the names "Aryan Nations" and "Church of Jesus Christ Christian", were transferred to the Keenans.[11] The Keenans sold the property to Greg Carr, a Southeastern Idaho philanthropist who donated the land to North Idaho College, which designated it as a peace park.[7][11] The watchtower was demolished, and the church and meeting hall were burned to the ground during a firefighting exercise, an instance where firefighters practice their firefighting skills.
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Woman shot and killed with her own gun by 2-year-old while shopping at Idaho Walmart [View all]
IDemo
Dec 2014
OP
They were harmed. The baby will live with this knowledge the rest of his life.
yardwork
Dec 2014
#75
Pit bulls do not shoot gusn, that isusually police dogs, bull dogs and hunting dogs see
hollysmom
Dec 2014
#81
Common Thread with all these accidental killing..... Walmart and/or their Sam's Club.
Hoppy
Dec 2014
#13
The property sold but a whole bunch of those folks, and the ones not so easily identified,
jtuck004
Dec 2014
#72
Probably relevant, though. In my experience, most people who carry guns everywhere
yardwork
Dec 2014
#76
but guns don't kill people, so lock up that 2 year old, the guilty one is dead.
mountain grammy
Dec 2014
#32
I keep thinking that we really don't have anything to fear from the gun nuts.
OregonBlue
Dec 2014
#61
" that was supposed to keep the gun safe" < No, it is designed to conceal it at the ready. It has
jtuck004
Dec 2014
#93
Thanks. Still, I think that any handgun that can be shot by a 2-yr old
question everything
Dec 2014
#90