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In reply to the discussion: Florida girl, 7, dies after accidentally shot by her father [View all]cyberswede
(26,117 posts)45. I'm very sorry this happened to your family.
People here are just venting frustration over what they see as lax gun laws that allow for things like this to happen. Many are motivated by anger about innocent people being killed, and an impotence to change the system, particularly due to the strength of the gun lobby in this country.
It's nothing personal about your cousin - it's more about lashing out against the unfairness of the death of a child.
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It's called manslaughter, the problem is the DA's rarely choose to charge the person with the gun
Lurks Often
May 2015
#8
And by the way, your smilies are on the thread about the death of a 7 year-old girl
BrotherIvan
May 2015
#22
It's going to happen again and again. There's nothing we can do about it. Humans make errors.
BlueJazz
May 2015
#35
"Control your own weapons, or we will do it for you" Kindly define 'we' for us, if you would
friendly_iconoclast
May 2015
#37
It's never Ok to hurt anybody in any way. Part of my feeling on the subject is rather selfish.
BlueJazz
May 2015
#55
This is so sad. Fortunately, these kinds of "accidental" shootings are getting rare...
Eleanors38
May 2015
#11
No, that is the whole nation. I find it peculiar anyone would argue more deaths
Eleanors38
May 2015
#39
"[You] don't give a flying fuck why those deaths might be fewer." Re-read Your statement and tell
Eleanors38
May 2015
#64
*That* statement needs to be immortalized on the 'Stuff Gun Control Advocates Say' page:
friendly_iconoclast
May 2015
#67
"I don't give a flying fuck why those deaths might be fewer." Why not?
friendly_iconoclast
May 2015
#66
So how well have those appeals to ridicule been working for ammophobes lately?
friendly_iconoclast
May 2015
#36
If fewer people had guns, fewer people would be accidnetally killed by guns.
cyberswede
May 2015
#43
Lets give you some perspective..Lets deal in facts, instead of emotions.
virginia mountainman
May 2015
#73