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Just too sad marym625 May 2015 #1
I have a hard time using the word accidental upaloopa May 2015 #2
I agree. brer cat May 2015 #5
It's called manslaughter, the problem is the DA's rarely choose to charge the person with the gun Lurks Often May 2015 #8
IMHO you're pretty much spot on discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2015 #10
Yes!! BrotherIvan May 2015 #12
Wilol you hold vehicle drivers to the same standard? n/t oneshooter May 2015 #13
Conflating cars with guns is disingenuous BrotherIvan May 2015 #15
Why is negligent driving different from negligent carry? n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2015 #16
Well, we do have plenty of laws against that don't we BrotherIvan May 2015 #17
not true gejohnston May 2015 #18
I don't have time to argue guns with gunners BrotherIvan May 2015 #19
So, in other words... discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2015 #20
Oh good, please DO IT NOW BrotherIvan May 2015 #21
Don'cha be tellin' me whata do. discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2015 #23
And by the way, your smilies are on the thread about the death of a 7 year-old girl BrotherIvan May 2015 #22
So if we made all guns illegal, what would we do... discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2015 #24
NYT Op Ed is a lie by ommission gejohnston May 2015 #25
Well... discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2015 #14
I strongly agree: negligent homicide. Lizzie Poppet May 2015 #57
I can't vote to punish a parent who accidentally kills their offspring. BlueJazz May 2015 #3
With a weapon? DashOneBravo May 2015 #26
Second time= yes BlueJazz May 2015 #27
WTH? DashOneBravo May 2015 #29
That's the way I feel. BlueJazz May 2015 #34
There is no DashOneBravo May 2015 #50
I can. SheilaT May 2015 #52
not accidental it's negligent homicide for which he ought to be locked up Romeo.lima333 May 2015 #4
I would forgive anybody...the first time. BlueJazz May 2015 #28
NO. It's time to say "ENOUGH!" lastlib May 2015 #31
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
So it's okay to kill one kid. SheilaT May 2015 #54
It's never Ok to hurt anybody in any way. Part of my feeling on the subject is rather selfish. BlueJazz May 2015 #55
At the risk of repe SheilaT May 2015 #60
No, it is not a relief hack89 May 2015 #6
Where do you point your muzzle...I think there's a rule about this. ileus May 2015 #7
Just my opinion discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2015 #9
This is so sad. Fortunately, these kinds of "accidental" shootings are getting rare... Eleanors38 May 2015 #11
Tell that to the seven-year-old........ lastlib May 2015 #32
I suggest you arm yourself with actual facts from the CDC hack89 May 2015 #38
No, that is the whole nation. I find it peculiar anyone would argue more deaths Eleanors38 May 2015 #39
That's a small number DashOneBravo May 2015 #33
As mentioned in my other response, ONLY by recognizing hard facts Eleanors38 May 2015 #40
So 60 or so kids per year killed with guns is perfectly acceptable? SheilaT May 2015 #53
Let me deconstruct your falsehood for you... Eleanors38 May 2015 #59
Well, all the posters who proudly point to how very SheilaT May 2015 #61
"[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
This message was self-deleted by its author lastlib May 2015 #30
So how well have those appeals to ridicule been working for ammophobes lately? friendly_iconoclast May 2015 #36
We have enough hate. You should reconsider the no-longer-hep approach Eleanors38 May 2015 #41
Sarcasm & smilies are entirely inappropriate LVR10509 May 2015 #42
If fewer people had guns, fewer people would be accidnetally killed by guns. cyberswede May 2015 #43
Logical, but... LVR10509 May 2015 #44
I'm very sorry this happened to your family. cyberswede May 2015 #45
I totally get it... LVR10509 May 2015 #46
my condolences to your family, I can not imagine the pain. uppityperson May 2015 #47
Much appreciated; thank you LVR10509 May 2015 #48
I am sorry for your loss. The whole event is tragic. icymist May 2015 #49
This is exactly why I think guns SheilaT May 2015 #51
In 2011 in the US according to the FBI UCR... discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2015 #56
Congratulations. Straw Man May 2015 #58
What I wish is that those who blithely SheilaT May 2015 #62
say what? gejohnston May 2015 #63
Really? More than 30,000 kids die every year from drinking Drano? SheilaT May 2015 #65
Apparently you have a skewed definition of "child" discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2015 #68
not even close gejohnston May 2015 #69
Well, according to MSNBC SheilaT May 2015 #70
Lawrence O'Donnell gejohnston May 2015 #71
Confiscation??! virginia mountainman May 2015 #72
Wow!!! GGJohn May 2015 #74
Lets give you some perspective..Lets deal in facts, instead of emotions. virginia mountainman May 2015 #73
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