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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 08:07 PM Original message |
A five yr. old shoots and kills the alligator? |
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DontTreadOnMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 08:09 PM Response to Original message |
1. of course it is funny! |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 08:13 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Right you are ~ I could not believe my eyes |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 08:21 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. That's quite a leap and a stupid assumption. |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 09:41 PM Response to Reply #6 |
16. DU has been deep in refined, cautious logic mode lately, hasn't it? (nt) |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:10 PM Response to Reply #1 |
34. Because the millions of kids that grew up shooting guns all kill their friends. |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 08:15 PM Response to Original message |
3. depends on the circumstances of the shoot, was the kid defending himself or pet or sometinhg |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 08:19 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. A spade is absolutely OK with me |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 08:21 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. yeah as i told him that was okay for a snake but if its a bear he needs the rifle lol |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 08:19 PM Response to Original message |
4. Lil som bitch poached a gator! |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 08:21 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Maybe it is the school teacher in me |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 08:23 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. I think he "gets it" that the gator's dead. |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 09:39 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. Do they have to have a license for a five year old? |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 09:57 PM Response to Reply #14 |
24. I don't know TX gun law. |
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madmax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 08:36 PM Response to Original message |
10. Won't be so funny when he kills |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 08:42 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. yeah because that is automatically the next step in growing up |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 09:16 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Post #6 addresses your concern. n/t |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:12 PM Response to Reply #10 |
36. That's the logical next step. |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:22 PM Response to Reply #10 |
49. Or a man in Reno just to watch him die. |
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XOKCowboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 11:28 PM Response to Reply #10 |
65. I know what ya mean. That's the first thing I thought of doing... |
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Peregrine Took (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 08:40 PM Response to Original message |
11. I heard a newswoman in Chicago commenting how "funny" this story was... |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 09:42 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. I just don't think it is funny at all ~ |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 09:45 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. In most of the US, you technically don't need a license to buy a gun or a car. |
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madville (743 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:13 PM Response to Reply #17 |
39. You don't need a license to buy a gun in most states |
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madville (743 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 09:39 PM Response to Original message |
15. That was a cute story - I was hunting that young |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 09:45 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. And how would the children that were not taught to use a |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 09:59 PM Response to Reply #19 |
26. An intelligent parent teaches kids to respect them and their weapons. |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:08 PM Response to Reply #26 |
33. yup the way i do it is, my son can come shooting with me anytime he wants |
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madville (743 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:04 PM Response to Reply #19 |
27. If the child cannot be trusted with a firearm it should be safely stored |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:29 PM Response to Reply #27 |
54. I was raised in an urban area ~ |
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X_Digger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #15 |
48. So was I.. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
20. The gator must have been some sort of inconvenience for humans in the area. |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 09:52 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. right on, thats telling those smelly animals, dont fuck with our gardens |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 09:54 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. We should have pre-emptive strikes on the animal nations |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 09:55 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. damn right i got a fecking groundhog who ate a lot of my crops this year |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 09:58 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Stew? |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:06 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. if only it was that easy to warn the creatures to stay away from other human food |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:08 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. Yeah, they're the dumb ones. |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:04 PM Response to Reply #20 |
28. Maybe they'll eat it. Or sell the meat. Not everyone's a vegan. n/t |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:07 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. Thanks for that bit of breaking news, Dan Rather. n/t |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:15 PM Response to Reply #31 |
41. Thanks for the "execution" remark. :) |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:16 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. Well, it WAS appropriate. |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:24 PM Response to Reply #42 |
51. Yes, assuming it's just wanton killing is always appropriate when an animal is shot. n/t |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:43 PM Response to Reply #51 |
60. Not by definition. |
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madville (743 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:10 PM Response to Reply #28 |
35. Gator meat is awesome |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:17 PM Response to Reply #35 |
44. mmmmm need to get some to try, just had some caribou this week |
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X_Digger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:18 PM Response to Reply #35 |
45. MMMmmm! |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:30 PM Response to Reply #35 |
55. I'm not a fan of green animals. |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:13 PM Response to Reply #20 |
38. No. They just needed something to make their new boots from and |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:17 PM Response to Reply #38 |
43. Yep. it's LaPierre's fault people hunt and eat gator. |
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madville (743 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:28 PM Response to Reply #38 |
53. The NRA does many good things when it comes to gun safety |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:36 PM Response to Reply #53 |
59. If you consider $14.25M to rethugs and $2.9M to dems as supporting "quite a few" |
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XOKCowboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:07 PM Response to Original message |
30. Has anybody got a link to this story?? |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:19 PM Response to Reply #30 |
47. Here |
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XOKCowboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 11:22 PM Response to Reply #47 |
62. OK so the kid wasn't poaching was he? |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 11:26 PM Response to Reply #62 |
64. I'm not familiar with gator season in TX, r whether there is one. |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
37. Anyone know the rifle and ammo used? |
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madville (743 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:23 PM Response to Reply #37 |
50. Story said .410, here's a picture |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:25 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. That gator's a monster! n/t |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:54 PM Response to Reply #50 |
61. I'm impressed that a ,410 stopped that beast even with a slug or OO. |
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X_Digger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:14 PM Response to Original message |
40. Reminds me of this.. |
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Treo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:32 PM Response to Reply #40 |
56. I was thinking of this |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:35 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. Very cool. She's responsible and is a damn good shot! n/t |
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DefenseLawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
46. Davey Crockett killed him a bar when he was only 3! |
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marshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:33 PM Response to Original message |
57. A case of a gun being used properly |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 11:23 PM Response to Original message |
63. Not much different than fishing at that age |
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