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How many were shot during the Ferguson riot? (Original Post) GummyBearz Nov 2014 OP
None, thank goodness. MineralMan Nov 2014 #1
One of the recent white gun purchasers fatally shot themselves..... Fred Sanders Nov 2014 #2
Guns save lives! mikeysnot Nov 2014 #3
Sadly, probably right. Xyzse Nov 2014 #9
correct, yes! mikeysnot Nov 2014 #10
Yes, well. People who buy firearms but don't know anything about them MineralMan Nov 2014 #4
rip, but seriously...who does that? ? ecstatic Nov 2014 #5
Darwin Old Codger Nov 2014 #7
One woman accidentally shot herself earlier Recursion Nov 2014 #6
zero people and zero cops nt steve2470 Nov 2014 #8

MineralMan

(146,190 posts)
1. None, thank goodness.
Tue Nov 25, 2014, 10:28 AM
Nov 2014

At least that I know of. Gun sales don't necessarily mean that people will be shot. There's lots of tough talk going on by racist white guys right now. They're all at home watching television, though.

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)
2. One of the recent white gun purchasers fatally shot themselves.....
Tue Nov 25, 2014, 10:32 AM
Nov 2014
http://crooksandliars.com/2014/11/ferguson-protester-killed-gun-she-bought

And she was not a protestor, unless I read that wrong. Stupidity strikes again, fatally in the presence of a deadly weapon:

The female victim, identified in a police report as Becca Campbell, 26, was a passenger in a car involved in an auto accident. Her 33-year-old boyfriend was driving, the sources told CNN.

The boyfriend, who wasn't identified, told police that the couple had bought a gun because of fears of unrest related to the pending grand jury decision on the shooting of Michael Brown, the sources said.

He told investigators that as they drove late Friday night, the victim waved a gun, jokingly saying the couple were ready for Ferguson, the sources said.

He ducked to get out of the way of the gun and accidentally rear-ended another car. He said the accident caused the gun to go off and she was struck by a bullet in the head, the sources said.

The victim was rushed to a hospital but died.

The investigation is continuing because police want to be sure the story as told by the boyfriend is correct, the sources said. Police are awaiting gun trace results, as part of the ongoing investigation.

Xyzse

(8,217 posts)
9. Sadly, probably right.
Tue Nov 25, 2014, 11:38 AM
Nov 2014

In Darwining herself out of existence, it probably saved quite a few lives that would have been lost otherwise.

MineralMan

(146,190 posts)
4. Yes, well. People who buy firearms but don't know anything about them
Tue Nov 25, 2014, 10:41 AM
Nov 2014

tend to end up shooting themselves with surprising regularity. Personally, I believe that real firearms safety instruction that includes information about legal and illegal uses of firearms should be a requirement for any firearms purchase. Either a certificate of completion of such an approved course, or a well-designed exam to be taken by a firearms purchaser would fill the requirements.

I do not believe that people should be able to walk into a gun shop off the street and walk out with any firearm. For pistols, there is a waiting period in most jurisdictions. For long guns, though, in Minnesota, I can walk in with money and walk out with the firearm. Nobody would ask me if I actually know anything about firearms. They'd just ask how much ammo I wanted.

ecstatic

(32,566 posts)
5. rip, but seriously...who does that? ?
Tue Nov 25, 2014, 10:50 AM
Nov 2014

I don't understand people who have no awareness of how dangerous guns are, and how easily they can "accidentally" go off--especially glocks.

Recursion

(56,582 posts)
6. One woman accidentally shot herself earlier
Tue Nov 25, 2014, 10:53 AM
Nov 2014

But in the actual protests as far as I've seen the Police and all media outlets agree nobody has been shot.

Despite the "continuous heavy fire" the police chief and captain said they were constantly receiving.

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