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In reply to the discussion: HERE ARE THE HIGH SCHOOL GUN PHOTOS! [View all]calimary
(81,210 posts)I'm sorry to hear about the losses you've suffered. You're probably right. "Everyone out there is probably only a degree or two of separation from one or more gun victims."
It leaves a mark. Sometimes a really deep one. And so FINAL. I don't care what the excuse was for that little girl who had no business being allowed to play with an assault rifle at age 12 - even at a respectable shooting range with a war veteran assisting. He will NEVER be coming back AGAIN. He will NEVER assist another shooter, too young for common sense or not. It's OVER. And I wonder if maybe it's also over for her. She was still just a little girl. And she freakin' KILLED somebody. How does one go through life with that on one's ledger - even accidentally? Horrible flukey accident or no, she still KILLED SOMEBODY forcryingoutloud. NEEDLESSLY!!!! She didn't NEED to fire that damn assault rifle!!!! I'm sorry, but NOBODY NEEDS to shoot a fucking damn assault rifle - unless you're knee-deep in Afghanistan or ISIS territory, that is.
Ooooooh, those "second-amendment remedies." Gotta love 'em.