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AlbertCat

(17,505 posts)
25. who leaves a loaded gun, unattended in a house with a 5 year old?
Sun May 22, 2016, 04:24 PM
May 2016

People who have the attitude that a gun is the same kinda thing as a kitchen gadget or a screw driver.

In gun crazed America SmittynMo May 2016 #1
who leaves a loaded gun, unattended in a house with a 5 year old? AlbertCat May 2016 #25
Yeah, stupid people SmittynMo May 2016 #41
This is not an accident, this is manslaughter at the very least. Vinca May 2016 #2
A friend of my fathers died this way CountAllVotes May 2016 #4
The right to own firearms doesn't mean children have to die. NutmegYankee May 2016 #5
They don't "have" to die, but they will die. Vinca May 2016 #18
What was it like sarisataka May 2016 #20
Pre-Heller wasn't any different. NutmegYankee May 2016 #23
Very little difference between the 2008 Heller decision and now. Kang Colby May 2016 #52
Yeah, gun promoters/lovers count George Zimmerman, etc., in that bogus "defensive Hoyt May 2016 #58
Hello, Hoyt. How's it been going? Kang Colby May 2016 #60
Well, in addition to the Zmans, you have people who pull their gun when it's really not Hoyt May 2016 #62
I'm not sure I agree with that, it sounds like you are trying to paint the majority of gun owners as Kang Colby May 2016 #63
Diverse? Sorry man, go to a few gun shows, gun stores or ranges. Tell us what you see. How about NRA Hoyt May 2016 #64
I guess it depends on where you live? Kang Colby May 2016 #65
Where do you think these gun shows are? Hoyt May 2016 #69
I don't know where those are, but if you drove past a gun show here in Atlanta Calista241 May 2016 #80
LMAO. When I'm back at my computer, I'll send you photos of white wingers lined Hoyt May 2016 #82
I agree with the response in post #80. Kang Colby May 2016 #81
No doubt, as humans we feel compelled to allege instances which publicly validate our biases LanternWaste May 2016 #85
If negligence can be shown, then a crime can be prosecuted askeptic May 2016 #26
One child's death atreides1 May 2016 #32
How far are you willing to take that? NutmegYankee May 2016 #37
This specious argument needs to be the next to die. lastlib May 2016 #56
It won't die because it's true. NutmegYankee May 2016 #61
There's no money to be made from the lives of innocent human beings Bad Dog May 2016 #68
Regular ole gunnuttery, unfortunately. n/t tom_kelly May 2016 #3
When parents/family are charged with involuntary manslaughter for leaving an unsecured loaded weapon no_hypocrisy May 2016 #6
I Doubt It SoCalMusicLover May 2016 #28
Actually, these deaths have been falling for years; less than 100/year... Eleanors38 May 2016 #29
Apparently we need more bullet-blooded kids' bodies before the gun-defenders will finally get it! sanatanadharma May 2016 #42
Your data does not comport with the National Safety Council or Eleanors38 May 2016 #44
It sounds to me like he carried his gun with him whereever he went (except the shower)... C Moon May 2016 #7
People Control, Not Gun Control Sancho May 2016 #8
Driving, fishing, boating not in the Bill of Rights askeptic May 2016 #13
Everything here is legal... Sancho May 2016 #15
dangerous people vs everyone else get a license askeptic May 2016 #31
And why are you leaving out part of it? A Simple Game May 2016 #35
Because the Supreme Court did. Ad Hominem noted. askeptic May 2016 #38
So you admit that the Supreme Court decision was unconstitutional. A Simple Game May 2016 #53
Nothing the Supreme Court has ever done could legally be considered unconstitutional. Calista241 May 2016 #79
What is Voter Registration if not a licence to vote? One_Life_To_Give May 2016 #16
Voter registration is hardly a license to vote. NutmegYankee May 2016 #24
I Thought Congress Banned Assault Weapons A While Back? TomCADem May 2016 #47
Congress banned marketing of civilian rifles under 19 scary names in '94, but banned no guns, benEzra May 2016 #73
I don't see how any of your points would have prevented this catastrophe Doctor_J May 2016 #17
The fallacy in your presentation is the assumption that a license means the holder will act in Hoppy May 2016 #36
Thank Jeebus the father AND the child didn't forfeit their gawd-given 2A right to protect valerief May 2016 #9
You bet, baby. Demobrat May 2016 #46
Dead children are just collateral damage to the NRA. keithbvadu2 May 2016 #10
"Left his gun on the table"? louis-t May 2016 #11
Project ChildSafe sarisataka May 2016 #12
Haley... Dont call me Shirley May 2016 #14
Our well regulated militia protects from the tyrannical government again Doctor_J May 2016 #19
How are people so comfortable with guns that they Ed Suspicious May 2016 #21
RIP, little one, you're in Good Hands now. libdem4life May 2016 #22
But He Gets To Keep His Guns SoCalMusicLover May 2016 #30
Probably...guess he can cuddle with them instead of his kids. So sad. libdem4life May 2016 #33
she's not in good hands, she is DEAD Skittles May 2016 #55
Yes, she is. Excuse my belief in the Universe libdem4life May 2016 #66
"left a 45 out on the table"?.... Hulk May 2016 #27
I feel so sorry for the whole family askeptic May 2016 #34
I hope he thinks back to what he could've done to prevent it. Every day. Demit May 2016 #57
Thanks to the nra and republican party rockfordfile May 2016 #39
No one has a right to own an unsafe gun. They need to take classes, pass a test and have insurance. McCamy Taylor May 2016 #40
The Bill of Rights does not need licenses or insurance askeptic May 2016 #43
Congress Has Also Prohibited Former Felons... TomCADem May 2016 #48
Huge pile of bullshit. Darb May 2016 #83
Guy needs to: go to jail, lose custody of remaining kids, forfeit right to own guns. Feathery Scout May 2016 #45
Sheriff's Office: 5-year-old girl accidentally kills herself with father’s gun in LaPlace tcbrola May 2016 #49
I am unsympatheric SpankMe May 2016 #50
Feel Really Sorry for the Girl's Sibling TomCADem May 2016 #59
Kick. Agschmid May 2016 #51
Why the obsession with this type of death? Kang Colby May 2016 #54
How many kids sacrificed The Wizard May 2016 #67
a gun can't save lives in the wrong hands, on your side or lock it up. ileus May 2016 #70
Exactly. There is no excuse for an unsecured firearm. ManiacJoe May 2016 #77
How many dead kids is enough for gun nuts? alarimer May 2016 #71
All of them SwankyXomb May 2016 #76
the paranoia of gun nuts trumps ALL Skittles May 2016 #78
I'm sure some gun nuts are totally fine with this. lark May 2016 #72
"Cop-killer bullets" were banned in 1986 (Public Law 99-408, 8/28/86). benEzra May 2016 #74
Missed that lark May 2016 #75
It's less than 1:100,000, closer to one in a million. Taitertots May 2016 #84
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