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calimary

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50. Good ideas. A good start!

Reply to Sancho (Reply #33)

Tue Oct 28, 2014, 01:47 AM

Oct 2014

Appreciate the waiting period, too. That would head off a few crimes of passion.

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Man didn't think gun was loaded when he shot boy [View all] Judi Lynn Oct 2014 OP

So the idiot left his gun with a chambered round exboyfil Oct 2014 #1

His first mistake was having a loaded gun available to the child. postulater Oct 2014 #2

Exactly shenmue Oct 2014 #5

That's what I was always taught and what I taught my kids. NaturalHigh Oct 2014 #28

My BNL, USAF gunner in Vietnam said not only to assume it's loaded, don't pick a gun up until you freshwest Oct 2014 #54

I haven't shot a gun in decades deutsey Oct 2014 #58

A large segment of society exboyfil Oct 2014 #6

how about not have a gun or at least respecting the weapon samsingh Oct 2014 #13

That too. postulater Oct 2014 #22

Some folks are dumb as rocks... ileus Oct 2014 #3

Law abiding and Responsible! mikeysnot Oct 2014 #4

I thought the first rule of gun safty was notadmblnd Oct 2014 #7

And always assume it's loaded Scootaloo Oct 2014 #8

Yup sakabatou Oct 2014 #49

Christ on a cracker. My dad taught me when I was 8 years old that a bullet stays chambered even if catbyte Oct 2014 #9

damn heaven05 Oct 2014 #10

Why only negligient homicide? Why not second degree murder? peacebird Oct 2014 #11

Definitions of the crimes. ManiacJoe Oct 2014 #27

Can't drunken stupidity increase it? After all, he did murder the toddler.... peacebird Oct 2014 #35

Can't say that I have ever heard of that happening. ManiacJoe Oct 2014 #37

Can we at least hope remorse causes the drunken fool to do unto himself as he did to the toddler? peacebird Oct 2014 #38

Please tell me you are not suggesting that his suicide is your desired outcome. ManiacJoe Oct 2014 #39

It would be the kindest outcome. Could YOU live with yourself if YOU were him? peacebird Oct 2014 #57

I would never have done what he did. ManiacJoe Oct 2014 #71

According to a very quick Google search, it appears the max sentence for "negligent homicide" nomorenomore08 Oct 2014 #43

This being Montana why NOT "Deliberate" Homicide?? happyslug Oct 2014 #67

Man didn't think eppur_se_muova Oct 2014 #12

Man didn't think Kalidurga Oct 2014 #55

I have never owned a gun in my life yet I have known for over thirty years CBGLuthier Oct 2014 #14

Kinda disgusting - all the attempts to frost the ugliness of this away Plucketeer Oct 2014 #15

Yes, enough! BrotherIvan Oct 2014 #26

Exactly. peacebird Oct 2014 #36

So true. n/t Judi Lynn Oct 2014 #51

I appreciate your comparison. Completely appropriate. n/t Judi Lynn Oct 2014 #52

this is what my father taught me, further driven into me by several range masters littlewolf Oct 2014 #16

Bet would have characterized himself as "responsible, law-abiding" gun owner right before he shot Hoyt Oct 2014 #17

Seems everyone here knows gun safety. The shooter upaloopa Oct 2014 #18

2nd Amendment Rights SoCalMusicLover Oct 2014 #19

LOL! Politicalboi Oct 2014 #21

Prayers to the little boy and his family. Dont call me Shirley Oct 2014 #20

It is perfectly legal to own a gun, hold a gun, leave a gun sitting on a table when you are drunk... Tikki Oct 2014 #31

I used to be able to throw a killer frisbee while drinking beers. Dont call me Shirley Oct 2014 #46

"bbut what about Eddie Eagle? he proves that the NRA really *does* care about the consequences of MisterP Oct 2014 #23

He didn't know.. .the gun was loaded KamaAina Oct 2014 #24

This is why guns and alcohol do not mix. ManiacJoe Oct 2014 #25

These kinds of gun negligence Jenoch Oct 2014 #29

Typical and not a new story Warpy Oct 2014 #30

Here's an article with his mugshot Kaleva Oct 2014 #32

Attend the funeral? That sure takes some balls (and not in a good way)... nomorenomore08 Oct 2014 #44

Sigh...when are we going to learn. Here's my idea: Sancho Oct 2014 #33

Licensing and background checks are certainly good ideas. nomorenomore08 Oct 2014 #45

Excellent suggestions, but . . . markpkessinger Oct 2014 #47

We already have carry permits, don't allow machine guns, etc...it's not a legal problem at all.... Sancho Oct 2014 #56

Good ideas. A good start! calimary Oct 2014 #50

Another high ranking officer in our well regulated militia eom whereisjustice Oct 2014 #34

Thank god someone had a gun. Guns save lives. The NRA and assorted ammosexuals told me so. nt valerief Oct 2014 #40

But what do the ammophobes have to say about this? friendly_iconoclast Oct 2014 #53

These occurences are... 3catwoman3 Oct 2014 #41

I grew up in a small town in rural PA, in a house with many guns . . . markpkessinger Oct 2014 #42

Oh good Lord. Brigid Oct 2014 #48

It doesn't just Hurt, it Kills Mister Nightowl Oct 2014 #59

Guns are the real threat to Americans, not ebola. Vinca Oct 2014 #60

Remove the Alcohol, you also remove this death happyslug Oct 2014 #69

IRONICALLY...... cynzke Oct 2014 #61

Man didn't think. n/t Orsino Oct 2014 #62

Every gun is loaded Travelman Oct 2014 #63

Bingo. Well said. marble falls Oct 2014 #64

This is what we were taught as boys workinclasszero Oct 2014 #66

Only in America workinclasszero Oct 2014 #65

Montana only has Deliberated and Negligent homicide happyslug Oct 2014 #68

"I didn't think it was loaded" is now neck and neck with louis-t Oct 2014 #70