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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI wonder if gun accidents change the minds of those personally involved.
http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/3-year-old-boy-shot-and-wounded-near-tampa/2119745This story and many just like it got me wondering if the gun owner has a change of attitude about the need for gun ownership when his need to have a gun results in a family members death..
mainstreetonce
(4,178 posts)If he had a responsible bone in his body,he would not have caused this accident.
If he went to jail for a long time,the next person might think.
redwitch
(14,948 posts)If it took the death of a loved one to change all these minds too many people will have died. Change the laws and I don't give a damn if they change their minds or not.
onehandle
(51,122 posts)Two of his brothers have been shot while hunting.
Guns still all around in their family.
samsingh
(17,601 posts)Tikki
(14,559 posts)their living room or bedroom just to push back against what they imagine is government intrusion.
Stupid people.
Tikki
louis-t
(23,297 posts)shot and killed his daughter through a closet door because he thought she was an intruder? The daughter was going to jump out of the closet and scare him. He shot her dead. His own daughter. I remember an interview with family members or neighbors who were being asked this question. One lady answered in a hysterical voice "We gotta have our guns to perteck ourselves!!!!"