2016 Postmortem

busterbrown

(8,515 posts) Sun Feb 24, 2013, 04:37 PM Feb 2013

4 year old shoots himself in stomach with Dad’s gun.

How the hell do you fall asleep with your son, knowing that your gun is within his reach?

These kind of heartbreaking stories need to get a lot more coverage by MSM every day.People need to know it could easily happen to them.

Funny how, Murders lead the nightly local news almost every night. Encourages people to fear and arm themselves. How about some fucking counter balance as well!

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/02/24/texas-4-year-old-dead-after-shooting-himself-with-fathers-gun/

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4 year old shoots himself in stomach with Dad’s gun. (Original Post) busterbrown Feb 2013 OP

MOAR GUNZ!!!!! kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #1

But, But - America Is The Wild West And Guns Are Sacrosanct In This Society cantbeserious Feb 2013 #2

And then there's this 2 year old Pennsylvania boy shoots self with mother's gun Little Star Feb 2013 #3

the law of entropy at play - lots of guns - lots of gun violence samsingh Feb 2013 #4

5 yr old shoots self with father's gun. Graybeard Feb 2013 #5

2 yr old shoots self with fathers gun. Graybeard Feb 2013 #6

It happens a lot. Robb Feb 2013 #7

Clearly, none of the parents mentioned in this thread Pool Hall Ace Feb 2013 #8

Jesus! Why the hell wasn't the gun locked up?? BlueDemKev Feb 2013 #9

One wonders if he didn’t pass out.. Overworked, Booze, who knows. busterbrown Feb 2013 #10

In all fairness... BlueDemKev Feb 2013 #12

I certainly agree with that N/T busterbrown Feb 2013 #13

Or maybe he was just lazy, or careless. Crunchy Frog Feb 2013 #17

Just because a person legally owns a gun Crunchy Frog Feb 2013 #16

.......... alcibiades_mystery Feb 2013 #11

Gun safety should be taught in schools. TheCowsCameHome Feb 2013 #14

Too bad that Dad wasn't stopped by a good guy with a gun. Crunchy Frog Feb 2013 #15

a gun that's locked away is not going to protect you from armed marauders.. frylock Feb 2013 #18

kestrel91316

(51,666 posts)

1. MOAR GUNZ!!!!!

Reply to busterbrown (Original post)

Sun Feb 24, 2013, 04:41 PM

Feb 2013

cantbeserious

(13,039 posts)

2. But, But - America Is The Wild West And Guns Are Sacrosanct In This Society

Reply to busterbrown (Original post)

Sun Feb 24, 2013, 04:41 PM

Feb 2013

eom

Little Star

(17,055 posts)

3. And then there's this 2 year old Pennsylvania boy shoots self with mother's gun

Reply to busterbrown (Original post)

Sun Feb 24, 2013, 04:50 PM

Feb 2013

http://kidshootings.blogspot.com/

samsingh

(17,600 posts)

4. the law of entropy at play - lots of guns - lots of gun violence

Reply to busterbrown (Original post)

Sun Feb 24, 2013, 04:53 PM

Feb 2013

Graybeard

(6,996 posts)

5. 5 yr old shoots self with father's gun.

Reply to busterbrown (Original post)

Sun Feb 24, 2013, 05:08 PM

Feb 2013

This happened in the Bronx yesterday. The boy will survive. Father was arrested.

What is wrong with people??

Graybeard

(6,996 posts)

6. 2 yr old shoots self with fathers gun.

Reply to busterbrown (Original post)

Sun Feb 24, 2013, 05:11 PM

Feb 2013

This happened last year on Christmas Day in South Carolina.

The child died.

What is wrong with people??

Robb

(39,665 posts)

7. It happens a lot.

Reply to busterbrown (Original post)

Sun Feb 24, 2013, 05:42 PM

Feb 2013

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022420894

Pool Hall Ace

(5,849 posts)

8. Clearly, none of the parents mentioned in this thread

Reply to busterbrown (Original post)

Sun Feb 24, 2013, 05:52 PM

Feb 2013

is the "good guy with a gun" that Wayne LaPierre talks about.

Duh.

BlueDemKev

(3,003 posts)

9. Jesus! Why the hell wasn't the gun locked up??

Reply to busterbrown (Original post)

Sun Feb 24, 2013, 05:59 PM

Feb 2013

busterbrown

(8,515 posts)

10. One wonders if he didn’t pass out.. Overworked, Booze, who knows.

Reply to BlueDemKev (Reply #9)

Sun Feb 24, 2013, 06:04 PM

Feb 2013

But he must have had some moments of cognizant thinking before going to bed?

Or maybe its the old, Can’t happened to me logic...

BlueDemKev

(3,003 posts)

12. In all fairness...

Reply to busterbrown (Reply #10)

Sun Feb 24, 2013, 06:16 PM

Feb 2013

...not all gun-owners are drunken, toothless, half-brained rednecks. Even so, it's common sense to have your gun(s) locked up and the key hidden in a place where the kids cannot access it. The kid is 4 years old??? Sheesh, hadn't he taught his son to NEVER touch a gun?? Even the NRA encourages that in its Eddie Eagle program!

busterbrown

(8,515 posts)

13. I certainly agree with that N/T

Reply to BlueDemKev (Reply #12)

Sun Feb 24, 2013, 06:20 PM

Feb 2013

Crunchy Frog

(26,626 posts)

17. Or maybe he was just lazy, or careless.

Reply to busterbrown (Reply #10)

Sun Feb 24, 2013, 07:39 PM

Feb 2013

Crunchy Frog

(26,626 posts)

16. Just because a person legally owns a gun

Reply to BlueDemKev (Reply #9)

Sun Feb 24, 2013, 07:38 PM

Feb 2013

doesn't automatically mean that they're going to be responsible about it.

Maybe there should be some basic requirements in place for a person to be allowed to own firearms. Or maybe the kid's death is simply the price that we all gladly pay for our American freedoms.