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russ1943

(618 posts)
Tue Feb 18, 2014, 04:02 AM Feb 2014

Another snapshot of the carnage.

A couple of days, Feb 7th, 11th & 16th from Tom Begnal’s “Another day in the (gun crazy) U.S.A.” (Not all fifty, just the 9 from Florida.) http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/02/16/1278018/-Another-day-in-the-gun-crazy-U-S-A
February 16, 2014 edition;
Lake Worth, Fla. -- A 4-year-old girl died when she accidentally shot herself after finding a gun in her home about 5:30 p.m. Thursday.
Cocoa, Fla. -- An 18-year-old male was accidentally shot in the chest and killed when he sat on a couch in a living room as a 25-year-old man in the room was making repairs to an AR-15 rifle and the weapon inadvertently discharged about 4 p.m. Monday. No word yet on whether or not any charges will be filed.
Plant City, Fla. -- Police responding to a call at a home about 12:30 p.m. Monday found that a 72-year-old man -- a retired dentist who had served four years on the city commission -- accidentally killed himself when a gun he was handling inadvertently discharged.
Lake Worth, Fla. -- A man accidentally shot himself at a gun range about 6 p.m. yesterday. No one else was struck by the flying bullet. No word on whether or not charges would be filed. No word on his condition.
February 11, 2014 edition;
Orange County, Fla. -- A 34-year-old sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed early this morning while responding to reports of car break-ins in a neighborhood.
Riviera Beach, Fla. -- A man accidentally shot himself about 9 p.m. Sunday. No one else was struck by the flying bullet. No word on whether or not he would be charged. His injuries were described as critical.
February 7, 2014 edition;
Jacksonville, Fla. -- A man showed up at a hospital about 9:45 p.m. yesterday with a gunshot to his midsection. His injuries were described as non life-threatening.
Tampa, Fla. -- A 27-year-old man was shot in front of a tire business by a 22-year-old man about 4:30 p.m. yesterday. The two had argued with each other earlier in the day. The victim was expected to survive.
West Palm Beach, Fla. -- A 47-year-old woman burst into her neighbor’s house about 11 p.m. Monday and waved a handgun at everyone inside because she felt they were playing music too loud. She was arrested.

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Another snapshot of the carnage. (Original Post) russ1943 Feb 2014 OP
And the standard billh58 Feb 2014 #1

billh58

(6,635 posts)
1. And the standard
Tue Feb 18, 2014, 02:54 PM
Feb 2014

Second Amendment absolutist response: how many people were injured or killed by automobiles, knives, hammers, or curling irons? As if the answer to that question would reduce gun violence, or has any relevance to the problem whatsoever. By that reasoning we should just forget about all cancer research and any attempts to cure this health menace, because people will just die of other causes so why bother?

Just like cancer and other health menaces to society, gun violence needs to be countered with sensible preventative measures.

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