5 year old shoots and kills 7 year old brother at home by accident... In USA of course.

[MVP]

https://ca.yahoo.com/news/missouri-5-old-kills-7-184145139.html

"The shooting marks the 150th time a child has been injured or killed by gun violence in 2018"

Well done USA. Keep leading all world in gun related children death/accidents by insurmountable margin.
And gun lovers, please do not tell me this will never happen to you because you practice better gun safety. The only real gun safety is - zero guns at home.

 

[enchilada_style]

Probably wouldn't have gone down the same way if the 7 year old had a gun to protect himself.

 

[DasJazz]

https://ca.yahoo.com/news/missouri-5-old-kills-7-184145139.html

"The shooting marks the 150th time a child has been injured or killed by gun violence in 2018"

Well done USA. Keep leading all world in gun related children death/accidents by insurmountable margin.
And gun lovers, please do not tell me this will never happen to you because you practice better gun safety. The only real gun safety is - zero guns at home.

You're welcome to move to another country if you haven't already. Dare I say, bye Felicia?

 

[Siro]

You're welcome to move to another country if you haven't already. Dare I say, bye Felicia?

He's not from, nor does he live, in the US.

 

[DasJazz]

He's not from, nor does he live, in the US.

Excellent.

 

[Rubashov]

https://ca.yahoo.com/news/missouri-5-old-kills-7-184145139.html

"The shooting marks the 150th time a child has been injured or killed by gun violence in 2018"

Well done USA. Keep leading all world in gun related children death/accidents by insurmountable margin.
And gun lovers, please do not tell me this will never happen to you because you practice better gun safety. The only real gun safety is - zero guns at home.

I remember something similar years ago, with kids around the same age playing cowboys and indians with a real gun.

 

[RandyForRubio]

But gun safety would prevent this...

Just saying. All of my guns are locked up, with the magazine or clip removed, the removed magazine or clip being empty, and none of my kids know the combination. Heck, my wife doesn't even know the combination. So it's not illogical to say that gun safety would've prevented this.

Still a terrible tragedy, and the blame goes on the parents.

 

[Jack Strop]

But guns dont kill people. Clearly, the 5 yr old and the parents need to be executed or spend the rest of their lives in prison.

I would NEVER, EVER have a hand gun in the house with children. I dont hunt, but id make an exception for rifles in a locked safe, only taken out for hunting. But too many rednecks love to play with their substitute ***** for even that to be safe. I have an ex father-in-law who loves to show off his fake manhood whenever he can. And i wouldnt trust all to be unloaded.

Someone can post the lives saved/lost by those carrying or having guns in their homes vs. lives lost to accidents and even questionable stand your ground cases.

From these accidents between children, to kids stealing guns from parents to use, to crimes of passion and heat of the moment suicides.

Ill be honest..i wouldnt be alive today had I had access to a gun as a teenager. Dont tell me I would have just found another way to kill myself. I didnt. And if i ever have young children, i seriously doubt I would ever have a gun in my house.

 

[Archie Moses]

Some can blame the kid. Some can blame the gun. As for me, I blame the parents.

 

[One Brow]

But gun safety would prevent this...

We enact car safety legislation to make cars safer, even though a perfect car safety routine would reduce accidents to almost zero.

 

[fishonjazz]

Probably wouldn't have gone down the same way if the 7 year old had a gun to protect himself.

Lol

 

[fishonjazz]

Some can blame the kid. Some can blame the gun. As for me, I blame the parents.

I blame the parents too. Shouldn’t have had a gun.

 

[MVP]

But gun safety would prevent this...

Just saying. All of my guns are locked up, with the magazine or clip removed, the removed magazine or clip being empty, and none of my kids know the combination. Heck, my wife doesn't even know the combination. .

How does it protect your family from intruder then? Lets say somebody breaks in your house when you are not at home.... your wife will be calling you to ask the safe combination to unlock it and then ask how to load the magazine? By that time it's too late.

 

[MVP]

Some can blame the kid. Some can blame the gun. As for me, I blame the parents.

I blame the idiotic/archaic/outdated laws. None of that **** would ever happen in country with proper gun laws.

 

[MVP]

You're welcome to move to another country if you haven't already. Dare I say, bye Felicia?

lol. USA is nice country to visit, but to live there and fit it you must be either gun or bible lover - and I am neither.

 

[Archie Moses]

I blame the idiotic/archaic/outdated laws. None of that **** would ever happen in country with proper gun laws.

Laws certainly help prevent crime and chaos, but it certainly doesn't stop it.

 

[Archie Moses]

lol. USA is nice country to visit, but to live there and fit it you must be either gun or bible lover - and I am neither.

This is a simple-minded generalization.

 

[MVP]

Laws certainly help prevent crime and chaos, but it certainly doesn't stop it.

It reduces it to miniscule amounts though - children injured or killed by guns in Japan number is lower in 100 years ( excluding wars) by 10X than in 3 month in USA.

 

[MVP]

This is a simple-minded generalization.

Correct, but it does have a solid base

 

[candrew]

But gun safety would prevent this...

Just saying. All of my guns are locked up, with the magazine or clip removed, the removed magazine or clip being empty, and none of my kids know the combination. Heck, my wife doesn't even know the combination. So it's not illogical to say that gun safety would've prevented this.

That Australian comedian that got into it with the gun nuts in the US had a great bit on this.

Can't think of his name at the moment.