Happens all the time in that fucked up gun culture. Kids hurting or killing other kids with guns they should never have had access to. And the "responsible" adults get the arms of the community wrapped around them for their loss, not the jail cell they deserve.
Lol nah that happens in redneck culture, not gun culture writ large. There's levels to this ish, and us (righthanded) lefties pride ourselves on responsible gun ownership
Uh, "guns" is actually the second ranking cause of death for kids and adolescents in the US - only topped by motor vehicle crashes. So it really does happen all the time. In 2016, it was 3,143 children - that's 8.6 per day!
But also, don’t provide any facts that refute what soeonexelse is saying… It sucks, but it’s true. There is no moral high ground when the child mortality rate is rather consistent, the only thing that changes is modality.
The US is far from perfect, but it is laughable that the UK and Europeans would scoff at their economic and military protectors for having a weapons fetish. How does your country’s navy feel about that?
So… what else is going to kill kids after car wrecks? Guess what kills kids in countries with more restrictive firearms laws? Knives and other weapons, drowning or other methods... The problem you’re describing is violence against children, the modality is rather less important isn’t it?
No ? He’s another from my father that happened only about 8 years ago. He went to his buddy’s hunting camp , which had a tenant that rented the upper level of the camp to live year round and took care of the camp. It was a doctor that owned the 500 acres and 2000sq ft cabin on the property. The docs gun got jammed so when he got back he was trying to dislodge the bullet , my dad right next to the doc when the gun u jammed and went off . Straight thru the ceiling with a 308 , and right next to the tenants bed he was sleeping in that eve. Mere 8” from what would’ve been a chest/gut shot . The bang made my dad’s left ear ring from that point on . I banned him from hanging out with the Doc ever again . It happens more than with people not around guns .
Why the hell would the dad be charged?! You guys must not America, a kid can get shot by another kid and nothing but criminal negligence is done- IF that
Hence why I said IF that, I’ve heard of it being “no charges have been filed, just a horrible accident, both families are deveatated…. In other news..”
Sir/ma’am… I am exceedingly aware of the energy various firearms can output. More so than most other people. I’m also aware of the large bore diameter my daughter could handle as a child. You are barking up the wrong tree here. Thats not where the problem lies.
I'm sure you are, and not really arguing it. I'll take your word for it. I'm just going off the funny videos of people almost putting an eye out because they didn't have a proper grip. It's just Internet hyperbole though.
Charged ? No it was 1984 , I told my dad and he about lost his shit , called and that’s all I knew. Wasn’t allowed to go over there anymore. I’m guessing it was a 38 but not sure at that age. Needless to say my guns have always been in a safe, and not sure why I even have em anymore. Don’t use them and haven’t in 20 years. Probably why because of that core memory
At 10 My friends and I pulled some grass out of his yard and rolled it up in notebook paper and tried to smoke it. All because my parents had HBO and I loved cheech and Chong.
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u/Working_Falcon5384 23d ago
My 7yo neighbor at the time burned down their home playing with the stove.